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Baghel seeks probe into BJP govt’s toilet scam
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an investigation into the toilet construction in the state during the previous BJP government. Despite Chhattisgarh being declared an Open Defeca...
Shah demands Gehlot resignation over ‘red diary’
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday demanded the resignation of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over a “red diary” which, he alleged, contained details of corruption and black deeds of the state government. Addressing a “Sahakar Kisan Sammelan...
Cong takes dig at BJP for leaders barricaded for PM visit
Karnataka Congress took a dig at leaders of the state unit of the BJP for being spotted behind barricades to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Bengaluru on Saturday. The prime minister was in the city to interact with ISRO scientists for the success...
Bihar, UP people want Nitish Kumar, claims his minister
People from states such as Bihar and Uttar Pradesh want Nitish Kumar to be the prime ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc, Bihar minister and JD(U) leader Sharvan Kumar said on Saturday. However, Nitish Kumar himself does not aspire to become the PM no...
Gehlot: Rahul Gandhi will be Cong PM candidate
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said that Rahul Gandhi is Congress’ prime ministerial candidate for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. He said that this decision was taken by all the 26 opposition parties in the INDIA alliance after deliberat...
Rahul to raise Ladakh issues in parliament
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday vowed to raise in Parliament the issues of the people of Ladakh as he alleged that their ”political voice” was being suppressed and the promises of the central government on employment had turned out to be ”false”. G...
Governor warns of action against Mann govt over drugs
Continuing his tussle with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Friday threatened action under section 356 of the Constitution against the CM, alleging “breakdown of the law and order situation”. Purohit has asked Mann to se...
Chouhan’s pre-poll dole for unauthorised colonies
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced regularisation of 2,792 unauthorised colonies across the state, which is expected to benefit 35 lakh residents. The announcement was made by Chouhan on Friday, months ahead of the state ass...
Baghel bats for Rahul Gandhi as INDIA PM face
Ahead of the INDIA bloc’s meeting in Mumbai later this month, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said he would want Rahul Gandhi to be its prime ministerial face. He said the BJP is rattled by the popularity of Rahul...
Rahul predicts big Cong win in assembly polls
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday predicted that his party will sweep upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. The former Congress chief also mentioned his party’s success in Karnataka and Himachal Prade...
Priyanka urges Centre to declare HP havoc as national disaster
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday appealed to the Centre to declare the natural calamity in Himachal Pradesh as a national disaster so that those affected can get immediate relief. About 120 people have died in rain-related incidents in th...
Rahul misses Tughlaq Lane bungalow deadline
The deadline has lapsed for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to accept the re-allotment of 12, Tuglaq Lane bungalow after he was reinstated as Lok Sabha MP following the Supreme Court’s stay on his conviction in the “Modi” surname case. Congress sources, acco...
Bihar Raj Bhavan, govt tussle escalates
The ongoing tussle between the Nitish Kumar government and the Raj Bhavan further escalated with the Bihar education department inviting applications for the post of vice-chancellors (VC) in different universities days after Governor (Chancellor) Rajendra...
BJP slams Mamata’s ‘brazenly communal’ stipend to Imams
A new controversy seems to be rearing its head in West Bengal after chief minister Mamata Banerjee announced increase in the stipend of Imams and Brahmin priests, with BJP attacking the Trinamool Congress for the pay disparity between the two even as expe...
Union minister rakes up Nuh-type Bihar incident
Union Rural Development Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday compared an incident of stone pelting on a religious procession in Bihar to the July 31 violence in Nuh in Haryana. Singh referred to reports of stone pelting on a procession on Nagpanchami in Biha...