Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, who led the first coalition government in the state also involving the BJP, died in New Delhi on Thursday, 14 days after he was hospitalized. Amid national mourning, his body was flown to Srinagar for eventual burial in his hometown Bijbehara. Sayeed, who was also India’s […]
Raipur/New Delhi, The Congress on Wednesday expelled its Chhattisgarh legislator Amit Jogi, son of former chief minister Ajit Jogi, for six years for indulging in anti-party activities. The junior Jogi later said he would challenge his expulsion as the party is not anybody’s “Bapoti” (personal property). The expulsion came in the wake of revelations about […]
New Delhi, The Congress on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consult opposition parties on the terror attack on the Pathankot Air Force Base in Punjab in which seven security personnel have been killed. “We urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take the nation into confidence and consult the leadership of the principal opposition […]
Panaji, The defence ministry projects are probed by central government auditors but not a single inquiry is conducted into garbage management deals/projects, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Friday. “Garbage is big business. No one wants to check where the money spent on garbage goes, not even the Comptroller and Auditor General. If you do […]
Kolkata, Nearly a year after his relationship nosedived with the party, former Trinamool Congress general secretary Mukul Roy on Friday visited party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at her city residence. Spending over an hour at Banerjee’s residence on the occasion of Trinamool’s 18th foundation day, Roy said he discussed various issues […]
New Delhi, The Narendra Modi government has failed to revive the economy, Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Wednesday. “On economy front, the government is clueless how to revive the economy… We are not doing well in any sector,” Sharma said while addressing the media. He said the 19 months of the National Democratic Alliance […]
Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday came out with statistics in BJP-ruled states to claim that the condition of women was better in Assam than in many states, a day after union HRD Minister Smriti Irani attacked the Congress government in the state over atrocities on women. Gogoi said that in 2014, as […]
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government is working for the empowerment of Dalits and only industrialization can benefit them. “Our government is your government. We are working for your benefit and empowerment. Financial inclusion is at the core of our focus. We want to create job-creators, not job-seekers,” Modi said […]
Guwahati, Protests rocked different parts of Assam on Monday seeking Congress leader Nolamoni Sen Deka’s ouster from the party for making objectionable comment against union Minister Smriti Irani on Sunday. Some Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators have filed FIR against Deka, a former Assam minister who while addressing a public meeting on Sunday in Assam’s […]
New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said he will not apologise to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over the DDCA row, and added that the Bharatiya Janata Party was “begging” for it. “BJP almost begging me for an apology. Sorry. I won’t oblige them. Let Jaitley-ji be cross-examined in defamation cases. Let truth […]