BJP’s Biswabandhu elected Tripura Speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting

BJP’s Biswabandhu elected Tripura Speaker; Tipra Motha abstains from voting

Newly appointed Tripura Legislative Assembly Speaker Biswabandhu Sen during the first day of the State Assembly session, in Agartala on March 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI BJP MLA Biswabandhu Sen was elected the speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Friday. Mr. Sen received 32 votes, while Opposition CPI(M)-Congress candidate Gopal Chandra Roy got 14 […]

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BJP will be finished for misusing central agencies: Akhilesh Yadav

BJP will be finished for misusing central agencies: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav greets during the party’s National Executive meeting, in Kolkata on Saturday. Party National Vice-President Kiranmoy Nanda was also seen. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday asserted that the BJP would be politically finished in the days to come, “just like the Congress”, for “misusing” central […]

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As BJP intensifies attack, AAP digs into mythology to defend leaders

As BJP intensifies attack, AAP digs into mythology to defend leaders

A BJP worker posing as AAP leader Manish Sisodia inside a life-size model of a Tihar jail cell in Delhi on Friday. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday continued to attack the Aam Aadmi Party over alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped 2021-22 Delhi excise policy, and staged a protest […]

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Andhra Pradesh: BJP demands White Paper on compensation paid to AgriGold victims

Andhra Pradesh: BJP demands White Paper on compensation paid to AgriGold victims

BJP State president Somu Veerraju, in an open letter on Wednesday, demanded that Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy release a White Paper on the amount of compensation paid to the people who had lost their money in the AgriGold scandal. Mr. Veerraju also sought to know the reasons behind the government’s failure to solve […]

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BJP believes it will be in power “eternally” but that is not the case, says Rahul Gandhi

BJP believes it will be in power “eternally” but that is not the case, says Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during an interaction at the Chatham House, in London, on March 6, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi claimed that the BJP believes it will be in power eternally but that won’t be the case as Opposition parties can come together to ‘repair’ the damage to Indian […]

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OBC quota misused to appoint AAP workers: BJP

OBC quota misused to appoint AAP workers: BJP

Delhi BJP working president Virendra Sachdeva (left) and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri addressing the media in Delhi. | Photo Credit: File Photo : The BJP on Sunday accused the Delhi government of misusing the OBC quota by recruiting AAP workers as guest teachers in government schools. The BJP also […]

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Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Manish Sisodia arrest | 9 Opposition leaders write to PM Modi about ‘misuse of Central agencies’

Aam Aadmi Party leaders and supporters protest against the arrest of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia in New Delhi on March 4. | Photo Credit: ANI Nine Opposition leaders on March 5 wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing concern over the “blatant misuse of Central agencies against the members of the Opposition”, […]

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BJP demands Kejriwal’s resignation, removal of ‘tainted leaders’ from Cabinet

BJP demands Kejriwal’s resignation, removal of ‘tainted leaders’ from Cabinet

Police detain an AAP worker during a protest against party leader Manish Sisodia’s arrest, on Monday. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The war of words between the Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP continued on Monday, a day after the arrest of senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia. While AAP stated that Prime Minister Narendra […]

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Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

Morning Digest | EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions; NDA has changed fate of northeast in past nine years, says PM Modi, and more 

European Union flags flutter outside the EU Commission headquarters, in Brussels, Belgium | Photo Credit: Reuters EU approves 10th package of Russia sanctions on anniversary of invasion The European Union, after hectic last-minute haggling, has approved a tenth package of Russia sanctions on the anniversary of Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Swedish EU Presidency said late on Friday. […]

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BJP is much more organised than in 2018 in Meghalaya, says Bernard N. Marak

BJP is much more organised than in 2018 in Meghalaya, says Bernard N. Marak

Bernard N. Marak, Meghalaya BJP vice-president  A former extremist and vice-president of Meghalaya BJP unit , Bernard N. Marak made news in July 2022 when he was arrested for allegedly running a sex racket from his farmhouse on the outskirts of Tura, the political hub of the Garo Hills comprising western Meghalaya. He said he was framed […]

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