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CBI files new case in Akhilesh’s Gomti river project
The CBI today filed a fresh case in connection with the alleged irregularities in the 1,500 crore Gomti riverfront development project in Uttar Pradesh’s capital Lucknow. The project was carried out by the previous Samajwadi Party government but the then Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav is not named as...
Pranab’s son to quit Cong, join TMC
Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of former president Arnab Mukherjee is gearing up to join the Trinamool Congress. Abhijit Mukherjee has been a two-term MP in the Lok Sabha in his father’s seat of Jangipur and has been in talks with the TMC leadership for the past few...
Amarinder launches fire-fighting ahead of elections
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is on a fire-fighting spree since returning from Delhi 12 days ago with an 18-point to-do list handed over by the Congress Committee. The committee was set up to resolve the disputes within the party unit in the poll-bound state. From July 1,...
Mayawati blames SP, Cong for failure of rule of law in UP
BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party and Congress governments and the current BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh of misusing official machinery and failing to establish the rule of law in the state. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said, “As it is known...
RSS chief denounces lynching in the name of cow protection
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said those who lynch people in the name of protecting “holy animal” cow are going against Hindutva. He also asserted that the DNA of all Indians is the same and urged Muslims not to get “trapped in the cycle of...
Fadnavis does not rule out renewal of ties between BJP, Shiv Sena
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are “not enemies” though there are differences of opinions on certain issues between them and added there are no “ifs and buts” in politics. Responding to a query on whether there is a possibility...
Cong blasts Govt silence over Rafale probe
New Delhi: The Congress today lashed out at the Narendra Modi government’s alleged silence over recent developments around India’s Rs 59,000-crore Rafale jet deal. It said huge amounts of money were paid to middlemen in the deal, according to documents available now. With inputs from NDTV
TMC refuses to budge on Tushar Mehta
The TMC on Sunday continued its tirade against Solicitor General Tushar Mehta over his reported meeting with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, as the ruling party’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien said the senior advocate should not act as the saffron camps lackey. O’Brien, in a tweet, said Mehta should...
Cong says BJP changing CMs like toys
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP leadership saying it has thrown Uttarakhand into political instability and betrayed its people by repeatedly changing chief minister like toys. BJP leader Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as the state’s chief minister on Friday after holding the post for less than...
Akhilesh accuses BJP of making a mockery of Zila Panchayat polls
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday lashed out at the ruling BJP hours after the results of zila panchayat chairman posts elections were announced on Saturday. The BJP has bagged 67 out of 75 seats while SP managed to get only six. Alleging...
National cyber security strategy soon
The government will release a new cybersecurity strategy this year, National Cyber Security Coordinator Lt Gen (Retd) Rajesh Pant said at an event organised by Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI). He said the strategy would holistically cover the entire ecosystem of cyber space in India. The government is...
Karnataka relaxes Covid curbs; no weekend curfew from next week
Karnataka today announced the lifting of weekend curfew starting next week as it treads cautiously even as daily Covid cases continue to drop. The night curfew will, however, continue to be in place from 9 pm to 5 am across the state, a government order said. Karnataka, which reported...
TMC to meet President for Tushar Mehta’s removal
# Raising the pitch over its demand for removal of Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta because of his “meeting” with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, the Trinamool Congress on Saturday said that it would meet President Ram Nath Kovind to press for the issue. TMC Deputy leader in the...
Pushkar Singh Dhami to be youngest Uttarakhand CM
Dehradun: Pushkar Singh Dhami, the 45-year-old new Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, is the hill state’s youngest ever Chief Minister. Previously, Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank became the youngest leader in the top job when he became Chief Minister at age 49. Dhami is a two-time BJP MLA who represents Khatima constituency...
Impressive BJP show in UP local body polls
Lucknow: The BJP is surging ahead in the Uttar Pradesh local body elections, with a projection of winning over 60 seats in the zila panchayat chairperson election where 75 seats are at stake. Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party, which was expected to make a big show, is forecast to win only...
Pushkar Singh Dhami to be new Uttarakhand CM
Pushkar Singh Dhami was today chosen by the Uttarakhand BJP legislative party to be the eleventh Chief Minister of the state. The change of guard came a day after Tirat Singh Rawat resigned from the post amid infighting and fading chances of his getting elected to the state Legislative...
Petrol prices touch all-time high
Petrol, diesel prices in the country have been kept unchanged on Saturday. At present, petrol and diesel are retailing at an all-time high in India. On July 2, the petrol price was increased by 33 to 37 paise across the nation by state-run oil companies. The fuel prices in the...
Shashi Tharoor discovers Modi doing ‘pogonotrophy’
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, known for his penchant for rarely used English words, sent the Twitterati running for their dictionaries on Friday with another head scratcher — pogonotrophy. Mr Tharoor said he learnt of the new word pogonotrophy, which means the growing or cultivation of a beard, from a...
