Politics
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‘Congress sensing defeat in MP’, says PM Modi
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress has accepted its defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, and many of its leaders have confined themselves in their homes. The…
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Karnataka: Congress govt to empower 49000 women with leadership skills
Hyderabad: To empower women gram panchayat members and enhance their leadership abilities, the Karnataka government is set to organize a residential training program for over 49,000 such members starting November 16. With…
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Little to cheer for BJP top brass even if the party wins Rajasthan assembly poll
The biggest irony with the Bharatiya Janata Party is that its top echelon will not be happy even if it wins the Rajasthan Assembly election scheduled later this month. The reason is…
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Congress questions violation of blanket ban on fireworks in Delhi
New Delhi: Regardless of the alarming pollution levels and the Supreme Court’s ban on the bursting of fireworks, key areas in Delhi saw people gathering around to celebrate Diwali with Fire-crackers that…
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Rabble rouser Hanumantha Rao could have been CM of AP but missed the bus by a whisker
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao, VHR for short, is a rabble-rouser in Andhra Pradesh/Telangana State politics, who missed CM’s gaddi by a whisker. “Opportunities come once in a lifetime and…
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Government’s new poll-driven schemes won’t impact India’s fiscal deficit: S&P
New Delhi: The Indian government may announce more “expenditure initiatives” in the run-up to the national elections in the first half of 2024 but this is not likely to impact the country’s…
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Gurcharan Das explains the political dilemma confronting liberals today
New Delhi: Acclaimed author Gurcharan Das has talked at length about the political dilemma of liberals like him, who find it difficult to vote for Rahul Gandhi and are equally opposed to…
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AAP releases 5th list of candidates for Rajasthan assembly election
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party on Monday released the Fifth list of two candidates for Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023, which is going to polls on November 25. Prithipal Singh has been fielded…
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‘Kaleshwaram is the biggest engineering blunder’: Anurag Thakur
Hyderabad: Amid the controversy over the alleged lapse in the Kaleshwaram lift irrigation project on the Godavari river in poll-bound Telangana, Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Anurag Thakur on Saturday…
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Mahua Moitra alleges ‘Proverbial Vastraharan’ at ethics panel meeting
New Delhi: TMC MP Mahua Moitra wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday alleging that she was subjected to the “proverbial vastraharan” by the chairperson of the Ethics Committee during…
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Rajasthan polls: 32 with criminal background file nomination in last 4 days
Jaipur: Thirty-two candidates with criminal background have filed nomination papers for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in the last four days, an official said on Thursday. Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said 241…
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BJP prepares to hard-sell its track record with OBCs
New Delhi: In the Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019, the role played by voters belonging to the Other Backward Classes (OBC) in the BJP’s victory has now become a focal…