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BJP to go alone in Sikkim Assembly poll
BJP will go it alone in the Sikkim assembly election, which is due in April next year, and will field candidates for all the 32 seats, party state unit spokesperson Kamal Adhikari said on Wednesday. ”We are not satisfied with our alliance with the Sikkim...
Rahul accuses BJP of insulting tribals calling them ‘vanvasi’
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP “insults” the tribal community by calling them “Vanvasi” instead of Adivasi and snatches away their forest land to hand it over to industrialists. Addressing a party rally in Rajasthan, Gandhi...
Ex-colleague stands by Rahul Gandhi in ‘flying kiss’ row
Shiv Sena (UBT) Priyanka Chaturvedi extended support to ex-colleague and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in the row over his alleged ‘flying kiss’ in the Lok Sabha yesterday, and called it an “affectionate” gesture. “I don’t understand that when he was speak...
Sarma a ‘product of BJP washing machine’
The Congress on Tuesday slammed Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his criticism of the grand old party in handling the northeast over the years, calling him a “product of the BJP washing machine”. Sarma on Tuesday alleged that the Congress has...
Pilot sees Rahul re-energising Cong, INDIA Bloc
Congress leader Sachin Pilot said the restoration of former party chief Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership will re-energise party workers and strengthen the opposition INDIA alliance. The Supreme Court court order has shown that democracy is still alive...
ED summons CM Soren in money laundering case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for interrogation in a money laundering case, an official said here on Tuesday. He has been asked to depose on August 14 at the federal agency’s office here and record his stat...
No need to specify India as ‘Hindu rashtra’, says Nath
Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leader Kamal Nath on Tuesday asked whether it is needed to say separately that India is a “Hindu Rashtra” given the fact that 82 per cent of Hindus live in the country. “World’s largest Hindu population lives in our country....
BJP hand seen behind ‘fake letter’ against Karnataka minister
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday wondered whether the BJP or its “brother” was behind the “fake letter” accusing Agriculture Minister N Chaluvarayaswamy of demanding bribe from officers after the governor asked the government to probe the c...
Shah takes potshots at AAP-Cong alliance
Union Home Minister Amit Shah strongly defended the ‘Delhi Services Bill’ that was passed amidst vigorous parliamentary discourse on Monday. He stated that the legislation aims to make the country corruption-free and it adheres to the directives of the Su...
RJD leader criticises Cong leaders’ presence at Baba’s meet
RJD national vice president Shivanand Tiwary on Monday sought a clarification from the Congress on its top leaders in Madhya Pradesh attending a congregation of controversial godman Dhirendra Shastri alias Bageshwar Baba. Tiwary, a veteran socialist leade...
Modi accuses Opposition of bid to block progress
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday rained down on the Opposition and said, “Khud kuch karenge nahi, Na kisi aur ko karne denge (they will neither do anything for the development of the country by themselves nor let anyone else do anything).” PM Modi m...
Nath invites Chouhan to Cong after 3 BJP leaders defect
Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday invited his successor Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan to join the Congress party after three Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders switched their loyalties to the grand old party. In a sarcasti...
Stalin questions delay in restoration of Rahul’s MP status
DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Sunday asked why the BJP regime at the Centre has not restored the Lok Sabha membership of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and demanded if it was afraid of him. On his tweeter handle, Stalin said: “Why hasn’t Th...
AAP, Cong whips for Delhi services bill in Rajya Sabha
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has issued a three-line whip to its Rajya Sabha MPs requiring their presence in the Parliament on Monday. The development comes a day before Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to present the controversial Government of Na...
NDA ally withdraws support for Manipur govt
NDA ally Kuki People’s Alliance (KPA) on Sunday withdrew their support from the N Biren Singh-led government in Manipur which is rocked by ethnic violence since May this year. However, the breaking away of KPA from the NDA will not have any effect on the...
