Political

03 Jun

Prohibition in Bihar Has Been totally a Failure : Election Strategist Prashant Kishor

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Election strategist-turned-politician, Prashant Kishor, on Thursday stated prohibition in Bihar has been totally a failure but CM Nitish Kumar “does not desire to accept this reality. While addressing a gathering, as a phase of his `Jan Suraaj’ campaign, in Hajipur in Vaishali district on Monday, Kishor, said, The enforcement of liquor ban has completely failed in Bihar. Despite Bihar being a dry state, those who want can easily access liquor here. Therefore, prohibition in the Bihar has been a entire failure. However the Bihar CM “does now not want to receive this reality, he added. While focused on the Bihar…

02 Jun

“A Small Soldier”: Hardik Patel Set For Joining Hands With Bharatiya Janata Party, With A Tweet And A Puja

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Hardik Patel, who left the Congress previous week, tweeted this morning that he is about to "start a new chapter" and will work as a "small soldier" so the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making his change to the BJP official."I am about to begin a new chapter with emotions of countrywide interest, regional pastime and social interest. I will work as a small soldier in the large work in countrywide service under the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi," he stated in a Hindi tweet. News business enterprise ANI later tweeted snap shots of Mr Patel attending a…

02 Jun

Rahul Gandhi summoned by ED in National Herald case

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The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday summoned interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her parliamentarian son Rahul Gandhi in connection with the alleged National Herald cash laundering case. While Sonia has been requested to be a part of the investigation on June 8, Rahul was about to be called on June 2. However, Rahul Gandhi has sought a date after June 5 on the grounds that he is now not in the Country at present, party sources said. Rahul Gandhi, in one of his speeches in 2014, blamed the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) for the loss of life of Mahatma Gandhi,…

31 May

India wants economic prosperity, not ‘racial purity’: Rahul Gandhi’s dig at PM Modi govt

editorEconomy, PoliticalPM Modi, rahul gandhi

Top Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed the said attempt to conduct a study on ethnic purity, declaring that what the country wants is job security and economic prosperity and no more 'ethnic purity'. Rahul was reacting to a news document which claimed that the Ministry of Culture was "in the process of acquiring an array of DNA profiling kits and related modern-day machines to establish genetic history and indicate the purity of races in India"."Last time a country had a subculture ministry studying 'Ethnic Purity', it didn't stop well. India needs job security and economic prosperity, not PM,…

31 May

‘Your Comments Embarrassed Central Leadership’: BJP Tells Bengal Ex Chief

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Former West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh has received a letter from the party's headquarters in Delhi, drawing attention to his support for comments that have "caused embarrassment" to the central leadership.In April, Mr. Ghosh, now the BJP's national vice-president, publicly criticized his successor Sukanta Majumder's handling of party affairs in the state, where the party lost elections to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress last year. “Sukant Majumdar is much less experienced. The political party has been fighting for a long time and there are experienced veterans…they must be fielded to fight in the state," Mr Ghosh told reporters. In a…

31 May

Ex-Congress Chief Hardik Patel To Join Hands With BJP On June 2

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Former Congress leader Hardik Patel who quit the grand-old celebration a few weeks ago will be part of the Bhartiya Janata Party. According to ABP News sources, the youth chief will be a part of the saffron political party on June 2, beforehand of the Gujarat meeting elections scheduled for later this year. Sources have also confirmed that BJP will welcome Patel at their Gandhinagar office. Earlier, Patel had denied hypothesis that he will be part of the BJP on Monday, and took to Twitter to assault the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the killing of famous Punjabi singer Sidhu…

23 May

Young Boys chant slogans against Hindus, Christians at Popular Front of India rally in Kerala

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In a video that emerged on social media, a younger boy can be heard chanting slogans purportedly towards Hindus and Christians at a rally. The video is believed to be from a march organised with the aid of Muslim group Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala’s Alappuzha on Saturday. In the video, the boy being carried on a man’s shoulders said, “Keep rice ready. Yama [god of death] will visit your home. If you stay respectfully, you can live in our place. If not, we don’t recognize what will happen.” "Involving young people in such things to do is…

20 May

CBI searches against Lalu Prasad Yadav at multiple locations, RJD protests

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A fresh case has been filed through the CBI in opposition to RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and searches had been said at 16 locations - throughout several cities - on Friday morning. The case is associated to alleged corruption linked to recruitments when Lalu Yadav served as the union railways minister, officers said. Delhi, Patna and Gopalganj have been among the places where the searches were on. The 73-year-old leader was currently granted bail in the fifth fodder case in opposition to him. This used to be the last of the corruption instances linked to the fodder scam in…

20 May

Poll Strategist Prashant Kishor predicts electoral rout for Congress in Gujarat, Himachal

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Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has made but any other stinging criticism about the ballot potentialities of the Congress, a birthday celebration which he used to be keen to be a part of until last month. On Friday, the ballot strategist, while tweeting his views on the three-day Congress Chintan Shivir, predicted electoral rout for the grand historical celebration in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh meeting elections.The two BJP-ruled states will go to polls later this year. Sharing his views on the just-concluded Congress Chintan Shivir, which mentioned the way forward for the grand ancient birthday party after a string of…

13 May

West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee bats for creation of more districts in state

editorPolitical, West BengalMamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday stated there is a want to create more districts in the state for expediting development work, but it has been constrained by using lack of manpower and infrastructure. Speaking at a assembly with West Bengal Civil Service officers at the renovated Town Hall here, she said the area of the present 23 districts in the state is vast, so there is a need to divide them and amplify the number. The nation wants more manpower and infrastructure for this purpose. "We need to divide the districts as these are very large. The…