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Maharashtra minister makes hero NCB cop turn villain
Mumbai/ New Delhi: In the Aryan Khan case, Maharashtra Minister Nawab Malik this morning escalated his attack on Sameer Wankhede, the anti-drugs agency officer leading the drugs-on-cruise investigation. After a witness alleged payoffs in the case, putting Mr Wankhede at the centre of bribery claims, Mr Malik alleged...
Yogi govt faces more flak in Supreme Court
New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government once again had a tough day in court today in the case involving farmers run over in Lakhimpur Kheri, allegedly by Union Minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra. The Supreme Court, questioning why there were “only 23 eyewitnesses” to the violence on October...
Sonia Gandhi stresses need for discipline, unity
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday emphasised on the need for discipline and unity, saying strengthening the organisation must override personal ambitions. Chairing a meeting of top party leaders to evolve a strategy for assembly elections in five states early next year, she said the party must redouble its...
Mamata says BSF jurisdiction move affront to federal structure
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday criticised the Centre’s move to extend the jurisdiction of the Border Security Force, alleging that it is an attempt to interfere into the federal structure of the country. The BJP-led central government had amended the BSF Act to authorise the...
UP Cong leaders join TMC, Mamata promises visit
Two senior Congress leaders of Uttar Pradesh, including party stalwart Kamalpati Tripathi’s grandson, on Monday joined the Trinamool Congress, while West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she is likely to visit that poll-bound state after the Chhat Puja. The two leaders, Rajeshpati Tripathi and his son Lalitpati Tripathi,...
Amarinder posts photos of Pak friend with Sushma Swaraj
Chandigarh: Former Punjab Chief Minster Amarinder Singh put up a spirited defence of his friend, Pakistani defence journalist Aroosa Alam, after state Home Minister Sukhjinder Randhawa’s threat of investigating her for links with the Pakistan intelligence agency ISI. Posting more than 10 photographs of the journalist with Indian dignitaries...
‘Order’ asking UP health dept staff to watch PM event alleged
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Monday cited a purported order issued by the Varanasi district magistrate, instructing the health workers to watch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s programme in the district over television and other modes. Chief Medical Officer Dr BB Singh said there was an order from the above...
Delhi Cong begins ‘Pol Khol Yatra’ ahead of civic polls
Ahead of next year’s municipal corporation elections, the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee on Monday commenced the ‘Pol Khol Yatra’ to expose the “empty promises” of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the AAP dispensation in Delhi. DPCC president Anil Chaudhary along with other Congress workers took to...
Modi to launch Swasth Bharat Yojana during UP visit today
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Uttar Pradesh on Monday. According to the Prime Minister’s office, at around 10.30 am in Siddharthnagar, PM Modi will inaugurate nine medical colleges in Uttar Pradesh. “Subsequently, at around 1.15 pm in Varanasi, Prime Minister will launch Pradhan Mantri...
Amarinder seen in Hindu-wooing gambit
Former Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s announcement to float a new party and ally with the BJP has set tongues wagging about his intentions ahead of the 2022 assembly election. Many in the Congress believe that Captain is trying to woo Hindus in urban areas, who make up...
China’s has a new Delta-driven Covid outbreak
China’s new Covid-19 infections will increase in coming days and the areas affected by the epidemic may continue to expand, a health official said. The current outbreak in China is caused by the delta variant from overseas, Wu Liangyou, an official at the National Health Commission, said at a...
Lalu Yadav’s homecoming capped by family drama
Patna: Although Bihar politician Lalu Yadav’s homecoming after three years was capped by his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav washing his feet outside his home, the fetching moment came only after a day of dramatic walkouts and heated statements. Tej Pratap, who has been decisively overtaken by brother Tejashwi...
MP Cong loses another MLA to BJP
In yet another jolt to the opposition Congress in Madhya Pradesh, party MLA Sachin Birla on Sunday joined the ruling BJP, days before the bypolls to Khandwa Lok Sabha seat and three Assembly constituencies in the state. He is the 27th Congress legislator to have joined the BJP since...
Punjab Cabinet opposes extension of BSF jurisdiction
Opposing the Centre’s move to extend the BSF’s area of jurisdiction in the state, the Punjab Cabinet on Monday said law and order is a state subject and the police force is capable of dealing with any situation. The Union government has amended the BSF Act to authorise the...
Opposition putting hurdles in development, says Nadda
Accusing opposition parties of trying to put hurdles in the government’s agenda of development, BJP president J P Nadda said on Monday that his party members have worked for the nation keeping in mind not only “political indicators” but also “social indicators”. In his address at the BJP’s national...
Amarinder to meet Amit Shah in 3rd visit to Delhi in a month
Amid growing speculations that he is set to launch his own political party and may even forge an alliance or seat adjustment with the BJP in election-bound Punjab, former chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh is set to meet Amit Shah in Delhi on Monday. This will be his third...
BSP demands 6-month ban on pre-poll surveys
New Delhi: Ban pre-poll surveys by media outlets six months before state and general elections to ensure voters can exercise their rights freely, fairly, and uninfluenced by the “misleading” projections which are “sponsored surveys”, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has appealed to the Election Commission. With just months to...
Police in Bhopal school after Pragya Thakur’s no to prayer
The back door of Kendriya Vidyala No 2 in Bhopal was closed and the police force was deployed inside the campus on Saturday after the Member of Parliament, Pragya Singh Thakur, made a surprise inspection at the school on Friday and found around 300 offering namaz in the school...
