Politics
Owaisi says Modi event was like Delhi Sultan coronation
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the inauguration of the new Parliament saying he took only Hindu ‘pujaris’ (priests) inside the building and charged that the event seemed like the “coronation of a Sultan of Delhi”. Addressing a public meeting in Adilabad...
EC orders updating of electoral rolls in five states
The Election Commission has asked chief electoral officers of poll-bound states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Mizoram to carry out a fresh special summary revision to update the electoral rolls. In its May 24 dated letter to the five chief electoral officers (CEOs), the poll body said...
Opposition slams Delhi Police ‘manhandling’ wrestlers
Opposition leaders and sportspersons on Sunday strongly criticised the alleged manhandling of protesting wrestlers by the Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar. The incident occurred when wrestlers Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and several others were detained following a scuffle that erupted between the protesters and the Delhi Police...
Kharge meeting Gehlot, Pilot to sort out problem
In an effort to find a middle ground between Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his bete noire Sachin Pilot, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is scheduled to hold meetings with the two warring leaders on Monday in Delhi. As per a senior party leader familiar with the development, the Congress chief will...
Cong meet to iron out Punjab row over supporting AAP
In response to the discontentment within the Congress’ Punjab unit regarding potential support to the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government on the Delhi ordinance issue, the party high command on Sunday summoned senior state-level leaders to the national capital for consultations. The decision comes after the Punjab Congress urged the...
Kharge to lead delegation to President on Manipur violence
The Congress on Sunday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the recent violence in Manipur, saying a horrific tragedy is unfolding there while the PM is obsessed about his “self-coronation”. A delegation led by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge will be calling on President Droupadi Murmu...
Stalin bats for bullet train service in India
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is on an official trip of Japan, on Sunday undertook a 500-km bullet train journey to its capital city Tokyo and said such a service could benefit the Indian citizens as well. In a tweet, he said: “Traveling from Osaka to...
Six CMs staying away from PM’s NITI Aayog meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to chair the eighth Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog on Saturday, which will deliberate on several issues including, health, skill development, women empowerment and infrastructure development, with an aim to make India a developed nation by 2047. Six chief ministers, all from states...
Cong poses 9 inconvenient questions to PM Modi
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing nine years in office, the Congress on Friday asked him nine questions on issues such as rising prices, unemployment and farmers’ income, and demanded an apology for the “betrayal” during his tenure. The Opposition party also said the government should mark this day...
Cooperative federalism turned into joke, Kejriwal to Modi
AAP supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, announced boycott of the Niti Aayog meeting over Centre’s recent ordinance and charged that “cooperative federalism” in the country was being turned into a “joke”. The chief minister of the AAP-ruled Punjab, Bhagawant...
BJP dares Karnataka govt to ban RSS, Bajrang Dal
Priyank Kharge, the newly sworn-in Minister in Karnataka government has stoked a new controversy by reiterating the Congress’ pre-poll ban proposal on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bajrang Dal. The Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted strongly to the ban proposal and threatened to “burn” the Congress to “ashes”...
Row over ‘The Diary of West Bengal’ film awaiting release
An initial ban on The Kerala Story in West Bengal created quite a furore before it was allowed to be released in the state. Now, a controversy has erupted over a yet-to-be released film, The Diary of West Bengal, with police issuing a notice to the director alleging that...
Cong stand on Delhi ordinance depends on Punjab unit
A day after the Punjab unit urged the Congress High Command to consult state units before deciding on support for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the Delhi ordinance issue, the senior leadership has sought a report from the state unit on the cases registered against the local leaders by...
AAP slams Cong ‘politics of convenience’ on ordinance
Senior AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday lashed out at the leadership of Congress’ Delhi unit accusing them of doing “politics of convenience” on the issue of the Centre’s ordinance on the Delhi services matter. Addressing a press conference here, Bharadwaj said that while the Delhi Congress is refusing...
Sitharaman appeals to Opposition to rethink on boycott
Asserting that power transfers never happen merely at the shake of hands, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday appealed to opposition parties to reconsider their decision to boycott the dedication of the new Parliament building scheduled on May 28, saying it is a “temple of democracy.” Addressing reporters in...
Prasad attributes boycott to intolerance towards Modi
The BJP on Thursday alleged that the opposition parties have decided to boycott the inauguration of the new Parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi just because it has been built at his initiative. Senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the new building is...
Shah predicts 300+seats for BJP in 2024 LS polls
The BJP will win more than 300 seats in the upcoming general elections and Narendra Modi would secure a third consecutive term as the Prime Minister, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday. Launching a scathing attack on Congress, he said the grand old party would struggle to...
Cong dares Modi to bring back Nirav, Lalit Modis
Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was accorded a warm welcome on his return from a three-nation tour, the Congress on Thursday said it will stand at the airport for a reception of the prime minister when the government brings back fugitive offenders Nirav Modi and Lalit Modi. “We...
