Politics
Guv Kiran Bedi's Remarks Demeaning People of TN Echoes in Assembly, DMK Demands Her Removal
Stalin wanted to refer to Bedi's remarks while speaking in the House on a calling attention motion on the water shortage situation but Speaker did not allow him citing Assembly rules that forbade discussions about Governor.
Unease in Karnataka Ruling Coalition, Will Collapse Under its Own Weight, Says Yeddyurappa After Cong MLA's Resignation
Ruling out the possibility of fresh polls, the former chief minister said those in the BJP were not "sanyasis" (seers), and the future of the government is based on the decision taken by over 20 disgruntled Congress-JD(S) legislators.
Centre Working with States to Provide Tap Water to All by 2024: Jal Shakti Minister in Rajya Sabha
The minister said emphasis is being laid on improving water level in water-stressed districts of the country and to reduce the time frame fixed by the UN for providing tap water in all household from 2030 to 2024.
MP Congress to Soon Get New President, Says Kamal Nath
Nath's remarks come amid reports that Rahul Gandhi had expressed disappointment over none of the party leaders, holding top posts, taking responsibility for the party's Lok Sabha poll rout.
Amit Shah's Argument for Extending President Rule in J&K Unacceptable, Says Omar Abdullah
Omar Abdullah's remarks came after Amit Shah moved a statutory resolution in the Lok Sabha to extend President's Rule in the state for another six months with effect from July 3.
CM Arvind Kejriwal Meets Union Minister Sitharaman, Assures Delhi Govt's Full Cooperation to Centre
Kejriwal, after meeting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, raised the issue of Delhi's share in central taxes and demanded the Finance Minister for raising it.
Desperate to Thwart BJP in Bengal, Mamata Ready to Join Hands With Once-Arch Rivals CPI(M), Congress
Earlier, on several occasions the Trinamool Congress supremo had laid stressed on an alliance with the Left and Congress at the national level, but for the first time, she openly sought to join hands with her once-arch rivals to defeat the bigger enemy at...
Protests Force Trinamool Leader to Return Rs 2.25 Lakh 'Cut Money'
Trilochan Mukhopadhyay, a TMC booth president on the outskirts of district headquarter town Suri, returned the amount he had taken for providing jobs to 141 people under the MGNREGA scheme.
Situation in West Bengal Nothing Less Than Emergency, Says Prakash Javadekar
Prakash Javadekar said his party and the government are committed to safeguarding democracy and will fight for West Bengal, the way his party workers did in 1975.
Despite Protests from Southern States, Finance Panel to Allocate Resources Based on Population Data
Several leaders from south India have raised concerns that allocating resources based on population meant penalising states that have done good demographic management.
Congress Hits Out at Govt For 'Mishandling' of Economy, Rising Number of Wilful Defaulters
Congress's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala alleged that the tremors of "mishandling" the economy in the last five years under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had mastered the art of "disruptive economy policy measures", still continued to be...
Stalin Slams AIADMK for 'Inefficient Handling' of Tamil Nadu Water Crisis, Warns of 'Jail Bharo' Protest
'Yagams' (elaborate ritualistic worships) that AIADMK leaders are conducting are to save their positions in the government and not to please the rain gods, said Stalin, while also warning of a massive 'jail bharo' stir if the government failed to solve th...
Intellectuals are Cowards and Opportunists, Says Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh
The entire state is burning. Opposition leaders and workers are being murdered by TMC goons. But the intellectuals of our society are completely silent as they are apprehensive that they might get into the bad books of the TMC if they protest against them...
BJP, TMC Blame Each Other after Several Injured in Clashes during Central Team's Visit to Bhatpara
The BJP central leadership had asked a team led by Ahluwalia, an MP from West Bengal, to visit Bhatpara and meet family members of those deceased in the recent clashes with TMC workers and talk to the locals.
Party Calls 4 TDP Rajya Sabha Members Joining BJP as 'Immoral & Undemocratic'
The YSR Congress, on the other hand, reiterated that the four MPs' action was '100 per cent match-fixing' between the TDP and the BJP.
Modi Govt Deplored Violence Against Minorities, US Report on Global Religious Freedom Biased, Says BJP
The report, released on June 21, alleged that some senior leaders of the BJP "made inflammatory speeches against minority communities".