Politics
Sibal cites govt inadequacies behind Odisha rail tragedy
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday attacked the government over the railway tragedy in Odisha, and said one minister cannot deal with large ministries such as Railways as well as Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, as was being done by Ashwini Vaishnaw. The accident involving two passenger trains...
Rare show of appreciation for Modi from Sam Pitroda
In a rare instance, senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who is often critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s policies, said that the prime minister deserves respect everywhere as he is the leader of the most populous country, and he is “proud” of it. “A prime minister...
Cong slams BJP for criticising Rahul’s remark on IUML
The Congress on Friday hit back at the BJP over its criticism of Rahul Gandhi for calling the Indian Union Muslim League “completely secular”, saying the party he referred to was different from the Muslim League, for which the BJP has “more love” and whose leader Muhammad Ali Jinnah...
SGPC flays Rahul Gandhi statement about Guru Nanak
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, the premier Sikh religious body, has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for comparing his ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ to Guru Nanak’s ‘Udasis’, during his address in California. The leader could face more trouble as another Sikh organisation, Sikh Coordination Committee of US, has decided to protest...
Kejriwal asks Cong to choose between Constitution and Modi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on a nationwide tour seeking support against the Central ordinance on control over administrative services in the national capital, on Friday said Congress has to decide whether it is with democracy, constitution, 140 crore people of the country or with Prime...
‘Free power’ parties will have to pay some way: Minister
Union minister of power and new & renewable energy RK Singh has blasted the promise of free electricity ahead of assembly elections, saying these people are not worried about the country’s future. ‘This is not free electricity. They have to pay for the electricity because coal is not free....
Rahul says BJP will be ‘decimated’ in assembly polls
Rahul Gandhi has said that the BJP will be “decimated” in the next three-four assembly elections by the Congress, emphasising that they have the basic requirements that are needed to defeat the ruling party which does not have the support of the vast majority of the Indian population. These...
Giriraj Singh calls Rahul Gandhi’s US tour ‘gaali yatra’
Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the United States has been attracting controversy with the Bharatiya Janata Party leading attacks on the Congress party over their leader’s statements abroad. Union minister Giriraj Singh said on Thursday that the entire world knows Rahul Gandhi as a clown and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
Cong to attend Patna meeting of opposition parties
The Congress on Thursday said it will participate in the June 12 meeting of opposition parties in Patna but is yet to decide on who will attend the meeting. Bihar Chief Minister and JDU leader Nitish Kumar has convened the meeting. “The Congress will surely participate in the June...
Islam safe and secure in Bharat, vouches RSS chief
Foreign forces are seeking to divide us and want us to fight but we should not let them win, said RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat. He said Islam and its worship were safe in ‘Bharat’, while addressing an annual training programme in Nagpur on Thursday. Bhagwat said Islam invaded many...
DMK to coordinate opposition unity efforts: Stalin
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin has said the DMK will take all steps to coordinate the opposition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Addressing reporters upon his arrival here from Japan on Wednesday night, he also charged the ruling BJP at the Centre with trying to...
Modi blasts Cong for misleading poor, ‘guarantee habit’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack against the Congress during the mega rally in Rajasthan’s Ajmer district on Wednesday and said that the UPA government operated under a “remote control” rule. Hailing the work done by his government at the campaigning marking its nine years in power...
Rahul holds session with Silicon Valley AI experts, entrepreneurs
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday spent the first half of his day with Silicon Valley-based startup entrepreneurs, known for doing path-breaking work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies. Sitting in the front row of the Plug and Play auditorium along with Indian Overseas Congress chairperson Sam...
Gehlot, Pilot patch-up success increasingly in doubt
The demeanour of Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot at the impromptu press briefing by Congress general secretary KC Venugopal, announcing that they would work together for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly election and win it suggested that the problem between the two leaders persists. Venugopal’s statement that “the final decision...
Yechury appeals to Cong to supports AAP on ordinance
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday condemned the Centre’s ordinance on control of administrative services in Delhi and extended his party’s support to the AAP in opposing it in Parliament when a bill will be brought to replace it. He also appealed to the Congress and other opposition...
Mamata says Shah trip prompted by her own visit plan
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said she wrote a letter to the Centre seeking permission to visit “peace-loving people of Manipur”. Addressing a press conference in Howrah, the TMC supremo said her letter requesting permission to visit prompted Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s visit to the...
Opposition weighing one man against Modi in 2024
It’s now or never. And the Opposition knows this. The idea of a joint candidate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Lok Sabha elections 2024 is gathering weight in the fissured ranks, with one perquisite uniting regional parties – the Congress must stay out of their seats. From Mamata...
HP-Punjab tussle over power project intensifies
The ongoing dispute between Himachal Pradesh and neighbouring Punjab over the Shanan Hydroelectric Power project appears to be escalating, as Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday urged the Centre to intervene and facilitate the transfer of the project to the state once the 99-year lease expires in March...
