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Kargahar election results NEW DELHI: As counting begins, all eyes are on Kargahar Assembly constituency in Rohtas district, where the Congress is defending a slender victory margin amid a four-way contest this time. Sitting MLA Santosh Kumar Mishra (INC) is seeking to retain the seat he won in 2020, facing a renewed challenge from JD(U)’s…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that the growing culture of loyalty to political leaders over commitment to ideas and principles is weakening India’s democracy. Without naming any individual or party, his remarks appeared to question the trend of leader-centric politics – including within his own party.“Each party’s insistence on loyalty to…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday slammed the central government for taking 48 hours to officially call the Delhi car blast near Red Fort a “terrorist incident.” Addressing a press conference in the Indira Bhavan, Khera questioned the government’s handling of national security and demanded accountability for what he termed a serious intelligence…
Small businesses across the United States that rely on federal contracts and funding are facing a severe cash crunch as the country’s longest-ever government shutdown stretches into its seventh week, forcing owners to cut costs, delay payments, and even consider layoffs, according to AP report.Lawmakers are returning to Washington to vote on a stopgap funding…
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) celebrated with evident jubilation on Tuesday, while those from the Mahagathbandhan (MGB) struck a dismissive tone, after exit polls following the second and final phase of polling in Bihar predicted a sweeping victory for the ruling coalition.“Exit polls…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Election Commission to respond to the pleas challenging the Special Intensive Revision exercise in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu. The top court gave the poll body two weeks of time to reply.Further, it permitted AIADMK to join the case backing SIR exercise in Tamil Nadu.The pleas…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday slammed Congress after the party distanced itself from Shashi Tharoor’s praise for veteran BJP leader L K Advani.BJP national spokesperson CR Kesavan asked, “Does INC now stand for ‘Intolerant National Congress’? The party cannot even tolerate basic civility and courtesies being extended in public life.” Congress vs Congress: Tharoor’s Essay…
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday “outrightly” distanced itself from Shashi Tharoor‘s remarks displaying a soft corner for the ruling party, praising veteran BJP leader L K Advani, saying “like always” the Thiruvananthapuram MP speaks for himself and the fact that he continues to do so reflects the party’s “democratic and liberal spirit.”Congress’ media and publicity…
Jairam Ramesh, Narendra Modi (File photos) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Sunday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for linking the 1937 Congress Working Committee (CWC) statement on Vande Mataram to the partition of India. Ramesh, in a post on X, shared excerpts from The Collected Works of Mahatma Gandhi to counter…
BJP, taking a jibe at Rahul Gandhi‘s jungle safari ahead of the Bihar elections, said that for him LoP stands for “Leader of Partying” or “Leader of Paryatan (tourism).” Shehzad Poonawalla, on a post on X, shared his comment on Rahul Gandhi’s safari in Panchmarhi, Madhya Pradesh. “LoP means Leader of Paryatan and partying for…
