New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday sought an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and others alleging that they colluded with Pakistan to influence Gujarat election process last year. Citing an RTI reply received from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on June[Read More…]
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Cash crunch: Rahul slams Modi for destroying banking system
Amethi: With ATMs suddenly running dry in several states, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he described as destroying India’s banking system by ushering in “acchhe din” for fugitive jewellers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi. Gandhi also criticised Modi for his silence on[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…]
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…]
RLSP, LJP refute speculation about quitting NDA
Patna: BJP allies Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Saturday said they will not quit the BJP-led NDA. Amid growing speculation that RLSP chief and Union Minister Upender Kushwaha might follow in the footsteps of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and dump the National Democratic Alliance[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…]
Who let Nirav Modi flee India, asks Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Rs 11,500 crore fraud in the PNB and asked him to come clean on the government’s “failure” to prevent the scam and identify those who helped the alleged kingpin, billionaire jeweller Nirav Modi, to flee the[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…]
Rahul Gandhi asks ‘pro-rich Modi’ to waive farmer loans
Koppal: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to waive loans of farmers than working only for the rich, businessmen and industrialists. “Though the Modi government works for the rich, businessmen and industrialists, I urge the Prime Minister to waive loans of farmers who are the[Read More…]
Voting for 3 Lok Sabha seats in UP, Bihar on March 11
New Delhi: By-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and Araira in Bihar will be held on March 11, the Election Commission announced on Friday. Polling will also be held in the Jehanabad and Bhabua Assembly constituencies of Bihar the same day. The poll[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…]
Nothing new in Modi’s speech: Sonia Gandhi
New Delhi: Former Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said there was “nothing new” in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech in the Lok Sabha and that the people were interested in knowing about their future and jobs. “The Prime Minister said nothing new. He is repeating old things, (but) people are[Read More…]
Why now more than ever do we need a secular India?
Indian democracy has been unique in encompassing the plurality of religion, giving freedom to practice religion, recognising it as an essential part of Indian psyche and yet never declaring a state religion. The nation’s constitution-makers took care to adopt the term to plural and multicultural Indian sensibilities. Our secularism is[Read More…]
Youth held in Jaipur for attempted suicide in support of murder accused
Jaipur: A young man was arrested here on Sunday on the charge of disturbing public peace by climbing an overhead water tank in support of murder accused Shambhulal Raigar and threatening to commit suicide. After his arrest under Section 151 of the Indian Penal Code for disturbing peace and harmony, accused[Read More…]
Not me, my mother will contest from Rae Bareli: Priyanka Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday scotched speculation about Sonia Gandhi retiring from politics, saying her mother will fight from her Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Asked if she would contest from Rae Bareli in 2019, Priyanka told NDTV: “There is[Read More…]
RSS-BJP combine intensified communal Hindutva campaign: Kerala CM
Indians are living in a climate of hate and intolerance, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan says, adding that the Congress was incapable of fighting “communal forces” ideologically. Vijayan also said that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) will decide whether he has to exit Kerala and play a larger national[Read More…]
Vijayashanti meets Rahul, returns to active politics
After lying low for three years, veteran actress and former Member of Parliament M Vijayashanti is set to become active in politics as she called on Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi in Delhi on Tuesday. Congress party leader incharge of party affairs in Telangana R. C. Kuntia and state party[Read More…]
Don’t vote me in and wait for 5 years; sack immediately if I don’t deliver: Kamal Haasan
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan has said that he wants to start the process of “change” in Tamil Nadu politics, dropping biggest ever hint on joining politics. “The politics of Tamil Nadu can change and I want to bring about that change, no matter how slow it may be,” the actor[Read More…]
Rishi Kapoor slams Rahul Gandhi for saying ‘Abhishek Bachchan is a dynast’
While nepotism is said to be prevalent in Bollywood and already a burning topic, dynasty has also been one such issue in politics. And Congress vice-president, Rahul Gandhi is among the most popular politicians having to cope with questions about dynasty. Thus, Gandhi decided to fairly merge nepotism and dynasty[Read More…]
Will meet more politicians before I make my call: Kamal Haasan on joining politics
Actor Kamal Haasan seems all set to join politics soon. He has been signalling his intention to enter the political arena for a while now. On being asked about his political plans, Haasan said he has been taking advice for some time, most recently from Kerala chief minister and veteran[Read More…]
BJP surfaces as top choice for corporate donors
According to an analysis by the election watch body Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR), business houses handed out a total of 956.77 crores to national parties between 2012-13 and 2015-16 with BJP getting the biggest share at 704.81 crores. The report, which analysed funding received by five national parties- BJP,[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi not competent to comment on PM’s I-day speech: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday said that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is not competent enough to comment on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech. BJP leader Jafar Islam said that Gandhi must understand the situation of the country. “A person who doesn’t know the difference between Amma and Indira[Read More…]
Cabinet expansion soon to take place after formal ADMK merger
The BJP government is waiting for the formal announcement of the merger of the two ADMK factions before announcing the much-awaited cabinet expansion. Sources tell NewsCode that BJP will get a greater weightage with this expansion. “This will possibly be the last reshuffle before the next general elections. Political sensitivities for[Read More…]