Politics
Mayawati chooses wait & watch amid ‘BJP aide’ attack
Is the Bahujan Samaj Party the ‘B Team’ of the BJP? While BSP supremo Mayawati prefers to maintain a stoic silence over the allegations levelled against her, political analysts call it the party’s ‘wait and watch strategy’ in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The latest allegation...
Ethics panel adopts report for Moitra’s expulsion
The Ethics Committee, which was hearing the “cash for query” matter involving Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, on Thursday adopted a report on the case after two hearings. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has accused Moitra of taking a bribe from Hiranandani Group CEO Darshan Hiranandani to ask questions in...
BJP calls Nitish’s Manjhi attack ‘insult of Dalits’
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who is receiving vehement criticism over his remark on population control, on Thursday got himself into another trouble after he said Jitan Ram Manjhi “became the CM due to his stupidity”. In no time, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) responded to Kumar’s statement and...
Gujarat HC rejects Kejriwal’s plea on Modi’s degree
The Gujarat High Court on Thursday rejected Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petition seeking review of its earlier order setting aside the Central Information Commission’s (CIC) directive to Gujarat University to provide information about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s educational degree. Justice Biren Vaishnav on Thursday rejected the Aam Aadmi...
Cong slams Modi over ‘remote control’ dig at Kharge
The Congress on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “remote-control” jibe at party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, terming it a “concerted attack” on all those who come from oppressed backgrounds. At an election rally in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, Prime Minister Modi said the Congress is...
Bihar quota bill likely to be moved today
The Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government is likely to bring a bill proposing an additional reservation for the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST), in government jobs and educational institutions. The bill is likely to be placed before the House on Thursday. Chief Minister Nitish...
Voting Cong means encouraging ‘Babars’, says Assam CM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi did not say anything against Palestine-based terror group Hamas, which launched a surprise assault against Israel on October 7 killing over 1400 people and taking hundreds hostage, fearing “India’s Hamas”. Sarma said Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Shekhawat says Gehlot concealed criminal cases in afidavit
Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to the Rajasthan chief electoral officer, alleging that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot concealed information on criminal cases against him in his nomination papers. A similar complaint has been made to the Jodhpur district election officer as well. Gehlot is...
I-T raids at Telangana Cong leader’s premises
Ahead of the November 30 assembly polls, the Income Tax department officials on Thursday carried out searches at the residences and offices of Congress candidate P Srinivas Reddy here and in Khammam, sources said. Reddy is contesting from the Palair assembly segment in Khammam District. Media reports suggested that...
Bihar wants reservation raised to 75%
Hours after tabling the Caste Survey report in the assembly, the Bihar Cabinet on Tuesday passed a proposal to raise the quota for SCs, STs, Other Backward Classes, Extremely Backward Classes, and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) to a total of 75 per cent from the existing 50 per cent....
