NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday announced that two more constituents of the Jammu and Kashmir – based Hurriyat Conference have renounced separatism and manifested their commitment and faith in the vision of a “new Bharat” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He also stated clearly that “separatism is breathing its last” in…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party national vice-president Baijayant Jay Panda on Friday shared a selfie with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor from a flight on social media.However, what caught the attention was the BJP leader’s quirky caption, “My friend & fellow traveler called me mischievous for saying that we seem to be finally travelling in the…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday took a sharp jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while speaking in the Rajya Sabha on counter-terrorism operations and development in Jammu and Kashmir under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government.With a ‘Kala Chashma’ (black glasses) remark, Amit Shah accused Rahul Gandhi of refusing to acknowledge the…
Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan NEW DELHI: The Modi govt and DMK clashed on the first day of the resumed Budget session, with the latter questioning the govt over the three-language policy and education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accusing the Tamil Nadu govt and the governing party of going back on their commitment to sign the MoU…
NEW DELHI: Political parties and CAG reports have shared a hot and cold relationship in Indian politics over the decades. Interestingly, the two become quite inseparable when the elections approach. Delhi witnessed this recently when audit report of exorbitant spending on CM’s official residence, injected into public consciousness as ‘sheeshmahal’ scam, was one of the…
Pawan Khera holds press conference (Image: Congress’ X handle) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera took a jab at PM Modi and the central government regarding Donald Trump‘s remarks about India’s agreement to lower tariffs, questioning if the reported agreement was made “under pressure.”Following commerce minister Piyush Goyal‘s US visit, Khera expressed concerns about the…
CUDDALORE: Tamil Nadu chief minister M K Stalin upped the ante on Friday in his run-in with the Modi govt over National Education Policy and devolution of funds, saying it would take DMK “just one second to say we won’t pay tax that Union govt is collecting from the state,” reports Bosco Dominique. “Federalism is…
Sanjeev Sanyal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Sanjeev Sanyal, PM Modi’s economic advisor, put light on the surreptitious role the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) had in shaping India’s medical and social policies, besides meddling with the Indian elections.Substantiating his claims on X on Monday, Sanyal said USAID “effectively ran India’s National Family Health…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government and claimed that not a single Dalit, tribal, or backward class person will be in a photograph with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of the Union Budget.While addressing a rally in Delhi, the leader of opposition in Lok Sabha said,…
Tahawwur Rana (File photo) NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday dubbed Tahawwur Rana‘s extradition to India as a diplomatic win for the PM Modi-led NDA government, calling it a “moment of satisfaction for every Indian”.US Supreme Court has cleared the way for Indian investigators to bring the Mumbai attacks accused Tahawwur…
