(This story originally appeared in on Aug 12, 2022) Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the eighth time this week. In the last three decades, the JD(U) stalwart has charted his own brand of “politics of survival” which has helped him stay in power for nearly 17 years now. Be … Read more
Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said India was locked behind bars of Emergency by “some people for their selfishness” and everyone needs to remember this. She said this during an address at the Manishi Mahila Mahavidyalaya here while on a visit to her parliamentary constituency. “We remember the day … Read more
Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Saturday said he has sent a legal notice for defamation to the Gautam Buddh Nagar police commissioner for linking him to politician Shrikant Tyagi accused of assaulting a woman. Maurya, who is also a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, has sought Rs 11.50 crore as general … Read more
New Delhi: The key organisational changes made by the BJP on Wednesday, particularly that of bringing its senior functionary in UP, Sunil Bansal, to Delhi as general secretary and putting him in charge of Telangana and West Bengal is a significant move, reflective of how critical these states are in the party’s expansion plans. In … Read more
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday made a scathing attack on the Enforcement Directorate saying its move against the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB), the government’s special purpose vehicle (SPV), was to scuttle the development programmes initiated by them and thereby check the progress of the state. While speaking … Read more
In a veiled attack on the Eknath Shinde faction, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said the party is not an object lying in the open which can be picked up by anyone who can stake claim over its legacy. Speaking at the 62nd foundation day of Shiv Sena weekly ‘Marmik’, founded by Bal … Read more
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday said the expenditure incurred by the government on education and health cannot be construed as freebies and stated such measures were being extended to the poor and those living in the fringes. He also took an apparent swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for opposing freebies … Read more
The BJP on Saturday asked the Congress to “reprimand” its Karnataka leader Priyank Kharge for his “demeaning” remarks suggesting that women in the state have to give sexual favours for getting jobs. If a woman from Karnataka wants a job, she will have to get on to the couch and men … Read more
Ushering in the Independence Day fervour, Trinamool Congress on Saturday launched the #MyIdeaForIndiaAt75 digital campaign, asking citizens to share their idea for India at 75. The three-day campaign aims to bring together the people of our diverse country with a unified idea of one nation. Day One of the campaign talks about how the idea … Read more
Jodhpur: The BJP practises what it preaches, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday as he unveiled a statue of a Rajput general of the Mughal era here. “It is said that there is a difference between what politicians say and do,” Rajnath said unveiling the statue Veer Durgadas Rathore at Salvan Kalan village of … Read more
