Taking strong objection to BJPs criticism of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress on Saturday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him arrogant and one who had no respect for democracy. During the BJP’s National Executive meeting here, party president Amit Shaha attacked Singh saying “Manmohan Singh follows his party, while Modi[Read More…]
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday threatened that his National Conference (NC) party would boycott the 2019 Lok Sabha and Assembly polls if the Centre does not clarify its stand on the special position of the state. Speaking to the media at an event commemorating the death anniversary of his father, late Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah who[Read More…]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday decided to defer its organizational elections to pave the way for Amit Shah to continue as President until the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. “Organisational elections are a vast exercise and it takes time too. All the workers get involved in it. So, a discussion is[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has different yardsticks while dealing with corruption charges against BJP leaders and those in opposition who are targeted and humiliated by investigation agencies, says former Union minister and senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal. “Our judiciary too is under attack. But the most worrisome aspect of this government’s disdain[Read More…]
The entire week seems to be quite nail-biting to Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam as each day came along with a terrifying blunder in his life. Starting from Monday’s controversial statement over kidnaping women to issuing apology twice for it, and later ranked as ‘worst MLA for the second[Read More…]
More than the social impact of the Supreme Court’s judgment on gay rights, what will be of concern to the ruling party at the Centre is its political fallout. Hence, the eloquent silence of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the subject. For the BJP and its ideological mentor, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), any expansion[Read More…]
Sudha Bharadwaj is one of the five activists arrested by the Pune Police on August 28. She is a prominent lawyer, activists, and trade union, leader. Her daughter Maaysha Nehra wrote a heartfelt emotional letter about her mother and a followed arrest that created a nationwide stir. It was 7[Read More…]
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing the BJP-led government of all-round failure leading to agrarian crisis, economic turmoil and deteriorating ties with neighbouring countries. Singh was speaking at the launch of Congress leader Kapil Sibal’s book “Shades of Truth–A Journey Derailed.” The Modi government “has not constructively dealt with the[Read More…]
Congress on Friday demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must break his silence on rising fuel prices and falling value of the rupee against the dollar and said: “he owes an explanation to the country in this gloomy scenario”. “When the value of the rupee was at Rs 60 to a dollar, the Prime Minister had[Read More…]
Opposition leader Sharad Yadav on Thursday September 7, backed the shutdown called by Congress against rising petrol prices. Yadav said that the country was in “great distress” as the Narendra Modi government had failed in discharging its duties and fulfilling its promises to the people. “The people of the country[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Ram Kadam, who was recently under spotlight for his controversial statement claiming to kidnap girls for boys, has been ranked the worst MLA for the second time in a row. Of the 32 MLA on the list for a survey, Ram Kadam stood the last. The[Read More…]
Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav gets permission again to have his two personal attendants in Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences. Lalu Yadav is serving his term in fodder scam and currently admitted in RIMS for his deteriorating health conditions. This is the second time when he is being[Read More…]
Sukma district of Chhattisgarh is always in news for Naxal attack and violence. On September 1, one security personnel was killed and three others were injured in the Maoist attack. Sukma district hospital which is the largest in the area lacks basic medical facility. The hospital also lacks in basic[Read More…]
While the nation faces the fury of rising Rupee mark and increasing petrol prices in the Modi-led BJP governance, two of the party supporters – Sanju Verma and Sonam Mahajan – get into a heated argument among themselves on national television, debating over the failure or success of Narendra Modi’s[Read More…]
Is Shivpal Singh Yadav, the estranged uncle of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, the weapon the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is looking for in Uttar Pradesh — a state which gave it 73 of 80 seats in the 2014 general election, but where it is threatened by the coming together of the SP[Read More…]
Amid widespread anger, including calls of ‘Bharat bandh’, against the amendment to the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan Thursday said all political parties should get together to discuss the issue. A Bharat bandh was called Thursday by some anti-reservation bodies against the amendment to the Act last month. The Lok Sabha and the Rajya[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the BJP of igniting caste politics in the state and blamed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for creating the “mess.” Addressing a convention of retired Army personnel in the state capital, the 45-year-old leader said that “due to the chaos that the[Read More…]
The Congress on Thursday condemned Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s decision to dissolve the Telangana assembly, terming it “undemocratic” and said the party was ready for early elections. It called KCR “a dictator more than Hitler” and noted that he was acting as a puppet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. AICC in-charge of[Read More…]
The Odisha Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution for setting up a legislative council in the state. Members of Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party staged a walkout opposing the resolution introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Bikram Keshari Arukh. All ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) members present in the House voted in favour of the[Read More…]
A member of parliament from Madhepura constituency Pappu Yadav attacked by supporters of ‘Bharat Bandh’ on Thursday in Muzaffarpur Bihar. Reports suggest that MP is injured in the attack. Pappu Yadav was going to participate in ‘Nari Bachao Padyatra’ in Madhubani district along with his bodyguards. His bodyguards had a[Read More…]
Nivedita Jha has filed a special leave petition (SLP) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday against the blanket ban on reporting of Muzaffarpur shelter home case. Speaking with Newsd she says that “the Patna high court in CWJC No. 12845/2018 vides its order dated 23-08-18 has imposed a blanket media ban on[Read More…]
Ahead of assembly polls, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje launched ‘Bhamashah Digital Family Scheme’ under which she promised free smartphones worth ₹500, along with a net recharge of ₹500 will be given to the families that come under the National Food Security Act (NFSA) in the state. Launching the scheme on[Read More…]
Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday demanded stringent action against Mumbai Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Ram Kadam for his reported objectionable remarks on women. “Not only should strict action be taken against him, he should not be given a ticket by any party to contest future elections. He is a[Read More…]
Raipur: BJP president Amit Shah launched ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’ on Wednesday from Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. All the leading newspapers of Chhattisgarh has carried the full front page advertisement. Ironically not a single advertisement has the carried the image of former Prime Minister Vajpayee. Image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Tuesday alleged that the panchayati raj arrangement in the state has collapsed in the last four years under the BJP-led Vasundhara Raje government. “Ministers and officials are unaware about village realities. They have implemented policies which have snatched the rights of sarpanches,” said Pilot addressing the[Read More…]