NEW DELHI:CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday for accusing the opposition of trying to create a north-south divide and said the chief ministers of Delhi and Punjab joining a protest staged by Kerala government leaders shows that there is no such division. Speaking at the Left Democratic […]
NEW DELHI:Leaders and lawmakers from the Left Democratic Front of Kerala, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, staged at protest against the Union government at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Thursday. The Kerala chief minister accused the central government of not giving states their due share of taxes, and using governors in opposition-ruled states to disrupt […]
NEW DELHI:Amid the Karnataka Congress government’s protest against the Centre at Jantar Mantar in Delhi on Wednesday, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that their main intention is to protect the interests of the state and Kannadigas . “We are staging this protest in New Delhi to make sure the central government has all the funds that […]
LUCKNOW:The Uttar Pradesh government has issued a clarification regarding the categorisation of ‘Very Important Persons’ (VIPs) for the purpose of forwarding complaints against public servants. Former MLAs, MPs and many other notable individuals will no longer enjoy VIP status when forwarding complaint letters against public servants, signalling a shift in the treatment of such grievances […]
RANCHI:Amid heavy security cover, Enforcement Directorate officials on Wednesday reached Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s residence here to question him in a money laundering case linked to an alleged land scam. Soren, 48, who is also the executive president of the ruling Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), had earlier been questioned in connection with the case on […]
NEW DELHI:As Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government is to complete its 10 years in May, Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Tuesday said it laid the foundation of a “strong rural development”. Shah’s statement came after he launched the computerization project of Agriculture and Rural Development Banks (ARDBs) and the […]
AHMEDABAD:With the Supreme Court quashing the remission granted to 11 convicts in the case of gangrape of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members, the Congress on Monday claimed the Gujarat BJP government’s approach was to save the criminals rather than ensuring justice for the victim. Human rights lawyer Anand Yagnik said […]
NEW DELHI:The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Bombay High Court order asking the Election Commission to immediately hold the bypoll for the Pune Lok Sabha seat, which is vacant since March 29, 2023 after the death of MP Girish Bapat. A bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj […]
NEW DELHI:Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule on Monday ruled out any internal confusion on the over-the-seat sharing issue for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, saying that a lot of things about seat sharing were clarified in a meeting between Sonia Gandhi, Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. This comes amid a tug-of-war between Congress and […]
NEW DELHI:The second meeting of the Congress National Alliance Committee (NAC) is underway at Mukul Wasnik’s residence in Delhi on Friday. Several senior party members were seen entering Wasnik’s residence this morning. This is the second meeting of the group, which was formed earlier this month to discuss potential alliances with other political parties for […]