Politics
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Woman MLA who faced CM Nitish’s ire in Assembly speaks up
New Delhi: Rekha Devi, an RJD MLA from Bihar, has criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for treating a woman legislator with disrespect in the Vidhan Sabha. “All the coalition MLAs were protesting…
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Mamata Banerjee cancels Delhi visit today
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has cancelled her trip to Delhi on Thursday afternoon. However, it is not yet clear whether her three-day trip to the national capital has been…
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KTR calls for hunger strike at Jantar Mantar to seek funds for Telangana
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working president and former Telangana minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday announced an indefinite hunger strike at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar. The announcement comes a day after Telangana…
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BJP stages walkout from Telangana Assembly over resolution against Budget
Hyderabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged a walkout from Telangana Assembly to protest the passing of a resolution to demand the Centre to do justice to Telangana by amending the proposals…
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TN CM’s decision to boycott NITI Aayog meet ‘theatrical,’ says Annamalai
Chennai: Tamil Nadu BJP President K Annamalai on Wednesday said Chief Minister M K Stalin’s decision to boycott the the July 27 NITI Aayog meet in Delhi is quite ‘theatrical.’ Annamalai said…
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KTR, Telangana CM Revanth trade barbs in Assembly over Union budget, lineage
Hyderabad: One needs to be careful while uttering something, as one’s words could come back to haunt the person. This advice of the elders came true on the floor of the Telangana…
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Several INDIA bloc members back Jagan’s protest in Delhi; TDP calls it ‘drama’
New Delhi: YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy’s protest in Delhi against alleged political violence in Andhra Pradesh drew support from unlikely quarters Wednesday, with several INDIA bloc members and AIADMK…
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Congress chief Kharge recalls ‘groundbreaking’ 1991 budget
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party takes immense pride in the groundbreaking achievement of the Liberalisation Budget of 1991 and asserted that there is a pressing need…
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Rahul Gandhi to meet delegation of seven farmer leaders today
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will meet the delegation of seven farmer leaders on Wednesday, sources said. The meeting will be held at around…
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BJP appoints TV journalist Pradeep Bhandari as national spokesperson
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed TV journalist Pradeep Bhandari as its national spokesperson. “BJP President J.P. Nadda has appointed Pradeep Bhandari as the party’s national spokesperson with…
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Asaduddin Owaisi condemns lifting of ban on govt employees in RSS activities
New Delhi: Countering the government after it permitted government employees to participate in the activities of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi called the decision…
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‘Kursi Bachao budget’ of ‘Naidu-Nitish dependent alliance’: Telangana CM Revanth
Hyderabad: Calling the Union budget 2024 as a “Kursi Bachao Budget of the Naidu-Nitish Dependent Alliance (NDA),” Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy alleged that it was a quid pro quo arrangement,…
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Number of LPG consumers in India surge by 125% in last 10 years
New Delhi: The LPG infrastructure in India, over the last decade from 2014 to 2024, has surged with the bottling capacity shooting up by close to 70 per cent while the number…
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PhonePe CEO clarifies comments on Karnataka job quota bill, offers apology
Bengaluru: PhonePe Founder and CEO Sameer Nigam on Sunday clarified his personal comment regarding Karnataka’s draft job reservation bill, saying it was never his intention to insult the state or its people.…
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BJP-led govt at Centre would not last long: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the BJP-led government at the Centre would not last long as it has been formed through “intimidation”. While addressing the mega ‘Martyrs’…
