Kalyan Banerjee (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee on Tuesday criticised both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress, blaming them for repeated disruptions in parliamentary proceedings. He accused the two major parties of sidelining smaller political groups and stalling democratic discourse.Speaking to ANI, Banerjee said, “This is not proper… There…
NEW DELHI: It was another day of protest outside Parliament by the opposition on Wednesday. However, this time, after masks, T-shirts, and bags, Congress MPs distributed rose flowers and the national flag (Tiranga) to NDA MPs. In one such exchange, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was seen handing a Tiranga to defence minister Rajnath Singh, who…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday denied reports of having an alliance with Congress for the upcoming assembly polls in Delhi. The former Delhi chief minister said that the AAP will be fighting the elections “on its own strength” and that there is “no possibility” of “any alliance with Congress”. The…
To bring a motion to remove the VP, a 14-day notice has to be given and it should be approved by the deputy chairman before it is taken up. With the winter session ending on Dec 20, the notice submitted on Tuesday may not cover the required number of days. Opposition sources said they plan…
NEW DELHI/PATNA: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday endorsed Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee‘s desire to take over the reins of INDIA bloc from Congress, days after Sharad Pawar too had backed her.“Congress’s reservations (on this) amount to nothing. Mamata ko do (give her the leadership role),” Lalu said.Congress, though, played down the issue. At a…
RAIPUR: After an aggressive campaign against Maoists, inflicting the heaviest toll on insurgents in any year, the Vishnu Deo Sai govt in Chhattisgarh aims to move to phase-2 for Bastar – to turn the once-battleground into a tourism destination. “Chitrakote Falls (in Bastar district) is as beautiful as Niagara. We will turn it into an…
PM Modi hails Assam Movement martyrs NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute on Swahid Diwas, commemorating the martyrs of the Assam Movement, by highlighting their “extraordinary courage and sacrifices”.He said efforts of the participants in the mass movement to preserve Assam’s unique culture and identity serve as enduring inspiration for the…
DEHRI (JAUNPUR): Sixty-seventy Muslims in this village in UP’s Jaunpur use Hindu surnames, claiming they have Hindu ancestry. They deny having embraced Hinduism, asserting they have no plans to do so. Naushad Ahmed is now Naushad Ahmed Dubey, Gufran is Thakur Gufran, Irshad Ahmed is Irshad Ahmed Pandey and Abdullah is Adbullah Dubey. This unusual…
NEW DELHI: French investigative news outlet Mediapart has accused BJP of “instrumentalising” its recent report for political gain.This accusation follows BJP’s claim that the US state department was involved in a plot to destabilise the Indian govt, referencing a Mediapart investigation into the funding of the Organised Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP).Carine Fouteau, Mediapart’s…
HYDERABAD: In what could end the male-dominated work culture in coal mines – both underground and open-cast – the Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) in Telangana has decided to allocate two coal mines exclusively for women workers in the Godavarikhani coal belt. One coal mine will be underground and the other will be open-cast.“From Jan…
