NEW DELHI: “If we fall apart like this, it won’t be good for the country … ” Omar Abdullah’s warning on opposition unity could not have been more timely. The just-concluded Delhi assembly elections threaten to irreversibly impact opposition’s politics with the INDIA bloc divided down the middle.The AAP and the Congress – who were…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated a shayari to Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha while also praising and taking a dig at him in the same breath.During his reply to Motion of Thanks to the President’s address in Rajya Sabha, PM Modi directly targetted the Gandhi family in his over…
NEW DELHI: In a fierce attack on Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a big ‘anti-democratic’ charge at the party while citing big Bollywood names.PM Modi, while replying to Motion of Thanks in Rajya Sabha on the President’s address on Thursday said the Congress has always crushed freedom of speech in the country.Starting from Nehru…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed Congress and said that expecting ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas’ from the oldest party will be a huge mistake.In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, PM Modi criticised AAP and its national convener Arvind Kejriwal prior to Delhi elections. He referenced the ‘Sheesh Mahal’, alluding to the renovations at Kejriwal’s…
AP photo on Indians being deported from US. NEW DELHI: United States on Thursday responded on their decision to send 104 Indian migrants, who tried to enter the US illegally. The military aircraft that landed in Amritsar a day before carried deportees from Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.The deportees had endured perilous journeys through multiple countries…
AP photo on Indians being deported from US. NEW DELHI: United States on Thursday responded on their decision to send 104 Indian migrants, who tried to enter the US illegally. The military aircraft that landed in Amritsar a day before carried deportees from Gujarat, Haryana and Punjab.The deportees had endured perilous journeys through multiple countries…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday briefed Rajya Sabha on the deportation of illegal Indian immigrants by the Donald Trump-led US government and said it was the “obligation to take back illegal immigrants”. On the “handcuff” row, the minister said that the “standard operating procedure…
NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday participated in the DMK student wing protest against the UGC draft rules.Addressing the gathering, the Congress leader reiterated his attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s (RSS) continuous attempt to “eradicate histories” saying, “I have been saying now…
US border authorities have released a video showing Indian nationals in handcuffs boarding a deportation aircraft.The footage, shared by US border patrol chief Michael W Banks, showed deportees in handcuffs and leg restraints whilst boarding the aircraft.“USBP and partners successfully returned illegal aliens to India, marking the farthest deportation flight yet using military transport. This…
Akhilesh Yadav (File photo) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday levelled serious accusations against the BJP, alleging electoral misconduct and also declaring the Election Commission “dead”. He claimed that the ruling party, with police assistance, engaged in widespread voter suppression and malpractice in Milkipur bypolls.“This is the manner in which BJP contests…
