NURPUR (HP): The final battle for the ballot is still months away, but trouble seems to be brewing for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections later this year. With an aim to strengthen the party in Kangra district, BJP had awarded its outspoken leader from Nurpur, Rakesh […]
NEW DELHI: Giving a fresh jolt to Bharatiya Janata Party in Bengal, its former state vice-president Arjun Singh on Sunday returned to Trinamool Congress. Singh rejoined TMC in the presence of the party’s national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee at his office in South Kolkata. Talking to the media after re-joining TMC, Singh said, “I have […]
NEW DELHI: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that India’s territorial integrity and national security were non-negotiable and that it was the duty of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to defend the nation. In a tweet, Rahul Gandhi, who is on a six-day trip to the United Kingdom said, “China builds 1st bridge on […]
NEW DELHI: Reiterating Bharatiya Janata Party’s stand against family dominated political parties, its president JP Nadda made a scathing attack on Congress. Addressing a seminar on the threat of Dynastic Political Parties To Democratic Governance’, Nadda said, “Congress is neither national nor Indian and not democratic party anymore and has become a bhai-behen party.” Citing […]
NEW DELHI: Hours after Gujarat Patidar leader Hardik Patel announced to quit the Congress ahead of the crucial assembly elections in Gujarat later this year, Congress Rajya Sabha MP Shaktisinh Gohil took a swipe at him saying the words in his resignation letter is the script of the ruling BJP. Speaking to the media here, […]
GANGTOK: Troubles are brewing in the hills of Sikkim as the alliance troubles between ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) take centre stage in the state. Two years since the ruling SKM joined the BJP led National Democratic Alliance in 2019, there is a buzz in the state political circles with […]
By Vineet Upadhyay DEHRADUN: As senior Congress leader Harish Rawat threw the gauntlet ahead of the by-poll at Champawat in Uttarakhand, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is in no mood to take any chances as it looked for a smooth passage for Chief Minister Pushkar Dhami. As CM Dhami filed his nominations from Champawat, […]
NEW DELHI: Punjab and Haryana High Court, in an urgent late night hearing, came to the rescue of Delhi BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga hours after the Mohali court issued a non-bailable warrant against him. In a reprieve for Bagga, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed that no coercive step be taken against […]
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accusing it of going all out to protect Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga. “Why is the Delhi and the Haryana Police trying to protect Tajinder Singh Bagga,” Atishi asked. “Delhi & Haryana Police’s illegal action to prevent […]
GANGTOK: Sikkim unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has registered an FIR against unknown persons and companies in connection with an alleged scam in Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) at Sadar police station here. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, BJP Sikkim President DB Chauhan demanded law enforcement agencies investigate the matter in depth […]