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Fadnavis: All-round demand for ‘Love Jihad’ laws
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the state government was thinking about introducing a law to curb “love jihad” but will study similar legislations in other states before taking a decision. Love jihad is a term used by right-wing activists and outfits to allege a conspiracy...
Haryana cops rule out Pak connection for Nuh violence
The Haryana Police has refuted the claims of sexual harassment of women stranded in Nalhar temple in Haryana’s Nuh during the recent violence in the district and called it a “rumour and false narrative”. According to the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Mamata Singh, no such incident took...
Karnataka govt launches free power scheme
The Karnataka government on Saturday formally launched the ‘Gruha Jyothi’ scheme, one of the five poll guarantees of the Congress party, which promises to provide up to 200 units of free power to households in the state. Formally launching the scheme by handing over the “zero bill” to 10...
Gehlot says Rahul is party’s PM Face
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said Rahul Gandhi is the prime ministerial face of the Congress and the only leader in the country who can take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He made the remark shortly after the Supreme Court stayed Gandhi’s conviction in the 2019 defamation...
‘Satyamev Jayate’: Cong, Opposition hail SC verdict
As the Supreme Court passed an order to stay the conviction of Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 defamation case over his Modi surname remark, several Congress and Opposition leaders on Friday welcomed the verdict and called it a “victory of truth and justice” and a “joyous moment”. The reactions...
Lalu cooks special mutton for Rahul after SC victory
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and RJD chief Lalu Yadav met over dinner, hours after Gandhi’s conviction in the “Modi surname” defamation case was stayed by the Supreme Court, paving the way for his return to parliament as an MP. After a very public photo session, where the Rashtriya Janata...
Gundu Rao’s U-turn after praising Delhi mohalla clinic
Hours after praising the AAP government’s Mohalla Clinic initiative, Karnataka Health Minister and Congress leader Dinesh Gundu Rao on Friday said it is “overhyped” and he was left “disappointed” after a visit to one such facility. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), in a statement, alleged that Mr Rao received...
BJP slams HP govt for ‘propaganda’ against Centre
Politics over floods continued in Himachal Pradesh even as the hill state, battered by heavy rains, is struggling to limp back to normalcy. A day after chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu sought central assistance to put infrastructure back on track, the BJP has accused the state government of spreading...
Supreme Court stays Rahul Gandhi’s conviction
The Supreme Court today stayed the conviction of Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi in the criminal defamation case against him over his ‘Modi surname’ remark. The trial judge has awarded the maximum sentence of two years in the case, the top court observed in its judgement, adding that it would not...
Delhi services bill crosses Lok Sabha hurdle
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2023, which will replace an ordinance promulgated for handling the transfers and postings of senior officers in the city government. Amid a walkout by opposition parties, the bill sailed through the lower house...
Opposition drops demand for PM statement on Manipur
The opposition and the government are likely to arrive at a middle path over discussion on Manipur violence, ending days of deadlock. Dropping their demand for a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Opposition leaders have reportedly agreed for a discussion on situation in the northeastern state in...
Gehlot says CM post does not leave him despite his wish
“I sometimes think of leaving but the post of chief minister is not leaving me,” Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said on Thursday almost tongue-in-cheek. The Congress veteran’s remark came in response to a woman from Alwar who expressed her wish to see Gehlot continuing as the chief minister after...
BJP decries Delhi trip of entire Karnataka cabinet
Opposition BJP in Karnataka on Thursday took strong exception to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah taking his “entire cabinet” to New Delhi to meet the Congress high command, terming it “unprecedented” and “undemocratic” and an insult to the people of the state who have elected this government with a huge majority....
‘Ghamandia, not INDIA’, Modi tells Bihar MPs
In his meeting with Bihar MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party and other National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took potshots at the opposition front, saying it was not “INDIA” but “Ghamandia” (alliance of the arrogant), sources told CNN-News18. The PM also told the...
Opposition rift boosts govt hopes on Delhi bill
The Centre hopes to pass the Delhi Ordinance Bill in Lok Sabha today as the issue has exposed the fissures in the Opposition. While the ‘INDIA’ bloc remains united on the matter, pparties like Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) have refused to be...
Fadnavis says love jihad laws on anvil
“The Maharashtra government is mulling laws on love jihad,” Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday adding the state Police will be asked to create a standard operating procedure (SOP) to handle cases of women duped into inter-religious marriage with fake identities. During a discussion in the state...
Modi tells party MPs to be wary of opposition’s bait
Addressing a gathering of MPs from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday once again advised the lawmakers to watch their public statements to avoid controversies. “Stay away from controversy and controversial statements. Do not speak out of turn or without any context,” he...
Haryana panel to study social media activity before violence
The Haryana government on Wednesday said it was setting up a three-member committee to look into social media activity in the run-up to the Nuh violence. State home minister Anil Vij said social media played a significant role in fuelling the violence and the panel will be tasked with...
