Thiruvanthapuram/Wayanad: The Congress party’s decision not to use its or ally IUML’s flags in Rahul Gandhi’s roadshow in Wayanad has come back to bite it with the BJP and the CPI(M) using the same as an opportunity on Thursday to take political potshots at the grand old party. While the CPI(M) alleged that the flags…
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday attacked the BJP government over its China policy, alleging that India’s reliance on Chinese imports increased even though it encroached upon Indian land, violated the country’s sovereignty in Arunachal Pradesh and managed to disrupt its close relationships with its neighbours. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on…
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said people should vote for the BJP if they are happy with the abrogation of Article 370, which bestowed special status on the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state. “People should decide and send a message to Delhi. If the people of Jammu and Kashmir are satisfied with…
Thiruvanthapuram: Stepping up his attack against the DMK, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar claimed on Thursday the regional party was very much a party to the then Central government’s negotiations with Sri Lanka on Katchatheevu island and the outcome five decades ago. As the issue continued to dominate the poll campaign in Tamil Nadu, Jaishankar…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday restored the caste certificate of Amravati MP and BJP leader Navneet Kaur Rana by setting aside the 2021 Bombay High Court verdict. The order came on the last day of filing nomination for the Amravati Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra from where Rana has been fielded as the…
Jamui (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lambasted the Congress for having brought “disrepute” to the country, while lauding Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for maintaining an “unblemished record”. Addressing an election rally at Jamui, Modi refrained from mentioning Pakistan by name, but said that under the BJP-led NDA government, “India has started hitting back,…
Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday pulled up the West Bengal government led by Mamata Banerjee, while hearing the affidavits regarding the allegations of violence, extortion, land grabbing, and sexual assault in Sandeshkhali. The court reminded the ruling Trinamool Congress that it couldn’t evade responsibility if the allegations were proven true. During the hearing,…
New Delhi: AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, hours after being released from the Tihar jail on Wednesday, slammed the BJP in a speech alleging it wanted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s resignation to stop free water, electricity and Mohalla clinics in the capital. Singh, who got bail in the alleged excise policy scam from…
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday directed the chief secretaries and directors general of police of all states as well as the heads of central agencies to ensure peaceful and inducement-free Lok Sabha polls and take preemptive measures to address communal tensions based on past experiences. Recent violence and turmoil in Manipur and…
Patna: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will trailblaze the NDA’s Lok Sabha poll campaign in Bihar on Thursday when he is set to address a rally, his first in the state since the announcement of the elections, at Jamui. Modi, who is running for a third consecutive term in office, is scheduled to address the rally…
