Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the JMM-led coalition in Jharkhand, labeling it a “Ghuspaithiya Bandhan” (infiltrators’ alliance) and “Mafia Ka Ghulam” (mafia’s slave) for allegedly supporting Bangladeshi infiltrators. Scams by coalition leaders in Jharkhand have become an industry and corruption has devoured Jharkhand like termites, the Prime Minister…
New Delhi: Ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls, the Election Commission on Monday directed the state government to transfer DGP Rashmi Shukla with immediate effect following complaints from political parties, including the Congress, sources said. The poll body directed the Maharashtra chief secretary to hand over Shukla’s charge to the next senior-most IPS officer in…
Bengaluru: Upping the ante following allegations by a section of farmers in certain parts of Karnataka that their lands were marked as Waqf properties, BJP on Monday held a state-wide protest, accusing the ruling Congress government of indulging in “land jihad”. The opposition party also demanded the sacking of Waqf Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan from…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday launched a new initiative to offer space for co-working and learning with all modern facilities including internet at Kolathur Assembly constituency here. The “Mudhalvar Padaipagam,” which will function under the Greater Chennai Corporation at Jagannathan Street, Zone 6, in the Chief Minister’s constituency, will serve…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has asserted his government is focusing on welfare schemes like ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’ to enrich the lives of women and said he intends to increase the monthly aid under the scheme. Ahead of the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, Shinde on Sunday also targeted the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi…
Washington: The electoral battle between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump appears to have gone to the wire, according to latest opinion polls. Harris, 60, is the nominee of the Democratic Party and Trump, 78, is the Republican nominee. Their party members and support bases are united with their respective parties, and…
New Delhi: The winter session of Parliament is expected to kick off on November 25, running through December 20. High on the legislative agenda are the One Nation One Election and Waqf bills, which are likely to spark debate in the House. The outcomes of the Jharkhand and Maharashtra assembly elections on November 23 are…
The Congress-led Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) faces challenges that go beyond simply winning seats. With dreams that some might call “Mungerilal ke sapne” – illusions untethered from reality – the opposition bloc appears to be betting on scenarios that are unlikely in the current political climate. In Maharashtra, as the Bharatiya Janata Party…
New Delhi: Amid opposition to the Waqf (Amendment) Bill from several Muslim bodies, senior leader of key NDA constituent TDP, Nawab Jan, on Sunday said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will not let any bill that harms the interests of the Muslims be implemented. Addressing the ‘Samvidhan Bachao Sammelan’ organised by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind…
Washington: Having survived two assassination attempts this summer, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday suggested that he would not mind if somebody took a shot at him through fake news. Addressing his supporters at an election rally at Lititz in the battleground state of Pennsylvania, Trump generated another controversy by saying that he should…
