New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday claimed that the Centre owed Jharkhand lakhs of crores of rupees in coal royalties and central scheme benefits, and alleged that the Modi government dished out a “step-motherly treatment” to the state. Congress general secretary posed questions to the prime minister ahead of his rally in Palamu, Jharkhand. “Why…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday was informed by offices of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged sex scandal involving Prajwal Revanna that there is a possibility of the CBI issuing a “Blue Corner Notice”, against the Hasssan MP. Siddaramaiah held an “important meeting” with SIT officials, during which he instructed that…
New Delhi: India is not xenophobic, the country’s foreign minister has insisted, after comments by US President Joe Biden suggesting the South Asian nation and fellow ally Japan were struggling economically because they rejected immigrants. Biden, who is seeking reelection against Republican rival Donald Trump in November, made the remarks at a campaign fundraising event…
New Delhi: Former Delhi Congress president Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP on Saturday along with a few other leaders, including former city government minister Raj Kumar Chauhan and former MLAs Neeraj Basoya and Naseeb Singh. All the former Congress leaders slammed the opposition party’s alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi for…
Pune: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday stressed that the “salient features” of the Constitution of India such as secularism and fundamental rights can not be changed by any party, leader or even Parliament. The Congress’ claim that the BJP was planning to change the country’s founding document was baseless, he said. The opposition party,…
Pune: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he would scrap the 50 per cent limit on reservations in the country, and asserted his party’s Nyay guarantees will revolutionise the future course of politics. Addressing a rally for Congress’ Pune Lok Sabha seat candidate Ravindra Dhangekar, he said Maharashtra is…
Mysuru: A new First Information Report (FIR) has been lodged against former Karnataka minister HD Revanna, following allegations of abduction and sexual assault made by a man regarding his mother. The complainant, in his submission to the KR Nagar police station in Mysuru district, stated that his mother had previously served as a housemaid at…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday told the Enforcement Directorate that it would consider hearing arguments on the interim bail plea of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy-linked money laundering case on account of the Lok Sabha elections in Delhi. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta told Additional Solicitor…
Bardhaman/ Tehatta/Ahamadpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday flayed the TMC in West Bengal, alleging that it turned Hindus into second-class citizens in the state, where the party “indulges in corruption and politics of appeasement” and is digging the grave of democracy. Addressing consecutive election rallies at Bardhaman-Durgapur, Krishnanagar, and Birbhum, Modi said the West…
Thiruvanthapuram: Central agencies have issued a red alert for ‘Kallakkadal’, warning of sudden sea swells causing rough waves in coastal areas of Kerala and the south Tamil Nadu coast on Saturday and Sunday. This marks the first time a red alert has been issued for the phenomenon of ‘Kallakkadal’ — the sudden swell of the…
