Politics
Aaditya Thackeray claims Shinde asked to resign
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray claimed that CM Eknath Shinde has been asked to resign. Speaking to ANI on the rumoured upheaval in the Shinde-led Sena-BJP-NCP (Ajit Pawar faction) government in Maharashtra, Aaditya Thackeray said, “I have heard that CM (Eknath Shinde) has been asked to resign and...
No split in NCP, Pawar meeting not official, claims Praful Patel
NCP leader Praful Patel on Friday said the party had not broken up, and Ajit Pawar was unanimously appointed as party president by its legislature and organizational wings on June 30. Addressing a press conference here, Patel said they had submitted a petition to the Election Commission of India...
Washing feet not enough for tribal’s humiliation: Digvijaya
Terming the urination incident disrespectful to the entire tribal community, Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Digvijaya Singh on Friday said that merely washing the victim’s feet won’t be enough. It is a disrespect to the entire tribal community and merely washing feet will not be sufficient....
Cong says to redouble resolve to pursue Rahul’s case further
Reacting to Gujarat High Court’s verdict upholding the sessions court order in the plea seeking a stay on Rahul Gandhi’s conviction in a criminal defamation case in connection with his remark on Modi surname, Congress said the judgement only “redoubles our resolve to pursue the matter further”. Congress leader...
No thaw in Kejriwal-Congress cold war over ordinance
Nearly two weeks after their leaders came face to face at the Opposition meeting in Patna, stalemate continues between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party over the former dragging its feet on a key demand. Unless the Congress denounces the Centre’s Ordinance assuming control of administrative services in the...
Stalin questions delay in restoration of Rahul’s MP status
DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday asked why the BJP regime at the Centre has not restored the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and demanded if it was afraid of him. On his tweeter handle, Stalin said: “Why hasn’t Thiru @RahulGandhi been...
Ex-VP says UCC legality rooted in Constitution
Former Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday explained why the absence of a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has “perpetuated inequalities” and has “hindered nation’s progress towards social harmony, economic and gender justice”. In an opinion piece in The Hindu, Naidu wrote that Babasaheb Ambedkar, the chief architect of...
Sharad Pawar scorns at age jibe, claims he is very much in charge
National Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Thursday expelled 12 rebel leaders including his nephew Ajit Pawar and Praful Patel from the party and said he is still effective even at his age. His remarks came after Ajit Pawar urged his 83-year-old uncle to “take rest” and retire....
SAD ‘remarriage’ with divorced BJP seen likely
Amid former Congress leader Sunil Jakhar taking over the reins of the BJP in Punjab, political circles in the state are abuzz with the possibility of the party’s “remarriage” with former ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), considering its nationwide exercise to co-opt regional partners ahead of next year’s Lok...
Sena MP sees discontent over effect of Ajit Pawar’s entry
The induction of the NCP group led by Ajit Pawar in the Maharashtra cabinet has dented the prospects of ministerial aspirants from BJP and Shiv Sena leaving some of them upset and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde is aware of this feeling, Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar said on Wednesday....
Raj Thackeray sees Sharad Pawar’s hand in Mumbai coup
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that the political developments in Maharashtra could have the blessings of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar himself. He was talking to reporters here about NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight other MLAs joining the Shiv Sena-BJP government in the state...
Mehbooba alleges govt bid to bring 10 lakh ‘outsiders’
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has opposed the government’s move to provide land to landless people in the union territory. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader alleged the government was eyeing land in Jammu and Kashmir and wanted to convert the Valley into a slum. After...
Kumaraswamy leaves more hints of JD (S) warming up to BJP
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD (S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday appeared to be warming up to the BJP saying that ‘a new chapter has to begin to control looters’ as he targeted the Congress government alleging corruption. The JD(S) second-in-command said that he would support those...
BJP denies move to switch ministerial, organisational roles
BJP sources are clarifying that there is no large scale move to assign organisational roles to ministers as speculated. The party changed four state presidents — Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Jharkhand and Punjab — in one day and there are indications that the organisational exercise may pave way for a...
Shivpal Yadav rubbishes claim of Mumbai-type coup in UP
Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday rubbished SBSP chief O P Rajbhar’s claim that several SP MLAs are thinking of switching sides, on the lines of the recent Maharashtra developments. He also said that Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has always emerged stronger whenever his party...
Tamil superstar finally ready to take the political plunge
Tamil actor Vijay has kept his fans and observers guessing long enough on a blockbuster political debut. But Thalapathy, as he is popularly known, may be finally ready to take the plunge. The actor, who is shooting filmmaker Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Leo currently, is likely to take a break from...
RSS always opposed violence, claims chief Mohan Bhagwat
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the Sangh’s leaders have always opposed violence. He was speaking at the release of a Marathi translation of a biography of RSS leader late Laxmanrao Inamdar, written in Gujarati by Narendra Modi (who was then a Sangh worker) and Rajabhai...
PM asks ministers to ensure ‘last mile’ delivery of schemes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a meeting of the Union Council of Ministers at the newly built convention centre at the Pragati Maidan and asked his ministers to ensure “last mile” delivery of BJP’s welfare schemes. The meeting that went on for nearly five hours and was...
