New Delhi: “Uncertainty and fear” are looming large in Manipur with the Centre and the state government not taking any strong steps to deal with the “very serious” situation there, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury alleged on Sunday after a delegation of opposition alliance returned from the violence-hit state following a two-day visit. Opposition INDIA…
Mumbai: Union minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who snapped ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) last year, can return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) any time. Talking to PTI, Athawale said Nitish Kumar was part of the NDA earlier and despite the BJP getting more seats in…
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Sunday claimed that all bills passed after the no-confidence motion was admitted in the Lok Sabha are “constitutionally suspect” and asserted that any substantive legislative business must succeed the outcome of the motion, not precede it. The former Union minister also said the 10-day period for scheduling a discussion…
New Delhi: The opposition alliance INDIA is likely to defer its third meeting in Mumbai to the first week of September after some leaders conveyed they may be unavailable on August 25-26 due to other engagements, sources said on Saturday. NCP chief Sharad Pawar, whose party recently saw a split, will embark on a tour…
New Delhi: Former army chief general M M Naravane Friday said the involvement of foreign agencies in the Manipur violence “cannot be ruled out”, as he flagged the “Chinese aid to various insurgent groups”. General (retd) Naravane said instability in border states is bad for the country’s overall national security. He was responding to questions on…
New Delhi: The BJP asked the opposition parties on Friday to desist from aggravating the situation in Manipur while accusing it of seeking to create tension in the state after doing so in Parliament. While former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he has no objection to opposition leaders visiting the violence-hit state but they…
New Delhi: The delegation of INDIA bloc MPs which will visit Manipur over the weekend will assess the ground situation first-hand and then make recommendations to the government and Parliament for a solution to the problems in the violence-hit state, opposition leaders said on Friday. Ahead of the visit, Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha…
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday informed the Supreme Court that it has transferred to the CBI the probe into a case related to two women being paraded naked in strife-torn Manipur, saying the approach of the government was of “zero tolerance towards any crimes against women”. The Ministry of Home Affairs, in an affidavit filed…
Rajkot: In an apparent jibe at the new opposition bloc ‘INDIA’, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said though “corrupt and dynast” people have changed the name of their jamaat (community), their behaviour and goals remain the same, and added they are angry as dreams of common people are being fulfilled under his government. The PM,…
Sikar (Rajasthan): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the Rajasthan government over sacked minister Rajendra Gudha’s “red diary”, saying it is a fresh product of the Congress’ “loot ki dukan” which will defeat the party in elections in the state. It is said that the Congress’ “dark deeds” are recorded in the…
