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…]
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Congress likely to back opposition nominee for RS Deputy Chairman
New Delhi: Keen to further augment opposition unity in the run-up to the 2019 general elections, Congress may opt against fielding a candidate for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman and work with other parties outside the NDA to put up a common candidate. Informed sources said the combined[Read More…]
Emergency turned democracy into constitutional dictatorship: Arun Jaitley
New Delhi: Union minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday recalled how the Indira Gandhi government had imposed a phoney Emergency and turned democracy into a constitutional dictatorship about more than 40 years back. It was a ‘phoney emergency’ on account of proclaimed policy that Indira Gandhi was indispensable to India and[Read More…]
Government should go when it starts fearing citizens: Aam Aadmi Party
New Delhi: Targeting the Narendra Modi government, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday said that when a government starts fearing its own people, it is time for it to go. The observation came just hours before AAP’s proposed march towards the Prime Minister’s residence for which the Delhi Police[Read More…]
After Kejriwal, HC may be moved against Modi’s low attendance
New Delhi: Soon after rebel AAP legislator Kapil Mishra filed a plea in the Delhi High Court against state Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s low attendance in the assembly, Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh on Monday said he will file a petition seeking details of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in[Read More…]
UP government protecting corrupt, sending innocent to jail: Congress
New Delhi: Slamming the Uttar Pradesh government for protecting the corrupt, the Congress on Friday referred to Governor Ram Naik’s letter to the Chief Minister regarding a bribery demand accusation against a senior officer in the CMO. The BJP government was trying to protect the corrupt and penalise the innocent[Read More…]
Will accommodate tickets aspirants in future Karnataka government: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday said that the aspirants, who did not figure in the list of party candidates in Karnataka, would be accommodated in its future party government in the state. Party President Rahul Gandhi has been engaging with the tickets aspirants and the MLAs who have been denied[Read More…]
BJP’s Splits Ville in Uttar Pradesh
Exactly 13 months ago, the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) recorded a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh, clocking 312 seats in the State Assembly elections. The victory was significant in more ways than one. First and foremost, this was the highest number of seats registered by any party in the past[Read More…]
Government forms committee for regulation of online media
New Delhi: In a move to establish a regulatory framework for online media and news portals, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry has set up a committee that will recommend the formation of appropriate policy. The committee, which has Secretary of the ministry as its convener, was set up a day after[Read More…]
Education fee cap for martyrs’ children removed
New Delhi: A Rs 10,000 cap on the education fee paid to the children of military personnel killed in the line of duty has been removed, the government announced on Thursday. An order dated September 13, 2017, by the Department of Ex-Servicemen Welfare of the Defence Ministry had capped the[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi’s speech ‘rhetoric of loser’: Sitharaman
New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday dubbed Congress President Rahul Gandhi’s speech at Congress’ plenary session the “rhetoric of a loser”. She also questioned Rahul Gandhi’s Pandava-Kaurava analogy, and accused the Congress of mocking Hindu rituals. “Rahul Gandhi’s speech sounds like rhetoric of loser devoid of substance. But although[Read More…]
Congress to seek like-minded allies to defeat BJP, Rahul says country wants change
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed its willingness to ally “with all like-minded parties” with a “pragmatic approach” to defeat the Narendra Modi government in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections with party chief Rahul Gandhi stating that the country was feeling tired and seeking a change. The party’s 84th plenary[Read More…]
An Army is as good as its soldiers – PM as good his team
Prime Minister of the world’s sixth largest nation by the economy, second largest by population, and second largest by the strength of the army is no mean feat. 275 seats in the Lok Sabha, at the helm of 14 states, and in coalition in 5 States, there is little to[Read More…]
Only Congress can challenge BJP, says Sharad Pawar
Pune: Only the Congress has the ability to challenge the country’s ruling BJP presently, and its ‘acche din’ will come, predicted Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar here on Wednesday. The veteran politician was replying to blunt questions thrown by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena President Raj Thackeray who was “interviewing” him at[Read More…]
Karnataka needs government with ‘mission’, not for ‘commission’: Modi
Mysuru: Attacking the Congress government in Karnataka as a “commission” government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the welfare of the people was never its priority and the state needs a government with “mission” under the BJP to ensure all-round development. Addressing a public rally in the city, the Prime[Read More…]
AAP’s media spend is four times that of previous government, reveals RTI reply
New Delhi: The AAP government has spent an average of Rs 70.5 crore annually in the past three years on advertisements — four times more than the previous government’s expenditure on print, electronic and outdoor advertising, according to an RTI reply. In the first year after assuming office in February 2015,[Read More…]
Delhi government failed to ensure women security in three years: Swaraj India
New Delhi: In the wake of sexual harassment of a Delhi University student in a bus, Swaraj India on Tuesday accused the AAP government of “failure” to ensure security for women in three years of its rule in Delhi. “The sexual harassment of a female student in a cluster bus shows[Read More…]
Government trying to break our unity: AIMPLB
Hyderabad: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board, the apex body of Indian Muslims, on Sunday accused the present government of making attempts to break its unity. The AIMPLB at its 26th plenary, which concluded here on Sunday, said the government and some individuals with vested interests were trying to breaking[Read More…]
Now Modi suggests ‘lunch pe charcha’
New Delhi: After the “chai pe charcha” campaign during the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked his party MPs to hold “lunch pe charcha” to spread the good points of the Union Budget 2018-19 among the people. The Prime Minister’s suggestion came at a BJP Parliamentary[Read More…]
Communal forces rising, only industrialists benefiting under Modi: Kharge
New Delhi: Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday attacked the Narendra Modi government, alleging that communal forces were raising their head, weaker sections were being suppressed, the freedom of speech was being snatched and women and children were not feeling safe. Taking part in the motion of thanks[Read More…]
Disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was A.K. Joti’s gift to Modi: AAP
New Delhi: The Election Commission’s (EC) decision to disqualify 20 AAP MLAs for holding the office of profit was poll panel chief A.K. Joti’s “parting gift” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, senior AAP leader Gopal Rai said here on Saturday. “The disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs was his gift to Modi.[Read More…]
Saudi Arabia ups India’s Haj quota by 5,000: Government
More pilgrims can now proceed for Haj this year as Indias quota of pilgrims has been hiked by 5,000 by Saudi Arabia, the government announced on Tuesday. The decision by Riyadh came days after Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi signed a bilateral annual agreement for Haj 2018 with[Read More…]
BJP questions AAP over deaths of homeless in Delhi
The BJP on Monday questioned the AAP government in Delhi over the deaths of 42 homeless people in the city this month, saying that if Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal would have taken an interest, their lives could have been saved. “At least 42 homeless people have died in the first[Read More…]
Indian Railways to equip all 8,500 stations with Wi-Fi
All railway stations — nearly 8,500 across the country, including those in rural and remote areas — will be equipped with Wi-Fi facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore ($110 million). As part of the government’s ambitious Digital India initiative, the national transporter has currently commissioned Wi-Fi services[Read More…]
In touch with Maharashtra over riots: Home Ministry
The Union Home Ministry on Thursday said it was keeping a close eye on violent incidents in Maharashtra and was in constant touch with the state government. A Home Ministry official said the Centre “has received a factual report from the Maharashtra government regarding the clashes in the state”. At[Read More…]