POLITICS
Despite being led by Dravidian parties, TN offers little hope to Dalits
The recent incidents of Dalit violence took place in Tirunelvelli district in South Tamil Nadu where a group of school boys were charged for having barged into the residence of a Dalit schoolmate and hacking him with a sickle. The sister of the Dalit boy, who tried to prevent the intermediate caste students from attacking the boy, was also injured in the attack.
Miniscule presence of INDIA parties in NE gives BJP a head start
In contrast, as many as eleven parties from the eight northeastern states are the allies of the BJP led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) making it the dominant alliance in the region with a total of 25 Lok Sabha seats and 498 assembly seats in eight states.
INDIA or NDA? Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary keeps his options open
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) Chief Jayant Chaudhary, who is making a fresh political stint in western Uttar Pradesh, is eyeing a tough political challenge. He has opened his political doors for both the opposition INDIA alliance and the NDA by not being present in the Rajya Sabha during the voting on the contentious Delhi Services Bill yet sending out a subtle message of siding with the opposition INDIA alliance.
BJP underplays Bharat Jodo Yatra 2.0, says it will have no impact
The BJP asserts that Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra is an attempt to politically mature himself and considers it an unsuccessful endeavour. The party said that the Yatra is unlikely to have any significant impact.
Commission controversy hits poll-bound MP as Cong, BJP fight over corruption allegations
Enraged with allegations made through social media posts, the BJP in Madhya Pradesh has lodged FIRs in 41 districts and has accused the Congress leaders, including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kamal Nath of conspiring to malign the image of the state government by sharing ‘misleading’ social media posts.
Whether for or against it, Kashmiri politicians obsessed with Article 370
In their political discourse, politicians in J&K used to speak of different issues, some promised government jobs, some promised corruption free administration, some promised subsidies while others made lofty promises of leading the state into an era of prosperity and development.
Fiscal mismanagement, statistical jugglery mar West Bengal state finances
As per the CAG report, the instance of blatant jugglery has been witnessed in the attempt to project a lower revenue deficit through misclassification of revenue transactions under capital section and non-accountal of other liabilities.
Huge participation in Srinagar Tiranga rally, L-G says 'proof of change in Kashmir'
Sinha was alluding to a speech made by the former chief minister in which she had said that nobody would shoulder the national flag in Kashmir if Article 370 was abrogated. Mehbooba had made that speech before the abrogation of Article 370.
Sukhbir hails PM Modi’s assertion on Operation Bluestar
“There is no reason whatsoever left now for the government of India not to tender an unconditional apology to the Khalsa Panth for this most tragic outrage against the Guru’s abode,” Badal tweeted.
Two more depts take Delhi minister Atishi's portfolios to 14
The file to was sent to the office of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V.K. Saxena by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, which was approved on Saturday.
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