Tag: Politics
Kejriwal will be forced to step down: Kapil Mishra
We should be more proactive: Rajnath Singh after Sukma attack
In order to discuss ways to deal with the Naxal violence, Home minister Rajnath Singh, on Monday, hosted a meeting with the Chief Ministers and representative of 10 Maoist-affected states namely– Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh. The meeting comes soon[Read More…]
Saw Satyendar Jain giving Rs 2 crore to Kejriwal: Kapil Mishra
Sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra on Sunday made a shocking revelation claiming that he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing over Rs. 2 crore in cash to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. “Where did the money come from? They must say what was done with the money?” the AAP leader said[Read More…]
Odisha Cabinet reshuffle: 12 ministers take oath
Assam MLAs, MPs could be disqualified for violating two-child norm
On Thursday, the Health and Family, Welfare Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the Assam government will recommend to the Centre about the disqualification of MLAs and MPs who do not adhere to the proposed two-child norm. “The government of Assam will take up with the Centre that MLAs adhere[Read More…]
Will Smriti Irani send bangles to PM now?
Taking a jibe at Smriti Irani, the opposition lashed out at her over the “barbaric” killing and mutilation of two Indian soldiers. Slamming Irani, Congress leader Sibal on Tuesday wondered if Union Minister Smriti Irani would now “gift bangles” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi as she had wanted to send[Read More…]
Kumar Vishwas accuses AAP leaders of conspiracy
On Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kumar Vishwas accused some leaders in the party for plotting against him. He made it clear that he won’t compromise his principles and soon take a call on his future action. However, he didn’t name anyone as he made the statements. “I know I[Read More…]
Nobody can compete with Anand ‘Amul’ Milk Co-op Model: Rahul Gandhi
On Monday, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi visited the Panduri Mata temple at Dev Mogara village near Debiapada. A significant temple for the local tribals of the area. After arriving at the Vadodara airport on Monday afternoon, Gandhi headed straight to the temple in Narmada district, said Gujarat Congress spokesperson Nishith[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman rejects Hindi imposition charge
Won’t talk to separatists: Centre tells SC on Kashmir unrest
Addressing the Kashmir crisis, the government on Friday told the Apex Court that it was ready to talk to only accepted political parties in Jammu and Kashmir but not with the separatists. It was clearly expressed by Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi that the government will only negotiate or go into[Read More…]
A right-wing outfit demands scrapping of Article 370
A right-wing group on Friday demanded to scrap Article 370 that grants special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Additionally, they also asked the country to take the initiative to declare Pakistan a terrorist state. This outfit believes that providing a special status to Jammu and Kashmir[Read More…]
UP administrative reshuffle: SSP of Saharanpur Luv Kumar transferred
Yogi Adityanath led-government conducted the biggest reshuffle of IAS officials in Uttar Pradesh so far, late on Wednesday. The state government transferred 84 IAS officers, including 38 district magistrates. Notably, SSP of Saharanpur, Luv Kumar, who prevented a communal flare-up last week in which BJP MP Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma was[Read More…]
MCD aftermath: Rifts in AAP as senior leaders deny Kejriwal’s EVM-tampering claims
After BJP’s impressive victory in the Delhi MCD polls, a number of AAP party members along with Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra called for introspection over the party’s overthrow in the polls saying that the loss cannot be blamed only on EVMs even as the party leadership alleged “rigging” of voting[Read More…]
Narada case: Amit Shah rejects conspiracy charge
PM Modi thanks Delhi for believing in BJP
Apex Court to hear plea challenging Centre’s move to make Aadhaar mandatory
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a plea which challenges the government’s move to make Aadhaar card compulsory. Notably, the Apex Court, previously, has not been very content with the decision of making Aadhaar mandatory for IT returns. Although, in August 2015, the apex court in an order made[Read More…]
Aadhaar-like IDs for cows: 12,000 cows in Jharkhand get UID
Just when we were talking about the government gearing up to label every cow in India with a unique identity number, the Jharkhand government has expeditiously tagged over 12,000 cows with Aadhaar-like 12-digit unique identification (UID) number. Preceding this move, just as the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated[Read More…]
AAP will go back to its roots if BJP wins: Arvind Kejriwal
Soon after the MCD polls got over and the results are just around the corner, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that he will launch a “movement” if BJP wins in the MCD elections as per the exit polls. Notably, the exit poll predicted a landslide victory for[Read More…]
Stalin playing ‘anti-Hindi’ game in Tamil Nadu says BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday took a jibe at DMK leader MK Stalin for accusing the Centre of imposing Hindi on citizens. BJP leader S Prakash said that Stalin is subtly playing an ‘anti-Hindi’ game in Tamil Nadu politics to be relevant. He added that he is trying[Read More…]
After Aadhaar for humans, now comes UIDs for cows
While the debate over cow vigilantism intensifies after repeated instances of violence across the country, the Centre has now decided to create Aadhaar-like UID for approximately 47 million indigenous and crossbred cows across the country. The Centre has made this proposal to the Supreme Court, said reports on Monday. The[Read More…]
CM K Palaniswami raises NEET, Cauvery issues at Niti Aayog meeting
Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Monday said that he has raised issued, insisting on the exclusion of NEET test at the Niti Aayog meeting held in Delhi headed by PM Modi on Sunday. Notably, Tamil Nadu has been resisting the National Entrance Cum Eligibility Test (NEET) for MBBS and BDS[Read More…]
BJP spokesperson registers complaint against Facebook troll
Bharatiya Janta Party Spokesperson Shaina NC on Saturday registered a complaint with Mumbai Police alleging that she has been abused on Facebook after she posted an interview with a private channel on her page. According to HT reports, she was informed by her personal assistant Sagarika Shinde about the unacceptable[Read More…]
Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee skipped Niti Aayog meeting
On Sunday, two Chief Ministers namely, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal skipped the third Governing Council meeting at Rashtrapati Bhavan. “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal could not come to attend the Governing Council meeting today at Rashtrapati Bhavan,”[Read More…]
MCD Election 2017: Turnout to cross 54%
On 23rd April, MCD elections are to be held in Delhi. It began at 8 AM and will continue till 5 PM. The main parties fighting the elections are Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Indian National Congress (INC), Swaraj India, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), and Samajwadi Party[Read More…]