Kolar: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi by likening him to a mobile phone, saying that “Modiji uses only speaker and aeroplane mode and not work mode”. Gandhi’s retort came in response to a query from reporters about Modi’s jibe at an[Read More…]
Jaipur: Amid the ongoing turmoil in BJP in Rajasthan where the party is still to fill the vacant post of state chief, party’s Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Rai Khanna on Monday said that the ensuing assembly elections will be contested under Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje’s leadership. “Raje is the party leader[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress on Saturday raised questions over authorities in a part of Madhya Pradesh’s Ujjain district asking sarpanches to inform police in advance if there is a wedding in a Dalit family, saying the move “further isolates” an already marginalised community. In a statement, Congress leader P. L. Punia also[Read More…]
Mumbai: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said the government will not dilute the SC/ST Act and that is why it has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court, adding that if required, it may bring an ordinance to uphold the rights of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe[Read More…]
New Delhi: Launching a fresh attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned his silence on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders facing corruption charges. “Dear Modi ji, You talk a lot. Problem is, your actions don’t match your words. Here’s a primer on your candidate[Read More…]
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao is among the more active opposition leaders at the national level who are trying to form an alliance against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sonia Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee and Sharad Pawar are the others. But they appear to work in fits and starts and[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of insulting the city of Bengaluru and the people of Karnataka through his remarks during campaigning and sought an apology from him. Congress spokesperson Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that the Prime Minister had heaped a “special insult” on Bengaluru and[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Making a bid to return to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the May 12 Assembly elections and promised free smartphones to poor women, free laptops to students entering college and visits to China and Israel for farmers. “Our manifesto aims to cater to the[Read More…]
New Delhi: BJP MP Udit Raj said on Friday that merely having food at homes of Dalits is not enough, as the need of the hour is to address their aspirations and grievances, which are not the same as it were in 80s or 90s. Addressing a press conference at his[Read More…]
New Delhi: Attacking Narendra Modi for letting the farmers down in Karnataka, Congress President Rahul Gandhi in a report card gave the Prime Minister an ‘F’ Grade for his performance in the agricultural sector in the state. Gandhi, in a Tweet, said the Prime Minister’s crop insurance scheme has made[Read More…]
Ranchi: Convicted RJD chief Lalu Prasad was shifted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) here on Tuesday after he was discharged from AIIMS in the national capital where he was being treated for heart and kidney related ailments. The former Bihar Chief Minister reached Ranchi by the Rajdhani[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi continued his attack on Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal over his sale of shares in a privately-held company at nearly 1,000 times the face value. “Piyush Goyal’s, 48 CR. #FlashNet Scam is about deceit, conflict of interest and greed. The evidence is on the[Read More…]
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday made a blistering attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of being “hollow” and speaking “lies” while being silent on pressing issues concerning the judiciary, women, Dalits, youth, farmers besides corruption. Addressing a well-attended Jan Akrosh rally at the Ramlila Maidan here,[Read More…]
New Delhi: Countering Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s claim that all villages in India have been connected with electricity under his rule, Congress on Sunday said the government was celebrating inefficiencies and taking credit for the work done by UPA government. “Dear Amit Shahji, India has 6,49,867 villages. Congress connected 97 per[Read More…]
New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath, who was Thursday appointed party chief in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh party chief, said he was not “hungry” for the Chief Minister’s post and his selection came as the party believed he could “take everyone along”. The former Union Minister also said that his selection[Read More…]
New Delhi: The bypoll to the Kairana Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh will be held on May 28 as the Election Commission on Thursday announced dates for bypolls to four Lok Sabha seats and 10 assembly seats across ten states. Apart from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, parliamentary bypolls will be[Read More…]
Ahmedabad: With his ‘Y’ category security cover being withdrawn by the Union Home Affairs Ministry, Patel quota stir leader Hardik Patel on Thursday expressed apprehension of an attack on him or being jailed. “Let’s see whether this is a plan to kill me or send me to jail. I continue to[Read More…]
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said Congress’ decision to bring an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra was incorrect and clarified that her party did not support the move. “The Congress’ decision to submit an impeachment motion against the Chief Justice was not correct. They wanted[Read More…]
Bengaluru: A record number of 2,407 candidates have filed nominations for the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections, with a whopping 1,280 of them doing on Tuesday, the last date to enter the fray. According to the Election Commission’s website, of the total nominees, 244 are from the ruling Congress, 258 from[Read More…]
Patna: Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday slammed NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant’s statement blaming the state for India’s backwardness, saying the remark has exposed the mindset of “babus” in the Modi-led government. “Bihar and Bihari’s pay equal taxes, contribute equally or more to governance and nation-building. Bihar gave 33[Read More…]
New Delhi: Blaming the Congress for the poor state of Dalits in the country, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Monday said it was their votes that attracted politicians to them. “Who would have approached the Dalits had they no voting power? Had not the Dalits been given the right to[Read More…]
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s ruling BJP on Monday attacked former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav over his “loose comments” in recent interviews, warning him that criminals, patronized by him, will no longer have a free run under the Yogi Adityanath government. Bharatiya Janata Party state spokesman, Manish Shukla said that the Samajwadi[Read More…]
New Delhi: In a setback to the opposition, the impeachment motion against Chief Justice Dipak Misra was on Monday rejected by Rajya Sabha Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu on the ground that there was lack of “credible and verifiable” information on charges of “misbehaviour” which undermined judiciary’s independence. “… we cannot allow[Read More…]
Bengaluru: Releasing the final list of candidates for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, the ruling Congress on Sunday announced a change of candidates in six seats and selected nominees for five other seats. “The central election committee has changed the nominees in six seats and selected candidates for five other[Read More…]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday advised BJP leaders not to give “masala” to the media by getting into every issue as soon as they saw camerapersons, saying such “mistakes” affect the country, party and the individual’s image. “Often, our workers say that the media is doing this, the[Read More…]
