Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a straight contest between the BJP and the “entire opposition” and their “first priority” is to defeat the ruling alliance. He said the issue of leadership will be taken up by opposition parties after the polls. In an interactive[Read More…]
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Vasundhara Raje spent Rs 16,000 for pen drive and Rs 63,000 on mufflers in Gaurav Yatra
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje seems to have landed into serious troubles due to her extravagant Gaurav Yatra. The ambitious Yatra has gained bad lights as the judiciary has taken cognizance and the Rajasthan High Court has issued notices to both government and the BJP to explain about the expenses[Read More…]
Rahul slams PM over mysterious death of key witness in Unnao rape case
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the mysterious death and burial without autopsy of a key witness in the Unnao rape-murder case involving BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar. It “smells of a conspiracy,” Gandhi said. “Is this your idea of ‘justice for our daughters’, Mr 56?” Gandhi tweeted. BJP MLA[Read More…]
Congress gets a new face; while mystery continues over BJP treasurer
Congress has appointed senior leader Ahmed Patel as new treasurer replacing Motilal Vohra. Whereas, the mystery continues over BJP treasure. Piyush Goyal was last declared treasurer of the Bhartiya Janata Party, who is now a minister in the Modi cabinet. If Goyal is still handling the post of the treasurer in[Read More…]
Cancellation of 2.93 lakh ration cards intentional defiance: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday took strong exception to the cancellation of around 2.93 lakh ration cards despite objections by Food and Supplies Minister Imran Hussain and said it was “deliberate and intentional act of defiance” by officials. Kejriwal said that the decision by Food Commissioner Mohanjit Singh[Read More…]
Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar’s aide commits suicide
A Personal Assistant of Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar committed suicide early Monday at his residence in south Delhi, police said. The official, Kundan Singh, aged 30, was staying with his family in Laxmibai Nagar near Sarojini Nagar. “His family informed police around 2 a.m. that he had hanged himself[Read More…]
Gautam Gambhir set to join BJP, may contest Lok Sabha elections from New Delhi
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…]
The shadow boxing of Modi and Didi
The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy was the biggest show of opposition unity where Sonia and Rahul Gandhi shared the stage with Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, Pinarayi Vijayan, N Chandrababu Naidu, Tejasswi Yadav, D Raja, Sitaram Yechury and many others. The Congress has had bitter relations with its former allies[Read More…]
Bihar: BJP leader arrested for sexual assault in Patna
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Patna has been arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of the secretary of an NGO run by him, police said on Wednesday. Baban Yadav was arrested late on Tuesday following an FIR lodged by the secretary of Buddha Society Seva Foundation, an NGO which[Read More…]
BJP chief Amit Shah drops down national flag, Congress mocks
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…]
Expectations from a secular opposition
It is not very often that a journalist has to actually tell his/her source about his religious identity, but in the times we are living in abnormal has become the new normal. Recently while I was strolling through Central Delhi, I stopped by a tea seller sharing political gossips with[Read More…]
Election Commission virtually rules out simultaneous elections
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…]
Those opposing developmental projects have terror links: Narendra Modi
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…]
Opposition unity failed idea, NDA will break records in 2019: PM Modi
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…]
US election officials worried as hackers break into EVMs
Amid the growing debate over whether electronic voting machines (EVMs) are hackable or not, elections officials in the US are worried over the increasing “information warfare” as mid-term polls loom. According to a CNN report, at the annual “Def Con hacker convention” here over the weekend, state and local election officials who attended the[Read More…]
Congress demands Rajen Gohain’s ouster as Minister over rape charges
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…]
Who is new RBI director Swaminathan Gurumurthy?
Chartered Accountant and RSS idealogue Swaminathan Gurumurthy has been appointed as the new part-time, non-official directors on the central board of Reserve Bank of India. Gurumurthy, who is the co-convenor of RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch had gained recognition from his views on Swadeshi economics. Apart from CA, he is[Read More…]
What does outcome of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman polls mean?
2019 will be a strong coalition Based Lok Sabha election. This factor was released by Congress earlier and now BJP has realized it. Alliance partners are the key to next elections – not only quantity but the quality of coalition will help the national parties. 6 states which have more[Read More…]
Congress attitude of treating Dalits patronising: Amit Shah to Rahul
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…]
With 4 years to go, just 6% of solar rooftop target installed
Chandigarh: With less than four years left to meet its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (MW) of rooftop solar power capacity by 2022, India has installed just about 2,538 MW as of March 2018, a full 94 per cent short of target. At this rate, missing the target is a[Read More…]
Congress committed to fight male-chauvinist RSS: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said his party was working with other opposition parties to wage an ideological battle against the purely male-chauvinist RSS and its political front the BJP. Making a stinging attack on the saffron parties at an event organised by All India Mahila Congress,[Read More…]
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election: A Knife-edge Election
On Penultimate day of Monsoon Session i.e 9th of August, Election for the post of Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha will be held. The chance of a contest is high as opposition may not agree to the consensus candidate citing an example of Lok Sabha where the Speaker is from[Read More…]
There are about 24 lakh vacancies, which should be filled, Mallikarjun Kharge responds to Gadkari
Mallikarjun Kharge said that there are about 24 lakh vacancies in government agencies. He said this in response to Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking. Kharge said that first these 24 lakh vacancies should be filled. Earlier Union Minister Nitin Gadkari[Read More…]
Why Mamata Banerjee has made Amit Shah jittery
West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has somehow left her other Opposition peers far behind in taking cudgels with the Centre’s ruling party, or the BJP and the NDA led by it. So much so that she has rubbed the BJP the wrong way by reaching[Read More…]
BJP is run by Brahmins and Baniya leaders, minorities’ role namesake
Bhartiya Janata Party earned a magnificent triumph in 2014 by its pre-eminent social engineering and political combinations. With the help of these instruments, BJP got the victory in not just Centre but also in many states. Later when Amit Shah became the President of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it proved[Read More…]