Political

03 Aug

PM Modi slams TMC MP Derek O’Brien over his ‘papri chat’ tweet

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took strong exception to a tweet from Trinamool Congress MP Derek O’Brien. The Rajya Sabha MP had on Monday criticised the Union government for rushing to pass bills in Parliament without any debate. “In the first 10 days, Modi-Shah rushed through and passed 12 Bills at an average time of UNDER SEVEN MINUTES per Bill. Passing legislation or making papri chaat!” Derek O’Brien had tweeted along with a chart of the bills passed during the ongoing Monsoon Session. Talking to reporters after the BJP Parliamentary party meeting, which was attended by PM Narendra Modi,…

03 Aug

Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh aim to set Indian javelin record straight at Tokyo Olympics

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It will be a reality check for Neeraj Chopra on early Wednesday morning when he will be taking the field on his Olympic debut while rubbing shoulders with the likes of javelin giant Johannes Vetter, a strong favourite for the gold medal, in group A of men’s javelin throw qualification. While Vetter (season-best of 96.29m) is billed to go past the 90m marks with ease, the distance remains an unprecedented one for 23-year-old Neeraj, who enters the Games with his national record throw of 88.07m (in March 2021). However, such an enormous distance will be inconsequential on the day as…

02 Aug

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar becomes first BJP ally to call for probe into Pegasus spyware row

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In perhaps a first from an ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal (United) supremo and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a probe to be initiated in the Pegasus case. "A probe should be done, indeed. We have been hearing about telephone tapping for so many days, the matter should be discussed (in Parliament). People (Opposition) have been reiterating (for talks) for so many days, it should be done," Bihar CM Nitish Kumar told media persons. Addressing reporters in Patna, the JD(U) chief also echoed the Opposition's demand for a discussion on the issue in the…

02 Aug

Northeast BJP MPs meet Modi, blame Cong for politics over border dispute

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Amid the ongoing border dispute between Assam and Mizoram, BJP’s MPs from the Northeastern states on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and blamed the Congress for indulging in politics over the issue.Sources said that the MPs met the Prime Minister to discuss issues concerning their states and the ongoing border dispute between Assam with other neighbouring states. The MPs submitted a memorandum on various issues pertaining to the development of the region along with border disputes between Assam and Mizoram. The BJP MPs mentioned that under the NDA government led by Prime Minister Modi development work in the Northeast…

02 Aug

‘Chai pe charcha’: held by Lalu and Mulayam, with Akhilesh also present

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STAFF REPORTER: On Monday, Lalu Prasad, the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), met with Mulayam Singh Yadav, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. Over a cup of tea, the seasoned leaders got together. Akhilesh Yadav, Mulayam's son and the leader of the Samajwadi Party, was also present at the meeting. "I met with Mulayam Singh ji, the country's most senior socialist leader, to check about his health. Ours is a united front against inequity, illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, and issues affecting farmers "Lalu posted a few photos from his meeting with Mulayam, who is 81 years old. Both…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

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BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn’t have to be in politics to do social work. “If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics,” he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, “Alvida. Am not going to any other party – TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody has…

29 Jul

United Opposition resolves to not let House function till Pegasus on table

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Asserting that the allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware were not about privacy but an “anti-national act and treason,” former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said “a united Opposition is not going anywhere ” until the government agreed to discuss the issue in Parliament. The Opposition hardened its stance after leaders of 14 parties met at the office of the Rajya Sabha’s Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge, in the morning to discuss a joint strategy against the Narendra Modi government. Mr. Gandhi was among those who attended the meeting. Several of them, in a calibrated manner, had demanded…

28 Jul

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi

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On Tuesday West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is Mamata's first visit to the national capital since Trinamool Congress returned to power in the assembly polls earlier this year. Her visit has coincided with the Monsoon Session of Parliament in which the Opposition parties are protesting on a range of issues including the allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, price rise. Sharma told the media that he and Mamata Banerjee have worked together for years. I appreciate her for how she fought the recent election and won. She has come to Delhi…

28 Jul

Basavaraj Bommai announced a slew of measures to reach out to people

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Basavaraj Bommai, the new Chief Minister of Karnataka announced a slew of measures to reach out to people including a scholarship programme for children of agriculturists, on Wednesday at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. He also underlined that vaccination to face the third Covid wave would be his priority. Bommai, after holding a cabinet meeting, announced that a scholarship scheme for children of agriculturists has been introduced in the state as per his vision. “It’s going to help students from agrarian families to pursue higher education,” he stated. Under Sandhya Surakha Yojana, 35.98 lakh beneficiaries got Rs 1,000 so…

27 Jul

Delhi, Goa CMs cross swords on Twitter

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Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant and his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal crossed swords on Twitter, a day after Power Ministers of the two states engaged in a public spat in poll-bound Goa, over the benefits of power tariff models implemented by their respective governments. The online slamming between the two chief ministers started with Sawant accusing the Aam Aadmi Party of indulging in cheap politics and denigrating Goan politicians. “AAP has always indulged in cheap politics through constant protests & theatrics. But to say Goans are third-class politicians is an insult to great sons-of-the-soil like Bhausaheb Bandodkar, Jack Sequeira, Manohar…