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40 BJP, JD(S) leaders ready to join Cong, says DK Shivakumar
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Thursday claimed that more than 40 BJP and JD(S) leaders opposed to the recently struck alliance between the two parties are willing to join the Congress. Shivakumar spoke to reporters after former BJP MLA Ramappa Lamani, who was denied a ticket...
MP Cong promises monthly grant for school children
In the “freebie war” in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, the Congress has promised a monthly dole for every school-going child in the state, which may cost nearly Rs 20,000 crore a year and put a big strain on the state’s education budget. There are expected to be nearly three crore...
Cong alleges GST on Gangajal; CBIC says no such tax
The Congress on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of imposing an 18 percent GST on the water of the holy Ganga river and termed it the height of “loot and hypocrisy”. The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, however, dismissed the Congress claim and said no such...
Ajit as CM just a dream: Sharad Pawar
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Thursday said his nephew and rebel NCP faction leader Ajit Pawar will never become the chief minister of Maharashtra. He also said the BJP does not rule in 70 percent of states in the country and it will lose power in Maharashtra too. Asked...
Mamata: More draconian sedition clauses in new law
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that in the name of withdrawing provisions under the sedition law, the Union home ministry is introducing more severe and arbitrary measures in the proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. She claimed that a serious attempt is being made by the Centre...
Akhilesh climbs wall of JP Centre after entry denied
Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday climbed over the boundary of Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow to pay floral tribute to Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on his birth anniversary. The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) had denied Yadav permission to...
Digvijaya says Cong will never support outfit like Hamas
With BJP accusing the Congress of supporting Hamas and the Palestine cause, party leader Digvijaya Singh on Wednesday said Congress will never support a “militant” organisation like Hamas which can be called a “terrorist activity”. Singh also said the Congress has always been against terrorism and violence. In light...
Mizoram Speaker quits, likely to join BJP ahead of polls
Mizoram Assembly Speaker and MNF leader Lalrinliana Sailo on Wednesday resigned as a legislator and said he would join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the “development” in the state. He won the Chalfilh seat in the 2018 assembly polls but was denied a ticket by the ruling party...
Israel claims hostages cuffed, shot by Hamas
Israel Defence Forces today said that they will continue to act decisively against the Hamas group, which launched a rocket barrage on Saturday that killed 1,200 Israelis. Hamas has also taken several hostages and are carrying out executions, the IDF claimed. “There were reports that babies are being executed....
CBI takes over probe into NewsClick ‘violations’
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has taken over the investigation into the alleged violations in foreign funding by NewsClick website, sources have said. The Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested NewsClick founder Prabir Purkayastha on October 3 under anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, days after a New...
Protest over dropped names in Rajasthan BJP list
A day after the BJP announced its first list of 41 candidates for the Rajasthan Assembly polls, at least five disappointed ticket aspirants — or their supporters — on Tuesday protested against the party. In one case, supporters of a leader who was denied party ticket burned its flags....
AAP says candidates soon for Rajasthan, MP, C’garh
The Aam Aadmi Party is ready to contest the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan with full strength and the names of candidates will be declared soon, its national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said Monday. The Election Commission has announced that assembly polls...
CWC decision to back caste census ‘historic’, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the party’s working committee has taken a “historic decision” unanimously to support the idea of a nationwide caste census, asserting that it is a “powerful step” for the emancipation of the poor. Addressing a press conference after a meeting of the Congress...
Israel claims bodies of 1,500 Hamas men found in Gaza Strip
Around 1,500 bodies of Hamas operatives have been found in Israel around the Gaza Strip, the army said Tuesday, as it pummelled the Palestinian enclave with air strikes. “Approximately 1,500 bodies of Hamas militants were found in Israel around the Gaza Strip,” military spokesman Richard Hecht told reporters, adding...
AAP leader’s house raided for ‘iIllegal’ Waqf appointments
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Amanatullah Khan’s residence in Delhi’s Jamia Nagar was raided on Tuesday by anti-corruption bureau and CBI in connection with a laundering case. The Anti-Corrpution Bureau (ACB) has alleged irregularities in appointments in the Delhi Waqf Board, while Central Bureau of Investigation has accused Khan...
Shivraj, Raman in, Vasundhara waiting
Setting speculation to rest, the Bharatiya Janata Party has declared the candidature of Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and former Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh from their traditional seats. Chouhan has been put up from Budhni, a seat he has represented since 2006, and Singh has been picked...
Israel-Hamas war triggers political battle in India
The Israel-Palestine War has triggered a ‘political war’ in India, with the BJP citing how the “country is safe” under the Narendra Modi government compared to the UPA days when terror attacks and bomb blasts were common. The Congress, in turn, listed out over 30 “terror attacks” since 2014....
Cong condemns ‘brutal attack’, calls for dialogue
The Congress on Sunday “condemned” the “brutal attacks on the people of Israel” by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Over 600 Israelis have been killed so far in a multi-fronted, unprecedented, massive attack launched by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday. An official statement by the Congress party...
