Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar, whose suspension has been revoked by the party, said the suspension had prevented him from visiting his Lok Sabha constituency in Tamil Nadu for the past eight-nine months and now he can go to his constituency and nurture it ahead of the general elections in 2019.[Read More…]
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir might be the next in line to join politics, according to reports. The celebrity Indian opener may contest Lok Sabha elections from Delhi on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. Former Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan became the first ever cricketer turned Prime Minister, now perhaps it is[Read More…]
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday slammed his Punjab counterpart Amarinder Singh for not fulfilling his 2017 Assembly election promises. Kejriwal, who also visited Pandori village in Barnala district to condole the death of the father of Aam Aadmi Party’s Mehal Kalan MLA Kulwant Singh, told party leaders and[Read More…]
The Gujarat Crime Branch on Sunday detained firebrand Patidar agitation spearhead Hardik Patel from his residence, hours before he could undertake a day token fast atop vehicles in Nikol industrial suburb. He was to hold the day-long dharna in protest against the government not giving him permission for his indefinite[Read More…]
Congress plans to call a nation-wide conference to expose Narendra Modi government over Rafale Deal. According to reports, Rahul Gandhi has constituted a team of six members for the conference which will be lead by Senior Congress leader Jaipal Reddy. The press conference will be held at 100 cities all[Read More…]
There has been “misinformation campaign” about cancellation of Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s visit to British Parliament during his forthcoming visit to UK and he will have interactions as planned, Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) Chairman Sam Pitroda said on Saturday. In a press release, Pitroda said Gandhi will have have interactions[Read More…]
Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah dropped the national flag of India during flag hoisting ceremony at party headquarter in New Delhi on Wednesday. Amid slogans of ‘Bharat Mata ki jai’ and ‘Vande Matram’ by the party leaders nd workers, Amit Shah was trying to unfurl the flag when he[Read More…]
Aam Aadmi Party leader Ashutosh on Wednesday announced his decision to quit the party. Ashutosh said he resigned from the AAP due to a personal reason. “Every journey has an end. My association with AAP which was beautiful/revolutionary has also an end. I have resigned from the PARTY/requested PAC to accept the[Read More…]
Screenshots of Twitter posts by author Chetan Bhagat and spiritual guide Ravi Shankar have become a weapon for social media army to criticise the Narendra Modi government following drastic fall of Indian Rupee, recording low of 70.09 against US Dollar. On Monday, the rupee had plunged by Rs 1.08, or[Read More…]
In the midst of the BJP’s push for “One Nation, One Poll”, the Election Commission on Tuesday appeared to rule out simultaneous polls to assemblies and the Lok Sabha given the present logistics and constitutional provisions. Chief Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat said, however, the commission would continue to deliver its[Read More…]
Congress along with other like-minded opposition parties in states are planning to call a stir to protest against the present mode of voting in India. According to a reliable source, all the non-BJP parties are coming together on one platform with a demand to switch back to the previous mode[Read More…]
Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said there are proof of links between terror outfits and those who oppose developmental projects in states. In an interview to Tamil newspaper Daily Thanthi, Modi said in the recent times it has been observed that some people hinder the implementation of developmental projects in states. “There[Read More…]
Debunking opposition plans for a grand alliance as “political adventurism” and a “failed idea”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed confidence that the BJP-led NDA will get more seats than ever and break all records in the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. He ruled out cracks in the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), saying the coalition[Read More…]
Speaking exclusively to a national media house, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about a series of issues that the opposition parties had been raising their voice for. On repeatedly being coxed to break his silence on the mob lynching, PM Modi said that opposition must not politicise the issue and[Read More…]
It has been few months since the JD(S) and Congress formed its government in Karnataka after the Legislative Assembly election in May 2018. During the election, Bharatiya Janata Party emerged as the single largest party with 104 seats although the majority of seats and popular votes had fallen into Congress’ side.[Read More…]
Ahead of state executive meet on Sunday, Bharatiya Janata Party UP chairperson Mahendra Nath Pandey has clarified that Ram Mandir has never been a poll agenda for BJP. Keeping in view the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections, all the parties have geared up for the preparations. Where oppositions are getting[Read More…]
Congress president Rahul Gandhi will launch the party’s election campaign on Saturday in Rajasthan, which is expected to go for polls later this year. As per his schedule, Rahul will land in Jaipur at 1:30 pm and will later address a public gathering at Ramlila Maidan in the evening, thereby officially kickstarting[Read More…]
Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain has ruled out the allegations saying that everytime he contest an election such conspiracies are plotted against him. Giving reference of the accusations of such crimes against him, he recalls that during the elections in 2011 and again in 2016 such cases were plotted against[Read More…]
The Supreme Court will hear next week a plea by Congress leader Kamal Nath for directions to the Election Commission to carry out verification of VVPAT units in at least 10 per cent randomly selected booths in each constituency of Madhya Pradesh ahead of Assembly polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra agreed to hear the matter as the petitioner’s lawyer mentioned the[Read More…]
Chhattisgarh assembly election is due for December 2018 and the political corridors in the state are becoming active now. Pulling up his socks, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has reached Chhattisgarh for election campaigns. Attacking BJP over its failure in dealing with corruption, Gandhi says former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz[Read More…]
The government does not want to leave any chance to please Dalit community in the election as the decision of Aligarh Muslim University not allowing a reservation to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Other Backward Classes may cost it dear. National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Commission has asked vice[Read More…]
New Delhi: BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday advised Congress President Rahul Gandhi to give some time to facts, accusing his party of treating Dalits with patronising and condescending attitude. Rahulji, when you are free from winking and disrupting Parliament, give some time to facts as well. NDA Government, through[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the government’s anti-Dalit mindset became clear when Prime Minister Narendra Modi rewarded with re-employment a judge who diluted an act that sought to deter atrocities against the marginalized. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party and the governments it led at the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister and JD-U President Nitish Kumar had called up Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal to seek support in the Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman’s election but the latter expressed inability to do so, an AAP leader tweeted on Wednesday. The AAP also hinted that it could abstain from[Read More…]
Had Jawaharlal Nehru not been self-centred, India and Pakistan would have been one country, the Dalai Lama said on Wednesday, adding that while Nehru was gifted with experience, mistakes do occur. Mahatma Gandhi wanted to give the prime ministership to (Mohammad Ali) Jinnah. But Nehru refused. He was self-centred. He[Read More…]