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BJP promises free laptops, scooties in Manipur
From free scooties to college-going girl students to laptops and a medical college in Manipur, the BJP vowed these among several others in its election manifesto released by party president JP Nadda in Imphal on Thursday. Nadda, who was dressed in a traditional Manipuri ‘gamcha’ (stole) and ‘ningam samji’...
Pragya Thakur says hijab won’t be tolerated
Amid growing outrage over Muslim students in Karnataka being denied permission to wear hijabs, controversial BJP MP Pragya Thakur – out on bail as a key accused in the Malegaon blasts terror case – warned women against wearing one in public at all, saying “it will not be tolerated”....
Manish Tewari tweet points to more trouble in Cong
It’s no secret that the Congress is falling apart like a pack of cards. Several desertions of veterans close to the Gandhis have put the top brass in a tough spot as it tries to keep its house in order, especially during election season. Among the many challenges for...
Modi attacks Channi, Priyanka over ‘UP, Bihar ke Bhaiye’ remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today attacked Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his “UP, Bihar ke bhaiye” comment and even targeted Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying the “family from Delhi was clapping”. “What the Congress Chief Minister said here, on which the family from Delhi was clapping,...
Modi calls KCR on birthday despite his scathing attack
Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao this morning to wish him on his birthday. Mr Rao, or KCR, thanked the PM and “nothing else was discussed”, sources in the Chief Minister’s Office told NDTV. This is their first interaction after KCR skipped meeting or...
TMC sweeps civic polls, but Left may be catching up
The Trinamool Congress made a clean sweep in the recent civic polls to four municipal corporations in West Bengal — Bidhannagar, Siliguri, Chandannagar and Asansol. A total of 203 candidates were in the fray in 41 wards in Bidhannagar, while 200 contested in 47 wards in Siliguri civic body....
Uddhav invites Telangana CM for Sunday lunch
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has been invited to lunch by his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday (February 20), his office said today. Mr Rao’s office said he had told Uddhav Thackeray: “You are doing good work. Keep it up. Hum aapke saath hain (we are with...
VHP activists held after bid to recite Chalisa at Taj Mahal
Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists were detained after they made an attempt to enter the Taj Mahal premises to recite the Hanuman Chalisa there. The programme was designed as a counter protest to the Karnataka hijab row. Vice president of VHP Braj region, Ashish Arya, who led the...
Modi, Shah, Mamata, others pay tribute to Bappi Lahiri
Legendary musician Bappi Lahiri died Tuesday night following multiple health issues. He was 69. He died at the CritiCare Hospital in Juhu, Mumbai due to obstructive sleep apnea shortly before midnight, said a doctor. Lahiri was known for popularising disco music in India in the 80s and 90s. He composed songs...
Hardik Patel moves HC to stay conviction in rioting
In view of the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled to be held in December, Congress leader Hardik Patel has approached the High Court seeking an urgent hearing on his plea against conviction in the 2015 Visnagar riot case. Patel’s lawyer on Monday sought from the court of Justice B...
Rahul accuses Kejriwal of being soft to terrorists
Raising the pitch ahead of Sunday’s Punjab elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a stinging attack on Aam Aadmi Party boss and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday, seemingly accusing the rival of being soft on terrorists and untrustworthy on national security. “Whatever happens, a leader of Congress...
Tejashwi says Lalu ‘not guilty’ in people’s court
RJD president Lalu Prasad’s younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday asserted that his father, who was convicted in yet another fodder scam case, was “never guilty” in Janta ki Adalat’ (people’s court). Talking to journalists here shortly after a special CBI court in Ranchi gave its...
Ex-minister Ashwani Kumar quits Cong citing ‘dignity’
Former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar today quit the Congress, his party of more than four decades, calling it a decision that was “consistent with my dignity”. Ashwani Kumar was Law Minister in the Manmohan Singh-led Congress government between 2009 and 2014. In his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia...
Akhilesh claims historic voting in two phases of UP poll
Claiming “historic voting” for the SP-RLD candidates, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said the people have subdued the “garmi” (haughtiness) of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the first two phases of the UP assembly elections. Yadav took on Adityanath saying he used to claim ahead of the...
Channi says he was grounded by PM’s flight
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi alleged today that he was forced to miss Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s rally as he was denied permission to fly because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit. “Charanjit Channi is a Chief Minister, he’s not a terrorist that you are stopping him from...
US says India driving force of Quad
India is a driving force of the Quad and an engine for regional growth, said the White House, days after foreign ministers of the countries, which are part of the grouping, met in Melbourne. The Quad or Quadrilateral Security Dialogue comprises India, the US, Japan and Australia. During the...
TMC clean sweep in 4 municipal corporations
Nine months after its landslide win in the West Bengal assembly polls, the Trinamool Congress on Monday reaffirmed its dominance among urban voters as it made a clean sweep in the elections to four municipal corporations. The TMC retained control of Bidhannagar, Chandernagore and Asansol municipal corporations and wrested...
Mamata excludes Cong from anti-BJP alliance
Having reached out to regional satraps M K Stalin and K Chandrasekhar Rao to push for an anti-BJP alliance a day before, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sought to edge the Congress out of any such prospective formation, saying no regional outfit shares cordial relations with...
