POLITICS
Siddaramaiah camp upbeat as Congress decides to celebrate his birthday
Normally, the party celebrates the birthdays of the Gandhi family leaders but with changing equations in the country and the state, the high command has agreed to celebrate the birthday of Siddaramaiah, known as the mass leader of backward classes.
Setback to Sinha as after Sena, JMM announces support for Murmu
The announcement came close on the heels of Shiv Sena declaring support for Murmu. The JMM issued a statement signed by its founder Shibu Soren, which said that after Independence, this is the first time that a tribal woman is contesting for the top Constitutional post and all the MPs and MLAs of the party will vote for Murmu.
Satyendar Jain's wife skips ED summon on health grounds
Last Friday, the ED had asked Poonam Jain to join the investigation on July 14. Satyendar Jain is currently lodged in Tihar Jail in connection with the money laundering case after the court rejected his bail application. On July 1, the ED had arrested Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain, the two associates of the Health Minister.
BJP to protest against Congress leader's defamatory comment on Murmu
As per reports, former Lok Sabha Member and Congress leader, Ajoy Kumar had said, "Draupadi Murmu is a decent person but she represents a very evil philosophy of India. We should not make Draupadi Murmu ji the symbol of adivasis. Ram Nath Kovind is the President and Hathras happened, did he say a word? The condition of Scheduled Caste has become worse."
Democracy in danger; institutions being subverted: Yashwant Sinha
"Never before did the Indian Republic face as many simultaneous threats to the Constitution," he said while addressing the meeting of Congress and other opposition MLAs and MPs in Guwahati. Contrary to speculation that Badruddin Ajmal-led All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) may not support Sinha, the party leaders met him and assured their support to him in the Presidential polls.
Rajasthan BJP leaders clash ahead of Draupadi Murmu's progamme
The war of words between the two leaders went on for some time before Union Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat intervened and pacified the two parties. At the reception programme for Draupadi Murmu in Hotel Clarks Amer, entry was given only to those leaders who carried valid passes. Meena had arrived for the programme along with some leaders and workers from the tribal belts.
Attempt to target Ansari, Sonia worst form of character assassination: Congress
"The facts regarding the International Conference of Jurists on International Terrorism and Human Rights held on December 11, 2010 in New Delhi are already in the public domain. The insinuations and innuendos of the spokesperson of the BJP are character assassination of the worst form. The levels that the Prime Minister and his party colleagues will stoop to debase public debate and spread their patented brand of lies is staggering. It reflects sickness of mind and lack of any form of integrity whatsoever," he said.
Hamid Ansari refutes BJP's charges of inviting Pakistan scribe
The remarks came after the BJP on Wednesday slammed Ansari and the Congress and sought their clarification over claims made by Nusrat Mirza, a Pakistani journalist, that he had visited India five times during the UPA rule, and shared sensitive information collected during his visits with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) back home.
Bengal bureaucrats turned into puppets of ruling party: Governor
Although the spat between the Governor and the Mamata Banerjee government is nothing new, this is the first time that Dhankhar has launched such a direct attack against the bureaucrats. He also said that it was high time that intellectuals and members of the civil society came out and protested against the existing bureaucratic and administrative setup of the state government.
Inflation & unemployment high, govt in deep slumber: Congress
Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gaurav Vallabh said, "The BJP has brought about a doom with 7s -- retail Inflation is at 7.01 per cent, unemployment is at 7.8 per cent and Rupee has depreciated 7 per cent in the last six months vs the US dollar. While these are worrying data points, the BJP government is in deep slumber."
Don't Miss
Advertisement