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Sidhu quits as Punjab Congress chief over Channi cabinet
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu has quit from his post amid reports of a rift with new chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his cabinet. Trouble started brewing on Sunday as a few hours before the new ministers were to take oath, some MLAs wrote to Sidhu, saying...
Court says Delhi riots were part of conspiracy
New Delhi: The Delhi riots of 2020 were planned and calculated to cause disruptions and were not triggered by any incident, the High Court said while refusing bail to one of the accused in the case on Monday. “The February 2020 riots were a conspiracy, planned and executed. They...
Bhabanipur bypoll hangs in balance as HC to deliver verdict
The Calcutta High Court will deliver its verdict on Tuesday on a PIL that challenged the decision of the Election Commission to hold a by-election to the Bhabanipur constituency from where West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting. The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) claimed that the Election Commission...
Welcome posters ahead of Kanhaiya’s Cong entry
New Delhi: Student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and Gujarat Dalit leader Jignesh Mevani are set to join the Congress today. Posters welcoming Kanhaiya Kumar to the party were put up outside the Congress office in Delhi this morning, hours ahead of the widely reported switch. Kanhaiya Kumar joined the CPI...
Priyanka dominaes UP Cong posters
In Western Uttar Pradesh, Congress posters have Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as the big face with a slogan “Congress is the only alternative in the state.” This is a clear message from the party that it will fight the UP elections with Priyanka as the face and will project itself...
Faleiro says more resignations from Cong in coming weeks
Former Congress leader from Goa Luizinho Faleiro on Monday said he will be working at both the local and national level of the Trinamool Congress. He said he had “nothing against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi“, and said more joinees were expected into the party. Sources said the leader’s...
BSP’s RS Kushwaha meets Akhilesh amidst defection rumours
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National General Secretary RS Kushwaha met Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today, triggering speculations of his shifting allegiance ahead of next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. However, the interaction at the Samajwadi Party office has been described by both sides as a “courtesy meeting”....
RSS calls Infosys ‘anti-national’, attacks Amazon over bribe
New Delhi: Less than a month after Panchjanya – a journal with roots in the RSS, the ruling BJP’s ideological mentor – attacked Infosys in one of its articles, accusing the information technology giant of an “anti national conspiracy” over repeated glitches in the income tax filing system, e-commerce behemoth...
Channi govt has 90 days to deliver
The 15-member rejigged Cabinet of Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi has just about 90 days to deliver and ‘undo the inaction’ under the previous regime as the Model Code of Conduct could kick in by end of this year. The Channi government plans to work overtime to give...
SC judge says India suffering from colonial-era laws
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge P S Narasimha today said India has suffered over 70 years due to colonial era laws and their interpretation and that de-colonialisation of laws is a constitutional mission for the judges. Justice Narasimha, who is set to become Chief Justice of India in 2027,...
Angela Merkel’s party loses to Social Democrats
Germany’s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday’s national election, projected results showed, and claimed a “clear mandate” to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel. The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) were on track for 26.0% of the...
Mamata hints at national ambition, steps up attack on BJP, Cong
As the campaign for the September 30 Bhowanipore bypoll enters the final lap, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek shared the stage on Sunday and indicated the start of a battle on the national front where the TMC could be an alternative to the BJP. Both the star campaigners made sure...
Goa’s Cong ex-CM Luizinho Faleiro joining TMC
Former Goa chief minister and close aide of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Luizinho Faleiro, is likely to join the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday at a mega press conference, sources told CNN-News18. Faleiro, who is arguably Goa’s tallest Congress leader, is currently the sitting MLA of Navelim constituency, a...
PM visits parliament building construction site at night
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited the construction site of the new parliament building in Delhi late this evening. PM Modi, clad in a white kurta churidar along with a safety helmet, was seen inspecting the work-in-progress. This was the first time that the Prime Minister was visiting the site...
Jitin Prasada takes oath as minister
Former Congress leader Jitin Prasada, BJP leaders Chhatrapal Singh, Paltu Ram, and four others are set to take oath as in the Uttar Pradesh government as Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expands his cabinet ahead of 2022 state assembly elections. Ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in the state, the...
Govt to tighten screws on Naxals, chock funds flow
Intensifying operations against the Naxals and chocking the flow of funds to them were the two key issues discussed at a high-level meeting chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by six chief ministers and top officials of four other states here on Sunday, sources said. Action...
Modi brings up Pak role in Afghanistan, terrorism angle
Washington: Pakistan’s role in Afghanistan and its involvement in terrorism were among the issues discussed in the Quad summit and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s bilateral discussions, Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said. Responding to a question on Pakistan’s support to terrorism during a press briefing in Washington, Mr Shringla...
Channi discusses cabinet formation with Rahul Gandhi
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi met Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Friday night and is learnt to have discussed the new Cabinet formation in the state, sources said. Channi was summoned to Delhi by the Congress high command to discuss the expansion of the Cabinet, just hours after...
