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BRS rejects Chidambaram apology for Telangana stir loss of lives
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has apologised for the loss of lives during the Telangana statehood agitation, drawing sharp reactions from the ruling BRS. Speaking to media persons in Hyderabad on Thursday, the former Union Minister also said creating a state or dividing a state was not child’s play...
Pilot predicts Cong return to power in Rajasthan
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday said Congress will return to power in Rajasthan after the assembly elections and highlighted that the BJP has no blueprint for the state, which will go to polls on November 25. Speaking at News18 Rajasthan’s Agenda Rajasthan, the former Rajasthan deputy CM said...
Conman Sukesh calls Kejriwal ‘main mastermind’
Jailed conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar called Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal “main mastermind” and challenged him to a one-on-one narco test to address any claims of association. He said the AAP convener should drop the blame game and welcome a CBI investigation into allegations of extortion against minister Satyendar Jain....
AAP’s Raghav Chadha tells Cong to ‘fight unitedly’
Aam Aadmi Party (AA) Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP) Raghav Chadha, while commenting on the strained ties between the Congress and AAP – both part of the opposition’s INDIA bloc against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections – said that “this kind of...
Amit Shah calls Baghel ‘prepaid CM’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Bemetara district in Chhattisgarh has become a center of “love jihad” and asserted no one would dare do such an act if the BJP is voted to power in the state. He accused Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, a senior Congress...
AAP to move EC against BJP’s derogatory campaign
The Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday accused the BJP of running a ”derogatory and misleading” campaign on social media against its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and said it will submit a complaint to the Election Commission. Addressing a press conference, AAP leader Raghav Chadha said...
Owaisi slams Cong for BJP B-team jibe
In the campaign trail in poll-bound Rajasthan, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi yet again hit out at the Congress party for calling him the vote-cutter and B-team of BJP. “If they have any proof against me, they should just put it out. All this conversation about freedom of speech etc...
Kharge accuses BJP of robberies to topple govts
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of toppling governments in different states, including the Kamal Nath-led Congress government in Madhya Pradesh, using illegitimate means. He was speaking at a public meeting at Indergarh in Sewda assembly constituency in Madhya Pradesh’s Datia district ahead...
EC notice to Kejriwal, Priyanka over remarks against Modi
The Election Commission of India on Tuesday issued show-cause notices to AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for allegedly making “disparaging” and “unverified” statements against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The ECI has asked them to respond to the charge of poll code violation by...
Pak cricketer faces flak for Aishwarya Rai comment
Pakistan cricket great Abdul Razzaq triggered a huge controversy as he insulted Indian actress Aishwarya Rai while critcising the performance of Babar Azam’s men in the Cricket World Cup 2023. Razzaq’s comments triggered a huge storm on social media that saw him earn plenty of flak, not just from...
Kamal Nath turned MP into Cong ATM, says Amit Shah
Union minister Amit Shah on Tuesday alleged that state Congress chief Kamal Nath when he was chief minister turned Madhya Pradesh into an “ATM of the Congress. He was speaking at a rally in Deotalab constituency in Mauganj district of the state ahead of the November 17 assembly elections....
Sarma says Lord Mahadev will not spare Baghel over app
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday attacked his Chhattisgarh counterpart Bhupesh Baghel over the alleged ‘Mahadev’ betting app scam and said Lord Mahadev will not spare him and seek account of every single penny. Addressing a rally in the Rajim constituency in Gariaband district ahead of the...
INDIA rift widens over Akhilesh quip on caste census
Cracks are now more prominent in the Opposition’s INDIA alliance with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav questioning why the previous Congress-led governments did not conduct caste census when they were in power. Yadav’s comment highlights the differences between the two parties that are part of the mega Opposition front...
PM offers ‘Modi guarantee’ to people of MP
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday assured the people of Madhya Pradesh that all promises made by BJP to them will be fulfilled after the party retains power in the state. He also said the Centre’s free ration scheme, covering 80 crore poor people, will continue for five more...
Hotel magnate Oberoi passes away
Oberoi Hotels’ patriarch Prithvi Raj Singh Oberoi passed away on November 14 morning, leaving behind a legacy of impeccable hospitality. The former executive chairman of EIH Limited, The Oberoi Group flagship, is known as the man who changed the face of the hotels business in India. “In addition to...
Diplomats to witness BJP poll campaign in Indore
A three-member delegation of foreign diplomats based here will be visiting Indore on November 14-15 to experience and get first hand insight in the BJP’s election campaign, the party said on Monday. Michael Rees, second secretary in the Australian high commission, Bazil M Lyakinana, minister plenipotentiary (consular affairs) in...
Rajasthan Cong leadership sends warning letter to rebels
Rajasthan in-charge of the All India Congress Committee Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Monday sent a warning letter to senior leaders of the party, who are allegedly not supporting the party’s authorised candidate. Randhawa also sent a letter to Congress workers who rebelled against the official candidate of the...
Uttarakhand CM says uniform civil code draft at last stage
Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday said the draft of the Uniform Civil Code for the state is in its last stage. He said the government is trying to complete the process on a priority basis. “We have already said that as we will get the draft...
