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CHANDIGARH: Ending speculations, the former Chief Minister of Punjab Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday formally announced that the party will contest upcoming Punjab election with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on a seat sharing basis. Capt Amarinder Singh announced its alliance with the BJP on his verified Twitter account and wrote that “Met union minister & […]

NEW DELHI: Once again former Congress President Rahul Gandhi took on the central government on Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishr Teni, indirectly referring to him as a “criminal” and demanded his removal from the government over his alleged involvement in October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident of mowing down four farmers. Speaking in […]

NEW DELHI: Harping on the party legacy, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ahead of the Vijay Diwas and said that the late former prime minister remains an inspiration to crores of Indians for her boldness and resilience. Sonia Gandhi also hailed Indira Gandhi as India’s […]

CHANDIGARH: Looks like Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh is all set to make his foray into politics. In a cryptic tweet, Congress Punjab chief and cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu shared a picture with this 2011 Cricket World Cup winning player saying “picture loaded with possibilities… With Bhajji the shining star.” The new entry […]

JAUNPUR: It’s colour politics of a difference sort. A day after BJP took a swipe at Samajwadi Party (SP) members calling them “Lal topi waale”, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav retaliated by saying “ BJP does not understand the meaning of red colour. Red is the colour of emotion and feelings”. Yadav is on two-day visit […]

NEW DELHI: Upping the ante against the government over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the entire session of Parliament, opposition MPs took out a protest march from Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament to Vijay Chowk on Tuesday. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi described it as the crushing of the voice of the opposition […]

CHANDIGARH: The advance lists have started rolling out. As the backend campaign drama intensifies, the political parties are making it clear to the electorate on who is going to represent them at the various seats. Popular faces, credible first timers… has been a strategy the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) employed since the party was launched. […]

NEW DELHI: A day after Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to participate in the year-long celebration of 50th anniversary of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will address a massive public meeting in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun on December 16. Congress General Secretary (Organisations) K. C. Venugopal on Friday said […]

CHANDIGARH: Soon after former chief minister of Punjab Capt Amarinder Singh inaugurated his new political party office on Tuesday, he met Punjab BJP election in-charge Gajendra Shekhawat at his farm house in Mohali. The closed door meeting continued for more than half an hour. According to the sources, Capt Amarinder and Shekhawat talked about sharing […]

MEERUT: The Samajwadi Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal put out a joint front at their first ever rally together here in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. The RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary on Tuesday targeted the BJP government at centre and state and said that since the present “double engine” government had failed the people of Uttar Pradesh, […]