Mumbai: Hours after it kept away from the no-confidence motion against the National Democratic Alliance government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ruling ally Shiv Sena came out in full praise of Congress President Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday. Rahul is now ‘the face of the Opposition’ that has become[Read More…]
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Post truth politics is the biggest achievement of Modi government
In 2016, Oxford Dictionaries declared ‘post-truth’ the word of the year in response to a rise in its usage in relation to political developments in the US for the presidential election and in the UK on Brexit. It is defined as ‘relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi terms Modi speech as old rhetoric, Rahul says it was weak
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech during no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha as an old rhetoric and Congress President Rahul Gandhi said it was weak. The Congress party termed his speech as dramebaazi (theatrics). The Modi government on Friday passed the no-confidence motion moved[Read More…]
Prime Minister Modi best actor in world: TDP MP Kesineni Srinivas
New Delhi: TDP lawmaker Kesineni Srinivas on Friday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the best actor in the world in his response to the latter’s reply in Lok Sabha on no-confidence motion. I thank Prime Minister for his as usual great oratory skills. The one-and half hour speech was like[Read More…]
Rahul’s speech high on entertainment, low on substance: BJP
The BJP termed Rahul Gandhi’s hug to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as an “immature” act and said his speech during the no-confidence motion was “low on substance” and “high on entertainment”. Commenting on the Congress president’s speech, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra said, “It was low on substance and high[Read More…]
The jumlas of Narendra Modi govt, as listed by Rahul Gandhi in LS
Congress president hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his ‘jumla’ weapon. It’s the same weapon Rahul used during the Jan Aakrosh Rally in April in New Delhi. Jumla 1: Rs 15 lakh will be deposited in every person’s account. Jumla 2: Two crore employment every year. Jumla 3: Modiji[Read More…]
Government committed to quota in faculty positions: Prakash Javadekar
New Delhi: Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said the Modi government was committed to reservation in the faculty positions of universities and that it does not agree with a court order quashing the 50 per cent reservation. The University Grants Commission (UGC) was forced to issue a 13-point[Read More…]
Narendra Modi has become Dhritrashtra, BJP Duryodhan: Congress
New Delhi: Accusing the BJP-led Central government of trying to create a divide among Hindus and Muslims ahead of 2019 elections to polarise the society, the Congress on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has become blind like Mahabharata character Dhritrashtra in his pursuit of power. The party also compared[Read More…]
Police attacked by BJP supporters after Modi’s Bengal rally
Kolkata: BJP party workers were seen attacking police personnel while returning from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally in Midnapore of West Bengal on Monday. Television grabs showed some BJP activists kicking and beating up police personnel with bamboo sticks after the latter allegedly failed to clear the roads for their[Read More…]
Congress a party of ‘Muslims’: Loopholes in PM Narendra Modi’s claim
An unseemly row has erupted with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s stepped up attack on Congress and more so against its president Rahul Gandhi. While speaking the other day at a public rally in Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Modi claimed that in a recent parley with Muslim intellectuals Rahul assured those present[Read More…]
Congress outreach programme: Rahul Gandhi meets Muslim intellectuals, discusses public policy
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met Muslim intellectuals as part of party’s outreach to various sections ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election. Those who met Gandhi to give their feedback on various issues and discuss public policy included M.S Farooqui, Amir Mohammad, Irfan Habib, Syeda Hameed, Ilyas[Read More…]
Government may not have polls for Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman this session
New Delhi: Amidst talk of a contest between the opposition and the ruling NDA for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman, the government is also looking at the option of not going for an election for the post in the Monsoon Session of parliament beginning July 18, sources said.[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh polls turn virtual with BJPs ‘Cyber Yodhas’ and Congress’ ‘Rajiv ke Sipahi’
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh’s poll battle has turned virtual with bot h BJP and Congress ready to take on each other with Cyber Yodhas and Rajiv ke Sipahi respectively. At the district level, both the parties have full-fledged plans. While the BJP has planned workshops to equip and educate its cyber[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar stand on 3C’s is a big farce
In national executive meet on Sunday, 8th July 2018 at national capital, New Delhi, the Janata Dal (United) sent a stern message to the Bharatiya Janata Party from its national executive meet, making it clear that it would not compromise on the 3Cs of communalism, crime and corruption even if[Read More…]
Lack of attention on education, health magnified in Modi rule: Amartya Sen
New Delhi: Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen said the lack of attention on social sectors had taken a quantum jump in the wrong direction since the BJP came to power and that despite the visible prominence of backwardness in India, the political dispensation was diverting attention from the core issues. Things[Read More…]
In meeting called by Law Commission, most parties oppose simultaneous polls
New Delhi: Most political parties, including those friendly with the BJP, told the Law Commission on Saturday that they are opposed to the proposal of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies saying that it was against the constitution and would dilute regional interests. Parties that opposed the[Read More…]
Modi programme in Jaipur a ‘flop show’: Ashok Gehlot
Jaipur: Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction here with beneficiaries of government welfare schemes a flop show. Our PM was supposed to have a direct interaction with beneficiaries but he was shown clippings of beneficiaries in audio-video presentation. This could have been[Read More…]
Congress will probe BJP CMs misdeeds after coming to power, says Congress
New Delhi: Accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of protecting the corrupt BJP leaders including Chief Ministers of various BJP-ruled states, Congress on Saturday said when it comes to power, there will be a thorough investigation on the cases against them and they will be in jail and not out on[Read More…]
BJP not to miss any opportunity eulogising mob lynching
One needs to accept the fact, mob lynching was never a new phenomenon in India but it has attained a normalized form specifically under the Modi government. A dangerous trend of mob violence is grasping India and is becoming the normal way of dealing with displeasure. The right-wing Hindutva brigade[Read More…]
Competition between BJP and rupee to see who will fall lower: Manish Tewari
New Delhi: Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the drop in the value of rupee, Congress on Friday said there seems to be a competition between the BJP and the rupee to see who will fall lower. Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari likened the country’s economy is like a rudderless boat[Read More…]
Delhi power tussle: law, politics, constitution and legality
You come to know about politics when people are denied their rights and are treated cynically as subjects and not as citizens. The most recent example being the attempt by an elected Chief Minister to initiate a program wherein the people residing in the National Capital Territory of Delhi would[Read More…]
BJP government must be removed for nation’s interest: Congress
New Delhi: Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi who slammed opposition attempts at unity as based on hatred against him, Congress on Tuesday said he has a mindset of conflict and that in the larger interest of the nation, it was necessary to remove the BJP government. Accusing Modi[Read More…]
Tej Pratap targeted PM Modi over the show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’
Bihar’s former health minister Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav, targeted PM Modi during a show ‘Tea with Tej Pratap at Mahua’. On Sunday, while his visit to his assembly constituency Mahua, Tej Pratap was witnessed with his electoral mode on in full energy[Read More…]
Statehood not a raging issue but more powers needed for Delhi government: Experts
New Delhi: The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has decided to give another push to its demand for full statehood to Delhi with a public campaign, but experts said it was not a burning issue among residents and a way should be found to give more powers to the elected[Read More…]
Nation must unite to protect children: Rahul Gandhi on Mandsaur gang rape
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday voiced his angst against the brutal gang rape and assault of an eight-year-old schoolgirl in Madhya Pradesh and said the nation must come together to protect the children. In Mandsaur an eight-year-old girl was kidnapped and gang raped, and is battling for[Read More…]