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Mamata ‘mute spectator’ to violence against women: BJP
The BJP on Wednesday charged that ’jungle raj’ prevailed in West Bengal and demanded Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s resignation after the state was rocked by protests and clashes over the claims of sexual harassment of women in the state’s Sandeshkhali area. Addressing a press conference here, BJP national spokesperson...
Rahul demands justice for Pulwama terror attack victims
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said countless questions are yet to be answered on the Pulwama terror attack and asked when will the security personnel killed in the assault get justice. On the anniversary of the terror attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2019,...
Massive traffic jams at Delhi borders as farmers resume march
Protesting farmers will soon resume their march towards Delhi after a night halt. A fresh attempt will be made to push forward against a huge security deployment to reach the capital with a list of their key demands. The protesting farmers had declared a “ceasefire” last night and promised...
Cong promises MSP guarantee to win over protesting farmers
The Delhi Chalo march of protesting farmers has also set in motion competitive politics to woo them and favourably shape public perception as the Lok Sabha elections near. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which is in power at the Centre, has been listing out the many initiatives of the Narendra...
BJP workers clash with police in another Bengal town
In a late-night drama, a political storm over the ongoing tensions in Bengal’s Sandeshkhali took a violent turn in another part of the state on Tuesday. A violent clash broke out between the workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by the party’s state chief Sukanta Majumdar, and...
Nawaz Sharif nominates brother Shehbaz as PM candidate
In a surprise development, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz on Tuesday nominated its president Shehbaz Sharif as the prime ministerial candidate of Pakistan instead of the party supremo and three-time former premier Nawaz Sharif. Taking to X, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif, 74, has nominated...
Ajmal sparks a row with marriage ‘energy’ remark
The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badaruddin Ajmal recently courted another controversy with his remarks on polygamy when he said “People who are energetic and can go for more than one marriage.” The AIUDF leader, who is revered as a ‘Maulana’, was speaking against the Uniform Civil...
ED summons Farooq Abdullah for questioning in money-laundering
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah has been summoned to appear before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on February 13 in connection with the federal agency’s investigation into alleged irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) in 2018. The National Conference (NC) president has been asked...
Farmers firm on Delhi Chalo march after talks fail
Protesting farmers from Punjab are bent on marching to Delhi today as the Union ministers’ five-plus-hour meeting with them remained inconclusive. There has been no resolution on the main demand of the farmers — the maximum support price for crops. The farmers’ meeting with Union ministers in Chandigarh —...
Akhilesh accuses BJP govt of deceit in the name of farmers
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the BJP government of following the ”policy of deceit in the name of farmers” and alleged it was taking ”anti-democratic steps” to stop farmers from going to Delhi. ”The character of the BJP is no less contradictory. On one hand, the...
