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Virbhadra Singh’s son quits as minister, cornering Cong further
Compounding the Congress’s problems in Himachal Pradesh, state minister Vikramaditya Singh quit as minister this morning after accusing Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of overlooking MLAs and disrespecting his father and the Congress’s tallest leader in the hill state, the late Virbhadra Singh. This comes amid dramatic developments in...
Jolt to Cong in Gujarat as MP Naran Rathwa Joins BJP
In a major blow to the opposition Congress in Gujarat, its Rajya Sabha member and former Union minister Naran Rathwa on Tuesday joined the ruling BJP along with his son and a large number of supporters here ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Rathwa is a tribal leader from...
LG suspends Kejriwal govt’s proposed solar policy
Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has put on hold the implementation of the Delhi government’s solar policy announced in January. This move comes shortly after Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal vowed that the policy would eliminate electricity bills in the capital city. Under the Delhi Solar Policy 2024, people installing...
Siddaramaiah promises action in ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ video
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said strict action will be taken if anyone is found guilty over BJP allegations that supporters of Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain raised pro-Pakistan slogans inside the Vidhana Soudha as he won the Rajya Sabha elections a day before. “We have sent the...
Up to 9 Samajwadi MLAs may have cross-voted in RS poll
Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to not let any Samajwadi Party (SP) MLA go to Ayodhya earlier this month as part of the all-party delegation led by the Speaker, and Yadav’s decision to field retired bureaucrat Alok Ranjan and Jaya Bachchan as Rajya Sabha nominees – these are the two major...
Kharge tears into household consumption survey ‘election-inspired’
Targeting the Centre for releasing an “election-inspired” Household Consumption Expenditure Survey, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday demanded a census be conducted soon for accurate information, insisting it should also incorporate a caste survey. In a post on ‘X’ in Hindi, Kharge said that after 10 years of “deep sleep”,...
Kamal Nath blames media for buzz of switch to BJP
Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday said the speculation of his switch over to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was created by the media as he never made such a statement. Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Nath was talking to reporters after reaching Chhindwara, his home turf...
Rahul likely to leave Wayanad for UP and Karnataka or Telangana
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is likely to leave his Wayanad Parliamentary seat from Kerala. According to sources, Gandhi will contest from two constituencies one from either Karnataka or Telangana and one from Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. The latest development comes amid the seat-sharing negotiations in...
CM vows not to allow any child marriage in Assam
The last day of the Budget Session of the Assam Assembly witnessed a high-voltage drama with the Opposition MLAs protesting against the repeal of the Marriage & Divorce Registration Act and the ruling legislators vehemently countering them. “As long as I am alive, I will not let child marriage...
Cong promises to scrap ‘Agnipath if voted to power
Stepping up its attack on the Union government over the “Agnipath” military recruitment scheme, the Congress alleged on Monday that “gross injustice” was done to youngsters and asserted that it would revert to the old recruitment scheme if voted to power at the Centre. Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote...
4 Arunachal MLAs join BJP ahead of polls
In a boost to the ruling BJP in Arunachal Pradesh ahead of polls, two Congress MLAs and as many legislators from the National Peoples’ Party (NPP) joined the ruling BJP on Sunday. Both the Congress and NPP now have two MLAs each in the 60-member assembly. Senior Congress MLA...
Palestinian prime minister resigns over Gaza situation
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday announced the resignation of his government which rules parts of the occupied West Bank. “I submit the government’s resignation to Mr President (Mahmud Abbas),” Shtayyeh said, adding it comes in the wake of the “developments related to the aggression against the Gaza...
North 24 Parganas TMC leader shot dead
A 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader from Ashoknagar in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district was shot dead by a group of men, following an altercation between them over a land deal, police said on Monday. The TMC leader, identified as Bijan Das, was killed when he went to the...
Tamil party joins BJP alliance for Lok Sabha elections
The Tamil Manila Congress (TMC) will face the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as part of the BJP-led NDA, party chief G K Vasan said here on Monday. He will attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting at Palladam in Tirupur district on February 27, he told reporters here. “Tamil...
Cong takes swipe at BJP after seat deal with AAP
Buoyed by sealing seat-sharing deals with the AAP and the Samajwadi Party, the Congress on Saturday took a swipe at the BJP, which is yet to announce such an arrangement with its allies, asking whether the ruling party has been held “hostage” by the parties it sought to “gobble...
Rahul says victory for student power after UP cop exam cancelled
Terming the cancellation of the police constable recruitment exam by the Uttar Pradesh government as a victory of youth unity and student power, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said those who unite will win while those who divide will be crushed. The Uttar Pradesh government on Saturday cancelled...
Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury wants a ‘Left’ turn to avoid Cong
A day after Congress’s Jairam Ramesh hinted at a chance of an alliance with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the party’s West Bengal president, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, is singing a different tune. “I want to contest the Lok Sabha elections in Bengal with the...
BJP’s uncharitable ‘blind and lame’ jibe at Cong-AAP poll pact in Gujarat
The BJP on Saturday took a dig at the seat-sharing pact between Congress and AAP for upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat, saying “a blind and a lame” have joined hands ignoring the ground realities. As per the seat-sharing formula, the Arvind Kejriwal-led party will contest from Bharuch and...
