New Delhi: Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday along with a few other leaders, including former city government minister Raj Kumar Chauhan and former MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh. All the former Congress leaders slammed the opposition party’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi for…
New Delhi: The government on Saturday lifted the ban on onion exports but imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 550 per tonne. The decision assumes significance as the commodity is politically sensitive and general elections are going on in the country. “The export policy of onions is amended from prohibited to free subject…
Hyderabad: Rohith Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula met Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday and urged him to see that “justice” is done to the family. Reddy assured her that an investigation would be conducted again into the University of Hyderabad student’s suicide in 2016 and that justice would be done, an official…
Pune: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday stressed that the “salient features” of the Constitution of India such as secularism and fundamental rights can not be changed by any party, leader or even Parliament. The Congress’ claim that the BJP was planning to change the country’s founding document was baseless, he said. The opposition party,…
Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would scrap the 50 per cent limit on reservations in the country, and asserted his party’s Nyay guarantees will revolutionise the future course of politics. Addressing a rally for Congress’ Pune Lok Sabha seat candidate Ravindra Dhangekar, he said Maharashtra is…
Hyderabad: The city police have registered a case against Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency candidate K Madhavi Latha and other BJP leaders for allegedly using minors in a poll campaign here recently. In a complaint to the Telangana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) vice- president Niranjan…
Hyderabad: The Telangana police has submitted a closure report regarding the case of Rohith Vemula, the University of Hyderabad PhD scholar who tragically died by suicide in January 2016. The 60-page report absolves several individuals, including the then Secunderabad MP and Union Minister for Urban Development, Bandaru Dattatreya, Member of Legislative Council N Ramachander Rao,…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday said it has taken a decision to field Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli after a lot of deliberation and strategy, and that the constituency is not just a legacy but also a responsibility. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said it is a long election process and there are a…
Mysuru: A new First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against former Karnataka minister HD Revanna, following allegations of abduction and sexual assault made by a man regarding his mother. The complainant, in his submission to the KR Nagar police station in Mysuru district, stated that his mother had previously served as a housemaid at…
Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex plummeted over 700 points to sink below the 74,000 level and Nifty retreated from a record high on Friday as investors pared exposure to telecom, capital goods and tech stocks. Heavy selling pressure in Reliance Industries, L&T and HDFC Bank counters also pulled indices down, traders said. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
