Political

08 Feb

34.61 lakh voters will elect 9 MLAs in UP’s Agra district on February 10

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In a multi-party contest, political parties with varied strategies and promises are reaching out to people in Agra to win over nine constituencies in the district which heads into polling in the first phase of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. The Samajwadi Party has joined with Rashtriya Lok Dal to fight for the Dalit stronghold, comprising 21 per cent of total voters in Agra. In 2007, the Bahujan Samaj Party won six out of nine seats in the district. In 2017, Hemlata Diwakar of BJP won against BSP's Kalicharan Suman with a margin of 60,000 votes. In the sixteenth…

08 Feb

Budget 2022: Mamata Banerjee says budget has nothing for common man, terms it a ‘Pegasus spin Budget’

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West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday criticized the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Parliament by calling it 'Pegasus Spin Budget', she claimed that it has nothing for the common people. She said,"Budget has zero for common people, who are getting crushed by unemployment and inflation. Government is lost in big words signifying nothing - A Pegasus Spin Budget." Nirmala Sitharaman, Finance Minister, presented the Union Budget in Parliament and said the country's economic growth is expected at 9.2 % in the current financial year, on the back of a sharp rebound in the…

08 Feb

Modi slams Cong for opposing govt schemes like ‘Fit India’

editorPoliticalPrime Minister Narendra Modi

In a blistering attack on the grand old party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi charged the Congress with sowing the seeds of separatism, saying its game-plan of ‘divide and rule’ won’t succeed and the nation would remain one. Replying to the debate in the Lok Sabha on the motion of thanks on President’s address, Prime Minister Modi lashed out at the Congress party for finding fault with his government’s schemes like ‘Fit India’ for the sake of opposing him. Modi said given the egoistic attitude – “Ahankaar”- of the Congress party, it stood no chance of coming back to power even…

06 Feb

101 goats sacrificed by Hyd bizman to pray for Owaisi after attack

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Abusinessman sacrificed 101 goats at Bagh-e-Jahanara in Hyderabad on Sunday to pray for the safety and long life of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi. The programme was attended by Malakpet MLA and AIMIM leader Ahmed Balala. This comes a few days after MP Owaisi's car was shot at while he was on his way from Meerut in Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. He escaped without injuries. Since the attack on February 3, supporters of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Owaisi have been offering prayers for his safety and long life. After the attack, the Union home ministry approved Z-category…

06 Feb

BJP cancels manifesto launch for UP polls as mark of respect for Lata Mangeshkar

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The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday cancelled the launch of its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh election as a mark of respect for singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died earlier in the day. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya observed a two-minute silence in Mangeshkar’s honour in Lucknow city. The BJP’s Uttar Pradesh chief Swatantra Dev Singh said that on account of the singer’s death, the release of the manifesto has been postponed, and a new date will be announced soon. The party said it will later announce a date for the launch…

04 Feb

Scindia objects to Tharoors remarks over replies in Hindi in Lok Sabha

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Former party colleagues Jyotiraditya Scindia and Shashi Tharoor found themselves on either side of the 'Hindi fence' on Thursday i.e, on 3rd February, with the Union Minister responding to an English question in Hindi and the Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram terming it as an insult. While responding to supplementary questions asked by members from Tamil Nadu in English, the civil aviation minister replied in Hindi. As soon as, Tharoor commented it as an "apmaan" that the minister was responding in Hindi. Tharoor said , when the Minister speaks English and He must reply in English. "Zara jawab Hindi mein mat…

03 Feb

Rahul Gandhi To Visit Chhattisgarh Today, Lay Foundation Stone Of Amar Jawan Jyoti In Raipur

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be visiting Chhattisgarh's Raipur today itself to lay the foundation stone of 'Amar Jawan Jyoti' and inaugurate Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Bhumiheen Krishi Mazduur Yojana. Amar Jawan Jyoti will be constructed on the premises of the 4th Battalion, Chhattisgarh Armed Forces Mana, Raipur. The flame of Chhattisgarh Amar Jawan Jyoti will continue to be lit in honour of the martyrs. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, "We will honour the martyrdom of the sons of Chhattisgarh who sacrificed their lives for the country by joining uniformed services, as well as the Bravehearts of the country who sacrificed…

31 Jan

Mamata Banerjee blocks Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter

editorPoliticalJagdeep Dhankhar, Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee blocked Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter. "I have been forced to block Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Twitter. Everyday he was issuing tweets targeting and threatening govt officials as if we're his bonded labourers", Mamata told reporters. She also took a dig at Dhankhar saying, "He is threatening the chief secretary, and the director general of police". On respect to her remark, Dhankhar was quick to respond as he reminded Mamata of Article 159 of the Constitution. He took to Twitter and wrote, "Mandated under Article 159 of the Constitution to ensure none in…

30 Jan

Manipur Assembly Elections 2022: Protests, resignations after BJP announces candidates; security stepped up

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Protests erupted in Manipur on Sunday and a number of leaders resigned from the Manipur BJP after the party released its list of candidates including some ex-Congress leaders for the upcoming Assembly polls. Effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister N Biren Singh were burned and party offices ransacked in various parts of the state as protesters gathered in several areas with placards. Amid the announcement, several leaders have resigned, tough the exact number remains unclear. According to the NDTV sources, many of the aggrieved leaders were those who were not selected to accommodate defectors from the Congress.…

30 Jan

Rakesh Tikait slams govt, says farmers would observe ‘Betrayal Day’ on Monday

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Alleging betrayal by the Centre, Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday announced a country-wide observance of "Betrayal Day" on Monday over farm issues. The national spokesperson of the influential north Indian farmers' union claimed the over-a-year-long protest at Delhi's borders was withdrawn on the basis of a letter of promises by the government on December 9 but those remain unfulfilled. "A nation-wide 'Betrayal Day' will be observed on January 31 because of the government's betrayal to farmers. The movement was suspended on the basis of a letter given by the government on December 9 but those promises…