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…]
The Bahujan Samajwadi Party( BSP) on Monday clarified that the poster that went viral on social media was false. Earlier on Sunday, a poster from the party’s official Twitter handle was posted, which showed a number of leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Lalu Yadav and Sharad Yadav together[Read More…]
There was much drama on Sunday following rumours that Congress leaders are unfollowing party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Twitter. As the news spread, some leaders of the party received numerous phone calls. Party leader, Kapil Sibal, dismissed the reports and called them untrue. However, an associate said the staff operating[Read More…]
Amidst the ongoing rift, between Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar and rebel leader, Sharad Yadav, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday displayed their firm support for the former and said that Yadav has absolutely had no locus of his own. “Firstly, the issue of Sharad Yadav is an internal[Read More…]
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed death of infants at a Gorakhpur hospital as a ‘government made tragedy’. Rahul said the government must take action against the deaths and not try to cover it up. “Modi ji talks of new India, we don’t need a new India like this,[Read More…]
The Congress on Saturday reacted at the Janata Dal (United)’s resolution to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). It said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) should change its name to the BJP-United. Congress leader, Tom Vadakkan, felt that the merger was inevitable. “This was bound to happen. This isn’t[Read More…]
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar led Janata Dal (United) passed a resolution to join National Democratic Alliance in the party’s national executive meeting on Saturday. In the meantime, security has been increased outside chief minister’s house where JD(U) meet is underway after protest by Sharad Yadav and RJD supporters. Nitish had[Read More…]
The Congress on Saturday said that Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, who was once a respected leader is now working as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah’s servant. Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said, “Many leaders in the party are tensed because of Nitish’s decision. The way he switched sides[Read More…]
Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has said on Thursday that the government has decided to end the practice of ministers suggesting the name for Padma awards in a major announcement. PM Modi was addressing entrepreneurs at a NITI Aayog programme. He said, “from now onwards anyone can recommend a person for[Read More…]