NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday emphasised the crucial role that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, must play in safeguarding the Constitution and democracy. Both leaders have extended their support to the BJP-led NDA government, which has secured its third consecutive term in…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge termed the results a mandate against PM Modi and a “very big and damaging political and moral defeat” for him and BJP as “he sought votes in his own name everywhere he went”. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said, “the main message in this election is that people have unanimously…
NEW DELHI: Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi addressed a press conference here on Tuesday evening in the presence of Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi. “We have always said that this was a fight between Modi versus the people. We humbly accept the people’s mandate,” Kharge said. He described the gains made by INDIA bloc…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab and Haryana HC on Friday struck down Haryana govt’s policy of assigning additional marks based on socio-economic criteria while evaluating job aspirants, terming the system a violation of constitutional safeguards against discrimination.The division bench of Justices Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Sudeepti Sharma was hearing a batch of petitions challenging the criteria entitling a…
NEW DELHI: In yet another sharp retort to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent statement of feeling “sent by God,” Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mocked the PM and said, “God sent Modi to help Adani and not the poor.” He also asserted that the INDIA bloc will “jumpstart” the country’s economy once it assumes power at…
NEW DELHI: Congress chief on Thursday released a video message, two days before the Delhi polls, and emphasized the significance of these elections in safeguarding democracy and the Constitution. In the video, Sonia urged the citizens of Delhi to actively participate in this crucial battle and ensure the victory of INDIA bloc candidates across all…
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NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks “no one must be scared” and questioned why leaders of his party were talking about changing the Constitution when BJP returned to power with over 400 seats.“Did anyone ask him why are leaders of BJP saying that they will change…
PATNA/GAYA: In a strong affirmation of the Constitution’s primacy amid claims by the opposition that BJP intends to “scrap” it if voted back to office, PM Narendra Modi said Tuesday that he was indebted to “Ambedkar’s samvidhan” for preserving the country’s diversity, facilitating equitable economic growth and enabling someone like him to “rise from humble…
HYDERABAD: SC judge Justice BV Nagarathna Saturday questioned the way some governors were withholding assent to bills sent by state govts and said it was embarrassing for courts to tell governors to do their duty. Delivering the inaugural address at the ‘Courts and Constitution-2023 in Review’ conference at Nalsar University, the judge also criticised the…
