Union home minister Amit Shah in Palamu NEW DELHI: As long as the Bharatiya Janata Party is in India, the religion-based minorities will not get a reservation, Union home minister Amit Shah warned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday after the oldest party promised to give reservations to Muslims. Addressing a rally in Jharkhand‘s Palamu,…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress and its “cronies”, accusing them of joining an international conspiracy to defame and destabilise the country and create social divisions, while following the “politics of falsehoods”.“For some time now, conspiracies are being hatched to weaken India’s democracy and social fabric.International conspiracies are…
NEW DELHI: A local leader of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was shot in Punjab‘s Fazilka district on Saturday. The ruling party and MLA Jagdeep Kamboj accused Shiromani Akali Dal leader Vardev Singh Noni Mann of firing the shot.The incident happened after an argument between AAP leader Mandeep Singh Brar and some Akali workers outside…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that there will be no trade or talks with Pakistan until complete normalcy is restored in Jammu and Kashmir. Shah, during an election rally in J&K’s Ramban, launched a scathing attack on opposition parties National Conference (NC) and Congress, accusing them of fostering terrorism in…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah submitted Thursday his nomination papers from Budgam in central Kashmir, choosing to contest from two constituencies in the J&K assembly elections. The day before, he had filed his papers for the family stronghold of Ganderbal, where the race intensified with some contestants apparently complicating matters for Omar.Both…
The United States plans to accuse Russia of a campaign to influence the 2024 elections using online platforms to target American voters with disinformation, reported news agency AP citing sources.Russian state media network RT will be a focus of the announcement, CNN reported.The news comes just hours before Attorney General Merrick Garland is due to…
With assembly elections returning after a decade, people of Jammu region are eager to vote but their optimism is tempered by threats of terrorism, unresolved local problemsJAMMU: A hamlet deep inside dense forests and rugged terrain south of the Pir Panjal range in Kathua district of Jammu region was abuzz recently with a political meeting…
A rift in the Maha Vikas Aghadi surfaced over selecting a CM candidate for the assembly elections, with Congress backing the largest party’s choice post-election and Shiv Sena proposing a pre-election candidate, hinting at Uddhav Thackeray MUMBAI: A tiff broke out in the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) on Friday on the issue of having a…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar recently found himself at the receiving end of criticism from Bharatiya Janata party for comparing India’s situation with the violence-ridden Bangladesh.In an interview with new agency IANS, Aiyar stated that despite India’s economic growth, issues like unemployment and inequality have increased, leading to turmoil in Bangladesh.Aiyar pointed…
NEW DELHI: Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats across nine states will be held on September 3, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The last date for withdrawal of nominations is August 26-27. Ten of the seats fell vacant after the sitting members, including Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Sarbananda Sonowal and Jyotiraditya Scindia, were…
