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Gopalkrishna Gandhi as president candidate choice
With the Opposition seeking to put up a united fight in the presidential poll, some leaders have reached out to former West Bengal governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi as a possible choice, sources said on Tuesday. Gandhi was the consensus opposition candidate for the post of vice president of India...
Aaditya asked to get off CM’s car by PM security
Aaditya Thackeray had a surprise waiting for him before Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Mumbai on Tuesday. The prime minister’s security asked the state environment minister to de-board chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s car as his name was not on the list of people scheduled to receive Modi. Hence, Aaditya...
Chidambaram says lucky to get away with hairline crack
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram, who along with party colleagues participated in a protest march as Rahul Gandhi appeared before the ED, said three big, burly policemen crashed into him and he was lucky to get away with a “suspected hairline crack”. Congress leaders and workers took to...
VHP mass Hanuman Chalisa prayer in Delhi temples
The VHP’s Delhi unit on Monday called on people in the city to assemble in temples and participate in mass recitations of Hanuman Chalisa on June 14 to register protest against the June 10 violence in parts of the country. In a statement, the Vishva Hindu Parishad alleged violent...
No going back on bulldozers for troublemakers, says UP Dy CM
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Friday warned that there is no place in the state for those obstructing development work and bulldozers will continue to be used against troublemakers. Talking to reporters after addressing the BJP’s ‘Garib Kalyan Sammelan’ here, Pathak said the rule of law...
TRS chief undecided on attending Mamata’s meet
With Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee calling an all-party meeting, barring the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ahead of the upcoming presidential elections on June 15, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief K Chandrashekar Rao has been in a dilemma, say sources. The Telangana chief minister is focusing on the...
Rahul summoned again today after questioning for 10 hours
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi was questioned for more than ten hours yesterday in an alleged money laundering case connected to the National Herald newspaper. Sources said he has been summoned again today for further questioning. The Enforcement Directorate had summoned Rahul Gandhi and mother, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, for questioning...
Lankan official alleges Modi pressure in favour of Adani
A Lankan official has resigned after triggering a massive controversy with his claim that an energy project in Sri Lanka was awarded to industrialist Gautam Adani’s group after Prime Minister Narendra Modi pressured President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. MMC Ferdinando, the chairman of Sri Lanka’s Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB), quit three...
Cong march against Rahul’s questioning denied permission
The Congress plans for a show of strength in connection with Rahul Gandhi’s questioning by Enforcement Directorate with a march to the ED offices has received a jolt, with the Delhi police refusing to allow it. Permission was denied in view of the “communal and law and order situation,”...
UP police claims illegal arms found in demolished house
The main accused in Prayagraj violence, Javed Mohammed, had illegal weapons and objectionable posters at his home, the Uttar Pradesh police have claimed. A search was conducted at his house before this morning’s demolition, the police said. “We have found a 12 bore illegal pistol and a 315 bore...
Nadda, Rajnath to talk to other parties on president poll
The BJP on Sunday authorised its president J P Nadda and Union minister Rajnath Singh to hold consultations with different political parties, including those in the opposition, on the president’s election, in what is being seen as an outreach by the ruling party to arrive at a consensus...
Sonia in hospital, party says her condition stable
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has been admitted to a hospital in Delhi because of Covid-related issues, the party announced on Sunday, adding that she was stable and under observation. “Congress President, Smt. Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital today owing to Covid related issues. She is stable...
Seoul claims multiple artillery shots by North Korea
North Korea on Sunday fired multiple artillery shots between 8:07 a.m. and 11:03 a.m. local time, South Korea’s military said, in another show of force a day after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to boost the reclusive nation’s military power. The Joint Chiefs of Staff gave no other details...
Haryana Cong MLA expelled for RS poll cross-voting
Congress President Sonia Gandhi today expelled Haryana Congress MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi from all party positions including the post of a special invitee to the Congress Working Committee with immediate effect. Haryana Congress sources had earlier indicated that action was sought against Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi for cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha...
Jinping’s opponents challenge bid for 3rd term
As Chinese President Xi Jinping is eyeing to secure a third term in office, his political opponents are challenging this bid of the President at a time when his much-criticized strict “Zero-COVID” policies have brought the entire nation to the brink of economic collapse. Xi obviously faced an ever-increasing...
Bengal BJP chief held on way to violence-hit Howrah
West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar and his aides were arrested on Saturday while trying to visit violence-affected areas in Howrah district where Section 144 is currently imposed. Majumdar was arrested from Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza in Howrah and taken to Lalbazar HQ of Kolkata Police. The BJP leader...
Violence in Ranchi over remarks on Prophet Muhammad
Two people died and 10 others were injured in the violence in Ranchi during protests against suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma’s remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Authorities at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences confirmed that two people brought to the hospital after the protesters clashed with police have succumbed...
Over 130 held in UP’s Prayagraj, Saharanpur
10 People pelted stones at police personnel in Prayagraj and Saharanpur and protests broke out after Friday prayers in at least four other cities in Uttar Pradesh over a now-suspended BJP leader’s recent remarks on Prophet Mohammad. Police have arrested more than 130 people from six districts of the...
