Politics
Opposition drops demand for PM statement on Manipur
The opposition and the government are likely to arrive at a middle path over discussion on Manipur violence, ending days of deadlock. Dropping their demand for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Opposition leaders have reportedly agreed for a discussion on situation in the northeastern state in...
Gehlot says CM post does not leave him despite his wish
“I sometimes think of leaving but the post of chief minister is not leaving me,” Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday almost tongue-in-cheek. The Congress veteran’s remark came in response to a woman from Alwar who expressed her wish to see Gehlot continuing as the chief minister after...
BJP decries Delhi trip of entire Karnataka cabinet
Opposition BJP in Karnataka on Thursday took strong exception to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking his “entire cabinet” to New Delhi to meet the Congress high command, terming it “unprecedented” and “undemocratic” and an insult to the people of the state who have elected this government with a huge majority....
‘Ghamandia, not INDIA’, Modi tells Bihar MPs
In his meeting with Bihar MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party and other National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took potshots at the opposition front, saying it was not “INDIA” but “Ghamandia” (alliance of the arrogant), sources told CNN-News18. The PM also told the...
Opposition rift boosts govt hopes on Delhi bill
The Centre hopes to pass the Delhi Ordinance Bill in Lok Sabha today as the issue has exposed the fissures in the Opposition. While the ‘INDIA’ bloc remains united on the matter, pparties like Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) have refused to be...
Fadnavis says love jihad laws on anvil
“The Maharashtra government is mulling laws on love jihad,” Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday adding the state Police will be asked to create a standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle cases of women duped into inter-religious marriage with fake identities. During a discussion in the state...
Modi tells party MPs to be wary of opposition’s bait
Addressing a gathering of MPs from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again advised the lawmakers to watch their public statements to avoid controversies. “Stay away from controversy and controversial statements. Do not speak out of turn or without any context,” he...
Haryana panel to study social media activity before violence
The Haryana government on Wednesday said it was setting up a three-member committee to look into social media activity in the run-up to the Nuh violence. State home minister Anil Vij said social media played a significant role in fuelling the violence and the panel will be tasked with...
Opposition team meeting President on Manipur
Opposition leaders are meeting President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday to raise the Manipur issue after their demand for the prime minister’s statement in Parliament followed by a comprehensive discussion on the violence in the state remained unfulfilled. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge had sought time from President Murmu on behalf...
Shah cites parliament’s right to enact Delhi laws
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Tuesday, defended the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023 tabled in the Parliament to replace the Delhi services ordinance, citing Constitutional rights. He termed the opposition to the bill as “politically motivated.” Shah said, ”Our Constitution allows the Parliament...
Most undemocratic paper ever tabled in parliament: AAP
The AAP on Tuesday termed the bill to replace the Delhi services ordinance the most “undemocratic” piece of paper ever tabled in Parliament and asserted that it will replace democracy with “babucracy”. Union Minister Nityanand Rai on Tuesday tabled the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill,...
Violence in religion’s name cannot be tolerated: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday said violence in the name of religion cannot be tolerated in 21st-century India and the coming generations will have to bear the consequences if people do not unite against such divisive elements. ”What is going on in some parts of Haryana or what...
Owaisi calls Pawar sharing stage with Modi ‘hypocrisy’
. NCP chief Sharad Pawar was on Tuesday accused by AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi of hypocrisy for sharing the stage with PM Narendra Modi in Pune. The Pawar-led party rubbished Owaisi’s remarks, and questioned his “lack of political awareness”. “While in Lok Sabha, NCP & other opposition parties have...
Modi says people ready to uproot Rajasthan Cong govt
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched an attack on the Congress, saying that the party has turned the “land of heros and heroines into quagmire of misery and infamy”. He also mentioned that the people of the state are ready to “uproot” Congress government and the state will “get a...
Mehbooba claims Mufti had secured assurance on Art 370
PDP founder Mufti Mohammad Sayeed had put a precondition before Prime Minister Narendra Modi for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir in 2015, seeking an assurance that Article 370 of the Constitution will not be removed by the Centre, party president Mehbooba Mufti claimed on Monday. Addressing a gathering...
Bengal Assembly motion condemns Manipur violence
The West Bengal assembly on Monday passed a motion condemning the violence in Manipur, amid opposition by the BJP. State Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay read out the motion in the House in the second half of the assembly session. Speaking on the motion, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned...
ED attaches Lalu assets in land for jobs scam
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday attached the properties of Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav the land-for-job scam. The properties include Yadav family’s Delhi and Patna property, including a residential house in New Friends Colony. The agency issued a provisional order under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act...
Bid to dissuade Pawar from attending Modi event
As NCP supremo Sharad Pawar is set to attend an event that will honour Prime Minister Narendra Modi with an award, several Opposition parties, including his own have voiced their opinions against it saying it won’t look “appropriate.” Pawar will attend an event in Pune on August 1, where...
