INDIA not staking claim to form govt today does not mean it won’t tomorrow: Mamata
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday that her party would adopt a “wait and watch” approach on the political situation at the Centre and asserted that the opposition INDIA bloc may not have staked claim to form the government today, but that does not mean it will not do it tomorrow. […]
Lok Sabha poll result personal, moral defeat of PM who sought mandate in his name: CWC
New Delhi: Lauding the party’s performance in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress Working Committee on Saturday said the result was not just a political loss but a personal and moral defeat of the prime minister who sought a mandate in his name. People decisively rejected the type of governance witnessed over the past decade, […]
CWC members urge Rahul Gandhi to take Leader of Opposition role: Venugopal
New Delhi: Congress Working Committee members on Saturday unanimously urged Rahul Gandhi to take the role of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, as it also credited his two Bharat Jodo Yatras for the party’s performance in the general elections. At a press conference following the a meeting of the extended Congress Working Committee […]
2 police outposts, 70 houses torched in Manipur’s Jiribam, SP transferred
Imphal: Tensions heightened in Manipur’s Jiribam district on Saturday after suspected militants torched two police outposts, a forest office and at least 70 houses, prompting the authorities to transfer the superintendent of police, officials said. A contingent of more than 70 state police commandos was airlifted from Imphal to Jiribam to assist security personnel in […]
NEET ‘irregularities’: Akhilesh Yadav targets BJP, demands SC-monitored probe
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged rigging in the graduate level medical entrance examination NEET and demanded the court to take suo motu cognizance of the matter and conduct a thorough investigation and give strict punishment to the guilty. The result of the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) was declared on June […]
NDA dispensation is strongest alliance govt, opposition worked to erode faith in democracy: PM Modi
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accused the opposition of seeking to erode people’s trust in democracy and casting a shadow of defeat over the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance’s poll win, asserting that the ruling bloc scored a grand victory in the Lok Sabha elections. “If you see in the context of alliances […]
Balance regional aspirations, national interests: TDP chief at NDA parliamentary party meet
New Delhi: Key BJP allies — TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu and Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar — on Friday endorsed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the leader of the National Democratic Alliance with a message to balance regional aspirations and national interests. Speaking at the NDA Parliamentary Party meeting here, BJP […]
Multi-layered security planned in Delhi for Modi’s swearing-in
New Delhi: A multi-layered security with five companies of paramilitary personnel, NSG commandoes, drones and snipers will blanket the Rashtrapati Bhawan for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in ceremony scheduled on May 9, Delhi Police officials said on Friday. The national capital will remain on high alert on the day as dignitaries from SAARC (South Asian […]
Kangana Ranaut airport incident: Farmer outfits throw their weight behind CISF woman constable
Chandigarh: Some farmer outfits on Friday threw their weight behind the CISF woman constable who allegedly slapped actor and BJP MP-elect Kangana Ranaut, saying the entire sequence leading to the incident needs to be properly investigated. Mohali Police SHO (Airport) Inspector Periwinkle Grewal said the matter is under investigation. In a meeting, CISF officials gave […]
Rahul Gandhi has to resign within two weeks from one of two seats he won, says expert
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will have to resign within two weeks from one of the two seats he won in the just-held Lok Sabha elections, a constitutional expert said citing provisions in the law as well as the Constitution. Former Lok Sabha secretary general and constitutional expert PDT Achari told PTI that any […]
