Politics
‘Islamisation’ row over Nitish govt’s school holidays decision
A political row erupted after the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government decided to slash the holidays for the state’s schools on the occasion of Hindu festivals while increasing them for Muslim festivals. The Bihar education department on Monday issued the holiday calendar for 2024 with fewer leaves and said the...
Cong slams BRS for EC ‘no’ to aid for Telangana farmers
The Congress on Monday slammed the BRS over the EC’s withdrawal of permission to the Telangana government for disbursements of financial aid to farmers under the Rythu Bandhu Scheme, alleging that those ruling the state, in their desperation to hang onto power, have ended up denying what is owed...
Sitharaman misleading public about Kerala’s neglect: Vijayan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday continued to accuse Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of ”trying to mislead the public” about the alleged neglect shown by the central government towards the southern state. The CM had on Sunday charged Sitharaman with trying to mislead the public through her...
BJP seeks action against Siddaramaiah for ads in Telangana dailies
The BJP has once again gone to the Election Commission of India, complaining against the Congress. The party has knocked on the doors of the poll body due to an advertisement by the Congress-ruled Karnataka government in Telangana edition dailies, which are circulated in poll-bound state, demanding criminal proceedings...
Shivakumar gets court clearance for foreign trip
A Delhi court has allowed Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, accused in a money laundering case, to travel abroad. Special Judge Vikas Dhull allowed Congress member Shivakumar to travel to Dubai from November 29 to December 3 on an application moved by him. The application claimed that...
Maurya challenges Akhilesh to clarify stand on Mathura Temple
Four days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Mathura, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday alleged the SP does not want to build the Shri Krishna temple and challenged the party chief Akhilesh Yadav to clarify his stand. ”The SP, which is shedding the...
Shah alleges Cong-BRS deal to make Rahul Gandhi PM
Union Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that a deal has been done between the ruling BRS in Telangana and Congress to make K Chandrasekhar Rao as chief minister again and that he would later help Rahul Gandhi to become prime minister. Shah, who addressed an election rally at...
Cong flattened BJP tyres in Telangana, will repeat in Delhi: Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party punctured all four tyres of the BJP in poll-bound Telangana and shall do it in Delhi soon. Addressing poll rallies in Telangana, he said BRS chief Chandrasekhar Rao should realise that it was the Congress that built the school...
Key witness retracts statement against Baghel in app case
In a major development in the Mahadev betting app probe, one of the key witnesses against Bhupesh Baghel has given a clean chit to the Chhattisgarh chief minister. Asim Das, a driver arrested in the case, retracted his statement against Baghel in a letter to the PMLA court in...
EC ‘advisory’ to KCR on threat against Cong leaders
The Election Commission (EC) has issued an ‘advisory’ to Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao for his controversial remarks against the state’s Congress leadership. Ahead of the Telangana Assembly polls scheduled in the upcoming week, the CM was asked to follow the provisions of the Model Code of Conduct in...
