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…]
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No-confidence motion: Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi, then hugs him
Political battle lines drew deeper in the Lok Sabha monsoon session as Congress chief Rahul Gandhi slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi government over a list of issues amid the no-confidence motion debate on Friday, July 20. While the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance government was expected to have a[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…]
Mamata tells party MPs to stay in Delhi for no-confidence motion, whip issued
Kolkata: With Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee instructing all Lok Sabha members of her party to stay put in Delhi and support Friday’s no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government, the party on Wednesday issued a whip to all its MPS to be present in the House during the discussions.[Read More…]
Post Karnataka elections, Chikmagalur farmers use Narendra Modi and Amit Shah’ cutouts as scarecrows
Chikmagalur: Chikmagalur farmers have found an innovative way of using politician’ cardboard cutouts that were used during Karnataka election campaigns. Cutouts of Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and other leaders, which were used extensively during the campaigns, are now being used to chase away crows in Lakkavalli “hobli” of the Tarikere[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…]
Modi reiterates his 2014 manifesto, promises to double farmer’ income by 2022
Mirzapur: Reiterating his 2014 manifesto, Narendra Modi promised to double the income of farmers and rich-poor divide by 2022 on his second day tour of Uttar Pradesh. “Our government visualises a new India that takes full care of the sick, the poor, the children, the youth and the farmers,” he said[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…]
Modi relaunches ‘Samajwadi Purvanchal Expressway’ in Azamgarh
New Delhi: As part of the campaigning for the upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi addressed a rally in Azamgarh today while inaugurating the Purvanchal Expressway, a project with a total worth of 23,000 crore. The 340 km long expressway will connect several towns of the state to the state[Read More…]
PM Modi loses 3 lakh Twitter followers in 24 hours, Rahul 1,700
As Twitter began sanitising its platform by removing inactive and locked accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lost nearly 300,000 followers while Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi lost over 17,000 followers. According to socialblade, a website that accounts for the number of Twitter followers on a daily basis, the[Read More…]
Goa Congress to Guinness: PM Modi has set record of travelling 52 countries
General Secretary of Congress in Goa, Sankalp Amonkar has written to the Guinness World Records (GWR) to include Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name in the book for setting a record of travelling abroad. Amonkar said that such a step was taken by the officials to highlight the ridiculousness of the[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…]
Congress slams government for not taking stand on decriminalizing gay sex
New Delhi: With the Narendra Modi government leaving decriminalizing gay sex to Supreme Court’s wisdom, Congress on Wednesday slammed it for not taking a stand on the issue and claimed it the government believes in such draconian laws. It is extremely unfortunate that after evolving as a society, we continue[Read More…]
Yogendra Yadav accusses Modi of ‘targeting his family’ after I-T raid on his sister’s hospital
New Delhi: Swaraj India Party’s National President, Yogendra Yadav on Wednesday has tweeted against Modi government for going after his family to horrify him. Yadav said that, “over 100 officials from Delhi raided a hospital-cum-nursing home run by his sisters on Wednesday in Rewari.” In a couple of tweets, Yadav[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…]
PM Modi launches world’s biggest Samsung mobile factory in Noida
The world’s biggest mobile factory was launched in Noida near Delhi on Monday evening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with South Korean President Moon Jae. On board the world-class Delhi Metro with President Moon Jae-in. We are headed to Noida…do not miss the iconic Akshardham Temple in the background![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…]
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…]
Yogi Adityanath bans plastic in UP from July 15
Like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh government has banned the use of polythene bags and items of common use made of plastic from July 15 in the state. “I appeal that after July 15 plastic cups, glasses and polythene should not be used at any level. This will need the cooperation of[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…]