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Modi talks about unifying country at BJP’s key meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggested to the party leaders present in the BJP’s national executive meeting on January 15 to undertake tasks that will be instrumental in unifying the country in the true sense in the context of the 2024 Lok Sabha poll. PM will address the concluding session...
Opposition questions EC move for remote voting machines
Matters surrounding legal, administrative aspects and logistical challenges for remote voting were discussed even as many Opposition parties on Monday questioned the need to deploy remote voting machines (RVMs). The Election Commission on Monday extended the date of submission of written views by political parties on various issues with...
Pilot asks Gehlot to act against ‘big sharks’ in exam paper leak
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Monday once again trained his guns on Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot – this time over the recent exam paper leak. Pilot, who was addressing farmers and the youth at a Kisan Sammelan in Nagaur’s Parbatsar, said the state government must act against the...
Mayawati rules out alliances in assembly, Lok Sabha polls
BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday ruled out an alliance with any party for the assembly polls in various states and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Key states of Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana would go for polls this year, besides states from the North-East. Speaking to reporters...
Rajasthan Cong continues to reel under Pilot-Gehlot cold war
There seems to be no end to the brewing cold war in Congress ruled Rajasthan. Cracks between the Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former deputy Sachin Pilot continues to widen. The two leaders have packed schedules the next couple of days albeit without unity being on the top...
Buzz about Lalu party’s compromise with BJP intensifies
Not all seems to be well in the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar. JD(U) parliamentary board chief Upendra Kushwaha has claimed that “delay” by the RJD in taking action against minister Chandra Shekhar and MLA Sudhaker Singh might give credence to speculations that Lalu Prasad’s party had struck a compromise with...
Terrorist killing video sent to Pak handlers
A man killed, allegedly by two arrested terror suspects in Delhi, was also beheaded, police sources have told NDTV. The identity of the victim is yet to be established. The police have recovered several body parts — among them his hand, which had a Trushul tatoo. The man, aged...
Sidhu Moose Wala’s father joins Rahul’s Yatra in Punjab
Balkaur Singh, father of late singer Sidhu Moose Wala, on Sunday joined Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra which is currently in Punjab. The padyatra resumed today from the Khalsa College Ground in Jalandhar after it was suspended for 24 hours in view of the death of Congress MP Santokh...
Gag order against ISRO satellite images of ‘sinking’ Joshimath
A day after an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) report revealed that Uttarakhand’s Joshimath saw a rapid sinking of 5.4 cm in just 12 days, the National Disaster Management Authority has barred government institutions from interacting with the media and sharing data on social media regarding ground subsidence. It...
BJP seeks action against TN minister for abusing governor
DMK leader Shivaji Krishnamoorthy’s landed in fresh trouble over the use of expletives in his speech against Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi over the latter’s address to the State Assembly with the BJP condemning the statement and demanding strict action. “If the Governor refuses to utter the name of...
Nitin Gadkari gets death threat from unknown caller
A threat call was received at the office of Union Minister Nitin Gadkari in Maharashtra on Saturday, the Nagpur Police said. An unknown person called thrice and threatened to kill him. He also threatened to blow up the office. The police are investigating the matter after a complaint from...
Body recovered after two held for terrorist links in Delhi
Delhi Police today found a dismembered body in North Delhi based on the information provided by two men arrested on terror charges. According to eyewitnesses, the body found had been chopped up in more than three pieces. Delhi Police’s Special Cell had arrested two men from the Bhalswa Dairy...
Sisodia alleges CBI raid at his office, denied by agency
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is carrying out raids at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s office, the AAP leader claimed. “Today again CBI has reached my office. They are welcome. They raided my house, raided my office, searched my locker, even conducted an investigation in my village....
Solution to Rajasthan tussle soon, promises Cong
In the backdrop of former Rajasthan deputy chief minster Sachin Pilot announcing public outreach events in the state, the Congress on Friday said its president Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders are working to find a solution to the party’s issues there that will strengthen the organisation. Amid his power...
Tharoor says BJP can lose 50 seats in 2024 poll
It will be “impossible” for the BJP to replicate its 2019 electoral triumph in 2024, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor claimed on Friday, and added that it is “conceivable” that the ruling party can lose “50 seats” in the Lok Sabha. The Thiruvananthapuram MP, who was speaking at the...
Cases filed against Bihar minister in Ramcharitmanas row
The row over Bihar education minister Chandrashekhar’s remarks on ‘Ramcharitmanas’ continued on Friday with the minister stating that he stands by his statements as he “spoke the truth” despite several petitions filed for hurting religious sentiments. Bihar’s Education Minister Chandrashekhar, who is from the RJD, landed in a fresh...
Cong MP dies of heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra
Congress MP Santokh Singh Chaudhary died of a heart attack during Bharat Jodo Yatra in Punjab this morning. He was 76. Santokh Singh Chaudhary, the party’s MP from Jalandhar, collapsed during the foot march in Punjab’s Phillaur. He was rushed to a hospital in Phagwara where he died later. Rahul Gandhi also...
Sukhu’s HP govt reinstates Old Pension Scheme
The Old Pension Scheme was approved by the Himachal Pradesh government during its first cabinet meeting on Friday. The move was termed a “Lohri gift” to 1.36 lakh employees, who are currently registered under the New Pension Scheme. When the new decision was taken, the employees were ecstatic and...
