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Cong demands Smriti Irani apology to President
Days after his controversy for referring to President Droupadi Murmu as ‘Rashtrapatni’, Congress MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday has written to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, calling on Union Minister Smriti Irani to issue an “unconditional apology” for yelling the name ‘Droupadi Murmu’ without using the prefix ‘President.’...
ED arrests Sena’s Sanjay Raut after questioning, raids
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut was arrested at midnight after over six hours of questioning in an alleged land scam case, news agency PTI reported. Raut, 60, alleged he was being targeted by the Centre to weaken Team Thackeray. Enforcement Directorate officials had searched Raut’s home for the most...
“You’re alive because of Narendra Modi”: Bihar minister
Bihar minister Ram Surat Rai on Friday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, under whose leadership India ran the world’s biggest vaccination drive during the Covid-19 pandemic, and credited him for saving the lives of Indians. “If you are alive, the credit goes to Narendra Modi. He developed...
Cong says ‘Operation Lotus’ in Jharkhand exposed
The Congress on Saturday alleged that the BJP’s “Operation Lotus” in Jharkhand has been exposed after police stopped a car ferrying three MLAs of the grand old party with a huge amount of cash in West Bengal’s Howrah. The Congress has been accusing the BJP of trying to topple...
Cong plans ‘PM house gherao’, march to Rashtrapati Bhawan
The Congress on Saturday announced that it has planned to gherao Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence and march to Rashtrapati Bhawan from Parliament as part of massive countrywide protests against price rise and unemployment. The protest, which will be held on August 5, comes amid multiple disruptions in...
Shinde says there will be earthquake if he starts speaking
In a veiled warning to Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said there will be an “earthquake” if he started speaking. Questioning Thackeray’s decision to join hands with the NCP and Congress, Shinde also said he knew what happened to late Sena leader...
Teesta, Sreekumar accused of ‘fabrication’ denied bail
Activist Teesta Setalvad was denied bail in the 2002 Gujarat riots case on Saturday. The sessions court in Ahmedabad also denied bail to former DGP RB Sreekumar. Both were arrested for allegedly fabricating documents to frame innocent people in the 2002 riots cases. Additional principal judge DD Thakkar said...
Massive row over Maha Governor’s comments on Mumbai
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari’s comments that “Mumbai will have no money” if the Gujaratis and Rajasthanis were to leave triggered a massive controversy on Saturday, forcing Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to state that he disagreed with the governor. As Opposition leaders slammed Koshyari and sought an apology from...
Chowdhury apologises to Prez Murmu for ‘Rashtrapatni’ remark
After facing a massive backlash over his ‘rashtrapatni’ remark, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday apologised to President Droupadi Murmu and said that he mistakenly used an incorrect word for her. A major political row broke out over his objectionable remark in the Lok Sabha with the ruling...
Delhi Govt to go back to old retail liquor policy
With the Lieutenant Governor recommending a CBI probe into the implementation of the new excise policy, the Delhi government has decided to go back to the old regime of retail liquor sale in the city, officials said on Friday. The Excise Policy 2021-22, which was extended twice after March...
Naveen Patnaik demands special status for Odisha
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik demanded special status for Odisha during the meeting with NITI Aayog Vice Chairman. Ruling BJD said that the demand for special status will be intensified further. BJP said that the issue should be raised in the proper forum. Congress has said that both BJJ-BJP has merged. That’s...
One month in office, no sign of Shinde Cabinet expansion
The Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government, which came to power after a high-voltage political drama, is completing one month in office on Saturday, but there is still no clarity on when the cabinet expansion will take place. Shinde took oath as chief minister on June 30, a day after Uddhav...
Swatantra Dev Singh rsigns as Uttar Pradesh BJP chief
t Swatantra Dev Singh resigned as the Uttar Pradesh BJP chief days after his tenure ended earlier this month. Sources close to the former UP BJP chief confirmed that the BJP leader gave his resignation four days ago. Recently, Singh had completed his three-year tenure as BJP state president....
Ghosh says foundation laid for Mamata-mukt Bengal
The arrest and subsequent sacking of Partha Chatterjee — former minister in the Mamata Banerjee government — after his name surfaced in the SSC scam is too little and too late, BJP MP and former Bengal chief Dilip Ghosh told News18.com in an interview. Hitting out at the chief...
Kejriwal denied clearance for Singapore trip as speaker
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has missed the chance to participate in the “World Cities’ Summit” in Singapore, where he was one of the speakers. The Chief Minister has missed the deadline for travel formalities — not only was he refused clearance for the visit, it came too late,...
‘Hang me… don’t involve madam’: Adhir on ‘Rashtrapatni’
Rajya Sabha was adjourned for almost an hour on Thursday as the Opposition stuck to its demand for a discussion on price rise and the treasury benches sought an apology from Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury over his “rashtrapatni” remark on President Droupadi Murmu. Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu took...
Badal dissolves Shiromani Akali Dal party structure
Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday dissolved the entire organisational structure of the party as per the recommendations of a poll review committee formed to analyse the drubbing the party received in the Punjab assembly elections as well as the recently held Lok Sabha bypolls. All...
Suspended MPs continue symbolic protest on second day
Braving mosquitoes and rain, suspended Rajya Sabha MPs, including CPI’s Santosh Kumar and AAP’s Sanjay Singh, spent the night near the Gandhi statue in Parliament complex as part their 50-hour protest. The entrance to the Parliament has now been chosen as the site of the Opposition protest as it...
