Politics

Pir Panjal vote-bank behind Mehbooba Mufti Shiva bhakti?

People’s Democratic Party (JKPDP) Chief Mehbooba Mufti on Thursday toured the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to woo the minority community of the region. During her tour, she visited a Shiva temple to pay obeisance and offered ‘jal’ (holy water) to a deity at a temple in Poonch. The unusual move […]

Will present my side in Parliament if allowed to speak: Rahul Gandhi

Facing the ire of the ruling BJP over his remarks in the United Kingdom for defaming India on foreign soil, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he will ‘speak on the floor of the Parliament if allowed.’ Taking a dig at the BJP, Rahul Gandhi, who is a Lok Sabha MP from […]

In swing state Karnataka, can BJP turn the tide?

Karnataka, the BJP’s sole bastion in South of India is all set to go to polls before May, this year. The state which is the party’s gateway to the rest of southern states will be crucial for BJP to retain. However, traditionally, the electorate of Karnataka refrains from electing the same government two times in […]

Opposition MPs to March from Vijay Chowk to ED office over Adani issue

The Opposition parties led by the Congress will march from Vijay Chowk to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) demanding a probe over the Adani issue. The decision was taken after leaders met in the office of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament House complex to coordinate their joint strategy on the issue. […]

An educated PM would value Sisodia, not jail him: Arvind Kejriwal

The Aam Aadmi Party is in no mood to move on from the issue of Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia’s arrest. Continuing the party’s attempt to project Sisodia’s arrest as proof of the BJP government’s anti-education stance, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal trained guns directly at the Prime Minister by saying […]