Bhujbal’s claim he switched to BJP-led camp over ED prosecution threat sparks row

Bhujbal’s claim he switched to BJP-led camp over ED prosecution threat sparks row

Saturday, 09 November 2024 | T N RAGHUNATHA | Mumbai

Amid the ongoing electioneering for the Maharashtra Assembly polls, a massive controversy broke out on Friday over NCP (AP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal’s claim in a just-published book that he switched over from the Opposition to the BJP-led MahaYuti because of his possible prosecution by the Enforcement Directorate ( ED) in...

Palakkad by-election: Tension rises amid party conflict and allegation

Saturday, 09 November 2024 | Kumar Chellappan | PALAKKAD

Resentment in the Indian National Congress over the selection of party candidate, ire among the CPI(M) cadres against the decision of party leadership to field a political turncoat who was abusing Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, party’ state secretary MV Govindan and other leaders and the intra party turf war between...

Six people arrested for allegedly raping college student in Odisha

Saturday, 09 November 2024 | PTI | Cuttack/Bhubaneswar

Six people, including a minor, were arrested for allegedly raping a 19-year-old college student several times and videographing the act in Odisha’s Cuttack district, police said on Friday. The woman lodged a complaint with the Badambadi police station in Cuttack, alleging that the accused people, including her boyfriend, raped her. The college...

Haryana minister refutes Opposition parties’ claims of shortage of DAP fertiliser supply

Saturday, 09 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Chandigarh

Refuting opposition parties’ claims that there was a shortage of Diammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertiliser in the state, Haryana minister Shyam Singh Rana said the government has taken proactive steps to ensure adequate supply to farmers. Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister Rana accused opposition leaders of spreading misinformation on the supply of...

Eyes on OBC votes, Rahul Gandhi backs Wadettiwar’s OBC reservation pitch in Vidarbha

Eyes on OBC votes, Rahul Gandhi backs Wadettiwar’s OBC reservation pitch in Vidarbha

Friday, 08 November 2024 | Pioneer News Service | Nagpur

In what can be termed a significant outreach effort to galvanise the cadre, with an eye on OBC-SC-ST votes in the Vidarbha region, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday addressed a Samvidhan Samman Sammelan here, in presence of hundreds of delegates and workers from the community.  It was Rahul’s first major...

Assam CM slams Congress’ ‘Dynasty Politics’ over Samaguri Assembly Seat nomination

Friday, 08 November 2024 | PTI | Nagaon

Targeting Congress MP Rakibul Hussain over his son Tanzil getting the nomination for the bypoll to the Samaguri assembly seat, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said “dynasty politics” of the opposition party was preventing talented youths from coming into politics. Addressing an election rally, Sarma said the BJP...

Kerala BJP’s infighting reaches boiling point ahead of Palakkad by-election

Friday, 08 November 2024 | Kumar Chellapan | Kochi

The last nail has been driven into the coffin of Kerala BJP by a group of leaders including the party’s State president K Surendran. The fact that the group fighting, shadow boxing and the mutually assured destruction have come at a party time the BJP candidate C Krishnakumar was fighting...

Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on caste representation spark controversy

Friday, 08 November 2024 | Biswajeet Banerjee | Lucknow

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s recent remarks on the lack of Dalit, OBC, and tribal representation in administrative roles have ignited a political firestorm, drawing a sharp response from Uttar Pradesh Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh, who termed the comments “laughable” and “baseless.” The controversy began during a recent District Development Coordination and...

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