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BJP to go alone in Sikkim Assembly poll
BJP will go it alone in the Sikkim assembly election, which is due in April next year, and will field candidates for all the 32 seats, party state unit spokesperson Kamal Adhikari said on Wednesday. ”We are not satisfied with our alliance with the Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM),” Adhikari...
Gehlot announces 6% reservation to most backward castes
The Rajasthan government will provide six per cent reservation to Most Backward Castes among the OBCs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Wednesday. This will be in addition to the 21 per cent reservation the state already provides to Other Backward Classes (OBCs). “A survey will be conducted by...
ED summons CM Soren in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for interrogation in a money laundering case, an official said here on Tuesday. He has been asked to depose on August 14 at the federal agency’s office here and record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act,...
No need to specify India as ‘Hindu rashtra’, says Nath
Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday asked whether it is needed to say separately that India is a “Hindu Rashtra” given the fact that 82 per cent of Hindus live in the country. “World’s largest Hindu population lives in our country. 82 per cent of Hindus...
Pilot sees Rahul re-energising Cong, INDIA Bloc
Congress leader Sachin Pilot said the restoration of former party chief Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership will re-energise party workers and strengthen the opposition INDIA alliance. The Supreme Court court order has shown that democracy is still alive and the voice of a leader cannot be suppressed by hatching...
Pawar claims Vijaya Raje assurance to Rao on Babri
As the Ram Janmbhoomi movement gathered steam in 1992, BJP leader Vijaya Raje Scindia had assured then prime minister PV Narasimha Rao that nothing would happen to Babri Masjid and he believed her against the advice of his ministers, NCP chief Sharad Pawar revealed on Tuesday. At the launch...
Sarma a ‘product of BJP washing machine’
The Congress on Tuesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his criticism of the grand old party in handling the northeast over the years, calling him a “product of the BJP washing machine”. Sarma on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has blood on its hands in the...
Rahul to open debate on no-trust motion
The Opposition’s No-Confidence Motion against the Narendra Modi government will come up in parliament today – in absence of the Prime Minister. Congress’s Rahul Gandhi, freshly reinstated in parliament, will open the debate, sources have said. The BJP has called a meeting of its parliamentary party on Tuesday ahead...
EX-Solicitor General says Rahul’s language highly disrespectful
The language used by Rahul Gandhi in his “Modi surname” comments was exceptionally disrespectful, and the Supreme Court’s decision to suspend his conviction was driven by concerns for his constituency, former Solicitor General of India Harish Salve has said. In an interview with NDTV, Harish Salve said Rahul Gandhi’s...
RJD leader criticises Cong leaders’ presence at Baba’s meet
RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary on Monday sought a clarification from the Congress on its top leaders in Madhya Pradesh attending a congregation of controversial godman Dhirendra Shastri alias Bageshwar Baba. Tiwary, a veteran socialist leader, underscored Shastri’s advocacy for ’Hindu Rashtra’ and claimed that the gesture of...
BJP hand seen behind ‘fake letter’ against Karnataka minister
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday wondered whether the BJP or its “brother” was behind the “fake letter” accusing Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy of demanding bribe from officers after the governor asked the government to probe the complaint. In the letter, seven assistant agriculture directors of Mandya district have...
Shah takes potshots at AAP-Cong alliance
Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly defended the ‘Delhi Services Bill’ that was passed amidst vigorous parliamentary discourse on Monday. He stated that the legislation aims to make the country corruption-free and it adheres to the directives of the Supreme Court. The BJP leader was also seen tearing into...
NDA ally withdraws support for Manipur govt
NDA ally Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA) on Sunday withdrew their support from the N Biren Singh-led government in Manipur which is rocked by ethnic violence since May this year. However, the breaking away of KPA from the NDA will not have any effect on the government as the ruling...
AAP, Cong whips for Delhi services bill in Rajya Sabha
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs requiring their presence in the Parliament on Monday. The development comes a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to present the controversial Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill...
Nath invites Chouhan to Cong after 3 BJP leaders defect
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday invited his successor Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to join the Congress party after three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders switched their loyalties to the grand old party. In a sarcastic remark during a meeting at the party headquarters in Bhopal, Kamal Nath said, ‘even Shivraj Singh...
Modi accuses Opposition of bid to block progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rained down on the Opposition and said, “Khud kuch karenge nahi, Na kisi aur ko karne denge (they will neither do anything for the development of the country by themselves nor let anyone else do anything).” PM Modi made the statement while launching a...
Cong demands restoration of Rahul’s membership
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday said he has sent all documents pertaining to revocation of Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha to the Speaker and his membership should be restored immediately. He said Speaker Om Birla should restore his membership with the same pace as he was...
Rahul’s relief adds impetus to Mumbai meet of INDIA Bloc
The third meeting of the opposition INDIA bloc will be held in Mumbai on August 31- September 1 which will be attended by Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi from Congress and chief ministers of at least five states. Leaders of Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) met in the Maharashtra capital...
