Jamshedpur: Former CM Champai Soren on Sunday said the BJP’s movement against the alleged increasing Bangladeshi infiltration in Jharkhand was social in nature and not political or aimed at elections. Soren, who won the Seraikela seat in the assembly polls, claimed that tribals have become a minority in many districts of the state, including Pakur…
New Delhi: Amid demands from the opposition to discuss bribery charges against the Adani group, the government on Sunday said the business advisory committees of both Houses will decide on matters to be discussed in the Winter session and appealed to parties to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament. Ruling party leaders met floor leaders of…
Thrissur (Kerala): Amid criticisms of organisational lapses and candidate selection failure contributing to the Congress’s defeat in the Chelakkara Assembly by-election, senior party leaders on Sunday said that they will introspect on the poll setback in the segment. Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said that the defeat in Chelakkara would be examined. “The defeat…
Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Sunday said leaders of the ruling Mahayuti alliance and the BJP leadership will decide who will be the next chief minister of the state. Addressing a press conference here, Bawankule also said the people of Maharashtra have rejected the Congress, and pointed to its state unit chief Nana…
New Delhi: A fresh plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a probe into the indictment of billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani who has been charged in the US for alleged bribery and fraud, saying the move “unveiled malpractices carried out by the conglomerate”. The plea has been filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari as…
The political tussle in Telangana has reached fever pitch, with Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy signalling that K.T. Rama Rao (KTR), the working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), could face prison. This assertion, echoed by Congress leaders like Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy, highlights the charged atmosphere as both parties engage in a battle for…
Baku (Azerbaijan): India on Sunday rejected a new climate finance package of USD 300 billion for the Global South at the UN climate conference here, saying it was too little and too late. Nations agreed on the USD 300 billion climate finance deal for Global South at the UN climate talks taking place here in…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday extolled the idea of ‘Brand Bharat’ and said it is a “statement of authenticity” in representation, articulation or beliefs, and equally a message that “we are now more comfortable in our own skin”. In a virtual address at India Ideas Conclave, he also underlined that it…
New Delhi: Ruling parties held sway in most of the 13 states in the assembly byelection results declared on Saturday, with the BJP and its allies wresting seats in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Rajasthan and the Trinamool Congress sweeping West Bengal. Out of the 46 seats where byelections were held, the BJP and its allies…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hailed the BJP-led alliance’s sweeping victory in Maharashtra as a popular endorsement of its governance model and rejection of the Congress’ “lies and deceit”, as he accused the Gandhi family of spreading the “poison of casteism and divisiveness”. Buoyed by the NDA’s unprecedented scale of a win…
