Politics

  DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand Congress on Saturday announced to conduct an inquiry to ascertain the identity of one of its MLAs who voted for NDA’s Druapdi Murmu in the July 18 presidential election. Speaking to The New Indian, state Congress chief Karan Mehta said, “Whoever this person is should come forward and work against the party openly. […]

  KOLKATA: Hours after the Enforcement Directorate took him into custody over the recovery of over Rs 21-crore from his aide during a live raid in a posh South Kolkata apartment, Partha Chattterjee, the minister in the Mamata Cabinet, said Didi didn’t respond to her numerous calls. “I tried to connect (with her) but did […]

NEW DELHI: Union minister Smriti Irani on Saturday called Congress’ allegation that her daughter runs an “illegal bar” as “attempts of character assassination”, saying that she is being targeted by the Gandhi family for defeating Rahul Gandhi in Amethi. “The character assassination of my daughter is being done on the instructions of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi […]

LUCKNOW: The cracks in the Opposition unity in UP came wide open on Saturday, with Samajwadi Party telling its coalition partners OP Rajbhar and Shivpal Yadav that they are free to join the side that gives them “more respect”. In separate letters to Rajbhar and Shivpal, the Akhilesh Yadav-led party said, “If you feel that you will get […]

NEW DELHI: Delhi Leader of Opposition Ramvir Singh Bidhuri on Saturday demanded the resignation of deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, alleging that he subverted rules to benefit liquor mafias. “AAP is conspiring with the liquor mafias in Delhi to open liquor shops in every nook and corner of the city,” he said during a protest […]