Politics
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Rebel MLAs welcome SC verdict; BJP claims govt won’t last
Bengaluru/Mumbai: Karnataka’s rebel Congress- JD(S) welcomed Tuesday’s Supreme Court verdict, which said that they cannot be compelled to attend the July 18 trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly. A bench…
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Akhilesh, Mayawati feel CBI heat ahead of UP bypolls
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party President Mayawati and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s resolve to regain a foothold in state politics by winning a sizeable number of seats in the upcoming…
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Priyanka joins saree trend on Twitter with throwback wedding pic
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday joined in the trend that has become a rage on twitter with women sharing pictures of themselves…
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TMC MPs to protest against govt for sharing citizens’
New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs will on Wednesday stage a protest against the alleged sharing of personal data of citizens by the government in the Parliament complex. The…
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BJP high command upset over Devprayag distillery
Dehradun: The BJP high command is miffed over Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat’s decision to permit a private distillery in the holy area of Devprayag where the Bhagirathi and…
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Karnataka: Roshan Baig detained at Bengaluru airport
Bengaluru: Â Rebel Congress legislator and former state minister R. Roshan Baig was detained at the Bengaluru airport and prevented from taking off in a chartered aircraft, police said. “Baig was…
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Repealing POTA was a mistake, says Amit Shah
New Delhi:Â The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 that will also allow the probe agency to probe terror cases targeting Indians and Indian assets…
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Surjewala hits out at BJP for rise in fuel prices
New Delhi: Congress party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala on Monday attacked the BJP led Central government for the surge in prices of petrol and diesel in the country. “Petrol-diesel prices…
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Haryana Minister Anil Vij calls Navjot Singh Sidhu a BJP reject
Ambala: Haryana Minister Anil Vij on Monday slammed Navjot Singh Sidhu over his resignation from the Punjab Cabinet, calling the Congress leader a rejection of the BJP. “Sidhu has given…
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AAP’s free WiFi promise for Delhi still a dream
The Aam Aadmi Party’s flagship project, after missing a number of deadlines, is expected to start later this year, around the same time the Assembly polls are expected to be…
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Mob lynching: Mayawati supports draft Bill to curb menace
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati on Saturday welcomed the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission’s draft Bill that seeks stringent punishment for those involved in mob lynching. “Mob lynching has…
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Chandrababu will go to jail for corruption: BJP
Vijayawada: Sunil Deodhar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Secretary and co-incharge of Andhra Pradesh, here on Sunday said former Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu would go to jail for corruption…
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BJP will win over 65 seats in Jharkhand: Nadda
Ranchi: JP working President J.P. Nadda on Sunday claimed his party will get over 65 seats in the 82-member Jharkhand Assembly in the upcoming polls. “I have met the core…
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BJP Parliamentary Party meeting to be held on July 16
New Delhi: A meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Party will be held here on Tuesday. A BJP notice to its Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs said the meeting will…
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‘Jugaad’ govt demolishing itself: MA Naqvi on Karnataka crisis
New Delhi: As crisis looms over Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy-led government, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said that the Congress had formed the government with ‘jugaad’ which…
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Congress willing to settle demands of rebel MLAs: DK Shivakumar
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], July 14 (ANI): Karnataka Congress leader DK Shivakumar on Sunday said that his party is willing to settle the demands of the rebel MLAs and hoped they…
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BJP-led govt becoming dictatorship, killing federalism: Gaurav
New Delhi: Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi says that BJP-led government is using “all kinds of intimidation and fear” not only against Congress but all major opposition parties to break them…
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Congress, AAP, BJP brace for Assembly battle in Delhi
New Delhi: With Delhi heading for Assembly elections, the three main contenders — Congress, the ruling AAP and a confident BJP — are strengthening their internal structures in the city…
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Mayawati attacks BJP governments on mob lynching
New Delhi: BSP chief Mayawati on Saturdag attack at BJP-led government at the Centre and accused it of not making a strong law against mob lynching. Taking to Twitter, she…
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Weaker sections in far-flung areas living in atmosphere of fear: Salman Khurshid
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Saturday claimed that rural area residents belonging to weaker sections of society are living in an atmosphere of fear while asserting that…
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BJP uses money and threats to bring down state government: Rahul Gandhi
Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP of using money and power to bring down the state government. “BJP brings down the state government by using…
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TDP’s legislative council member Annam Satish Prabhakar joins BJP
New Delhi: Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) legislative council member Annam Satish Prabhakar on Friday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of party’s working president Jagat Prakash Nadda.…
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Thank BJP, RSS for letting me wage ideological battle: Rahul
Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday arrived here in connection with a defamation case related to the Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank, saying he was happy the BJP and RSS…
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Congress MPs give adjournment motion notice in LS over ‘Dalit killings’ in Gujarat
New Delhi: Several Congress MPs on Friday gave an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha over alleged “killing of Dalits” in Gujarat. The notice was submitted by Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury,…
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Giriraj Singh demands law that allows having only two children
Patna: Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Thursday said that there should be a rule of having only two children in the country and those who violate it, should be debarred…
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Babri Masjid Demolition: PM Narasimha Rao was ‘sleeping’, claims Salman Khurshid
New Delhi: Mr. Rajesh Pilot who was in charge Minister of Internal Security wanted to meet the then Prime Minister, Mr. PV Narasimha Rao to apprise him of the latest…
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BJP, its leaders hardly care about Constitution: Ghulam Nabi Azad
New Delhi: Amid the political upheaval in Karnataka, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has lashed out at the BJP and said that the party and its leaders “hardly care”…
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Tejashwi is RJD’s CM candidate, not of alliance: Congress
Patna: Congress leaders on Thursday made it clear that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav is his party’s Chief Ministerial candidate in the 2020 Bihar Assembly polls, not of…
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Economy is weak, ensure bold structural reforms to boost growth: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said that the economy was “weak” and the Union Budget was expected to be “bold” for taking up structural reforms and…
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BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali expresses views over mob lynching issue
New Delhi: In Lok Sabha, BSP MP Kunwar Danish Ali raised the issue of mob lynching and sought to know if the government is planning to bring any law to…
