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Gehlot defends Sachin in attack by BJP
Rajasthan Chief Minister and Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has stood up in defence of his party colleague Sachin Pilot, who has been attacked by the BJP over claims that his father Rajesh Pilot dropped bombs on the country’s own citizens in Mizoram as an Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot...
BJP emerges as biggest ad spender on Facebook
Data obtained by News18 suggest that in the last 30 days, the top spender on Facebook ads is the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), leaving behind corporate giants like Axis Bank or Discovery+ channel. In fact, the top three spenders in India are either the BJP or organisations that...
Cong worried about `secret meetings’ between Pawars
Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole on Tuesday said it was a matter of concern for his party that NCP chief Sharad Pawar and state deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar were meeting secretly. Sharad Pawar is part of the Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of Shiv Sena (UBT), Congress and NCP,...
Modi has erased N and put P instead, P for ‘Pettiness’: Cong
With the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a single point agenda of “denying”, “distorting”, “defaming” and “destroying” the Nehruvian legacy. The opposition party asserted that despite the...
BJP blasts Kharge’s absence at Red Fort I-Day speech
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched attacks on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for skipping the Independence Day event at Red Fort in Delhi from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the nation. The chair reserved for Kharge, who was also Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, was...
Buzz about Naidu rejoining NDA alliance
As there is a buzz about Telugu Desam Party (TDP) joining the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) once again, Former Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh and the party President Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said that he will talk about it at the ‘right time’. On being asked about his plan...
Privilege panel to probe Chowdhury’s ‘misconduct’
The Privileges Committee of the Lok Sabha will probe on Friday the complaint of misconduct against Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, who was suspended from the lower house last week. The committee, chaired by BJP member Sunil Kumar Singh, is set to deliberate on the motion adopted by the...
Stalin to boycott Governor’s I-Day tea party
Staunchly denouncing Governor R N Ravi’s pro-NEET stand, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday said his government would boycott the tea party to be hosted by him on Independence Day. Two days ago, Ravi had said that he would never give assent to the Tamil Nadu Assembly Bill...
Mamata expresses solidarity with Soren on ED summons
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has backed her Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sent a notice to the Chief Minister. “What is happening these days? Whichever state has an Opposition Government they are sending either ED or CBI. Just a few moments ago Hemant...
A tale of two I-Day celebrations
Indian woman Anju, who legally travelled to Pakistan to meet her long time Facebook friend Nasrullah was seen celebrating Pakistan’s Independence Day in a now-viral clip that surfaced on Monday, August 14. Pakistan marks its Independence Day on August 14 every year, a day ahead of India’s Independence Day....
Modi stresses ‘demography, democracy, diversity’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday addressed the nation on the 77th Independence Day of the country. In a message to the youth, the Prime Minister said that India has all three factors – “democracy, demography and diversity” – which have the potential to realise the dreams of the country....
Sharad Pawar says his party will never go with BJP
Stating his stance quite clearly, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar on Sunday said his party will not go with the BJP, even though some “well-wishers” are trying to make that happen. “As the national president of the NCP, I am making it clear that my party (NCP) will...
BJP warns Priyanka over MP corruption allegation
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders in Madhya Pradesh warned of action against Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over her social media post, in which she accused the saffron party-led government in the state of indulging in corruption. Terming her allegation as false, MP Home Minister Narottam Mishra sought...
Kharge accuses Modi govt of rendering health system ‘sick’
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that his government has rendered the health system of the country “sick” with even AIIMS facilities grappling with a shortage of doctors and staff. The Congress chief also claimed that people have been awakened and...
New laws to de-criminalise unnatural sex, adultery
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill which is proposed to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) does away with two contentious provisions on unnatural sex and adultery that were diluted and struck down respectively by the Supreme Court in 2018. Under the IPC, Section 377 says “whoever voluntarily...
Naidu writes to Murmu, Modi citing ‘unsound mind’ of CM
Pointing out the “lawlessness” prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, former chief minister and TDP supremo, Nara Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday sought the interference of President Droupadi Murmu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring back things to order. In separate letters to the president Murmu, and PM Modi, the TDP supremo...
BJP leader alleges ‘secret China deal’ by Sonia, Rahul
Days after BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore sparked a row over his statement in the Lok Sabha that Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi “should be tried for treason,” the senior leader from Rajasthan on Saturday cited “secret deal with China” during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and said,...
Lakshadweep row over new school uniforms
The Congress on Saturday strongly condemned the Lakshadweep administration’s move to introduce a new pattern of uniforms in schools in the union territory and warned them of intense protests, including mass class boycotts by students against it. Lakshadweep Congress leader and ex-MP Hamdullah Sayeed alleged that the new dress...
