Kerala CSR funds scam: Crime Branch records Congress leader Laly Vincent’s statement

Kerala CSR funds scam: Crime Branch records Congress leader Laly Vincent’s statement

The Crime Branch (CB) probing the alleged CSR funds scam in Kerala recorded Congress leader Laly Vincent’s detailed statement at its office at Thripunithura on Wednesday. Ms. Vincent has been named in eight FIRs registered by the Kannur police related to the scam. Emerging from the office after several hours, Ms. Vincent told a television … Read more

Kerala Opposition Leader accuses government of taxing people for its poor fiscal management

Kerala Opposition Leader accuses government of taxing people for its poor fiscal management

V.D. Satheesan | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has accused the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government of exacerbating the cost-of-living crisis by “prodigiously” hiking land tax slabs and levies for contract carriages and electric vehicles, chiefly two-wheelers. In a Facebook post, Mr. Satheesan described the government’s new tax regime, … Read more

Ruckus in Jharkhand Assembly over BJP leader Anil Mahto’s murder; House adjourned

Ruckus in Jharkhand Assembly over BJP leader Anil Mahto’s murder; House adjourned

BJP supporters raise slogans as they block a road during the ‘Ranchi Bandh’ called by Jharkhand BJP and All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) against the murder of BJP leader and former Zila Parishad member Anil Mahto alias Anil Tiger, in Ranchi, on March 27, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The Jharkhand Assembly on Thursday (March … Read more

If Bihar has to change, then government has to be changed, says Congress leader Pawan Khera

If Bihar has to change, then government has to be changed, says Congress leader Pawan Khera

Congress leader Pawan Khera addresses a press conference at Scada Business centre, in Patna on March 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Pawan Khera on Sunday (March 23, 2025) lashed out at the Nitish Kumar-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government of Bihar over the issues of development and law and order. He was … Read more

Allow women to commit one murder without punishment: NCP-SP leader Rohini Khadse urges President Murmu

Allow women to commit one murder without punishment: NCP-SP leader Rohini Khadse urges President Murmu

Against the backdrop of International Women’s Day, Opposition alliance partner Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar’s) (NCP)(SP) women’s wing on Saturday (March 8, 2025), urged President Droupadi Murmu to allow women to commit one murder, without any punishment in view of the growing crime against women.  International Women’s Day LIVE: President Murmu calls for greater workforce … Read more

Kerala Opposition Leader says P.V. Anvar’s Malayora Jatha participation not a ‘permanent safe harbour’ in UDF

Kerala Opposition Leader says P.V. Anvar’s Malayora Jatha participation not a ‘permanent safe harbour’ in UDF

P.V. Anvar (centre) with Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and IUML leader P.K. Kunhalikutty at the UDF’s Malayora Jatha in Malappuram on January 30, 2025. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has said All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) State convener P.V. Anvar’s participation in the United Democratic … Read more

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes ‘Rapistan’ jab

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes ‘Rapistan’ jab

A 7-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and raped while returning home from school after giving her half-yearly exam in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. According to the police, she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an unidentified man when she was walking home through a stretch of farmland located between the bus stop and her home. The … Read more

S.M. Krishna: A charismatic leader with a modern outlook

S.M. Krishna: A charismatic leader with a modern outlook

Ninety-two-year-old Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna (S.M. Krishna), who passed away on December 10, was a charismatic leader with a modern outlook, who created a niche for himself in the country’s political landscape with his administrative skills and a unique vision of development. He held several prominent positions throughout his career as External Affairs Minister, Maharashtra Governor, … Read more

BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena’s reputation at stake in Dausa Assembly bypoll

BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena’s reputation at stake in Dausa Assembly bypoll

Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirodi Lal Meena, who has resigned from the Rajasthan Cabinet, is at the centre of attraction at the Dausa Assembly seat going to bypoll on November 13. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Veteran Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kirodi Lal Meena, who has resigned from the Rajasthan Cabinet, is at the … Read more

FIR against HDK, son and JD(S) leader for threatening IPS officer of Karnataka

FIR against HDK, son and JD(S) leader for threatening IPS officer of Karnataka

The FIR has the names of H. D. Kumaraswamy and his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy. | Photo Credit: Murali Kumar K The Sanjay Nagar police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against Union Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy, his son Nikhil Kumaraswamy and JD(S) leader Suresh Babu for allegedly threatening a senior IPS officer. Based on the … Read more