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Akhilesh says ‘wickets tumbling and Baba CM has dropped a catch’
Taking a dig at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath, while welcoming BJP rebels into the party fold, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “Wickets are falling continuously in the BJP. It looks like our Baba chief minister does not know how to play cricket, he has missed the...
BJP’s OBC Morcha bid to counter desertions impact
The BJP has decided to use its OBC morcha to counter the possible negative impact of desertions by backward caste leaders in Uttar Pradesh. The morcha has been tasked with reaching out to leaders of the OBC community at the local level and raising awareness on welfare measures implemented...
BJP to fight 38 out of 40 Goa assembly seats
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which currently rules Goa, has decided to contest 38 out of the total 40 Assembly seats in the state, where elections will be held next month, a senior party functionary said on Friday. Talking to PTI, the office-bearer said that in two constituencies –...
Bishop accused of nun’s rape acquitted
Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun several times between 2014 and 2016, has been acquitted by a court in Kerala. Franco Mulakkal was the first Catholic bishop in India to be arrested for assaulting a nun. A court in Kottayam acquitted him of all charges after a...
Outreach for votes lands BJP MLA in voter’s bathroom
With the Election Commission banning rallies over Covid and candidates resorting to door-to-door visits, a widely-circulated video from Kanpur shows a leader’s campaign taking an amusing turn as he interrupts a voter’s bath-time. Surendra Maithani, the BJP MLA from Kanpur, has posted several photos showing his interaction with people,...
Khattar claims Punjab govt told farmers to block PM’s convoy
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Wednesday accused the Charanjit Singh Channi government of Punjab of endangering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s life by asking farmer leaders to block the rout of his convoy to Ferozepur. Mr Khattar made the allegation in the wake of a sting operation of...
2.47 lakh new Covid cases; positivity up to 13%
India reported 2.47 lakh coronavirus cases today, the highest single-day rise in the ongoing wave. The country’s tally now stands at 3.63 crore, which includes 5,488 cases of Omicron variant reported across 28 states and union territories. The active cases comprise 3.08 per cent of the total infections,...
Case against actor Siddharth over comment against Saina Nehwal
Hyderabad Police on Wednesday filed a case actor Siddharth for allegedly making derogatory comments against Olympic bronze medalist Saina Nehwal on Twitter. In a telephonic conversation, KVM Prasad, Additional DCP, Cyber Crime Wing, Detective Department, Hyderabad said, ” A woman named Prerna approached Cyber Crime Wing and lodged a...
Another OBC leader quits Yogi cabinet; ‘welcomed’ by Akhilesh
In another jolt to the ruling BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, OBC leader Dara Singh Chauhan resigned Wednesday from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and appeared to be headed towards the Samajwadi Party. A day earlier as BJP leaders brainstormed in Delhi on the UP assembly polls state Labour Minister...
Exodus from UP Cong continues ahead of polls
Despite delightful promises by Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the party continues to face exodus ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections due in February. Senior Congress leader Imran Masood will officially join the Samajwadi Party, along with two other MLAs Naresh Saini (Behat) and Masood Akhtar (Saharanpur). Earlier,...
Delhi health minister hints at relaxation of Covid curbs
If Covid cases in Delhi come down in the next two to three days, restrictions will be lifted, minister Satyendar Jain said today. Delhi is likely to report around 25,000 cases in the last 24 hours, the minister said, adding that positivity rate cannot determine whether cases have peaked....
Kejriwal reveals seat sharing differences with farmers body
Breaking his silence over the failed bid to forge an electoral alliance with farmer outfit Sanyukt Samaj Morcha for the Punjab polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday that “differences over seat-sharing” were the bone of contention. Punjab will go to polls on February 14...
Congress plans digital campaign blitz for 2024
The Election Commission’s decision on digital campaigns this election season and filing nominations online has got many political parties in a bind. Barring the BJP, others, even the Congress, never bothered to understand the future of virtual space and social media to tap voters. Realising that it may be...
BJP puts up a brave face over defections in UP, Goa
The Bharatiya Janata Party appears unfazed by the exit of a few leaders, including ministers and MLAs, ahead of the February-March assembly polls in five states. According to sources, most of these deserters were likely to be denied tickets and that triggered the defections. Senior leaders in the party...
Channi scores a collateral victory in PM security lapse row
Until last week, the top leadership in the Congress was in a bind over Punjab unit chief Navjot Singh Sidhu’s insistence on being declared the chief ministerial face for upcoming Punjab elections 2022. Not anymore. Incumbent Charanjit Singh Channi’s handling of the recent fracas over Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s...
Every 4th Covid test in Delhi is now positive
Delhi today reported 19,166 cases, slightly lower than yesterday’s number (22,751) in the last 24 hours. Every fourth person getting tested for Covid in the city is being found positive. The positivity rate in the national capital stood at 25 per cent, the highest since May 5. The city...
Cong junks reports of possible alliance with TMC for Goa polls
The Congress on Monday debunked all media reports claiming a possible alliance of the party with Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Goa elections 2022. Senior Congress leader KC Venugopal called such reports “baseless and untrue” and said the grand old party is “confident” of winning...
MP to install Rs 2,000-cr Shankaracharya statue
The Madhya Pradesh government has said that a Rs 2,000 crore project to set up a 108-feet tall statue of religious leader and philosopher Adi Shankara, or Shankaracharya, and an international museum in the state will connect it to the rest of the world. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan last...
