NEW DELHI: Global social media giant Meta on Wednesday apologised to India for company CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s remarks on Lok Sabha elections. The apology came a day after a Parliamentary panel summoned Meta representatives to register protest.Controversy erupted when Zuckerberg, during an episode of the Joe Rogan Podcast, claimed that the Covid-19 pandemic caused a…
Congress MP Manish Tewari (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Manish Tewari pointed out on Saturday that the opposition alliance INDIA bloc was formed to “safeguard the soul of the country” and not merely to contest the Lok Sabha elections.His statement came amid growing concerns about the alliance’s coordination, voiced by Shiv Sena (UBT) MP…
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NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday told NCP leader Ajit Pawar that he will become CM one day. While speaking in the legislative assembly, he emphasised that he and his deputy chief ministers will be work in different shifts throughout the day. Fadnavis said Ajit Pawar will work in the morning shift…
Milind Deora (left) and Aaditya Thackeray NEW DELHI: Milind Deora, Shiv Sena candidate from Mumbai’s Worli seat took a potshot at Aaditya Thackeray for “avoiding” his challenge to debate on the future of the assembly constituency.Ahead of the polling in Maharashtra, Deora had invited Thackeray, who is Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate and incumbent Worli MLA,…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while campaigning for his sister Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad on the last day of the bypoll campaign, said that his view of politics changed after he began using the word “love”. Sporting a white “I love Wayanad” T-shirt, Rahul credited the constituency with reminding him to incorporate “love” more…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi launched a fierce attack on Congress party for its allegations against Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday. He pointed to the EC’s detailed 1,642-page response to Congress’s accusations, calling it evidence of grand old party’s “vengeful pride” and “suspiciously covert” motives.Trivedi raised questions…
NEW DELHI: In a serious charge against Congress for resorting to cash-for-votes during the recently held Lok Sabha elections, the Enforcement Directorate in its chargesheet filed against former Karnataka minister B Nagendra in the Valmiki Corporation scam has claimed that Rs 15 crore cash was distributed to voters at a rate of Rs 200 per…
Ajit Pawar (File photo/ PTI) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar on Friday said that “all is well” in the Mahayuti alliance, scotching off the speculations that trouble may be brewing in the ruling bloc.Rumors were rife that Pawar, who is also Maharashtra’s deputy CM, may break ranks with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Naveen Jindal arrived at a polling station in Kurukshetra on horseback to cast his vote in the Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday. After casting his vote, BJP MP Naveen Jindal said, “There is a lot of enthusiasm among the people. We are very happy that they are casting their votes today…
