Congress leaders Bhupesh Baghel (left) and Pawan Khera address a press conference, in New Delhi, January 16, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Countering the criticism levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Rahul Gandhi’s comments about the Congress being in a fight with the “Indian state”, the Congress fielded former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh … Read more
S.S. Sivasankar, Minister for Transport | Photo Credit: K.V. Srinivasan Tamil Nadu Transport Minister S.S. Sivasankar on Wednesday (December 25, 2024) questioned whether Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) president Anbumani Ramadoss had the courage to ask its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which heads the Union government, to conduct a caste census. He was … Read more
Lyricist Javed Akhtar. | Photo Credit: File A Mumbai court has acquitted veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar in a defamation case against him over his alleged objectionable remarks on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as the complainant has withdrawn the case. Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Mulund, S.D. Chakkar, on November 8 disposed of the case as … Read more
Akhilesh Yadav | Photo Credit: PTI Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in an apparent dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday (September 9, 2024) said he is not offended by remarks made by “someone on his way out”. Criticising the law and order situation in the state, Mr. Yadav said the the … Read more
Faggan Singh Kulaste. File. Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Madhya Pradesh’s Mandla and former Union Minister Faggan Singh Kulaste on June 17 distanced himself from his statement that he did not want to be a Minister of State (MoS) for the fourth time and a Cabinet Minister post “would have been good”. Speaking to The … Read more
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut. File | Photo Credit: PTI Pune A day after PM Narendra Modi in an interview said he would be the first to help Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray if the latter was in trouble, Sena (UBT) spokesperson Sanjay Raut called the PM “a liar” while stating that Mr. … Read more
Bikaner BJP Minority Morcha district president Usman Ghani, who expressed displeasure with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks in Rajasthan, was on Wednesday expelled from the party for “tarnishing” its image. Ghani, while talking to a news channel recently in New Delhi, had said that the BJP was going to lose three-four Lok Sabha seats … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 28 reiterated the Government of India’s objection to the back-to-back remarks from the U.S. Department of State about the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and freezing of the chief opposition Congress’ bank accounts. In … Read more
A view of Election Commission of India, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Election Commission on March 27 issued show-cause notices to BJP leader Dilip Ghosh and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate for their offensive remarks against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kangana Ranaut respectively. Ranaut has been fielded … Read more
The BJP has sharply rebuked the Congress for describing the electoral battle in Mysuru Lok Sabha constituency as a contest between “commoner and an erstwhile royal.” At a press conference on Friday, the Congress candidate M. Lakshman also asked the voters if they have to choose between a commoner like him who mingles with the … Read more