Our Special Correspondent Bengaluru: In a dramatic turn of events, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has refused to step down despite a directive from the Special Court to file an FIR against him. The case, involving alleged misuse of public office in a land acquisition by the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA), is being overseen by…
Amaravati: The political noose around the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) seems to be tightening with fresh revelations that have sent shockwaves across Andhra Pradesh. Allegations that YV Subba Reddy, the former Chairman of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD), arbitrarily altered tender norms to favour a Tamil Nadu-based ghee supplier have reignited the debate around the…
Our Political Desk Recent events in Indian politics have raised troubling concerns about the growing defiance of judicial verdicts by elected officials, with Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following in the footsteps of former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Both leaders have displayed a blatant disregard for court rulings, hiding behind the shield of electoral mandates….
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has stirred controversy with his recent remarks, stating that secularism is a “European concept” and not needed in India. He made these comments during a public event in Kanyakumari on Sunday, prompting a wave of criticism from political leaders and opposition parties. Speaking at the event, Ravi argued that…
Sirsa (Haryana): Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda Sunday claimed the BJP government in Haryana is on its way out and criminals and drug smugglers should leave the state before the Assembly poll results are declared or they have to face the heat. Campaigning for Congress candidates in the four assembly seats of Sirsa district, he expressed…
New Delhi: BJP president J P Nadda on Friday took a swipe at opposition parties boycotting the new Parliament building’s inauguration, saying what connects them is their dynastic leadership whose “monarchic” methods are at loggerheads with the principles of the Constitution. The parties boycotting the inauguration lack any commitment to democracy because their sole aim is…
New Delhi: Assam Youth Congress president Angkita Dutta was suspended from the primary membership of the Congress for six years on Saturday for anti-party activities. Dutta had accused Indian Youth Congress chief Srinivas B V of causing mental agony to her after she levelled sexual harassment charges against former IYC president Keshav Kumar. The Bharatiya Janata…
(MS Shanker) Yet again, a rattled so-called international media like BBC, Reuters, and Guardian, over India’s envious growth, has brazen them all to call the most dreaded gangster, Atiq Ahmed, who was killed at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, a hero. While the colonial mindset BBC has described him as ‘Robinhood’, the other media houses as…
