NEW DELHI: The prime suspect in the horrific murder of a 29-year-old woman, whose dismembered body was found stuffed into a refrigerator, has been identified by the authorities, said Bengaluru Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Monday.“It is being investigated from all angles. The prime suspect has been identified, and efforts are underway to arrest him,” … Read more
Arvind Kejriwal, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor and former Delhi chief minister, has made headlines with a declaration: “I don’t even have a house of my own.” Following his resignation as CM, Kejriwal announced he would vacate the official bungalow soon and live among the people of Delhi.“I will leave the CM’s bungalow in … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jagdambika Pal, a senior BJP Lok Sabha member, has been appointed the chairperson of the joint committee of Parliament that will examine the contentious Waqf (Amendment) Bill, according to a Lok Sabha notification issued on Tuesday. The official notification said Speaker Om Birla named Pal the head of the 31-member committee. The government … Read more
NEW DELHI: The former chief minister of Punjab and Congress leader Charanjit Singh Channi, has sparked controversy with his remarks regarding the recent terror attack in Poonch. In the attack, which took place on Saturday, an Air Force soldier lost his life, and four others sustained injuries. Channi claimed that the incident was a “pre-election … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bansuri Swaraj, the BJP‘s candidate for the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat, emphasized that her candidacy is not a reward but a responsibility. “In our party, tickets are not cut, tickets are given. It was a coincidence that I got this ticket. It is a responsibility, not a reward,” Swaraj, the daughter of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Industrialist and former Congress MP Naveen Jindal on Sunday joined BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “I represented the Congress Party in Parliament as MP from Kurukshetra for 10 years. I thank the Congress leadership and the then Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh Ji. Today I am resigning from the primary membership … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again. The announcement of the candidate list follows a marathon meeting of the central election committee (CEC) of the BJP in the early hours … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday made light of the Congress‘s proposed “Bharat Nyay Yatra,” which will be launched on January 14 with the objective ‘Sabke liye Nyay’ (Justice for everyone), and said the grand old party cannot fool Indians by coining some slogans. BJP national spokesperson Nalin Kohli said “Real nyay” is what Prime … Read more
PATNA: The Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) has come in the firing line of the opposition BJP for asking a question related to Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) formed recently to take on the BJP-led NDA in the next year’s Lok Sabha polls. Some 28 parties are currently a part of the opposition bloc.The … Read more
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government has ensured that the country has just one flag and Constitution even as members of the treasury and opposition benched clashed over abrogation of Article 370 during a debate in Lok Sabha.Intervening in the debate on J&K Reservation (Amendment) Bill and J&K Reorganisation (Amendment) … Read more
PM Narendra Modi backs Centre’s anti-corruption drive, claiming voters’ support; warning to parties involved in corruption; ED and other agencies to continue their task; corruption charges against CMs and their family members dismissed as politically motivated; Delhi CM Kejriwal to expect fresh ED summons after elections; close confidants in jail, ex-minister out on bail; serious … Read more
NEW DELHI: All eyes are on the outcome of the fiercely contested electoral battle in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana – which have been dubbed as the semi-finals ahead of the Lok Sabha elections next year.The counting of votes in the 4 states will start today at 8am and the Election Commission has ensured … Read more
PATNA: Hailing the publication of the caste survey findings, CM Nitish Kumar on Monday said his government has called a meeting of all the nine political parties which have members in the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, at 3.30 pm on Tuesday and share all the data and findings of the survey before them. The nine political … Read more
NEW DELHI: Soon after the central government announced the plans to import more cheetahs from South Africa, BJP MP Varun Gandhi, yet once again, strongly criticized his own party and the Centre. He condemned the idea and expressed his belief saying that India should prioritize the conservation of its own endangered species and habitats.Gandhi’s comments … Read more
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday mocked Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for not being able to properly pronounce ‘INDIA’ – the new name given to the opposition alliance at today’s meeting in Bengaluru.After the meeting of 26 opposition parties, Kharge announced a new name for the alliance – Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance. However, while … Read more
KHAMMAM: Launching a scathing attack on Telangana chief minister K Chandrashekar Rao, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his remote control was with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and described the state’s ruling party as “BJP‘s B-Team” and its new nomenclature, BRS, as ‘BJP Rishtedar Party’.Gandhi alleged that the corruption charges against Rao and his … Read more
NEW DELHI: Sending out a strong message of unity after a grand meeting in Patna, as many as 17 opposition parties on Friday said they will contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections together to defeat the BJP. After the meeting, which was hosted by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar in Patna, the opposition leaders said … Read more
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar, who is one of the two strongest contenders for the chief minister’s (CM) post of the state, has bluntly declined to share it with his party colleague Siddaramaiah. Shivakumar may have rejected the idea outright because of the unsuccessful experiments in sharing the CM’s post … Read more
NEW DELHI: Even as Karnataka was voting to elect a new government on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Rajasthan, which goes to polls later this year, and lashed out heavily at the Congress. While sounding the election bugle in Rajasthan, the PM also seems to have sent a message across to the voters of … Read more
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a rally in Bihar‘s Nawada and attacked the Nitish Kumar government for failing to curb the violence that broke out in several towns during Ram Navami celebrations. A total of 77 people have so far been arrested for the clashes. No point in speaking to … Read more
NEW DELHI: Several opposition party leaders on Tuesday held a protest in the corridors of Parliament and raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue, even as the BJP accused the opposition MPs of repeatedly insulting Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and stalling the parliamentary process.Both houses of Parliament adjourned … Read more
BENGALURU: The upcoming assembly elections is shaping up to be the toughest challenge JD(S) has ever faced in electoral politics, as both Congress and BJP are threatening to make huge dents in its Vokkaliga vote bank in the Old Mysuru region. Ever since its inception, JD(S) has won 70-80% of its seats from the region. … Read more
JAIPUR: Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and party workers were detained in Jaipur for protesting against the Congress government in Rajasthan, on Saturday.BJP workers and leaders were protesting over the matter of outcry by widows of jawans who lost their lives in the 2019 Pulwama terror attack.“Our leaders and wives of Pulwama martyrs were … Read more
NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he considers it his guru and the more the saffron party attacks them, the better it is for the Congress to understand its ideology.“I want them (BJP) to attack us aggressively, this will help Congress party understand its … Read more
AHMEDABAD: With over 10 lakh people said to have attended the mega roadshow taken out by prime minister Narendra Modi in Ahmedabad on Thursday, it is being billed as the longest and largest in the country and is also seen with the potential of helping the BJP big way in the second phase of the … Read more
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Comedian-actor Raju Srivastava, who has been in the intensive care unit of AIIMS for the past nine days following a heart attack, continues to be on ventilator and his condition is still critical. Srivastava was admitted to AIIMS after he suffered a heart attack on August 10. The 58-year-old stand-up comedian underwent … Read more