Raipur: BJP president Amit Shah launched ‘Atal Vikas Yatra’ on Wednesday from Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. All the leading newspapers of Chhattisgarh has carried the full front page advertisement. Ironically not a single advertisement has the carried the image of former Prime Minister Vajpayee. Image of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and[Read More…]
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Kanhaiya Kumar’s entry in the electoral fray may well open a new chapter in politics
The former Jawaharlal Nehru University students’ union president Kanhaiya Kumar appears to be on way to bring new blood and verve to the politics of not only his home State, or Bihar, but also to that of the rest of the country. The reason for this is that he for[Read More…]
‘Kamdar’ Modi destroyed India’s economy: Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Sunday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying the “so-called kamdar” had destroyed India’s economy with no jobs and no solutions to rising unemployment. Sibal’s comment comes in continuation of the war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, as Modi on Saturday lashed[Read More…]
Modi government’s unfolding emergency through back door
On Tuesday morning, Pune police conducted a widespread raid and simultaneous arrests of activists in Ranchi, Hyderabad, Delhi, Faridabad, Goa and Mumbai. Stan Swamy in Ranchi, Varavara Rao in Hyderabad, Gautam Navlakha in New Delhi, Sudha Bharadwaj in Faridabad, Dalit scholar Anand Teltumbde in Goa and Vernon Gonsalves and Arun[Read More…]
In 2019, Rahul Gandhi is the only leader who can defeat Modi
Last week, the Congress President, Rahul Gandhi undertook a four-day visit to Germany and the United Kingdom as a part of his party’s NRI outreach program. In this visit, besides his meetings with politicians of the host countries and speaking to Indian Overseas Congress members, he also spoke and interacted[Read More…]
Opinion: Rahul Gandhi has to choose his words with care
By Amulya Ganguli Rahul Gandhi has had another of his escape-velocity-of-Jupiter moments. His reference to the massive gravitational force of the solar system’s largest planet was in the context of “explaining” how much velocity was required by a spacecraft to lift itself from the surface of Jupiter compared to what was[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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
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…]
Congress Working Committee meeting begins, Sonia Gandhi skips over health issues
New Delhi: The Congress Working Committee (CWC) began its meeting on Saturday to discuss the political situation in the country, but United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was not present as she was unwell. The meeting, chaired by Congress President Rahul Gandhi, was attended by senior party leaders including[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…]
Highest number of kidnapping accused lawmakers are from BJP
New Delhi: At least 16 BJP MPs and MLAs – the highest for any political party in India – have criminal charges related to kidnapping filed against them, according to an analysis of affidavits of 4,867 sitting MPs and MLAs. The findings were released on Monday by the Association for[Read More…]
What is ‘Girinka’ and why PM Modi gifted cow to Rwanda?
The dust of sensitive mass lynching incident is yet to settle and the Prime Minister Narendra Modi made news of gifting cows to the villagers in Rwanda. India wondered what made him gift this unusual present to the beef-eating nation Rwanda. PM Modi too expected Indians to be pleasantly surprised[Read More…]
We need to discuss the Office of the Speaker
In this context the conduct of Sumitra Mahajan came under sharp attack. She chastised INC President Rahul Gandhi for the hug but allowed PM Modi to mimic Sonia Gandhi’s accent.
The myth and reality of Ajit Jogi factor in Chhattisgarh polls!
(According to the trends, the Congress has crossed the half-way mark and is currently leading on 67 seats. The BJP, on the other hand, is leading on just 13 seats. Chhattisgarh had voted in two phases – November 12 and 20.) Forest strewn, verdant and lush green State of Chhattisgarh[Read More…]
Delhi HC to hear AAP MLAs plea against Election Commission on Tuesday
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs plea challenging an Election Commission order in the office-of-profit case on Tuesday. The AAP legislators have challenged the Election Commission’s July 17 order rejecting their pleas seeking to cross-examine the complainant and advocate Prashant Patel. On March[Read More…]
Expect leaders, workers to toe party line in public interactions: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: In a clear warning to some of its loose cannons, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday stressed that it expected its leaders and workers to toe the party line on larger political issues and maintain discipline in their public interactions. Sources said former Congress President Sonia Gandhi also[Read More…]
Vasundhara Raje to be BJP CM face in Rajasthan: Amit Shah
Jaipur: The BJP will fight the forthcoming Rajasthan assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, who will retain the post as the party would come back to power with a big majority, said party President Amit Shah on Saturday. In his address at the concluding ceremony of[Read More…]