Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh leg of the Congress’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reached out to Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh with an offer that he will find difficult to refuse. For now, according to party sources, Mr. Singh is weighing his options. For the BJP, … Read more
Bharat brand of chana dal (Kadalai paruppu) is being sold at ₹60/kg in one kilo packets at crowded marketplaces in mobile vans to help reduce its prices in the open market. The Union government’s exercise lacks transparency and seems like a political game where the ruling party at the Centre was trying to score … Read more
With 19 of the 23 districts in Punjab continuing to reel under floodwater, the Opposition parties have upped the ante against the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the State. Former Union Minister and senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Tuesday asked Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to immediately call a special … Read more
Many senior leaders of the UPA and like-minded Opposition parties, including half a dozen chief ministers, will attend a virtual meeting that Congress president Sonia Gandhi has called on August 20 to discuss the current political situation, including the efforts for firming up anti-BJP unity. Among those Gandhi has invited, and are expected to attend … Read more