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Karnataka Cong discontent over second poll list
Discontent seems to be brewing within a section of the Karnataka Congress, following the party’s announcement of its second list of candidates for the May 10 Assembly polls, as some ticket aspirants who did not make it have openly expressed displeasure. While some have decided to quit the party,...
DMK assails Governor’s ‘foreign hand’ remark on Sterlite stir
The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam-led Tamil Nadu’s ruling Secular Progressive Alliance is set to undertake protests on April 12 in front of the Raj Bhavan, Chennai, after governor RN Ravi said the May 2018 anti-Sterlite protests were funded by foreign interests that wanted to destabilise copper supply in the country....
Now BJP privilege move against Kharge, Jairam Ramesh
The BJP is submitting a breach of privilege notice in Rajya Sabha against Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Jairam Ramesh for allegedly “disrespecting the sanctity of the chair” by their remarks on Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar, ruling party sources said on Thursday. Two BJP MPs are moving the notice, they...
Kapil Sibal takes a swipe at PM’s social justice claim
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Friday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks on the BJP’s commitment to social justice, claiming that under this government the “rich get richer and the poor get poorer”. Addressing BJP members at the party’s 44th foundation day, Modi...
Gehlot regrets ‘low-level’ language by Scindia, Azad
Hitting back at Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad for targeting Rahul Gandhi, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said no one had thought that the duo would start speaking such a low level language against the Gandhi scion. He said the BJP...
Sidhu meets ‘mentor’ Rahul Gandhi and ‘guide’ Priyanka
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Thursday met his “mentor” Rahul Gandhi and “guide” Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Delhi for the first time after walking out of jail earlier this month. The cricketer-turned-politician, who appeared to have shed some weight, said his commitment to Punjab and his party leaders...
Siddaramaiah missing from Karnataka Cong second list
Former chief minister Siddaramaiah’s wish to stand from Kolar remained unaddressed as the second list of 42 candidates released by the Congress on Thursday did not have the name of the high-stakes assembly seat. The Kolar candidate is likely to feature in the third list, which will be...
Cong accuses govt of bid to distort history
The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of distorting history and “whitewashing with a vengeance” after certain content from NCERT textbooks was dropped, including on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination and the subsequent ban on the RSS for some time. The Opposition party slammed the BJP-RSS, saying that those who try...
Demand surfaces for Taj Mahal, Qutab Minar demolition
A legislator from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tear down monuments such as the Taj Mahal and Qutub Minar a day after the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) revised its books for several classes, removing chapters on the...
Dalit leader crosses over to AAP ahead of Jalandhar bypoll
In the high-stakes battle for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat, the challenge for the Congress got tougher on Monday when popular Dalit leader and former MLA Sushil Rinku crossed over to the AAP in presence of national convener Arvind Kejriwal and chief minister Bhagwant Mann. Rinku is most likely...
Karnataka Cong wants Rahul to focus on local issues, not Adani
On April 10, Rahul Gandhi will be back where the defamation and disqualification storm began: Kolar. And the Karnataka Congress is looking at the visit with mixed feelings. The decision to begin the campaign was taken by Team Rahul with the idea that he would show that by...
Nitish joins Mamata in alleging orchestrated riots in Bihar, Bengal
With the dust settling on communal disturbances in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday rejected charges of administrative laxity and vented spleen against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the BJP, vowing to expose those who had “orchestrated” the riots. The JD(U) leader also lambasted AIMIM chief Asaduddin...
India moving towards Ram Rajya, claims Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said India is moving towards ‘Ram Rajya’ with the government making every effort to work for the welfare of farmers, labourers, women and youths. Speaking at a function here for the release of Hindi poetic translation of ‘Ramcharitmanas’ by former bureaucrat Dhiraj Bhatnagar on...
Ghulam Nabi Azad says PM was ‘too generous’ towards him
Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Tuesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he was “too generous” to him, and never took any “revenge” despite his comments on several issues including Article 370, CAA among others. In an interview with news agency ANI, Azad said, “I must give...
Cong blames PM over China renaming places in Arunachal
a. The Congress took strong objection on Tuesday to China renaming several places in Arunachal Pradesh and said it is the result of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “clean chit” to the neighbouring country and his “eloquent silence” on Chinese actions at the border. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the...
Gadkari slams Rahul Gandhi over Savarkar remarks
The Savarkar row in Maharashtra continues with Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari’s latest attack against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his critical remarks on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar. Union Minister Gadkari on Tuesday thanked Rahul Gandhi for giving the BJP the opportunity to...
Row over leaders accompanying Rahul to court
Law Minister Kiren Rijiju alleged on Monday that the decision of Congress leaders to accompany Rahul Gandhi to a Surat court, where he will file an appeal against his conviction in a criminal defamation case, was a way of trying to exert “undue pressure” on the judiciary, a charge...
UPA regime saw more convictions of corrupt: Sibal
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked CBI not to spare the corrupt, independent MP Kapil Sibal on Tuesday questioned the conviction rate in the current government which was only 71 in 2016. PM to CBI :Don’t spare the corruptMarch 2016 :Jitender Singh told Parliament : 2013 :...
