BENGALURU: Congress government in Karnataka withdrew Thursday “general consent” to CBI for any new probe against public servants in the state on the ground that the agency was biased. The step coincides with BJP‘s clamour for a CBI probe into Mysore Urban Development Authority land-allotment case involving CM Siddaramaiah‘s wife. “It’s clear central government isn’t…
JAMMU: Union home minister Amit Shah cautioned Thursday that electing candidates from the NC-Congress alliance and PDP in the ongoing J&K assembly elections would play into Pakistan’s hands. “If they get elected, Pakistan will celebrate,” he said, addressing a BJP campaign rally at Chenani in Udhampur district for the third and final phase of polling…
NEW DELHI: Department-related standing committees of Parliament were announced on Thursday. The Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) B Mahtab will now helm the panel on finance. Crucial committees of external affairs will be chaired by Congress‘ Shashi Tharoor and home will be lead by BJP’s Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.BJP’s Radha Mohan Singh will head defence committee,…
NEW DELHI: NCP (SP) leader Supriya Sule urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to inaugurate the new phase of the Pune Metro through an online ceremony, and in a dig, also pointed out that he has already inaugurated the project “five times before”. Her call comes amidst concerns from local leaders who accused that…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi deputy CM and AAP leader Manish Sisodia launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP on Thursday, accusing them of “killing democracy” in the Delhi Municipal Corporation. Sisodia’s remarks came in response to an order from Delhi LG VK Saxena, directing the immediate completion of the election…
NEW DELHI: The woman who has filed a case against BJP MLA N Munirathna Naidu in Karnataka in her complaint to the police has mentioned that she was allegedly raped in state assembly, Vidhan Souda and inside his car provided by the government, police sources told news agency PTI.Munirathna, MLA from Karnataka’s RR Nagar constituency,…
NEW DELHI: Pune Police have filed additional charges of destruction of evidence, forgery, and offenses under the Prevention of Corruption Act against the 17-year-old juvenile involved in the fatal Kalyani Nagar Porsche crash. A supplementary final report detailing these charges was submitted before the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB) on Thursday, an official confirmed.The initial report,…
NEW DELHI: Vice president Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday raised concerns about the “structured and planned” rise of religious conversions in India, describing it as a “dangerous indication” that could reshape the country’s political landscape.Speaking at an event in Jaipur, Dhankhar stressed upon the threat posed by organised religious conversions, particularly targeting vulnerable tribal communities, and…
NEW DELHI: The Congress, which had vehemently opposed the “display nameplate” diktat for eateries on the route of Kanwar Yatra by BJP-led Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments, finds itself in an embarrassing situation with party’s minister in Himachal Pradesh Vikramaditya Singh announcing a similar proposal for the state. Vikramaditya Singh, who is the state public…
NEW DELHI: Union minister Kiren Rijiju in a throwback Thursday shared a blast from the past with a “nostalgic feeling“.Rijiju posted a couple of photos from the past as he met his college friend Bhupender Chaudhary.A recent photo showed the two sitting in a little formal setup with Chaudhary dressed in simple stripped shirt and…
