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ECI still reviewing AAP’s national party status
More than three months since the Aam Aadmi Party declared itself a national party, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday said it was still reviewing the party’s status. Speaking to the media, chief election commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar said the poll body will soon come back to this....
Delhi govt calls Covid meet as daily cases, positivity spike
Delhi government has called for an emergency meeting today over the alarming rise of coronavirus cases in the national capital. Yesterday, Delhi’s COVID-19 cases climbed to 300 for the first time since August 31 last year, while the positivity rate climbed to 13.89 per cent, according to data shared...
Gehlot charges Centre with role in cases against opponents
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday alleged that the Union Home Ministry orders filing of cases against the leaders of opposition parties and then monitors these cases. The home ministry has put in place a system to monitor the cases against opposition parties, Gehlot also claimed while raising...
Twitter blocks Pak govt official account In India
Twitter has blocked the Pakistan government’s account from being viewed in India in response to a legal demand, according to a notice on the social media platform on Thursday. The company’s guidelines compel it to withhold entire accounts in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court...
EC announces single phase Karnataka poll on May 10
The Election Commission on Wednesday announced key dates ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections 2023. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar addressed a press conference at 11:30 am during which he made the announcement. The poll panel had issued an invite to announce the election schedule. The term of the...
Cong to tone down Savarkar rhetoric on Pawar counsel
Amid strains in the Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi alliance over Rahul Gandhi’s strident criticism of V D Savarkar, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stepped in to play the peacemaker by conveying Shiv Sena’s concerns on the issue to the Congress leadership. Opposition leaders said Congress has agreed to tone down...
Thakur suspects Rahul victim of Cong conspiracy
Why no eminent lawyer of the Congress came to the aid of Rahul Gandhi when he was convicted in a defamation case leading to his disqualification from Parliament, Union Minister Anurag Thakur asked on Tuesday and wondered if it was deliberate and part of a conspiracy within the party....
Minister claims credit for toppling Uddhav govt
Shiv Sena leader and Maharashtra Health Minister Tanaji Sawant has made a sensational claim about how he executed the plan to topple Uddhav Thackeray’s government when he was denied a cabinet berth. Sawant, who was addressing people in Paranada town of Dharashiv district during a local wrestling competition, said,...
Mamata dharna against Centre denying Bengal its due
It will be a day of dharnas and rallies in Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee will begin a 48-hour sit-in dharna near Dr BR Ambedkar’s statue at Red Road (Indira Gandhi Sarani) on Wednesday, demanding central funds. “I will do this (dharna) as the chief minister of...
BJP resents Jagan move for SC status to Dalit Christians
In a move that has stoked massive controversy, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress government on March 24 passed a resolution that promises to provide Scheduled Caste (SC) status to Dalits who converted to Christianity. The state government justified its decision arguing that Dalit Christians were...
Watching Rahul Gandhi’s case in courts, says US
The United States is watching Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s case in Indian courts, US Department of State Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday (local time), adding that the US engages with the Indian government on a shared commitment to democratic values, including freedom of expression. “Respect for...
Opposition parties chalk out strategy to intensify protest
Leaders of 18 opposition parties attended a strategy meeting at Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence and discussed the way forward. Former Congress presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi were also present in the meeting. Leaders of the Trinamool Congress, Aam Aadmi...
BJP advises ‘serious introspection’ to Cong
The BJP on Monday slammed the Congress, asking it to “do serious introspection” and ponder over what is acceptable in a political and legal system. Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s comments came amidst escalated agitation by the Congress over the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi from Lok Sabha and the...
Yediyurappa’s house attacked over reservation
Former Karnataka CM and veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa’s house was attacked in Shikaripura town of Shivamogga district by members of the Banjara community on Monday. Protestors also resorted to stone-pelting, injuring some policemen during a protest against the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes (SCs) announced by the state...
TMC, BJP face-off over President’s Bengal visit
The visit of President Droupadi Murmu to West Bengal has also sparked a political face-off between the Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party. On Monday, the state’s TMC government organised a grand reception for India’s first tribal woman President, but the BJP was absent. The saffron party alleged that...
Shah hails Karnataka scrapping of 4% Muslim reservation
Saying that it was “constitutionally invalid,” Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday lauded Karnataka’s decision to scrap four per cent reservation for Muslims under 2B Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category. Shah also slammed the Congress party for introducing the reservation in the first place, and called it “vote bank politics.”...
Akhilesh roots for backing regional parties to fight BJP
In a remark apparently meant for the Congress, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the national parties should support regional parties fighting the Bharatiya Janata Party in their states. While answering a question on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from the Lok Sabha, the former UP chief...
China skips confidential G20 meet in Arunachal
China skipped a confidential G20 meeting held in India on Sunday, sources said. The meeting was held in Itanagar, the capital city of Arunachal Pradesh, a northeastern state that China claims is a part of Tibet. India has rejected such claims in the past and maintains Arunachal is its...
