New Delhi: The Congress hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday over his remarks targeting the opposition alliance, with Rahul Gandhi saying “call us whatever you want” but “we are INDIA” and will rebuild the idea of India in Manipur. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said while “we are talking…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday derided the opposition alliance INDIA as the most directionless the country had ever seen and cited reviled names such as East India Company and Indian Mujahideen to assert that people cannot be misled merely by the use of the country’s name. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said…
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has conducted searches in a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities and siphoning of funds of the Delhi Jal Board (DJB), official sources said on Tuesday. The raids were carried out in the national capital on Monday at about 10 premises as part of the investigation being carried out…
New Delhi: Some opposition parties, part of the INDIA alliance, are likely to move a notice of no-confidence motion against the government in the Lok Sabha, sources said on Tuesday. A proposal to submit the notice was discussed at a meeting of the constituents of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) on Tuesday morning. The…
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will stage a protest here on Tuesday over the situation in strife-torn Manipur and against alleged incidents of brutality against women in the northeastern state. The protest will be staged at Jantar Mantar. “The Aam Aadmi Party will hold a peaceful protest at 4 pm on Tuesday at Jantar…
New Delhi: The opposition is running away from a discussion in Parliament on the Manipur violence as it does not want certain facts to come to the fore, the BJP alleged on Monday. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, Union Minister Smriti Irani said that Home Minister Amit Shah had in Lok Sabha…
New Delhi: Puja Devi (47) visited the area along the Yamuna river multiple times in the past 15 days in the hope that the water that inundated her home will have receded. But every time her hopes are dashed and she returns to the relief camp dejected. Now, she fears that she will not be able…
New Delhi: BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for “attacking” the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited and said the public sector major’s stock prices have shot up five times and it has increased its global footprint. In a tweet, the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha MP said, “While Rahul Gandhi has been…
New Delhi, Jul 24 (PTI) The BJP on Monday accused the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government in Rajasthan of “breaking all records of corruption”, claiming that the political existence of many leaders will be under threat if the contents of the “red diary” spill out. This comes a day after former Rajasthan minister and Congress MLA…
New Delhi: The Congress on Monday said the Parliament did not function for a third day because of the “continued refusal” of the government to accept the Opposition alliance INDIA’s demand for a “comprehensive statement” by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in both the Houses on the Manipur situation. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the opposition…
