BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint in Bengaluru against CM Siddaramaiah demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. BENGALURU: BJP leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint with the Lokayukta office in Bengaluru against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and others, demanding an investigation into the MUDA scam issue. Earlier today, R Ashoka,…
LUCKNOW: Politics in Uttar Pradesh is heating up again following a recent directive from the state government. Eateries, dhabas, fruit shops, and tea stalls along the Kanwar yatra route have been asked to display nameplates indicating proprietors’ details. Additionally, the state government has announced that action will be taken against those selling products with Halal…
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Thursday defended the move of Muzaffarnagar police directing eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to “voluntarily display” names of their owners and employees and slammed the opposition’s “misplaced outrage” over the issue. This even as one of BJP’s key allies, the Janata Dal (United) of Nitish Kumar, also opposed the…
LUCKNOW/NEW DELHI: “Jab hum ye maan ke chalte hain ati atma-vishwas mein ki hum to jeet hi rahe hain to swabhavik roop se humen khamiyaja bhi bhugatna padta hai. Jo vipaksh chunav ke pehle himmat haar ke baith gaya tha wo aaj phir se uchhal kood karne ka karya kar raha hai (BJP paid the…
NEW DELHI: Even as the Modi govt signalled continuity in governance by retaining key ministers and officials in its third term, it is also waking up to the new reality of giving due space to allies. This is reflected in two recent moves when all five Cabinet ministers from its allies were made “special invitees”…
NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar is back with a bang. Almost a year after he lost control of his Nationalist Congress Party following a rebellion led by his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar, the Maratha strongman is once again on the centrestage of Maharashtra politics.The recent surprise visit of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who…
GUWAHATI: Assam has had just eight applicants for citizenship under CAA to date and six of them are still to report for interviews, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Monday, contradicting projections by some organisations that the state’s population could potentially swell by up to 50 lakh because of this provision.“When I contacted some Hindu Bengali…
BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah acknowledged Monday a scam of Rs 89.6 crore in the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, contradicting opposition’s claim of Rs 187 crore. The admission came during a heated debate initiated by LoP R Ashoka of BJP in the legislative assembly.Siddaramaiah, whose admission came when he intervened in Ashoka’s opening remarks,…
MUMBAI: A preliminary roadmap has been prepared by the BJP for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, said deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in New Delhi on Tuesday after the state core committee held a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda at the party headquarters.Newly-appointed observers for Maharashtra…
SHIMLA: Congress on Tuesday named Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur as its choice for Dehra assembly bypoll against BJP‘s Hoshyar Singh.A notification issued by AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had approved the candidature of Kamlesh from Dehra after she reportedly emerged as the…
