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‘Similar doubt’: After Khurshid, Mani Shankar Aiyar compares India with protests-hit Bangladesh | India News – Times of India

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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…

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Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats on September 3: Election Commission | India News – Times of India

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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…

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‘Elections are not won on strength of government’: UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday said that “elections are not won on the strength of the government” but by the party.Reflecting on the 2024 Lok Sabha election results in which the alliance of Samajwadi Party and Congress outdid the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Maurya said, “This time (in Lok…

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Naveen Patnaik’s close aide VK Pandian retires from active politics | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: Former Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik‘s confidant VK Pandian on Sunday announced his retirement from active politics.Pandian announcement comes days after Biju Janata Dal (BJP) faced massive setback in Odisha assembly and Lok Sabha elections.The development also follows Patnaik’s statement claiming that Pandian was not his “successor” and that the people of the state…

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‘Not someone who runs away’: In a U-turn, now Fadnavis says not resigning from post | India News – Times of India

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NEW DELHI: In a U-turn, Devendra Fadnavis, the deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, on Saturday announced his decision not to quit the post despite the BJP‘s lackluster performance in the recent Lok Sabha elections in the state. His announcement came after a party meeting where state BJP legislators passed a resolution expressing their confidence in…

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AAP is a bunch of propagandists who believe in Goebbels’ principles: J P Nadda | India News – Times of India

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Confident of significant gains in states like West Bengal, Odisha, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh while equally sure of retaining dominance in north and central India, BJP president J P Nadda tells TOI’s Akhilesh Singh his party is set to retain office with a thumping majority. Excerpts:Just one phase of polling remains. What is your assessment…

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