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Manjhi sees conspiracy in Bihar bridge collapses
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi is seeing a “conspiracy” in back-to-back bridge collapse incidents in Bihar. “Why have bridges started to collapse only after the Lok Sabha elections?” he wondered as he spoke to reporters in Gaya. “Why were such incidents not taking place 15 or 30 days before?...
Buzz about leadership change in Manipur govt
On rumors about a possible leadership change in crisis-hit Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that it was not in his hands and his focus is on solving the problem in the state. “Staying on as Chief Minister or resigning is not in my hands,” Mr Singh told...
Ayodhya infrastructure break down points to a bad job
Six months after the grand opening of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, the first round of showers has caused heavy waterlogging in the temple city, raising questions over its swift and massive infrastructure overhaul. The newly built Rampath road in Ayodhya which leads to the Ram Temple – has...
1 soldier killed, 4 missing in tank mishap near China border
One soldier has been killed and four are missing after their tank met with an accident during a river-crossing exercise near the Line of Actual Control in Leh’s Daulat Beg Oldi area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said. A Junior Commissioned Officer, or JCO, is among the...
INDIA Bloc silence on Kejriwal arrest exposes alliance disunity
Despite Kejriwal’s significant role in the INDIA bloc, having held several meetings with senior Congress leaders and other prominent politicians, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is yet to see any solidarity movement on the streets of Delhi or on the floor of Parliament demanding his release or his arrest by...
Minister says collapsed Delhi Airport canopy opened in 2009
The Delhi airport roof collapse that killed one and injured six was a “very serious incident” and the aviation regulation DGCA will look into the matter thoroughly, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu told reporters today. The canopy and a huge metal beam at the pick-up and drop...
Pressure mounts for DK Shivakumar to be elevated as CM
The power tussle in Karnataka has taken a fresh turn with a Vokkaliga seer asking Siddaramaiah to step aside and let his deputy, DK Shivakumar, be the chief minister of the southern state. Just a few weeks after the Lok Sabha election, top Vokkaliga seer Chandrashekar Swamiji, while sharing...
RS privileges panel finds 12 MPs guilty of misconduct
The Privileges Committee of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday held 12 opposition MPs, including the AAP’s Sanjay Singh, guilty of misconduct for disrupting House proceedings last August and cautioned them to desist from such behaviour in future. In the report tabled in the Upper House of Parliament on Thursday,...
BJP questions Opposition unity on Speaker poll, emergency
From support on the resolution on Emergency to the loss in Speaker’s election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) questioned the Opposition unity on the third day of the 18th Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Amit Malviya, BJP leader, wrote on X: “Opposition unity is a myth…Several parties in the I.N.D.I...
Court allows Kejriwal’s CBI custody, but cautions agency
The special CBI court that denied relief to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the liquor policy case has said that on the basis of material on record, it cannot be said at this stage that the arrest is illegal, but warned that the probe agency should not be...
Ajit faction leader hints at party contesting separately for assembly
Nationalist Congress Party leader Amol Mitkari has sparked speculation regarding the possibility of the Mahayuti members contesting the upcoming Maharashtra assembly polls independently if each constituent insists on demanding 100 seats, drawing the ire of BJP. Speaking at an event on Tuesday evening, Mitkari emphasised the impracticality of accommodating...
BJP blasts reappointment of Pitroda as Cong outfit chief
Congress on Wednesday re-appointment Sam Pitroda as the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress with immediate effect. Pitroda resigned in May this year after he came under the scanner over his statements in which he advocated implementing inheritance tax law in India and referring to how people in South...
Lok Sabha poll results show no ‘Hindu Rashtra’: Amartya Sen
Kolkata, Jun 26: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a ‘Hindu Rashtra’. Sen, who arrived in Kolkata from the US in the evening, also expressed displeasure over the “continuation” of putting people behind bars...
CBI arrests Kejriwal in excise policy scam case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested Delhi Chief Minister and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal in connection with the excise policy scam case. The arrest was made following an order from Special Judge Amitabh Rawat at Rouse Avenue, allowing the CBI to formalise its action in the...
Modi, Rahul shake hands as they escort Om Birla to chair
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, set to be Leader of Opposition, shook hands today in parliament as they together welcomed the newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Om Birla, marking a fresh chapter in the 18th Lok Sabha. Rahul Gandhi is the third member of the...
HC picks holes in trial court order on Kejriwal’s bail
Staying the order granting bail to chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in the money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday said the trial court’s order “reflects perversity” and held that the lower court did not “appropriately appreciate” the material placed before...
Owaisi’s ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan after swearing-in stirs row
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi sparked a controversy by chanting ‘Jai Palestine’ slogan as he concluded his oath as an MP on the second day of the 18th Lok Sabha session in Parliament on Tuesday. His words triggered the BJP’s ire, with Union minister Shobha Karandlaje registering a formal complaint...
Mamata lashes out at civic officials ahead of local polls
Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and West Bengal Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee lashed out at municipality chiefs over their “poor performance and service” in the first review meeting on Monday. Banerjee started the meeting stating that she will sound bitter because for her common people are important. She said,...
