Politics
Call to Hazare to launch new stir against graft, dictatorship
The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Tuesday said conditions in the country are such that veteran social activist Anna Hazare should once again “lit the torch” and fight against “corruption and dictatorship” in the country. An editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’ said Hazare has demanded the death penalty for those...
BJP alleges Gehlot govt broke all records of corruption
The BJP on Monday accused the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan of ”breaking all records of corruption”, claiming that the political existence of many leaders will be under threat if the contents of the ”red diary” spill out. This comes a day after former Rajasthan minister and Congress...
High Rajasthan drama as sacked minister flaunts ‘red diary’
The Rajasthan Assembly on Monday witnessed high-voltage drama after sacked Congress minister arrived at the House waving a ‘Red Diary’ which he claims carries information regarding alleged financial irregularities by the Ashok Gehlot government. Rajendra Gudha, who was recently sacked by the Rajasthan government as minister of state, also...
Kejriwal thanks Kharge for Cong support on ordinance issue
Delhi CM and AAP National Convenor, Arvind Kejriwal on Monday thanked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for “standing with the people of Delhi” over the ordinance issue. “Thank u Kharge ji for standing with the people of Delhi. This ordinance is anti-India and anti-national and ought to be fought tooth...
NCP MLAs face ‘seating’ dilemma as Assembly meet begins
The monsoon session of the Maharashtra legislature adjourned for the day amidst strong protests by the opposition on the opening day. The Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies staged a protest and raised slogans against the ruling Shiv Sena-BJP-NCP (breakaway faction) outside the Vidhan Bhavan as the session started. The NCP MLAs...
No breakthrough as Opposition stands firm on Manipur
The Monsoon Session of Parliament reconvened on Monday on a rocky start as the INDIA Opposition alliance hardened its stance on the Manipur violence with demands of a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the matter while the BJP held a protest in front of the Gandhi statue...
Chirag Paswan joins NDA, promises win in all Bihar seats
Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) leader Chirag Paswan said on Tuesday that his party has joined the NDA following a positive discussion with the BJP over his ”concerns” and asserted the ruling combine will win all 40 seats in Bihar in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. While declining to...
Kharge says Cong ‘not interested’ in PM post
The Congress is not interested in gaining power or staking claim to prime ministership in 2024, party president Mallikarjun Kharge told leaders of 26 opposition parties on Tuesday when they met for a brainstorming session in Bengaluru to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha elections next year....
UP minister advises people not to eat tomato to bring down prices
The all-time high rising prices of Tomatoes have sparked memes and strong reactions on social media platforms but Uttar Pradesh Minister Pratibha Shukla has a solution. In a bizarre statement, which went viral, the Uttar Pradesh minister advised people to not eat tomatoes anymore as it would bring the...
Sacked minister claims he saved Gehlot from going to jail
Former minister and Congress MLA Rajendra Gudha on Sunday said he had saved Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot from trouble but was removed without being given an opportunity to explain himself. “If Rajendra Gudha was not there, the chief minister would have been in jail,” he claimed at a...
India stands humiliated by Manipur incidents: Khurshid
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Salman Khurshid on Sunday said the country is facing criticism from the whole world over the May 4 parading of two women naked in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district. Khurshid is on a two-day visit here along with his wife and former MLA Louise...
INDIA’s Mumbai meeting after Aug 15, panels likely
The next meeting of the opposition alliance INDIA is likely to be held after August 15 in Mumbai, a leader of the bloc said Friday. An 11-member coordination committee is likely to be finalised in the Mumbai meeting, the third such after the Patna and Bengaluru meets. The alliance...
Mamata avoids attacking Cong in Martyrs’ Day speech
Has the Opposition’s coming together as INDIA changed things in Bengal? If you heard TMC chief Mamata Banerjee’s Martyrs’ Day rally speech on July 21, you would have certainly asked yourself this question. It was a welcome change for the Opposition bloc as Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee trained...
Gehlot sacks minister for criticism of govt
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday sacked Rajendra Singh Gudha as minister of state for questioning his own government’s performance in handling the recent incidents of crimes against women in the state. Governor Kalraj Mishra accepted with immediate effect the recommendation of Gehlot to sack Gudha, said Raj...
AJP demands Biren Singh’s sack over Manipur violence
Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) on Friday called for the dismissal of the N Biren Singh government in Manipur after a video surfaced of two women being paraded naked in the ethnic strife-torn state. The opposition party in Assam held the Manipur government accountable for the incident and the ongoing...
Priyanka senses big wave of change in MP
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said a massive wave of change prevails in Madhya Pradesh, where Assembly elections are due at the end of the year, and attacked the ruling BJP over a host of issues, including price rise. In her second visit to the state...
BJP accuses Opposition of disrupting parliament
Even though the government was ready for a discussion on Manipur, the opposition disrupted Parliament proceedings and did now allow the debate to take place, the BJP charged on Thursday as it questioned the timing of the surfacing of a May 4 video of two women being paraded naked...
Setback for Pawar as 7 Nagaland NCP MLAs join Ajit faction
In another setback to NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Thursday, all the office bearers, including 7 MLAs of NCP from Nagaland, joined hands with his nephew and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar’s faction. Earlier this month, Ajit Pawar and eight other Nationalist Congress Party MLAs joined the Shinde...
