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Kerala CM says Centre trying to ‘strangulate’ co-operative sector
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the co-operative sector is a great alternative in modern times, but the laws formulated by the union government show “concerted effort” to eliminate the sector itself. Vijayan, while inaugurating the 68th All India Cooperative Week celebrations, said the central government was...
Priyanka Gandhi rules out alliance, says Cong will win
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday ruled out any chances of a pre-poll alliance with other political parties for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due next year. “If Congress has to win, it will win on its own,” the 49-year-old said. Addressing the Congress party’s ‘Pratigya Sammelan-Lakshya...
Amravati curfew extended to four towns
The curfew in Maharashtra’s Amravati city was expanded on Sunday to include four more towns in the district after local BJP leaders staged a protest during a bandh, police said. Meanwhile, a total of 50 people were arrested by the police in connection with back to back incidents of...
Shivraj Chouhan says cow dung, urine can ‘strengthen economy’
[ad_1u Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday said the cow, as well as its dung and urine, can strengthen an individual’s economy and make the country financially capable. The government has developed cow sanctuaries and shelters but it will not work alone and requires participation...
Rahul Gandhi alleges Karnataka Bitcoin scam cover-up
The Congress on Saturday alleged a multi-crore Bitcoin scam and its cover-up by the BJP government in Karnataka and demanded that an independent investigation be conducted into the matter by a Supreme Court-monitored SIT. Former party chief Rahul Gandhi alleged that the scam is big but the cover-up is...
NCB seeks voice sample of Nawab Malik’s son-in-law
The Narcotics Control Bureau has moved a special court here seeking permission to obtain voice samples of NCP leader Nawab Malik’s son-in-law Sameer Khan and two others in a drugs case. Sameer Khan, along with two others, was arrested in the case in January this year but the special...
Rs 2 lakh for every protester arrested in Delhi tractor rally
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has announced financial help for 83 people arrested in Delhi after violence broke out during a farmers’ tractor rally on Republic Day this January. The move is likely to spark a controversy and set up Punjab’s Congress government and the Centre for a new battle....
Amit Shah says UP poll will set stage for 2024
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday told nearly 700 BJP workers in Varanasi in over an hour-long address that the BJP’s win in the Uttar Pradesh elections is “very important for the nation” and the victory in 2022 will pave the way for the party’s victory in 2024...
Ex-UP minister Prajapati, 2 others get life term in rape case
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati and two others were awarded life imprisonment for raping a woman by a special court on Friday. The court that hears cases against lawmakers also imposed a fine of Rs 2 lakh on each convict. Gayatri Prajapati and two other convicts Ashok...
Karnataka to have anti-conversion law
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Friday said the state will soon have an anti-religious conversion law. Speaking to reporters, Bommai said, “The state government is studying related laws enacted by other states and soon anti-conversion legislation will be formulated.” He was replying to a query on the...
After Gehlot, Sachin Pilot meets Sonia Gandhi
Congress MLA Sachin Pilot on Friday arrived to meet Sonia Gandhi at her residence in Delhi, a day after the party chief met Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot amid reports of a cabinet expansion to end the protracted power struggle between the duo in the state. The former deputy...
Now a tractor rally by BJP Kisan Morcha with eye on poll
In an attempt to woo farmers unhappy over the three new farm laws, the ruling BJP will be starting a statewide tractor rally in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2022 assembly election. The BJP Kisan Morcha will be managing the rally, which is being held from November 16 to...
Smriti Irani’s dig at Priyanka’s ‘ladki’ remark
New Delhi: “Ghar par ladka hai par lad nahin sakta (There is a boy at home who can’t fight)”, Union Minister Smriti Irani said on Thursday, countering Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s slogan “Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon (I’m a girl and can fight)” for her party. Ms...
Salman Khurshid ‘book bomb’ gives BJP ammo for UP polls
The turmoil over Salman Khurshid’s book doesn’t seem to be ending. It has brought out the differences within the Congress once again. In a statement, Ghulam Nabi Azad has disagreed with Khurshid’s purported comparison of Hindutva and ISIS. “We may not agree with Hindutva as a political ideology distinct...
BJP spent Rs252cr for poll campaign in 5 states, 60% in Bengal
The BJP spent Rs 252 crore in the assembly elections held in Assam, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala earlier this year with almost 60 per cent used for campaigning in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state. According to the Election Expenditure Statement submitted to the poll panel, of...
Amruta Fadnavis seeks apology from Nawab Malik for tweets
BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis’ wife Amruta Fadnavis on Thursday sent a legal notice to Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik, seeking apology for trying to link her with an alleged drug peddler by tweeting certain pictures. Malik, the chief spokesperson of the NCP, should tender unconditional apology within 48 hours and...
Shiv Sena leader wants Kangana Padma award revoked
Shiv Sena leader Neelam Gorhe on Thursday said actor Kangana Ranaut should face a sedition case for terming India’s independence as “alms”, and her Padma Shri award should be revoked. The actor is under fire after she said during a recent event organized by a news channel that the...
Hindu group accused of using forced labour at US temples
New York: A prominent Hindu organisation is facing new allegations in an updated lawsuit that it lured labourers from India and forced hundreds of workers to work for low wages at its temple sites across the United States. In May this year, a group of Indian workers had filed...
