Delhi Cong chief Arvinder Singh Lovely resigns
New Delhi: Congress leader Arvinder Singh Lovely has resigned as chief of the party’s Delhi unit. In a letter to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday, Lovely said he is unable to continue as the president of the Delhi party…
PM Modi roasts Cong, says former PM’s video on ‘priority for Muslims’ demolishes its canards
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stepped up his offensive on the Congress and said that his plainspeak on the party’s double standards has ruffled many feathers in the INDIA bloc, so much so, that they have launched…
Adhir alleges harassment of Cong workers by cops to affect poll prospects, seeks CEC’s intervention
Kolkata: West Bengal Congress chief and Baharampur Lok Sabha seat candidate Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday shot off a letter to Chief Election Commission Rajiv Kumar, seeking his intervention into alleged harassment of party workers by policemen with an “intention…
J-K wants freedom from dictatorial government, Cong will ensure that: Alka Lamba
Jammu: All India Mahila Congress chief Alka Lamba on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir wants freedom from this “dictatorial government” and her party will ensure that. Speaking to reporters after her arrival at the Jammu airport, Lamba also targeted Prime…
Modi’s ‘400 paar’ call aimed at 2/3rd majority in LS to change Constitution, alleges Kharge
Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for “400 paar”, during the election campaign is aimed at getting NDA two-thirds majority in Lok Sabha that is required to change the Constitution. It is…
Venkaiah Naidu, Mithun Chakraborty, Usha Uthup, Ram Naik conferred with Padma Awards
New Delhi: Former vice president M Venkaiah Naidu, founder of Sulabh International Bindeshwar Pathak and a host of other prominent persons were conferred with Padma Awards by President Droupadi Murmu at the Rashtrapati Bhavan here on Monday. Naidu, Pathak, who…
CPI(M) releases manifesto for LS polls, promises to scrap UAPA, PMLA, CAA
The CPI(M) on Thursday released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising to scrap all “draconian” laws such as the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Calling on the people to defeat the…
Arvind Kejriwal urges court to allow more time with lawyer
New Delhi: Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday moved a city court urging it to allow him to spend more time with his lawyer in order to prepare for cases pending against him in several parts of the…
High Court raises concern over JNU’s expulsion of student in 2011
New Delhi: Setting aside the expulsion of a student in 2011 on account of possession of an “objectionable” video, the Delhi High Court has said it was a matter of concern that a premier institute like the Jawaharlal Nehru University…
End of BJP has come: Akhilesh Yadav renews PDA pitch
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said it has come to the fore in a survey that 91 per cent of the backward people, Dalits and minorities will vote unitedly for the PDA due to which the BJP’s equation…