Politics
Lalu ‘predicts’ Modi will settle abroad after 2024 poll
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad on Sunday claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi was worried about losing next year’s Lok Sabha polls and looking for a sanctuary abroad. Prasad made the remark when his comments were sought on Modi’s “Quit India” jibe a few days ago when the PM...
SP leader rakes up conversion of monasteries
In an apparent reference to disputes in Varanasi and Mathura, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya said if the BJP looks for a temple in every mosque then people would start searching for a Buddhist monastery in every temple. “The Badrinath and Kedarnath temples in Uttarakhand, the Jagannath Temple...
Delhi minister pulls up official over flood relief delays
Delhi Revenue Minister Atishi pulled up Chief Secretary Naresh Kumar on Saturday over laxity in the disbursal of flood relief amounts to affected families, stating that she was “shocked” when she found out that only 197 families had received the Rs 10,000 ex gratia relief. Amid the ongoing tussle...
Amit Shah making ‘Sin Yatra’ to Rameswaram: TN minister
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin launched a tirade against Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accusing him of starting a “sin yatra” (pava yatirai in Tamil) from the pilgrim town of Rameswaram and claimed that the BJP is also perpetuating family rule. The Home Minister talks...
Dhankhar’s all-party meeting fails to break logjam
Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday reached out to various parties to break the deadlock in Parliament. The Rajya Sabha has been witnessing repeated disruptions ever since it met for the Monsoon session on July 20. The House has not been functioning normally amid an...
BJP worker held for remark against Siddaramaiah’s family
BJP worker Shakuntala HS, who was arrested by the Bengaluru Police on Friday for allegedly making a derogatory remark against Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah’s family over the Udupi video case, was released on station bail this evening. Speaking about the Udupi video case, the BJP worker posted a tweet about...
INDIA’s Mumbai meeting set for Aug 25, 26
Opposition parties will hold the next meeting of their 26-member INDIA coalition in Mumbai on August 25 and 26, sources said on Thursday. The third meeting of the bloc will be hosted jointly by the Shiv Sena (UBT) and the NCP’s Sharad Pawar faction, with support from the Congress,...
TMC asks PM why he is so negative on Opposition bloc
The Trinamool Congress on Thursday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the 26-party opposition bloc’s name ‘INDIA’, asking why he was being so “negative”. During his address at a rally in Rajasthan earlier in the day, Modi derided opposition alliance INDIA (Indian National Developmental...
Modi to brief 430 NDA MPs on ‘Phir Ek Baar, Modi Sarkar’
After meeting 39 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parties on the completion of 25 years of the alliance on July 18, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will now meet 430 NDA MPs from July 31 to August 10 in Delhi. The meetings assume significance in the backdrop of the 2024 Lok...
EC asks NCP factions to back up claim for party
Amid the war between Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar for control over the Nationalist Congress Party, the Election Commission of India has asked both factions of the NCP to submit their responses by August 17 to stake a claim for the party, sources told CNN-News18. A mail was sent to both...
Kharge tells Shah govt’s words don’t match actions
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday told Home Minister Amit Shah that there is a world of difference between the words and actions of the sentiments expressed in his letter and also lamented over Prime Minister Narendra Modi ”equating” the opposition to terrorist groups. Responding to Shah’s letter, Kharge...
Delhi ordinance: All eyes on non-aligned parties in Rajya Sabha
The ruling NDA will have to lean on the support of Biju Janata Dal, YSR Congress Party, nominated members and Independents in the Rajya Sabha to ensure the passage of the bill to replace the Delhi Services Ordinance. While there is no official word on when the bill, which...
Opposition MPs to go to parliament wearing black
A day after Speaker accepted no-confidence motion notice, all MPs belonging to Opposition’s I.N.D.I.A bloc will wear black clothes to Parliament on Thursday as a mark of protest against the government over the Manipur issue. All MPs belonging to the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have been asked...
MP Cong promises free electricity for farmers if voted to power
The Congress on Wednesday promised free power for farmers and waiver of their agri loans and pending electricity dues if the party forms the government after the year-end assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, which saw a brief power cut, MP Congress chief Kamal Nath alleged that the loan...
Kejriwal gets more time in Modi degree case
A court in Ahmedabad on Wednesday granted some more time to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh to appear before it in response to a summons issued to them in a criminal defamation case. The court of chief metropolitan magistrate SJ Panchal...
Shah writes to Kharge, Adhir for cooperation on Manipur
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday wrote to leaders of opposition Mallikarjun Kharge and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury seeking their “invaluable cooperation” to discuss the Manipur issue in Parliament. In identical letters to Kharge, who is the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, and Chowdhury, the Congress leader in...
Cong claims Modi rattled by INDIA name for alliance
The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over his remarks targeting the opposition alliance, with Rahul Gandhi saying “Call us whatever you want”, but “we are INDIA” and will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge...
Bill to replace Delhi ordinance approved by cabinet
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday gave its nod for a bill to be placed in Parliament to replace the ordinance on control of services in Delhi. The Centre had on May 19 promulgated the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Ordinance, 2023 to create an authority for...
