Politics
Kanhaiya Kumar in Congress? 2025 Bihar Polls on Mind, CPI Leaders' Meeting with RaGa Spark Rumours
Sources close to Kanhaiya Kumar have told the media that the former JNU student was feeling suffocated in the CPI
States Learning How Many Afghan Evacuees Coming Their Way
The Biden administration on Wednesday began notifying governors and state refugee coordinators across the country about how many Afghan evacuees from among the first group of nearly 37,000 arrivals are slated to be resettled in their states.
Free Azam Khan Campaign, Cycle Yatra & Women Faces: Inside Story of How SP is Prepping for 2022 UP Battle
A major part of the SP’s campaign is to help enlist new voters and bring them on the party’s side when it comes to voting day.
US Military Aid To Egypt Released Despite Rights Concerns
The Biden administration is releasing nearly $200 million in military aid to Egypt but will hold back millions more over human rights concerns, the State Department said Tuesday in an announcement quickly criticized by rights groups and some lawmakers.
South Delhi Mayor Hits Out At Kejriwal Govt Over Anti-dengue Campaign
South Delhi Mayor Mukesh Suryan on Tuesday alleged that the Delhi government was playing "campaign politics" when it came to the fight against the vector-borne diseases, termed its anti-dengue drive an "eyewash". The senior BJP leader in the party-ruled...
'Rare to Find a Happy Politician': Did Gadkari Take Dig at Rajasthan Cong With 'Greed for Power' Taunt?
The minister quoted satirist Sharad Joshi to say politicians of no use in the states were sent to Delhi, those of no use in Delhi were made governors while those who couldn’t become governors were made ambassadors.
Yogi Govt's Big Poll Plank — Slaughter Houses Capable of Chopping Nearly 500 Cattle Daily Shut
The UP government is also putting out figures to say 1,823 accused involved in cow smuggling were booked, of which 14 were also booked under the NSA for the first time.
Will Win 2022 UP Polls With More Seats Than in 2017, Says BJP's State V-P Credited With 'Vibrant Gujarat'
AK Sharma, a former Gujarat-cadre IAS officer who served both in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s PMO as well as CMO, had quit service earlier this year to become an MLC in UP.
Business Highlights: Downtown Businesses, Tax Proposal
As the resilient coronavirus keeps offices closed and workers at home, some are adapting while others are trying to hang on. Many business owners had looked forward to a return toward normalcy this month as offices reopened. But now that many companies ha...
Narcotic Jihad Case: BJP Leaders Meet Bishop, Congress Accuses Govt of Being 'Mute Spectator'
While the Congress had said the bishop crossed limits, the BJP supported him by urging the society to discuss the statement.
North Korea Says It Tested Long-range Cruise Missiles
North Korea says it successfully test fired what it described as newly developed longrange cruise missiles over the weekend, its first known testing activity in months that underscored how it continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate...
How Victory-Hungry TMC & AAP are Making BJP's 'Congress-mukt Bharat' Slogan a Reality
Both the TMC and the AAP are wooing Congress leaders to switch sides, while trying to grab the opposition space ceded by Sonia Gandhi’s party due to the desertion of popular faces.
Congress To Not Field Candidate Against Mamata Banerjee In Bhabanipur Bypoll
A day after promising to field its candidate against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Bhabanipur bypoll, the Congress on Tuesday took a U-turn over its stand and said the party will not pit anybody against the Trinamool Congress supremo....
California Recall Fueled By A Dinner, A Ruling On Same Day
On a single day last November, two events helped set the course for just the second recall election against a governor in California history: Gov. Gavin Newsom dined with 11 friends and lobbyists at one of the countrys most expensive restaurants as he ple...
Suvendu Adhikari Skips CID Interrogation over Bodyguard's Death; TMC Fires Shots for 'Running Away'
On October 13, 2018, Adhikari’s bodyguard Subhabrata Chakraborty reportedly shot himself dead with his service revolver inside the barracks beside the politician’s residence in East Midnapore's Contai.
Former UP Governor Aziz Qureshi Booked for Sedition Over Derogatory Remark on CM Yogi
Hurt by Qureshi's statement, BJP leader Akash Saxena lodged a complaint against him in the Civil Lines police station