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Abhishek Banerjee’s wife stopped from Dubai flight
Rujira Banerjee, wife of Trinamool leader Abhishek Banerjee, was allegedly stopped by immigration authorities here from boarding a flight to Dubai citing a “lookout” notice by a central investigating agency, her lawyer said. According to sources, Rujira r...
BJP counters Rahul’s ‘Mohabbat dukaan’, with ‘Nafrat mega mall’
Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda has accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of running a “nafrat ka mega shopping mall (shopping mall of hate)” rather than his touted “mohabbat ki dukaan (shop of love)”. The latter is the theme of Rahul Gandhi’s on...
Tej Pratap blames BJP for collapse of Bihar bridge
Days after an under-construction bridge over the Ganga river collapsed in Bihar’s Bhagalpur, Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) leader and state Minister Tej Pratap Yadav alleged the Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) demolished it. “The bridge has been demolished by BJP....
No intent to address safety lapse: Kharge tells Modi
Mounting pressure on the Centre over the Odisha train tragedy that claimed 275 lives, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying that roping of another agency without expertise shows that the government ha...
Modi driving car looking into rearview mirror, says Rahul
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said that the BJP and RSS are “incapable” of looking at the future and Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to drive the Indian car by only looking in the rearview mirror which will lead to “one accident after another.”...
Row over Karnataka minister’s remark on cow slaughter
Karnataka’s Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences minister, K Venkatesh, on Saturday asked if buffaloes can be slaughtered, then what is wrong with slaughtering cows. The Minister was referring to the difficulties farmers face maintaining aged cattle a...
Rare show of appreciation for Modi from Sam Pitroda
In a rare instance, senior Congress leader Sam Pitroda, who is often critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government’s policies, said that the prime minister deserves respect everywhere as he is the leader of the most populous country, and he...
July 23 General Election In Spain Is The Test Of Left For Its Political Survival
By Eoghan Gilmartin It’s been described by Spanish media as both political suicide and a stroke of tactical brilliance. Just hours after suffering heavy losses in Sunday’s local and regional polls, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called a surprise general el...
Erdogan’s Presidential Win Is A Clear Loss For People Of Turkiye
By Manish Rai After facing the toughest challenge of his political career to date, Turkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got re-elected to a third term. Defeating Kemal Kilicdaroglu, presidential candidate of the six-party strong opposition alliance. Erd...
Labour Market Recovery Still Under Hostage Of Multiple Crises
By Dr. Gyan Pathak The global jobs gap in 2023 would be 453 million, which amounts to 11.7 per cent, more than double the level of current gap. It would be much higher among women at 14.5 per cent than men at 9.8 per cent. This level of global unemploymen...
Sibal cites govt inadequacies behind Odisha rail tragedy
Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday attacked the government over the railway tragedy in Odisha, and said one minister cannot deal with large ministries such as Railways as well as Communications, Electronics and Information Technology, as was being done...
Rail minister says no time for politics after spat with Mamata
Amid the Opposition’s call for his resignation following the tragic three-train accident in Odisha’s Balasore district, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday said this is not the right time to indulge in politics, as all efforts should be focused...
‘Free power’ parties will have to pay some way: Minister
Union minister of power and new & renewable energy RK Singh has blasted the promise of free electricity ahead of assembly elections, saying these people are not worried about the country’s future. ‘This is not free electricity. They have to pay for th...
Kejriwal asks Cong to choose between Constitution and Modi
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on a nationwide tour seeking support against the Central ordinance on control over administrative services in the national capital, on Friday said Congress has to decide whether it is with democracy, consti...
Rahul holds session with Silicon Valley AI experts, entrepreneurs
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday spent the first half of his day with Silicon Valley-based startup entrepreneurs, known for doing path-breaking work in the field of Artificial Intelligence and cutting-edge technologies. Sitting in the front row of t...