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Opposition rejects Govt’s 4-party meet to resolve RS logjam
There is no resolution in sight for the stalemate in the Rajya Sabha over the suspension of 12 MPs as a united opposition on Sunday rejected the government’s outreach to resolve the logjam. Top sources in the opposition told PTI they will not attend the Monday morning meeting convened...
Bommai remark triggers rumours of his exit
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai in an emotional address to the people of his constituency Shiggaon in this district said nothing is permanent in this world including posts and positions, fuelling speculation in some quarters about his possible exit. “Nothing is eternal in this world. This life itself is...
Sidhu sees plot to disturb Punjab peace
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday condemned the alleged sacrilege attempts at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and at a gurdwara in Kapurthala, saying conspiracies are being hatched to disturb peace in the state. He also said “deliberate and malicious acts” intended to outrage religious feelings...
Minister calls Sidhu ‘political mercenary’
A senior minister in the Channi government carried out an all-out attack on Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday, acusing him of creating divisions in the party. Upset by Sidhu’s remarks at a rally yesterday, Minister for Technical Education Rana Gurjeet Singh issued a hard-hitting statement against...
Another sacrilege incident in Punjab leads to uproar
Another sacrilege issue has come to light in Punjab after a man was beaten to death for an act of “desecration” in Darbar Sahib – the Golden Temple. A man hailing from Uttar Pradesh jumped golden grills inside the sanctum sanctorum, picked a sword and reached near the place...
Modi to attend Goa Liberation Day event
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Goa on Sunday to attend Goa Liberation Day celebrations at Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium in Goa’s Taleigao at around 3 pm, informed the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). As per the PMO, the Prime Minister will felicitate the freedom fighters and...
RJD to launch protest against Bihar unemployment
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on Saturday hit out at the Nitish Kumar government for the “top to bottom” corruption in Bihar and said that the party will soon launch a state wide protest against growing unemployment. The leader of the opposition said RJD will also organize a...
Farmer leader Chaduni launches party to contest Punjab polls
Chandigarh: Farmer leader Gurnam Singh Chaduni on Saturday floated his political party to contest the Punjab Assembly polls next year and batted for opium farming in the state. The farmer leader told reporters in Chandigarh that their aim is to “purify” politics and bring good people forward. Chaduni was...
Now, Akhilesh Yadav aide targeted in tax raids
In a nauseating repetition of unleashing central agencies on adversaries, Income Tax searches were carried out this morning at the home of Samajwadi Party leader and spokesperson Rajeev Rai, who is also an aide of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Another Samajwadi Party leader has been raided...
More namaz protests in Gurgaon amidst tension
Gurgaon: Muslims in Haryana’s Gurgaon faced yet more protests from right-wing groups today while trying to offer namaz. Interruption of namaz in open spaces, particularly on government-owned land, has taken place every week for the past few months in the city, which is part of the national capital region. This...
Rahul, Priyanka padyatra in Amethi against inflation
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi is leading a footmarch in his former Lok Sabha constitutency of Amethi today against e rising inflation and government policies. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, his sister and the party’s UP in-charge, is part of this padyatra. The six-km foot march comes just a week after the...
Samajwadi MP’s shocker on marriage age
New Delhi: A day after the union cabinet approved the proposal to increase the legal age of marriage for women from 18 to 21 years, two Samajwadi Party leaders have come under criticism for expressing regressive views while opposing the move. While one linked marriage with fertility in women,...
Omicron spreading very fast worldwide, 101 cases In India
New Delhi: The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is “spreading rapidly” – there are now 101 cases in 11 states in India – the Health Ministry said Friday, warning that 19 districts were at high risk of a surge in COVID-19 cases. Faced with the threat of a...
Amarinder announces alliance With BJP
Amarinder Singh today announced an alliance with the BJP for the Punjab election, a move that had been anticipated ever since he quit the Congress last month. The former Punjab Chief Minister made the announcement after meeting with the BJP leadership in Delhi. He also tweeted photos hugging...
Shah says Modi has given a corruption-free Govt
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a corruption-free government in the last seven years and no one can question its intention when a decision is taken, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. Addressing the annual general meeting of FICCI, Shah also said one of the greatest achievements...
Karnataka ex-speaker faces backlash over rape remark
Former Karnataka speaker and senior Congress MLA KR Ramesh Kumar on Friday apologised for his controversial “when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy” remark that sparked a row in Karnataka on Thursday. Taking to Twitter, Kumar wrote, “I would like to express my sincere apologies to everyone for...
Siddaramiah vows to block anti-conversion bill in assembly
Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday accused the ruling BJP in Karnataka of trying to divert the attention of the people from real issues by bringing in emotive ones like “Love Jihad, Anti Conversion” with an aim to implementing its “hidden agenda”. Expressing confidence about the Congress coming to...
New prohibition of child marriage amendment bill on Dec 20
The government is likely to introduce the prohibition of child marriage amendment bill unifying the age of marriage of different communities to ensure a uniform marriage age on December 20. A s of now, the legal age of women to get married is 18 while that for men is...
