Politics
TMC wants to protect corrupt leaders, says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleged on Sunday that the TMC desires a free license for corruption and violence in West Bengal, which is why central agencies investigating such cases face attacks in the state. While addressing a mega rally in Jalpaiguri, Modi also claimed that “TMC’s syndicate Raj” prevails...
ED uses household goods invoices as money laundering proof
Invoices of a refrigerator and smart TV are among the evidence the Enforcement Directorate used to support its claim that Jharkhand’s ex-chief minister Hemant Soren acquired 8.86 acres of land worth more than Rs 31 crore illegally. The federal probe agency obtained these receipts from two Ranchi-based dealers and...
DMK seeks ECI search after Rs 4 cr cash seizure from BJP MLA
The ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Sunday demanded that election officials search all places linked to the Tirunelveli BJP MLA Nainar Nagendran. The DMK’s comments come after a team of Flying Squad Teams (FST) seized Rs 4 crore cash from three individuals who were on their way...
‘Cong starved poor, but fed biryani to terrorists’: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday slammed Congress for being soft on “terror suspects” and said that during its regime, the grand old party used to starve the poor and feed biryani to terrorists whereas the Modi government has been providing free ration to over 80 crore...
Rajnath denies bond donations, action against firms linked
Defence minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajnath Singh in an exclusive interview with Network18 Group Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi on Friday rejected the opposition’s allegations about a connection between certain companies donating funds to the BJP under the now-outlawed electoral bonds scheme and action by central agencies...
Boxer Vijender Singh delivers a punch to Cong after BJP switch
Olympic medalist and boxer Vijender Singh, who recently switched from the Congress to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), posted a cryptic message on social media platform X on Friday. In his post, written in Hindi, Singh wrote, “I will remain a rebel at those gatherings where fame is achieved...
Assam CM defends Kangana’s remark on Netaji as first PM
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday defended actor-turned-politician and BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Kangana Ranaut’s assertion that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was the first Prime Minister of the country. Sarma said Netaji had established the Azad Hind government four years before Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had become the...
SP’s Shivpal Yadav threatens voters in UP’s Budaun
Days before the first phase of Lok Sabha Election 2024, Samajwadi Party senior leader Shivpal Yadav landed in a controversy for allegedly bullying and threatening voters in Uttar Pradesh’s Budaun. A video of the purported incident is going viral on social media, where the Samajwadi Party candidate from Budaun...
AAP alleges bid to encroach upon Delhi govt’s jurisdiction
After Delhi LG VK Saxena wrote to the Centre alleging that the Arvind Kejriwal government is trying to “influence” the justice delivery system, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has hit back saying courts are the last resort as the officers do not follow ministers’ directions. The AAP government...
Kangana calls Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose India’s first PM
Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut, who is a Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi, called Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose as independent India’s first Prime Minister. The video of Ranaut making the statement at a press event quickly gained traction among the netizens who have started to troll the actress....
