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- India
Giriraj Singh elated over Gyanvapi order, seeks madarsa survey in Bihar too
Patna: Union minister Giriraj Singh on Monday expressed elation over a Varanasi court rejecting a plea questioning the maintainability of a prayer seeking permission for Hindus to pray at the Gyanvapi complex.…
- India
Congress seeks anti-BJP ‘secular alliance’ ahead of Nagaland Assembly polls
Kohima: Opposition Congress in Nagaland is keen to forge a “secular alliance” with like-minded parties before the Assembly elections early next year, its state President K. Therie said on Tuesday. The Congress,…
- India
Bihar min’s reported outbursts on corruption embarrasses Nitish govt
Patna: The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar was left embarrassed on Tuesday over the reported candid admission of rampant corruption by the state’s Minister for Agriculture Sudhakar Singh. Singh, whose remarks at…
- Kolkata
Kolkata: Pitched battles between BJP workers, police; PCR van torched
Howrah: Roads around the 19th century iconic Howrah Station resembled a battleground on Tuesday with brickbats aimed at police personnel flying thick and fast, and drenched protesters hit by water cannons limping…
- India
Dynastic rule seems better than present `autocracy’ in country, says Sena
Mumbai: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Tuesday said dynastic rule would seem preferable to the present “autocracy” in the country, as it praised Rahul Gandhi’s `Bharat Jodo Yatra’. The BJP should…
- Kashmir
PDP’s self-rule formula can resolve J&K issue: Mehbooba
Jammu: Accusing the BJP of turning Jammu and Kashmir into a prison, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said her party’s self-rule formula has the potential to resolve the…
- India
Mehbooba dejected by Varanasi Court’s decision in Gyanvapi case
Jammu: The Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday called the Varanasi Court’s decision in the Gyanvapi mosque case a clear violation of the Places of Worship Act and fulfils the…
- India
Chidambaram takes jibe at FM Sitharaman on rise in retail inflation
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Tuesday attacked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over retail inflation rising to 7 per cent, saying if she doesn’t see “red” even now, it can…
- India
‘Dream sellers’ won’t win in Gujarat: Amit Shah’s swipe at Kejriwal
Ahmedabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday took a veiled swipe at Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and said the people who “sell dreams” will never win in Gujarat, where…
- Kolkata
BJP workers clash with cops during protest march in Bengal, several injured
Kolkata: Parts of Bengal turned into a battlefield on Tuesday as BJP activists clashed with the police during a protest march to the state secretariat. Several police officers and saffron camp members,…
- India
UP: BJP leader arrested for securing loan by forging IAS officer’s signature
Pratapgarh: A BJP leader here has been arrested for allegedly forging the signature of his IAS officer nephew and securing a loan of Rs 1.62 crore, a senior police official said on…
- India
‘Arvind Advertisement Party’: Cong’s dig at AAP over ads in Gujarat by Punjab govt
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP of getting its Punjab government to spend on advertisements in poll-bound Gujarat, calling it the “Arvind Advertisement Party”. The Congress alleged…
- Telangana
Telangana: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender suspended from Assembly
Hyderabad: BJP MLA Eatala Rajender was suspended from the Telangana State Assembly for making ‘disrespectful’ comments about the speaker. Following his comments against Speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, BJP MLA Eatala Rajender was…
- India
BJP’s march to Bengal secretariat: Suvendu Adhikari arrested
Kolkata: BJP’s ‘march to the West Bengal secretariat’ against various issues of corruption on Tuesday afternoon received a setback much before its beginning as one of the three arms of the party…
- India
DMK leader A Raja speaks against Hindu religion, BJP responds
Chennai: DMK leader and former Union Minister, A. Raja spoke against the Hindu religion while addressing a public gathering, triggering a strong response from the BJP. While addressing the gathering organised by…
