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Priyanka named in ED chargesheet over land deal
For the first time, the Enforcement Directorate has named Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the chargesheet over the alleged purchase and sale of five acres of land in Haryana. Gandhi’s husband and businessman Robert Vadra is also reportedly named in the probe agency’s chargesheet, but neither is listed...
Sharad Pawar slams BJP for playing politics on Ram Mandir
Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of playing politics on the Ram Mandir, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he has not received an invitation for the ‘Pran Pratishtha Mahotsav’ for Ram Lalla in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya to be held on January 22. “Don’t know...
BJP reaching out to minorities to expand support base
The BJP is trying to broaden its political canvas by finding ways to reach out to sub-minority groups among Muslims and Christians, while the Opposition, in its effort to address its diverse support base at the regional level, seems to be pushing Hindus away through a series of statements...
Pralhad Joshi backs Bengaluru’s 60% Kannada rule
Union minister Pralhad Joshi said on Wednesday that while he does not agree with violence, he did agree with the demand that shop signages in Karnataka should be predominantly in the local language. Speaking to NDTV hours after pro-Kannada groups went on a rampage in state capital Bengaluru, the...
Cong mega rally in Nagpur to launch poll campaign
The Congress is set to kickstart its campaign for next year’s Lok Sabha elections with its mega rally ‘Hain Tayyar Hum’ in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city on Thursday, the party’s 139th foundation day. It will be a historic moment for the people of the country, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole...
No one can stop CAA, declares Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asserted that no one can stop the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it is the law of the land and accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misleading people on the issue. Addressing a closed-door meeting of the state...
Israel sees blast near Delhi embassy as an attack
It is possible that the explosion near the Israeli embassy in New Delhi is an attack, Tel Aviv has said, putting out an advisory for Israelis living in India and particularly in New Delhi. The advisory asks Israelis to avoid visiting crowded places such as malls and markets, particularly areas...
BJP seeks 35 seats for Modi to make a Sonar Bangla
Union home minister Amit Shah and Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda were in Kolkata on December 26. West Bengal is a priority state for the BJP high command to increase the number of seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls of 2024. Immediately after elections ended recently in...
Rahul Gandhi meets wrestlers amid award return spree
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today met the country’s prominent wrestlers, including Olympic bronze medallist Bajrang Poonia, at a gathering in Haryana’s Jhajjar district. The meeting comes amid several wrestlers returning their awards to protest the election results of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI). Sanjay Singh, an aide of BJP...
Jairam Ramesh backs Pawar in PM face row
After Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal pitched for Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge as the prime ministerial face of the INDIA front, there has been much controversy and heartburn amongst the leaders of the alliance. Sharad Pawar was the first to reject the proposal, noting that the PM face should...
Kharge tells Dhankhar suspension weaponised by ruling party
The ruling party has “weaponised” the suspension of MPs as a convenient tool to “undermine democracy, sabotage Parliamentary practices and throttle the Constitution”, Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge said in a letter to Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. In his reply to a letter written by Jagdeep Dhankhar, Mr...
Navy deploys 3 warships to counter Arabian Sea attacks
The Indian Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal team on Monday carried out a detailed inspection of merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto on its arrival at Mumbai harbour, two days after the ship was hit by a drone off India’s west coast in the Arabian Sea when it was on its...
No alternative to Modi in 2024, asserts Ajit Pawar
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Monday said that as of now there is “no alternative” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the country. Pawar was replying to a query by reporters on the opposition parties planning to challenge Modi’s leadership ahead of the Lok Sabha polls due...
France-grounded human trafficking plane lands in Mumbai
An Airbus A340 carrying 276 passengers, mostly Indians, landed in Mumbai early this morning, following a four-day detention in France over suspected human trafficking allegations. The aircraft landed in Mumbai shortly after 4 am. It had taken off from Vatry airport near Paris around 2.30 pm local time. French authorities...
Maharashtra businesses being ‘snatched’ for Gujarat: Uddhav
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday alleged industries and businesses from Maharashtra are being “snatched” to make Gujarat stronger. He also expressed apprehensions that north Indian migrants settled in Mumbai and nearby areas will be forced to shift to Gujarat for employment. Addressing a public event of...
AAP launches ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign against ED
The Aam Aadmi Party’s ‘Mai Bhi Kejriwal’ campaign will continue till December 30 and public meetings will be held from January 4 to 7, party’s Delhi convener Gopal Rai said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, Rai claimed the people of Delhi are furious over “conspiracies being hatched...
Nehru out, Ambedkar in as MP house starts first session
A major controversy erupted on the first day of the winter session of the newly-elected Madhya Pradesh Assembly after a portrait of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru was replaced with that of Dr BR Ambedkar behind the Speaker’s chair in the House. It is important to note that originally...
DMK MP’s Bihari jibe may be INDIA Bloc’s new trouble
A video of DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, which party sources claim is old, can spell trouble for the unity of INDIA bloc at a time when it is gearing up for the big Lok Sabha contest just a few months away. In a video, the authenticity of which NDTV...
