Hyderabad: India ceased to be a democracy in 2014 and its institutions had since been taken over by fascists, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, targeting BJP-headed NDA govt over electoral manipulation, voter deletions through SIR and the alleged nexus between business and politics.“We are going to defeat Modi and get rid of him… You…
Rajya Sabha Chairman accepts Hardeep Puri’s resignation from UP seat after MP bypoll win NEW DELHI: Senior BJP leader Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat representing Uttar Pradesh, days after being elected unopposed to the Upper House from Madhya Pradesh.According to a bulletin issued by the Rajya Sabha, Puri’s resignation…
File photo: Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday urged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his mother, Sonia Gandhi, to return 51 cartons of correspondence belonging to former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library (PMML), alleging that the documents were taken away from the institution in 2008.BJP…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday indicated that he would visit the Ram Temple in Ayodhya next month, saying that a date had been finalised after consulting members of the Brahmin community and checking astrological calculations.“As for the date, our Pawan Pandey has consulted with many members of the Brahmin community, examined…
Rahul’s fresh charge against Modi; renews debate dare NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the Modi government of tapping his phone, claiming that the Prime Minister was aware of the surveillance. He once again challenged PM Modi to a face-to-face public debate, saying it would expose who was under…
Tie-up with SAD likely, BJP may seek larger share of pie NEW DELHI: Signalling that BJP‘s alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal is on the cards, sources said Thursday the party will contest a substantially higher number of seats than it did under its earlier seat-sharing arrangement with the regional outfit.BJP sources said the alliance will…
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) national president Chandra Shekhar Aazad will jointly contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. NEW DELHI: Reacting to the AIMIM and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) joining forces ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday predicted that…
Owaisi and Chandrashekhar Azad are set to join hands ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, seeking to consolidate Dalit and minority votes NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Nagina MP Chandrashekhar Azad on Thursday announced their alliance, Samajik Parivartan Morcha, for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, with Azad being the candidate…
NEW DELHI: The Janata Dal (United) on Wednesday described party president Nitish Kumar as the “architect” of the opposition INDIA bloc, responding to Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s remarks about the former Bihar chief minister in her memoir.In her book, “Belonging: A Journey of Love,” released in India on Tuesday, Sonia Gandhi wrote that Nitish Kumar…
“Babar Premis will be punished by people of Uttar Pradesh just like Bengal,” Bhandari wrote. NEW DELHI: BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Wednesday criticised Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kirti Azad over his remarks on Lord Ram and the Ayodhya Ram Mandir, accusing the opposition of engaging in “peak vote bank politics”.In a post on X,…
