The Congress on Monday dared Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate action against the suspected Indian tax evaders who feature in the “Paradise Papers” leak, including one of his ministers and put the entire facts before the Supreme Court bench overseeing black money investigations. The Congress also demanded the resignation[Read More…]
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Mayawati accuses BJP of criminal negligence in NTPC blast
BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of “criminal negligence” and blamed them for the NTPC tragedy in Rae Bareli in which 37 persons died. In a statement issued by the Bahujan Samaj Party, the former Chief Minister said that due[Read More…]
Maharashtra minister apologises for ‘sexist’ remark
Under fire for his ‘sexist’ remark that liquor brands be named after women to boost sales, Maharashtra Water Resources Minister Girish Mahajan on Monday profusely apologised, saying he had no intentions to hurt women’s sentiments. Amidst a furore with ally Shiv Sena and most opposition parties like the Congress, the[Read More…]
BJP to observe November 8 as anti-black money day: Manoj Tiwari
BJP Delhi unit chief Manoj Tiwari on Sunday said his party will observe November 8 as Anti-Black Money Day through a public campaign across the city. “Party workers will go to the people as part of the campaign against black money and tell them that the biggest sufferers of the[Read More…]
Mukul Roy joining BJP ‘Aaya Ram Gaya Ram’ politics: CPI-M
Dismissing former Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy’s crossing over to the BJP as “Aya Ram Gaya Ram’ politics, the CPI-M on Sunday said it would be “suicidal” if anybody harboured thoughts of fighting one of them by joining the other as the two parties “complement each other”. “So many people[Read More…]
Gujarat’s reality is different than what BJP says: Rahul Gandhi
With slogans of “Jai Sardar, Jai Patidar”, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday evening stormed into the Patidar-dominated Varachha area here in the diamond hub asserting that the “satya” of Gujarat and that of the BJP were two different things. He also promised to come here again on November[Read More…]
Fight between truth and lies in Gujarat, Congress represents truth: Rahul Gandhi
Terming the assembly elections in Gujarat a fight between truth and lies, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said truth lies with his party, and not the BJP. “This is a fight between truth and lies. On one side, it is Gujarat’s people, on the other 5-10 industrialists. Modiji[Read More…]
Delhi BJP demands speaker Goel’s resignation over letter to Delhi HC
The BJP on Friday slammed Delhi Assembly Speaker Ram Niwas Goel for his letter to the High Court seeking withdrawal of a letter he had written alleging that a division bench of the court had passed orders against the legislature without ascertaining facts, and demanded his resignation. “The application moved[Read More…]
BJP’s ‘ease of doing corruption’: Virbhadra targets Amit Shah’s son
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Friday targeted BJP President Amit Shah over the meteoric rise in the revenues of his son’s company, a year after the party came to power at the Centre. Virbhadra Singh, charged by the CBI with holding assets disproportionate to his known sources of[Read More…]
Himachal Polls: It will be a do-or-die battle equally for Congress and BJP CM faces
It’s literally a do-or-die battle for both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial faces in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. Both veterans — one in his eighties and the other in his seventies — are struggling for their political survival. One is veteran Congress leader[Read More…]
Kamal Haasan is ‘morally corrupt’, says Swamy after actor’s ‘Hindu terror is real’ comment
Noted actor Kamal Haasan, who is in headlines for his probable entry into politics these days, took on the right-wing groups on Thursday. The actor has said that these groups cannot deny the presence of “Hindu terror”. “The Hindus cannot challenge others to show extremists among them since extremism has[Read More…]
Six TMC MLAs who joined BJP in Tripura yet to get assembly recognition
Six Tripura legislators who joined the BJP after quitting the Trinamool Congress three months ago are yet to get recognition in the state assembly as BJP lawmakers though the assembly begins its last session before the polls on November 13. The Left-ruled Tripura goes to polls in February next year.[Read More…]
Assembly polls: Amit Shah to begin 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ today
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president, Amit Shah will begin party’s 79-day ‘Karnataka Parivartan Yatra’ in Bengaluru on Thursday. The aim of this yatra is to return to power in the southern state. Over one lakh party workers riding motorbikes may attend a rally to be addressed by Shah as[Read More…]
20 dead, 80 injured in NTPC boiler blast in Rae Bareli
At least 20 people were killed and more than 80 injured in a boiler explosion at a unit of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district, officials said. Many of the injured are in critical condition with scalded body parts caused by hot ash and[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh polls: Congress manifesto woos farmers, youths, employees
The ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday released its manifesto for the November 9 assembly election, promising interest-free loans to farmers, laptops for students and special grade pay scale for all employees. Releasing the manifesto, Congress leader and Health Minister Kaul Singh said all marginal and small farmers in[Read More…]
BJP trying to adopt our leaders, rewrite history, says Congress
Hitting out at BJP for creating controversy over Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Congress on Tuesday said that ” BJP was trying to adopt party leaders and rewrite history”. “This business of trying to adopt Congress leaders is a clear indication and admission by the BJP that their participation in the freedom[Read More…]
Dhumal to be BJP’s CM candidate in Himachal
The BJP on Tuesday announced two-time Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal as its chief ministerial candidate in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. Addressing a public meeting in Sirmaur district, BJP national President Amit Shah said: “Prem Kumar Dhumal would be the chief ministerial face of the BJP.” The state’s ruling Congress has[Read More…]
BJP should read before criticising autonomy for Kashmir: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday said the BJP should have fully read his comments on autonomy for Kashmir before criticising him. “My answer to question on J&K reported today… The BJP should read before criticizing,” Chidambaram tweeted, posting a link to a news report about his[Read More…]
Angry farmers burn sugarcane crop outside UP Assembly
Hundreds of sugarcane farmers in Uttar Pradesh burnt their crop outside the Vidhan Sabha here on Saturday and raised slogans against the Yogi Adityanath government, terming the Rs 10 hike in MSP as “paltry”. The state government two days back had increased the minimum support price (MSP) for sugarcane by[Read More…]
Mukul Roy wishes to join party: BJP
A senior BJP leader on Friday said that Mukul Roy, who had resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress earlier this month, has expressed his wish to join his party. “Mukul Roy has expressed his wish to our state (West Bengal) unit for joining the BJP. The state unit of[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi gives the sweetest reply to the question about his marriage!
Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi is probably the most eligible bachelor in the country right now. Thus, people are genuinely interested in knowing when the right time for the Congress VC is to get hitched. But when asked about his marriage, Gandhi played safe while invoking destiny. “Jab hogi, hogi (It[Read More…]
CBI books Karnataka minister, two others in DSP suicide case
The CBI has registered a case of abetment of suicide against Karnataka Minister KJ George and two senior Karnataka police officials in connection with the suicide of Deputy Superintendent of Police MK Ganapathy. Apart from George, who was then the state Home Minister and is now holding the portfolio of[Read More…]
BJP promoting Hindutva; hurting secular fabric: BSP chief Mayawati
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Tuesday accused the BJP governments at the Centre and in Uttar Pradesh of promoting RSS ideology. Addressing a public rally here, the second of her series of 11 public interactions, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said BJP governments in states were out[Read More…]
Gujarat bribery row: Congress seeks court-monitored probe
The Congress on Monday demanded a court-monitored probe into allegations levelled by a Patidar leader from north Gujarat that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party in poll-bound Gujarat. Narendra Patel of the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) led by Hardik Patel, claimed on Sunday[Read More…]
Gujarat assembly polls: Samajwadi Party to contest five seats; will back Congress in others
The Samajwadi Party will contest five Assembly seats in Gujarat and will back the Congress in the other seats, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav said on Monday. Akhilesh also told the media that the party had decided not to weaken other strong contenders in the state. Taking a[Read More…]