Mulki (K’taka): In a frontal attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the entire politics of the party is based on “divide and rule” policy, and charged it with going across the world defaming the country, when India’s democracy and development is being appreciated and respected globally. Calling Congress the “enemy…
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday slammed the BJP over its “double engine” pitch in the Karnataka polls, saying the May 10 election is to propel the Karnataka engine which got “derailed” by the BJP in the last four years. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP have been batting for the continuation of BJP…
Ahmedabad: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday refused to grant interim relief to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on his plea for stay of conviction in a criminal defamation case over his “Modi surname” remark, saying it will pass its final order post-summer vacation. Counsel for Gandhi (52), Abhishek Manu Singhvi, cited “extreme urgency” to request…
Mumbai: Springing a surprise, Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said he is stepping down as the chief of NCP, the political outfit he founded and helmed since 1999. Pawar made the announcement at the launch of his revised version of the autobiography which was met with protests by party workers and leaders who…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate has accused the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) of “using” a part of the Rs 100 crore kickbacks allegedly received from the ‘south group’ liquor lobby to meet its expenditure for the Goa Assembly poll campaign in 2022. The accusation has been made in the agency’s supplementary charge sheet filed in the…
Chitradurga (K’taka): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the Congress’s history is about “appeasing terror and terrorists”, and the party had allegedly questioned the country’s defence forces, when the surgical strikes and air strikes had been carried out. Also accusing the Congress and JD(S) of “encouraging terror”, the Prime Minister said they could never…
Jaipur: Members of the Mali community in Rajasthan, who had blocked a highway for the last 11 days demanding 12 per cent reservation in jobs and higher education, called off their protest on Tuesday after talks with the state OBC Commission. During a meeting on Monday with the commission, a delegation representing the community, while…
Itanagar: Namsai district in Arunachal Pradesh is set to host a four-day Civil 20 (C20) Summit starting June 9, where 150 delegates from across the world are expected to participate, officials said on Tuesday. . C20 is one of the official Engagement Groups of the G20, which provides a platform for civil society organisations (CSO) to…
Gadchiroli: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that some leaders often seen at agitations are a part of the Barsu refinery protests and they have inputs that a group trying to create disruptions in the state is also playing a role there to defame the state government. The senior BJP leader was…
New Delhi: Jailed gangster Tillu Tajpuriya was killed early on Tuesday inside Tihar Jail by members of the Gogi gang who allegedly cut the iron grille of his high-security ward and attacked him with an improvised sharp object, officials said. Tajpuriya, an accused in the 2021 Rohini court shootout case where gangster Jitender Gogi was allegedly…
