Lucknow: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday dubbed as “absurd and unfortunate” AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal’s remarks on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “retirement” and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “removal”. Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal on Thursday repeated his claim that Modi will retire from politics once he attains 75 years of age in 2025,…
Washington: Reiterating that they would continue to raise the issue of human rights in India with its leadership, Indian American lawmakers on Thursday, however, said that lecturing New Delhi on this issue is unlikely to work and they favoured entering into a conversation with the Indian leadership on their concerns with them. “India was colonized…
Kolkata: Congratulating senior advocate Kapil Sibal for being elected as the president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged him to keep fighting for democracy. According to sources, Sibal emerged victorious by securing over 1,000 votes. “Congratulations Kapil Sibal Ji for winning the Supreme Court Bar…
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal on Thursday broke her silence over the alleged assault on her, saying she has recorded her statement with the Delhi Police and the BJP should not indulge in politics over the incident. Three days after the alleged incident at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s residence, where his close…
New Delhi: The cumulative turnout in the first four phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been recorded at 66.95 per cent, the Election Commission said on Thursday, adding 45.10 crore of the nearly 97 crore electors have voted so far in the ongoing electoral exercise. In a statement, the poll panel urged electorate to come…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has come under scrutiny for its delayed release of voter turnout data, prompting the Opposition to question the efficacy of the electoral oversight body in the world’s largest democracy. This critique arises amidst allegations of the ECI’s perceived lack of prompt action against BJP leaders accused of…
Azamgarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday the country has started granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act while the opposition Samajwadi Party and Congress tried to cause riots in the country by spreading lies about the law. Addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in the Lalganj area here, he said, “The work of giving…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday steered clear of the political talk about it having made an exception for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in granting him inerim bail for campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls but said “critical analysis of the judgement is welcome”. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta refused…
Ranchi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Wednesday asserted that if the BJP wins 400 seats in the Lok Sabha polls, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir will be “merged with India”, and a “Krishna Janmabhoomi temple” and “Gyanvapi temple” will be built in Mathura and Kashi, respectively. Addressing an election rally in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh, he said the BJP…
Nashik/Kalyan: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted he has never indulged in Hindu-Muslim politics, but was determined to expose the Congress “game plan of appeasement” and uncover the opposition bloc’s designs to divide people on the basis of religion. He accused the Congress of wanting to allocate 15 per cent of the central government…
