NEW DELHI: The opposition parties launched a scathing attack on Punjab chief minister Bhagwant Mann after he suggested punitive action against the protesting farmer bodies who have turned Punjab into a “state of dharnas” and caused huge losses.A day after talks between the Punjab government and Samyukta Kisam Morcha leaders, Mann alleged that the farmers…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday proclaimed that what belongs to the Hindus must be rightly restored after he said that 54 out of 67 pilgrimage sites were reclaimed in Sambhal district due to the government’s efforts.During his address in the assembly, Yogi pulled up the Samajwadi Party for “playing” with…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking immediate intervention in the Centre’s auction notification for mineral exploration in Gulf of Mannar. He cited the risks involved in the plan that could affect the “fragile marine ecosystem and the livelihoods of lakhs of fishermen,” adding that…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP leader V Muraleedharan have sought ministry of external affairs’ intervention in the repatriation of the mortal remains of the Kerala man shot dead at the Israel-Jordan border last month.Tharoor said that he had written to MEA and the embassy “requesting urgent action to expedite the return the…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena(UBT) on Tuesday proposed its MLA Bhaskar Jadhav for the post of opposition leader in the Maharashtra legislative assembly.This comes days after the party staked claim to the post and said that opposition parties had been granted this position in the past, even without meeting the 10% seat threshold.The combined opposition strength…
NEW DELHI: Bihar state assembly on Tuesday witnessed a fiery showdown between chief minister Nitish Kumar and his former deputy Tejashwi Yadav over the state’s infrastructure. During the ongoing budget session, the chief minister claimed that he “made RJD supremo Lalu Yadav what he became” and invoked the past records of the Rashtriya Janata Dal…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notices to the Telangana government and others over pleas alleging a delay by the assembly speaker in deciding on the disqualification of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLAs who defected to the Congress.A bench comprising Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih sought responses from the state…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday lauded the successful organisation of recently-concluded Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj and claimed that not “even one incident of harassment, loot, abduction or killing” against women were reported.During his address at the state assembly, the CM said that more than the expected number of people visited…
Alka Lamba (Agencies photo) NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP of failing to ensure women’s safety, claiming that its “double engine” governments are proving to be a “curse for daughters.” This criticism came after the harassment of a Union minister’s daughter.The party also asserted its commitment of holding these governments accountable on women’s…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday offered an apology for his recent remark praising Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. He, however, justified his statement saying he only said what the historians and the writers have already said about the Mughal ruler and that it was in no manner against Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj or Sambhaji…
