Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah has said dialogue is the only way to resolve issues between India and Pakistan as any confrontation will have serious consequences for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. Reacting to a recent statement of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on taking back Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), Abdullah said on […]
NEW DELHI: Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has sought an NIA probe into a complaint against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly receiving political funding from the banned terrorist organisation ‘Sikhs for Justice’. Reacting to the development, Delhi minister & AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj said that the “LG is an agent […]
BHOPAL: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised to remove the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the opposition-backed INDIA bloc comes to power in Madhya Pradesh. Taking a jibe at the BJP’s “abki baar, 400 paar” war cry, he claimed the saffron party would not be able to win even 150 seats in […]
SHIMLA: During an election gathering at Patta Barauri in Kasauli assembly constituency of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu asserted that the BJP has tarnished Himachal Pradesh’s culture by engaging in horse-trading. He emphasized the responsibility of the state’s voters to unequivocally reject this kind of political manoeuvring. “If we don’t take […]
NEW DELHI: Taking strong exception to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling her brother Rahul Gandhi ‘Shehzada’ (prince), Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday called the PM ‘Shahenshah’ (emperor) who lives in palaces. Addressing an election rally in Gujarat’s Banaskantha, Priyanka said that Modi calls his brother ‘shehzada’ who has walked 4,000 kms and met people […]
New Delhi: Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday attacked the BJP-led Centre and accused it of undermining the locals’ rights by granting power projects, land, sapphire mines, lithium deposits, and water resources to outsiders. She said the Centre has turned J&K into a “prison,” where freedom of speech is curtailed and people are […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission Thursday said it has taken a “serious view” of political parties and candidates seeking details of voters under the guise of various surveys for their proposed beneficiary schemes as it amounts to a corrupt practice under election law. The poll authority noted that some political parties and candidates have been […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP’s claim of ‘400 paar’ is a joke, ‘300 paar’ impossible and even ‘200 paar’ may be a challenge in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has said, terming the ruling party’s loss a “foregone conclusion”. In an interaction with PTI editors at the agency’s headquarters here, Tharoor also claimed […]
NEW DELHI: Taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that Pakistani leaders want to make ‘Shehzada (prince) of Congress’ India’s prime minister. Addressing an election rally in Gujarat’s Anand, Modi said that the partnership between Congress and Pakistan has been completely exposed. “Look at the coincidence, today […]
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the Modi government of “clandestinely snatching away” reservation from Dalits, tribals and backward classes by “blindly” implementing privatisation, and said his party guarantees strengthening the public sector enterprises and open the doors for employment. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi said the mantra of […]