The government presented the interim budget in Parliament on Friday. It marks the last budget before the General Election which are due by May this year. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal focused on the lower and middle class strata in his address. Here are some of the key announcements he made[Read More…]
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Ramgarh Assembly Bypoll result 2019 live updates: Century in Rajasthan! Congress wins Ramgarh election
Live Updates: 11:40 AM Century in Rajasthan! Congress wins Ramgarh Bypoll Congress (Shafia Zubair Khan) 83,311 votes BJP (Sukhwant Singh) 71,083 votes 10:50 AM After ten rounds of counting Congress (Shafia Zubair Khan) 60,283 votes BJP (Sukhwant Singh) 44,062 votes 10:20 AM After eight rounds of counting Congress (Shafia Zubair[Read More…]
Bengaluru: ASI suspended after video of cops thrashing woman goes viral
After the video of two cops physically attacking a woman out of the Kumaraswamy Layout Police Station in the district made rounds on the internet, the Assistant sub-inspector Renukaiah has been suspended. The video that went viral, two cops can be seen forcibly pushing the woman out of the station.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh: MLA living in hut to get a new house, thanks to the locals
The 55-year-old became the first time BJP MLA after defeating Congress local heavyweight Ramniwas Rawat from Vijaypur constituency in Sheopur district.
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes aged 88 dies, funeral to be held in Delhi
Former Defence Minister George Fernandes passed on Tuesday morning, January 29, following prolong illness. Aged 88, Fernandes, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, had swine flu for the last few days. According to the reports, the family is awaiting his son Sean Fernandes’ arrival from the United States to proceed with funeral arrangements.[Read More…]
“Born Muslim but a proud Indian first,” replies Dinesh Rao’s wife on Hegde’s misogynistic remarks
After series of provocative exchanges between rivalry leaders, Union skill development minister Ananth Kumar Hegde and Karnataka state Congress president Dinesh Gundu Rao, Tabu Rao responded sharply saying that, “was born a Muslim but am a proud Indian first.” Tabu Rao slammed Union minister Anant Kumar Hegde who said Karnataka Congress[Read More…]
Remove word ‘Muslim’ from Aligarh Muslim University: BJP MP Satish Gautam
Earlier, Aligarh MP Satish Gautam has been in the news for dubbing AMU as a “seminary for terrorists”
Hashtag war begins on Twitter between DMK and BJP ahead of Modi’s Tamil Nadu visit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to lay the foundation stone for an All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, Tamil Nadu today. He will also inaugurate super-speciality blocks at medical colleges in Rajaji, Thanjavur and Tirunelveli. However, just hours before PM Modi’s visit to Madurai on Sunday, a war of[Read More…]
Odisha CM remote-controlled by corrupt Chowkidaar: Rahul Gandhi
“Due to the involvement of your Chief Minister and other ministers in the chit fund scam, Odisha’s remote control is in the hands of a corrupt Chowkidaar. Naveen Patnaik sits and stands when Chaukidar presses the button. He has no option but to praise the disastrous policies of the Chowkidaar,”[Read More…]
BJP harassing opposition parties: Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee’s outburst on twitter came on a sat the Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case against former Haryana Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda in connection with alleged irregularities in land allocation. Alleging that the saffron outfit was carrying out “political vendetta”, she said nobody was being[Read More…]
Abhishek Mishra: Two years after his first run-in with MP police, the same police now bats for him
In BJP rule, Abhishek Mishra had his first run-in with police in November 2016—he was ‘picked up, blindfolded, grilled’. After change of regime, a police team comes from Delhi for the arrest, takes him away.
Smriti Irani’s chopper fails to land in Bengal’s Suri, BJP alleges conspiracy
Kolkata: Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani, who was scheduled to address a public meeting at Suri in West Bengal’s Birbhum district on Wednesday, could not reach the venue after her chopper failed to land due to lack of daylight, a state BJP leader said, smelling a conspiracy by[Read More…]
Opposition joining hands to save themselves, stop Modi’s development: Smriti Irani
Jhargram (West Bengal): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Wednesday claimed that the opposition leaders, who have no connection with the country’s development or people’s welfare, came together at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s mega opposition rally in Kolkata last week out of[Read More…]
“Modi Bachao, Advertisement Chalao”, Rahul Gandhi slams PM for using 56% scheme money on adverts
The tweet account of Rahul Gandhi has been slamming Modi’s approach and his decisions. In the latest, the Congress Chief has tweeted, “Modi Bachao, Advertisement Chalao”. The dig comes after Dr Virendra Kumar, Union Minister of State for Women and Child development released data regarding expenditure breakdown of scheme, “Beti[Read More…]
At least 4 BJP MLAs want to join Congress, say have no future in party: MP CM Kamal Nath
Kamal Nath has been interviewing at multiple places after becoming the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. After giving a 80 minute long interview to one media organization Nath was seen talking to another one less than two weeks later. Nath made several claims at the latest interview. He said, “At[Read More…]
Congress, opposition doing negative politics over EVMs sensing defeat in 2019 elections: BJP
New Delhi: Accusing the Congress and other opposition parties of indulging in ‘negative politics’ over the electronic voting machines (EVMs), the BJP on Monday hit out at them, saying that sensing defeat in the coming elections, they have started spreading such rumours. “There are a few powers behind the hacking,[Read More…]
Dhar Lok Sabha: BJP faces strong anti-incumbency, Congress upbeat due to tribal voters’ mood
In the recent Assembly elections BJP candidates lost by huge margins in the region that was once ruled by Raja Bhoj and later by Sultans of Malwa
BJP asks EC to derecognise AAP, seize its symbol
New Delhi Accusing the AAP and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of dividing the society on caste lines and spreading mispropaganda, the BJP on Monday approached the Election Commission (EC) and demanded derecognisition of the party. After meeting Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora, Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari told[Read More…]
MJ Akbar is a ‘Minister’ according to Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event magazine
3 months after MJ Akbar resigned from his post of Union Minister following sexual allegations, the official magazine for Pravasi Bharatiya Divas event is said to have featured him with the designation “Minister of State for External Affairs.” MJ Akbar can also be seen in the event posters alongside Prime[Read More…]
BJP will win Lok Sabha election battle: Rajnath Singh
Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Asserting that the BJP is going to retain power in 2019, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the coming Lok Sabha election is not a challenge to the ruling party. Attacking the opposition rally organised by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Minister[Read More…]
With Gorkha Janmukti Morcha pulling out, BJP to lose certain seat from West Bengal?
In 2014 elections, Mamata Banerjee hoped for backing from Gorkha Janmukti Morcha for their candidate Baichung Bhutia but GJM chose to support the BJP
Congress saves its Karnataka government from BJP toppling bid
Ever since the Congress dealt a fast one on BJP by extending support to HD Kumaraswamy with his 38 JD (S) MLAs to form the government, the BJP could never stomach it.
Ram Madhav appeals to AGP to return to BJP-led alliance
Guwahati: Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav on Thursday appealed to the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leaders to return to the BJP-led alliance. The regional political party, which contested the 2016 assembly polls along with BJP and BPF, had snapped ties with the saffron party on January 7 after differences cropped[Read More…]
BJP should apologise for fake cases against elected MLAs: Kejriwal
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked the BJP to apologise to the people of Delhi for filing fake cases against the elected members of the city which hindered the work done for development. “The BJP has hindered the work done for the people of Delhi by filing[Read More…]
Manipur opposes citizenship Bill unless it protects indigenous people: CM
Imphal, Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren said on Wednesday that his BJP-led coalition government will oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2018 until there was a clause to protect the indigenous communities of Manipur and other northeastern states. Biren ahd recently took a team of state leaders to Delhi which submitted[Read More…]