As most of India were hooked to their TV screens watching the results of the five-state assembly elections on the afternoon of 11th March, 2017; Himanta Biswa Sarma landed quietly at Imphal airport with a small team of trusted protégés. There was a palpable tension in Imphal city as the[Read More…]
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Congress rejig, appoints new state chiefs
In a major organisational revamp, the Congress on Thursday has replaced its existing state unit chiefs in two states where Assembly elections happened recently. The Congress leadership has appointed senior leader Pritam Singh as its Uttarakhand Congress chief and Sunil Jakhar as its chief in Punjab. Sunil Jakhar, contested from[Read More…]
BJP not worried about presidential elections: Subramanian Swamy
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy made it clear that the BJP is not tensed over the presidential elections. Notably, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Vice-president Rahul Gandhi are putting efforts to gather support from the other political parties over the same. “They (Sonia and Rahul) can unite everybody[Read More…]
Congress to project a Patidar leadership in Gujarat
Post Rahul Gandhi’s Gujarat visit, the congress party has decided to go full blast with the Patidar card in the Gujarat election. AICC Secretary and MLA from Amreli, Paresh Dhanani is all said to be elevated as the leader of the Congress legislative party in Gujarat. The position is currently[Read More…]
BJP unable to protect soldiers or border, says Congress
The Congress Party said that the BJP is neither capable to protect the border nor the bodies of soldiers who are sacrificing their lives, while backing former defence minister AK Antony’s statement. Antony had urged the Centre to give a free rein to the Indian Army for giving ‘appropriate reply’[Read More…]
BJP hits back at Congress over soldier killing
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
Praful Patel likely to be JDU-NCP CM face in Gujarat
JDU and NCP are getting ready for an all guns blazing battle in Gujarat, sources tell Newsd that the JDU-NCP alliance will project former Union Minister Praful Patel as the CM candidate for the state. “We have indicated our willingness to Congress for a grand alliance in the state however[Read More…]
Nobody can compete with Anand ‘Amul’ Milk Co-op Model: Rahul Gandhi
On Monday, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited the Panduri Mata temple at Dev Mogara village near Debiapada. A significant temple for the local tribals of the area. After arriving at the Vadodara airport on Monday afternoon, Gandhi headed straight to the temple in Narmada district, said Gujarat Congress spokesperson Nishith[Read More…]
Bus carrying Cong supporters overturns; 35 injured
How are we ruining India’s future by trolling & faking it
This is no regular blog. This is an intervention. A serious one at that. You really need to stop. Stop whatever you have been doing all this while and think for a second what have we become? And, what are we trying to become in the future? A few years[Read More…]
Raj Babbar on SP-Congress alliance: ‘UP ko yeh saath pasand hai’ is history
Amid speculation to end alliance with Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Raj Babbar said that the slogan, ‘UP ko yeh saath pasand hai’ is history. The SP-Congress alliance miserably failed in the assembly elections. Thus, speaking for the first time on electoral issues since, Babbar said that his party[Read More…]
Modi, BJP politicising triple talaq
Manipur: Four more Congress MLAs join BJP
Four Congress MLAs from Manipur quit the party on Friday and joined BJP in yet another setback to the Congress. The four leaders who joined the BJP include Y Surchandra, Ngamthang Haokip, O Lukhoi and S Bira. All the leaders were felicitated by CM N Biren Singh and state unit[Read More…]
Naxal attack: Congress demands President’s rule
Senior Congress leader Gurudas Kamat quits from all party posts
In a major jolt to Congress, its senior leader and AICC general secretary Gurudas Kamat has quit from all posts in the party, according to a statement on Wednesday. “I had met Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi last week on Wednesday and discussed to be relieved from all responsibilities,” he[Read More…]
MCD poll results: Here’s how leaders from different political parties reacted
The ruling party in Centre is all set to win MCD polls with a huge margin. BJP is heading for a landslide victory as it is leading in all the three – North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in[Read More…]
Delhi Congress chief Ajay Maken decides to resign
MCD poll result: BJP is heading for an overwhelming win
The counting of votes for the elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) begins at 8 am on Wednesday, at 35 centres across the national capital. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all three municipal corporations including East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC), North Delhi[Read More…]
Delhi MCD polls: Counting of votes begins
The counting of votes for the elections of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) begins. The counting of votes is taking place at 35 centres across the national capital. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in all three municipal corporation including East Delhi Municipal Corporation (EDMC),[Read More…]
Jammu & Kashmir: PDP leader Abdul Gani Dar shot dead in Pulwama
After being shot by suspected terrorists at south Kashmir’s Pinglan area of Pulwama district, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) district President for Pulwama Abdul Gani Dar has succumbed to his injuries. Reportedly, Gani was shot in the chest. “Gani was heading towards Srinagar when suspected terrorists opened fire on him between[Read More…]
Congress demands CBI probe into Alwar lynching
The Rajasthan Congress on Friday met Governor Kalyan Singh and demanded a CBI probe into the murder of dairy farmer Pehlu Khan in Alwar by the cow vigilantes. 55-year-old Pehlu Khan was beaten to death on April 1 in Rajasthan’s Alwar district by the self-proclaimed gaurakshaks onApril 1. A delegation[Read More…]
Congress expels Barkha Shukla Singh
Barkha Shukla Singh has been expelled from Congress on Friday for 6 years, soon after she attacked INC vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Delhi unit head Ajay Maken and quit as local women’s wing chief. She has been removed from the party for being involved in ‘anti-party activities’ ahead of the[Read More…]
Cabinet clears EC proposal to buy VVPAT-enabled EVMs
Following the Opposition’s protest over alleged EVM tampering,the Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the Election Commission (EC) proposal to buy new Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT)-enabled EVM machines. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced that the Centre will allot Rs 3174 crores for 16 lakh odd machines to BEL ECIL,[Read More…]
Manipur: Congress MLA Ginsuanhau Zou, 14 others join BJP
A Congress MLA from the Singngat Assembly seat in Churachandpur district joins BJP along with 14 members of the Congress Autonomous District Council from Chandel district. Ginsuanhau Zou and others were felicitated at an event at the state BJP office in Imphal by CM N Biren Singh. “Day after day,[Read More…]