The Janata Dal (United) condemned the opposition rally that was organised by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief, Lalu Prasad Yadav on Sunday and said that he had organised the anti- BJP rally only to launch his sons. “Lalu Yadav organised this anti-BJP rally only to launch his sons so that[Read More…]
Following a tough competition between AAP and the Congress in the Bawana by-polls, the former emerged victorious by a strong margin of over 24000 votes. BJP, who was trailing behind both the parties in the initial rounds, picked up votes in the final few rounds and ended at the second[Read More…]
Former union defence minister and Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, made a landmark victory in the Panaji by-polls, by a margin of 4,803 votes. The by-polls in the state were necessitated after Parrikar’s return to state politics in March 2017, as the CM. After winning in the by-polls, Parrikar said[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Sunday extended fullest support to RJD ‘anti-BJP’ rally, says it will expose wicked intentions of ruling party in Bihar. The Congress vice-president, who is on an official visit to Norway, said, “This rally is being organised at a time when the very foundation of our pluralistic[Read More…]
As a display of united opposition, big political big names, including West Bengal chief minister, Mamata Banerjee, and Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, came together at Lalu Prasad’s mega rally on Sunday. RJD chief, Lalu Prasad, had earlier said the ‘BJP bhagao desh bachao’ rally would herald the decline of[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday praised Muslim organisation Jamiat-Ulema-e-Hind in 35th Mann Ki Baat, saying its volunteers had recently cleaned 22 temples and two mosques affected by floods in Gujarat, setting a “fine” and “inspiring” example of unity. “Gujarat saw devastating floods recently. Many people lost their lives. When[Read More…]
Rebel JD(U) leader, Sharad Yadav, received a threat letter allegedly from a right wing group which has warned him against interfering in Bihar politics and supporting “anti-national” forces. According to his office, they have informed the union home ministry about the letter, that was recently delivered at his residence by[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday was addressing the nation on the 35th Mann Ki Baat on All India Radio. In an apparent reference to the violence in Haryana, Modi said that those who take law in their hands and resort to violence will not be spared. Without mentioning the[Read More…]
Rebel Janata Dal (United) leader, Sharad Yadav, on Sunday, said the real JD-U is with him and he will prove it. He stated that he will attend the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) rally in Patna and called it a ‘Mahagatbandhan’ rally. “I have been invited in the rally. The mahagatbandhan[Read More…]
On Friday, at least 31 people were killed and more than 250 were injured in violence in Panchkula and Sirsa after a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court convicted a self-styled godman, Ram Rahim Singh in connection with his alleged involvement in a 2002 rape case. Prime Minister, Narendra[Read More…]
A picture of Dera Sacha Sauda chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, a self-styled godman getting royal treatment after being convicted on the rape charges is getting viral on social media. A woman whom the Dera website describes as his daughter (not real daughter), was allowed to accompany him along with[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah and union minister, Smriti Irani, took oath as Rajya Sabha MPs, in New Delhi on Friday. Vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman, M. Venkaiah Naidu, administered the oath of secrecy to both of them. This is for the first time that Shah has[Read More…]
A day after union law minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad claimed that the Centre backed privacy as a fundamental right, Congress party on Friday alleged that Narendra Modi government was adopting double standard on the issue. The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that ‘Right to Privacy’ was a fundamental right. Congress[Read More…]
After the two-month long Doklam stand-off, China issued a new safety advisory for its citizens living and working in India, Hindustan Times reported on Thursday. The Chinese Embassy, located at New Delhi has warned Chinese citizens to be aware of the security environment around them and will be valid until[Read More…]
RJD Chief Lalu Prasad Yadav was attacked on Thursday by Uttar Pradesh Power Minister Srikant Sharma over the Yadav’s proposed rally of opposition parties in Patna, terming it as a “congregation of the corrupt.” “Laluji is not organising a rally but a ‘jamawada’ (congregation) of the corrupt,” said Sharma. Yadav[Read More…]
After a nine-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India JS Khehar unanimously ruled that privacy is a fundamental right, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi welcomed the landmark judgement. Rahul tweeted: “SC decision marks a major blow to fascist forces. A sound rejection of the BJP’s ideology of suppression through surveillance.” “Welcome[Read More…]
The Srijan scam continues to rock Bihar politics. On Wednesday, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch, Lalu Prasad Yadav accused Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar for “trying to cover up” an alleged scam, involving an NGO, with the help of his “hand-picked officials” in the Special Investigation Team (SIT). “The chief[Read More…]
Goa chief minister, Manohar Parrikar has shown the confidence of winning Panaji parliamentary by-poll with a huge the margin on Wednesday as he can’t see any opposition. He said 98% of his party’s voters would be stepping out to cast their votes. “My lead will increase,” Parrikar said. While talking[Read More…]
The government is considering if memorials of other former prime ministers of India can be built in the extensive campus of Teen Murti House. However, no decision has been taken on the matter yet. The meeting was led by the home minister, Rajnath Singh in the capacity of NMML Society’s[Read More…]
Although BJP failed to beat senior Congress leader, Ahmed Patel in the Rajya Sabha polls in Gujarat, the ruling party believes it will win in the Assembly polls with huge margin. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be “the[Read More…]
The Congress Party lauded Supreme Court’s verdict on Triple Talaq saying the judgement has given respite to the Muslim women. Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad said that some people were misusing the Islamic practice to get the divorce. “I welcome the verdict of Supreme Court. It is wrong and unIslamic[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah is making all effort to defeat All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief and MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad. The approach to beat Owaisi is a part of Shah’s “Mission 2019”. Shah is developing a plan to win a bulk of Assembly and Lok[Read More…]
The Supreme Court has begun reading out the historic triple talaq ruling. The five-judge Constitution bench comprises Chief Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar, Justice Kurian Joseph, Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman, Justice Uday Umesh Lalit and Justice S Abdul Nazeer. During the hearing, the apex court had clarified that it may not[Read More…]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and BJP chief, Amit Shah met the chief ministers and their deputies of all 13 BJP-ruled states on Monday night. The top leaders in the party told the ministers that the government’s vision to shape new India by 2022 was of supreme importance and there was[Read More…]
Union power minister, Piyush Goyal had to face major embarrassment on Sunday after he highlighted government’s achievement of illuminating 50,000 km of Indian roads with LED lights in a tweet. His tweet turned into a controversy as the image used was from Russia and not the real picture of the[Read More…]