Politics
Maan exposes Cong ‘refuge’ to gangster Mukhtar Ansari
The political controversy over allegations of providing “refuge” to gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari in a Punjab jail by the previous government escalated on Monday as Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann launched a fresh salvo at former Jail Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, revealing a confidential letter, while the Congress leader threatened to...
Change in top leadership of Punjab BJP ahead of polls
With the Lok Sabha elections just a little less than a year away, the BJP is planning a rejig in the Punjab unit, with a change in top leadership on the horizon. According to sources within the party, incumbent state unit chief Ashwani Sharma could be replaced, and among...
EC launches portal for financial reporting by political parties
In a bid to improve transparency of the finances of the political parties, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday announced the launching of a portal for the parties to submit the required annual reports. In a statement, the poll panel said, “Political parties registered with the ECI...
Opposition says BJP’s ‘washing machine’ in action
Opposition parties on Sunday lashed out at the BJP after NCP leader Ajit Pawar and eight others were inducted into the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, saying the ruling party’s “washing machine” has resumed its operation to clean tainted leaders and it was an “ED-facilitated power grab”. Ajit Pawar, who...
Bureaucrats ‘overturning’ Delhi CM’s decisions
The National Capital Civil Services Authority (NCCSA), set up by the Centre through an ordinance, has been reduced to a “complete farce” as bureaucrats are “overturning” Delhi chief minister’s decisions and “dictating” their own will, the CMO said on Sunday. The statement by the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) came...
HP Cong leader backs UCC despite pending party decision
Uniform Civil Code Updates: Sticking to its stand that uniform civil code (UCC) is undesirable at this stage, the Congress on Saturday decided to wait for the next move of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government over the issue and noted that it will comment further if a draft bill or a...
Cong in a fix over stand towards Uniform Civil Code
The Uniform Civil Code (UCC) has divided both the Opposition and the Congress itself, just ahead of the parliamentary committee on law and justice meeting on July 3 to discuss UCC and Law Commission inputs on the same. A copy of the agenda and the consultation paper of August...
Parliament monsoon session from July 20 to August 11
The upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament will commence from July 20 till August 11, Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday. Making the announcement, the Minister urged political parties to contribute towards productive discussions during the session. The parliament may start operating from the old building...
Amit Shah calls Nitish a ‘paltu babu’, calls for punishment
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday took a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar calling him a “Paltu babu” who was “hoodwinking” RJD supremo Lalu Prasad amid an escalating political slugfest over the recent opposition conclave to stitch an anti-BJP front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls....
Bihar minister’s brother joins BJP, accuses Lalu of total failure
Bihar Education Minister and senior RJD leader Chandra Shekhar’s elder brother Ram Chandra Prasad Yadav has joined the BJP, asserting that the Lalu Prasad’s party did “nothing” for the upliftment of Dalits and marginalised people. Yadav joined the saffron camp in the presence of senior party leaders at its...
Kejriwal govt moves SC against Centre’s Delhi Ordinance
The Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government on Friday approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Centre’s ordinance on control of services. In its petition, the AAP has deemed the ordinance as “unconstitutional” and sought an interim stay on its implementation. In the petition, the Delhi government has argued...
Shinde-Fadnavis team poaches Aaditya aide on big rally day
The Shinde-led Shiv Sena camp is roping in a close aide of Aaditya Thackeray, Rahul Kanal, who is all set to join the ruling outfit on July 1, when the Sena faction led by Uddav Thackery is holding a rally against gainst alleged irregularities and malpractices happening in the...
Biren Singh decides not to quit in view of current situation
N Biren Singh on Friday clarified that he will not be resigning from the post of chief minister as it was a “crucial juncture” for Manipur. “At this crucial juncture, I wish to clarify that I will not be resigning from the post of Chief Minister,” he tweeted after...
Gadkari shares stage with Digvijaya Singh, praises him
Union minister Nitin Gadkari shared the dais with senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh during a book release function near Pune city and praised the latter for his annual pilgrimage to Pandharpur, a temple town in Maharashtra. Singh visits Pandharpur, which houses the famous temple of Lord Vitthal and Goddess...
Kerala CM opposes BJP’s UCC ‘communal agenda’
Kerala Chief Minister and Congress opposed the implementation of the Uniform Civil Code, calling it a “majority communal agenda” and “divisive” while Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena extended support for Balasaheb Thackeray’s vision of one nation, one law. Centre’s move can only be seen as a plan to implement the...
TN governor reneges on minister’s sack after backlash
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on Thursday withdrew his order to dismiss Senthil Balaji from the Council of Ministers and will take a legal opinion from the attorney general on the matter, sources said. According to sources, Raj Bhawan’s previous order stands suspended till the legal opinion and Balaji will continue to...
Modi meeting triggers speculation about cabinet rejig
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a meeting of the council of ministers on Monday (July 3) has triggered talk of changes in the union cabinet. With the Lok Sabha elections less than a year away and a host of states to go to polls, the speculation is gaining...
Cong gets stomach ache when Modi is hailed abroad: Nadda
BJP president J P Nadda pilloried the Congress on Thursday, saying its leaders get “stomach ache” when Prime Minister Narendra Modi is praised across the globe and call him names. While the prime minister of Australia says “Modi, you are the boss” and Elon Musk says “I am a...
