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Sena says Shinde is scared of Karnataka CM in border row
The Maharashtra-Karnataka border row intensified on Monday with leaders from Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Congress and Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) being denied entry into Belagavi in Karnataka, that is at the centre of the border dispute. As the 10-day session of the Karnataka Legislature commenced in Belagavi amid tight...
CBI reopens probe against Lalu Yadav in Railway case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has reopened a corruption case against former chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, months after the Bihar reversal in which his party tied up with Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) and formed the government. The CBI had in 2018 started a probe into...
IB questioning people who talked to Rahul, alleges Cong
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday alleged that those who interacted with Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra are being questioned by the Intelligence Bureau. Denying any secrecy pertaining to the Yatra, the Congress leader also took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister...
China, Pak together, so war will be with both, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that China and Pakistan are preparing together and if there is a war, then it will be against both countries. In a YouTube video on Rahul Gandhi’s channel, while interacting with Armed Forces’ veterans during the Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress MP said,...
Gehlot claims no anti-incumbency in Rajasthan
As Congress marked fours years of being in power in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday said that there is no anti-incumbency in the state and there could no bigger achievement than this. “Even after four years, the people of Rajasthan are not against the state government. Usually,...
Conman Sukesh shoots off another letter accusing AAP
Conman Sukesh Chandrasekhar has written a fresh letter alleging Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of sending “threats and offers” and said he would “expose” the AAP national convenor and minister Satyendar Jain. Sukesh released the letter through his counsel, advocate Ashok K Singh on Sunday. In the latest letter,...
Opponents of UCC against Ambedkar’s ideals: BJP
Describing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) as essential for the unity and integrity of the country, the BJP has said that the parties and leaders opposing it are against the ideals of Bhimrao Ambedkar. It is clearly evident from the attitude of the BJP that the Central government can...
China says ready to work with India amid border tension
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Sunday, said that China is ready to work with India through steady and sound growth of the relations, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry website. While addressing the reporters on China’s relations with India, Wang said, “China and India have maintained communication through...
Kamal Haasan says ‘inner voice’ prompted him to join yatra
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday said as he joined Congress leader Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra in Delhi after he heard his inner voice say “Bharat jodne ki koshish karo, todne ki nahi,” (try to unite India instead of dividing). The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader, who had said...
Storm over Kirti Azad’s tweet on Modi’s attire
Former cricketer and Trinamool Congress leader Kirti Azad’s alleged derogatory comment on a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi wearing a traditional Khasi attire is now getting reactions from all sections of the public in West Bengal. The comment was condemned by the chief ministers of at least three...
Buzz over Gehlot starting political school after retirement
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot’s statement of “starting political classes after his retirement” has triggered a major debate in the political circles of the desert state. Gehlot, when asked to speak on the political model of Rajasthan during a press conference on Saturday ( December 17) organised on four...
Court orders survey of Shahi Idgah mosque
A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Mathura today ordered the survey of the Shahi Idgah Mosque, said to be built on the “Krishna Janmabhoomi” or the birthplace of Lord Krishna, by the Archaeological Survey of India from January 2. The report will be submitted after January 20. The court passed the...
India re-introduces covid negative certificate at airports
The Health Ministry has given a fresh six-point advisory to the states to face any Covid emergency amid rising cases in neighbouring China. India has reported a handful of the BF.7 strain that’s running amok in China. All travellers coming from China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand...
Rahul’s Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Delhi
The Congress’ ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, led by party MP Rahul Gandhi, entered Delhi early this morning amid calls by the Health Minister to follow Covid protocols. Delhi Congress Chief Anil Chaudhary and party workers welcomed Rahul Gandhi, other party leaders and the padyatris at Badarpur Border as they entered the...
Cong wants Ghulam Nabi Azad stripped of Padma award
Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) president Vikar Rasool Wani on Monday said former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad should be stripped of his Padma award for “compromising national security.” Former Congress leader and Democratic Azad Party chief Azad had recently said that when he was the J-K...
No clear proof of Ram Setu existence, says govt
A bridge between India and Sri Lanka, described in the Indian epic Ramayana that has fomented a debate about whether it is mythology or history, can’t be “accurately” proved to have existed, the government said in parliament on Thursday. However, “there is some kind of an indication, direct or...
Cong MP claims Messi was born in Assam, retracts
In light of football legend Lionel Messi’s legendary FIFA World Cup win against France on Sunday, Congress MP Abdul Khaleque took to Twitter to congratulate him. However, he also talked about Messi’s “Assam Connection” and claimed the football player was born in Assam. In a tweet that was later...
BJP talks like lion, acts like mouse, says Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge alleged that the BJP government “talks like a lion outside the country, but is acting like a mouse within” as it is unable to take on China for indulging in incursions along the border and is running away from a debate on the issue in...
