NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday cited the support of CM Atishi‘s parents for the campaign for clemency for Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru to allege that Aam Aadmi Party had links with NGOs who supported a terrorist whom Supreme Court sentenced to death for plotting the attack, which almost triggered a war with Pakistan. Talking…
NEW DELHI: Demanding an apology from Meta for “tarnishing India’s image”, head of the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology Nishikant Dubey said the social media giant would be summoned over its CEO Mark Zuckerberg‘s comment that the incumbent govt in India had lost the last general election.In a post on X, BJP…
Arvind Kejriwal (left) and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: “Paris jaisi Dilli“, “jugalbandi between Congress and BJP“, “Friends every morning and fight at night” … the knives are out as the three-way battle for Delhi gets bigger and bitter. The ruling AAP, which faces an aggressive BJP and a belligerent Congress in its pursuit for a…
NEW DELHI: An elegantly adorned white horse, exuberant baraatis dancing to the rhythmic beats of the dhol, folk songs echoing from loudspeakers, and a large crowd—this is the typical wedding procession in India. However, the scene transforms dramatically when the central figure, the groom, is absent. It becomes even more unusual when the folk songs…
Sharad Pawar, Uddhav Thackeray and Rahul Gandhi Nationalist Congress Party (SCP) leader Sharad Pawar on Tuesday reiterated that the focus of the INDIA alliance remains on national elections, with no talks about state or local elections. The statement comes days after Shiv Sena (UBT) announced its decision to fight the Mumbai municipal elections alone.In a…
Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijaya Singh (R) NEW DELHI: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Digvijaya Singh on Monday brushed aside Union minister Jyotiraditya Scinda’s recent remarks against him, referring to the latter as just a “child”.Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, highlighted his role in bringing Jyotiraditya’s father, the late Madhavrao Scindia, into the…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday clarified that his party’s decision to contest local body polls solo is aimed at strengthening its grassroots base and does not signal a break in the opposition INDIA bloc or the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance.Speaking to reporters, Raut explained, “The MVA was formed for assembly polls…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Amid concerns of internal discord within INDIA bloc, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday dismissed speculations of a rift, saying that the alliance remains intact. Speaking confidently about its cohesion, Yadav said, “The INDIA alliance is intact.”“The INDIA alliance was formed to unite regional parties…
NEW DELHI: Can Arvind Kejriwal sweep Delhi elections once again to score a hat-trick of victories or will a determined BJP succeed in stopping the AAP juggernaut this time around with the Congress playing a “spoiler” for the ruling party? The AAP and the Congress had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Delhi together…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister and AAP leader Atishi took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over no CM face for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections. While lashing out, she added that BJP has decided to make Ramesh Bidhuri its CM face for the national capital, “who hurls the most abuses.” Atishi’s remarks…
