NEW DELHI: Karnataka minister BZ Zameer Ahmed Khan tendered an apology on Tuesday following a controversy after he referred to Union minister HD Kumaraswamy as “Kaalia”, which the opposition deemed a racial slur.Though the Congress leader apologised for using the word, he defended the remarks, explaining that he has used similar adjectives to address Kumaraswamy…
Former Shiggaon MLA Sayed Azeempeer Khadri stirred controversy with contentious remarks on Monday. HAVERI:Former Shiggaon MLA, Sayed Azeempeer Khadri, sparked a controversy on Monday with his remarks suggesting that Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Constitution, was ready to convert to Islam. Speaking at an Adi Jambava community event in connection with the Shiggaon…
NEW DELHI: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Sunday took a sharp jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party after it accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha of patronising infiltrators in the state. Soren questioned the central government’s decision to provide political asylum to ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Addressing a poll rally at Ranka in Garhwa…
Manish Tewari (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday suggested that the Election Commission of India (ECI) should consider returning to paper ballots for conducting elections, highlighting the importance of safeguarding democracy.Tewari said on Wednesday, “All across the world, without exception, even in those countries where EVMs were invented or used…
NEW DELHI: The Congress in-charge for Maharashtra, Ramesh Chennithala, on Wednesday slammed the Mahayuti alliance — comprising the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (Ajit Pawar faction), and Shiv Sena (Shinde faction) — dubbing it “Bhrashtyuti”. He asserted that the coalition had sidelined its partners and failed to address significant governance challenges as the…
Union home minister Amit Shah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday accused the chief minister Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government of “aiding infiltration” and said the Bharatiya Janata Party‘s (BJP) “next big target” is to form government in the 2026 Bengal assembly elections.“I have come to tell the youth of…
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde addresses Shiv Sena (Shinde) ‘Dussehra rally’ on the occasion of the Vijayadashami festival, at the Azad Maidan, in Mumbai. (PTI) NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde‘s Shiv Sena on Tuesday released first list of candidates for Maharashtra assembly elections. The list included names of 45 candidates. The list was…
Bharatiya Janata Party‘s MP Tejasvi Surya on Thursday claimed that the opposition tried to disrupt the proceedings of the joint parliamentary committee on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill meeting, physically and verbally threatened both the witness and the Chairperson, and tore up committee documents. BJP MP Surya wrote a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla…
Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
The AAP has shared images of Delhi CM Atishi signing files amid packed belongings, claiming she was forcibly vacated from her residence. AAP leader Sanjay Singh accused the BJP of disrespect during the Navratri festival. NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday shared images of Delhi chief minister Atishi signing files at her…
