Rahul Gandhi present-day Mir Jafar of Indian polity, will have to apologise: BJP

[ad_1] Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. | Photo Credit: PTI The BJP on March 21 dubbed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the “present-day Mir Jafar of Indian polity” who went overseas seeking help from foreign forces to become a ‘ nawab‘ in India. Stepping up its attack on the Congress leader over his democracy in danger […]

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Delhi Police at Rahul Gandhi’s doorstep over ‘women being sexually assaulted’ remark

[ad_1] Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: PTI The Delhi Police on March 19 reached the residence of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a notice issued to him over his “women are still being sexually assaulted” remark made during the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The police team headed by Special Commissioner of […]

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Jairam playing ‘Chief Saboteur’: Himanta on Ramesh’s prompt to Rahul Gandhi

[ad_1] Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma addresses a press conference. File | Photo Credit: PTI Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 17 took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi being apparently prompted by party colleague Jairam Ramesh during a press conference, by terming the economist-turned politician, Congress’s “Chief Saboteur”. He also […]

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It hurts when even poetry recited in Parliament is expunged from records: Mallikarjun Kharge

[ad_1] Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, former President Ram Nath Kovind, former BJP National President Murli Manohar Joshi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and others at the Lokmat Parliamentary Awards, in New Delhi on March 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI The freedom to write and speak the truth is “under threat” today, said Congress […]

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Morning Digest | Centre amends KYC to add non-profits, ‘politically exposed persons’; Gujarat Assembly passes resolution against BBC, and more

[ad_1] The Finance Ministry has amended the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules for widening the scope of Know your Customer (KYC) norms | Photo Credit: PTI Government amends KYC to add non-profit organisations, ‘politically exposed persons’ The Finance Ministry has amended the Prevention of Money Laundering (Maintenance of Records) Rules for widening the scope of Know your Customer (KYC) […]

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

[ad_1] 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 […]

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Morning Digest | India abstains in U.N. vote on Ukraine; Gandhis likely to stay away from Congress steering committee meeting, and more

[ad_1] The U.N. General Assembly votes in favour of a resolution upholding Ukraine’s territorial integrity and calling for a cessation of hostilities after Russia’s invasion, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2023, at United Nations headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP India abstains in U.N. vote underscoring need for just, lasting peace in Ukraine India abstained in the U.N. General Assembly on February […]

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Record surge in tourism in J&K, some politicians also enjoying in Kashmir now: Union minister Reddy

[ad_1] Tourists inside a igloo cafe, at Gulmarg in Baramulla | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI After a “record surge” in tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, some politicians are also having a leisure time in Kashmir and other parts of the Union Territory, Union minister G. Kishan Reddy said on Thursday. He made the […]

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Morning Digest | Tripura goes to the polls today; merchandise exports fall for 2nd month in a row, and more

[ad_1] Women poll officials head toward their respective polling stations for the Tripura Assembly elections, in Agartala, on Feb. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Tripura voters hold the winning card as State goes to the polls today A triangular contest—between the BJP, the Left Front-Congress combine and new entrant Tipra Motha—is on the cards […]

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