Congress Stuns BJP To Win Karnataka

Congress Stuns BJP To Win Karnataka

Bengaluru/New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday made a stunning comeback in Karnataka ousting the BJP from its lone southern citadel with a comfortable majority in a morale booster win that will be key for reviving its electoral fortunes ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Congress’ decisive victory in the Assembly elections after an […]

Modi congratulates Congress

Modi congratulates Congress

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Congress for its win in the Karnataka assembly polls and wished the party best in its endeavour to fulfilling people’s aspirations. “I thank all those who have supported us in the Karnataka elections. I appreciate the hardwork of BJP Karyakartas. We shall serve Karnataka with […]

People rejected those trying to divide country: Farooq

People rejected those trying to divide country: Farooq

Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Saturday congratulated the people of Karnataka for “rejecting” those who want to divide the country on religious lines. He said the brave people of Karnataka have given them a “befitting reply” that India is one and “we all, belonging on any religion, will take this country, the state, […]

A ray of hope: Mehbooba

A ray of hope: Mehbooba

Srinagar, May 13: Describing the Karnataka Assembly poll results as a “ray of hope”, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said and hoped that the rest of the country will also reject “communal politics” and vote for its development and prosperity. Mufti’s remarks came after the Congress emerged as the clear winner in the electoral battle in […]

G20 should keep eye on situation: Cong; Govt Wants To Project ‘All Is Well In Kashmir’: PDP

G20 should keep eye on situation: Cong; Govt Wants To Project ‘All Is Well In Kashmir’: PDP

‘Emergency-Like Situation In J&K’ Srinagar: Opposition Congress and PDP on Monday said the government wanted to falsely project normalcy in Jammu and Kashmir by holding a G20 event while there was an “emergency-like situation” in the Union Territory. The BJP hit back and asserted that holding of a G20 event proves that Kashmir is now […]

S Jaishankar Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi Over China Comment

S Jaishankar Hits Out At Rahul Gandhi Over China Comment

Mysuru (Karnataka): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday took a jibe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said that he was taking classes on China from the Chinese ambassador. Speaking on ‘Foreign Policy of the Modi Government,’ he said, “I would have offered to take classes on China from Rahul Gandhi but I discovered […]

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index

India slips 11 positions on World Press Freedom Index

Media Associations Voice Concern New Delhi: Media associations in the country have voiced concern over India slipping 11 places to 161st rank in the World Press Freedom Index, 2023, published on Wednesday. Global media watchdog Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which publishes a yearly report on press freedom in countries across the world, had last year […]

Nothing wrong in Farooq’s remarks: Cong

Nothing wrong in Farooq’s remarks: Cong

Jammu: There was nothing wrong in the remarks of National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on the recent attack on an Army vehicle in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir Congress chief Vikar Rasool Wani said on Monday. He also said former J-K governor Satya Pal Malik’s recent disclosures, especially with regard to the 2019 Pulwama attack, exposed […]

Cong demands white paper from govt on Pulwama attack

Cong demands white paper from govt on Pulwama attack

New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday demanded that the government should come out with a white paper on the Pulwama attack providing answers to questions such as what were the “intelligence failures” and why troops were denied aircraft. Days after former Jammu and Kashmir governor Satypal Malik’s allegations over the 2019 Pulwama attack, the Congress […]

UP govt faces Oppn backlash over Atiq Ahmed killing: ‘Brazen anarchy’, ‘Adityanath should resign’

UP govt faces Oppn backlash over Atiq Ahmed killing: ‘Brazen anarchy’, ‘Adityanath should resign’

New Delhi: From calling it “brazen anarchy in the state” to demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Opposition parties on Sunday came down heavily on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government over the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother. While maintaining that criminals should be given the harshest of punishment, the Congress […]