Weeks ahead of assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that his “honest” party does not have money to fight the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab and Goa. “We don’t have a single penny to contest Punjab and Goa polls. Our bank[Read More…]
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PM thinks of next generation, Rahul looks at disrupting next Parliament session, says Arun Jaitley
Launching an attack on Congress Vice President Rahul ahead of budget session, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said that he (Rahul) is interested only in disrupting parliament proceedings. “Prime Minister was thinking of the next generation while Rahul Gandhi was only looking at how to disrupt the next[Read More…]
Suspense over! Navjot Singh Sidhu to formally join Congress on Jan 9
Ending speculations over his next party, cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu will formally join the Congress on January 9, weeks before assembly polls in Punjab. Sidhu had resigned from the Bharatiya Janata Party on September 14 last year. Sidhu’s wife, Navjot Kaur Sidhu, an MLA from Amritsar East constituency, joined the[Read More…]
Cash crunch will continue for 6-7 months: Rahul Gandhi
Continuing his tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his demonetisation move, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the cash crunch will continue to hurt the poor, farmers and workers the most. “Modiji has said that the problems will end after December 30. But I can say with confidence that it[Read More…]
Walk the talk on party funding: Anna to Kejriwal
Veteran Social activist Anna Hazare castigated Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for not fulfilling the promise of putting his party’s donors list in public domain. In a letter to Kejriwal, dated Dec 23, Anna took a dig at the Kejriwal and said if change has to be brought into the[Read More…]
Najeeb resignation: BJP blames AAP, Cong terms it unceremonious
The resignation of Najeeb Jung as Lt Governor on Thursday caught Delhi’s political circle by surprise with the Congress terming it unceremonious and BJP claiming he was upset with the AAP government. Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly Vijender Gupta said a BJP delegation had met the LG on[Read More…]
Muslims will never vote for BJP as it is a ‘patriotic party’: Parvesh Verma
In a controversial statement, BJP MP from West Delhi Parvesh Verma told a gathering in Baghpat that Muslims don’t — and never will — vote for BJP as it is a “patriotic party”. To make matters worse, he then asked media persons gathered at the event why all terrorists are[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi prefers ‘non-polluted’ Goa over Delhi: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that his mother and party chief Sonia Gandhi preferred Goa over Delhi, as she felt that there was “no pollution” in the state and the people were “very good”. “Goa me akar mujhe bahot khushi hui hai…kuchh hi din pehle Congress president[Read More…]
Congress VP Rahul Gandhi visits Karunanidhi at Chennai hospital
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday met DMK chief Karunanidhi, who is undergoing treatment for lung and throat infection at a private hospital in Chennai. “I just met him, I wanted to personally wish him a speedy recovery. I was very happy to see that he is doing well[Read More…]
Demonetisation is not final destination, just beginning: Modi
Slamming opposition for its continuous attack over demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit back, saying, this move (demonetisation) is not the final destination, it is just a beginning. Addressing BJP MPs, Modi blamed the Congress for the problems facing the country and said such a situation would not have arisen[Read More…]
Digital platforms are under threat: Congress on demonetisation
Claiming digital data and digital financial platforms are under the threat, Congress on Thursday alleged that the union government diverting the attention of people from serious issue of Cyber Security by raising slogans of cashless economy. “Brazen and repeated hacking attempts have exposed the complete vulnerability of cyber security as[Read More…]
Punjab polls: Congress releases first list of candidates
As the Punjab polls are expected to be held in 2017, the state Congress on Thursday released the first list of candidates. The party has named 61 candidates including Punjab Congress Chief Captain Amarinder Singh, who will contest election Patiala and Manpreet Badal is the candidate from Bathinda Urban. Congress[Read More…]
“If Congress is terming it as ‘scam’, then it has to apologise to the nation”: Kiren Rijiju
Union Minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju is at the centre of a dispute these days for having sought release of payments for contractors named in a vigilance probe. While Congress is seeking his resignation, the minister hits back at the opposition and said all payments were made during[Read More…]
Sniffing a chance, Congress looks to align with SP for UP elections
After their recent all round poor performance in elections, Congress leaders of Uttar Pradesh are feeling a chance in pegging back the important state in their favour by aligning with the Samajwadi party. The feeling is that demonetisation will decisively halt BJP and bolster its prospects in the upcoming Assembly[Read More…]
Iran and Boeing sign 10-year $16.6 billion deal for 80 aircrafts
Iran and Boeing signed a deal for the sale of 80 airplanes on Sunday, five weeks before the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, whose Republican supporters in Congress have tried to block any aircraft sales to Iran. IranAir said it signed the deal, the biggest U.S.-Iran deal since the 1979[Read More…]
Nandan Nilekani roped in to usher PM Modi’s digital payments drive
Nandan Nilekani, a high-profile Congress member, has been roped in by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to join a committee to map a path to digital payments. Newsd was the first outlet to report that Nilekani was being mooted for a role as ‘digital advisor’ by the BJP government. Also read: Newsd[Read More…]
Paytm means ‘Pay To Modi’, Rahul Gandhi calls demonetisation a foolish decision
Opposition leaders on Thursday observed a ‘Black Day’ in Parliament premises to mark one month of the announcement of demonetisation, with Rahul Gandhi launching a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying his “foolish decision” has “devastated” the country. Leading the protest, Gandhi accused Modi of shying away from[Read More…]
Weird! Stray cattle banned from producing more than 3 kg dung per day
In a rather strange order, a municipality in Gujarat has banned stray cattle from producing more than three kilograms of dung per day (for calves the cap has been put at one kilogram a day). Also, the owners of cattle who defecate more than 3 kgs a day will be[Read More…]
Navjot Kaur, Pargat Singh will join Congress on Nov 28: Amarinder Singh
Punjab Congress President, Captain Amarinder Singh announced on Wednesday that Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu, wife of Navjot Singh Sidhu, and Pargat Singh will join the Congress on November 28. In a tweet, Amarinder Singh said, “I am pleased to announce that Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu & Pargat Singh will formally[Read More…]
Sidhu, Pargat may join Congress; duo running short of options
As the dates for the Punjab Assembly Polls get closer, uncertainty still looms large over the candidature of key contestants including that of sports person-turned politicians Navjot Singh Sidhu and Pargat Singh. The main political parties including Congress, BJP and AAP are burning midnight fuel to get former BJP MP[Read More…]
BJP sweeps Assam, MP; TMC takes West Bengal; AIADMK in Tamil Nadu
BJP sweeps Assam, MP; TMC takes West Bengal; AIADMK in Tamil Nadu The results of bypolls to four Lok Sabha and nine Assembly seats will boost the morale of BJP as the party has cleaned sweeped Madhya Pradesh and Assam. Counting of votes took place on Tuesday for four Lok[Read More…]
Opposition parties ganged up against Modi: BJP
BJP on Tuesday said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi is working to curb black money and corruption with his demonetisation exercise, rival parties have “ganged up” against him. Terming demonetisation as a ‘surgical strike’ on black money, BJP National Secretary Shrikant Sharma claimed that the general public is in the[Read More…]
Resignation of Congress MLAs political stunt: Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday termed the submission of resignation letters by Congress MLAs, to protest the SCruling on SYL issue, as “political stunt” and also claimed that AAP is a party of “hypocrites and opportunists”. The resignation of “treacherous” Congress leaders is aimed at “deriving political[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi stands in queue to exchange cash, takes a swipe at PM
Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday joined the queue of commoners at an ATM in central Delhi. Lakhs across India spent long hours at banks and ATMs on Friday trying to withdraw cash after Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly declared ₹500 and ₹1,000 notes “worthless pieces of paper”. Gandhi,[Read More…]
Sutlej-Yamuna link canal: SC rules against Punjab; Congress MLAs, Amarinder Singh resign
In a setback to the Punjab government, the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the 2004 Punjab Act that was passed to end all water agreements the state had with its neighbours. Congress leader Amarinder Singh quit the Lok Sabha and other party lawmakers resigned from the Punjab Assembly minutes after[Read More…]