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NEW DELHI: Hitting back at former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who compared the current dispensation at the Centre with Hitler, Union minister Giriraj Singh said that Congress, which imposed the Emergency, is the biggest Hitler. “They imposed Emergency, muzzled Press, put politicians in jail. Who can be bigger Hitler than them?” Singh said. He added […]

NEW DELHI: Union Law Minister Kiren Rijuju said that he received a letter from Chief Justice of India (CJI) NV Ramana after he sought his recommendation for the next CJI. “I have received the letter from the CJI nominating the next possible successor to become the CJI. There is a process; we are following the […]

NEW DELHI: Hitting back at the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that in the name of protest against inflation and unemployment, the Congress party is trying to scare the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and protect the Gandhi family. “There was discussion on inflation in the House. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied but the […]

NEW DELHI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday. The meeting between the two has raised much speculation, concern and heartburn in the West Bengal BJP. Justifying the scheduled meeting, a senior BJP leader told The New Indian, “The concerns of West Bengal BJP are […]

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday warned Rahul Gandhi and Congress that the way they are behaving in the investigation of the National Herald case is inappropriate. “The way Rahul Gandhi and senior leadership of the Congress is behaving in this National Herald investigation case is uncalled for and inappropriate. First, you […]

NEW DELHI: Amid the Congress party expressing apprehensions over the actions of the Enforcement Directorate, Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday said that whatever is happening is happening within the confines of the law and whenever any government does anything wrong, courts are always there. “This country has such a vibrant and healthy […]

NEW DELHI: Putting days of speculation to rest, former Congress leader Kuldeep Bishnoi joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at the party office in Delhi on Thursday in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. On Wednesday, Bishnoi resigned as MLA in the state. “I welcome him into […]

NEW DELHI: After meeting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s central leadership thrice in the past two days, the Bengal unit of the party has now sought time with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The series of hectic meetings became important considering that West Bengal Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had sought time to meet PM Modi. Quite understandably, […]

NEW DELHI: Criticising the Congress for not participating in the Central government’s Tiranga Bike Rally from Red Fort, which many party leaders have termed as a “political activity”, the BJP on Wednesday said the national flag does not represent any individual or any party. Speaking to reporters here, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Sambit […]

NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi on Wednesday said that Congress is a divided house and will remain a divided house. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who is on a visit to Karnataka, told party leaders Tuesday night that they should fight the forthcoming assembly polls in the state unitedly and should refrain from […]