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Jairam Ramesh, PM Modi (File photos) NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Sitamarhi on Saturday, the Congress accused his government of disrespecting Bihar’s faith and Mithila’s cultural identity, reminding that the culture ministry had earlier told parliament there was “no historical evidence” of Goddess Sita’s birth in Sitamarhi.Congress general secretary…
NEW DELHI: PM Modi alleged Friday that in 1937 “significant verses” of ‘Vande Mataram‘ were dropped, “sowing the seeds of the country’s Partition”, in what was seen as an attack on Congress in the midst of the Bihar elections and months before Bengal goes to the polls. Launching year-long celebrations to mark 150 years of…
Bandi Sanjay Kumar (left), Revnath Reddy (agecnies) NEW DELHI: Union minister of state for home affairs, Bandi Sanjay Kumar, on Friday accused the Congress Party(INC) of “appeasement politics” ahead of the November 11 by-poll in the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency in Telangana, claiming that some 80 per cent of Hindus in the segment are rallying…
Former US House speaker and Democrat Nancy Pelosi announced on Thursday that she will not seek re-election, bringing an end to four decades of her career. Pelosi, 85, has represented San Francisco and was the first woman to serve as speaker of the House. In a video address shared on her social media account, Pelosi…
Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini (ANI file photo) NEW DELHI: Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday hit back at Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi over his latest salvo at EC and the ruling BJP — “H-files” — in which he alleged massive voter fraud during the Haryana assembly elections.Speaking to reporters,…
NEW DELHI: As soon as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi dropped the ‘H-files’ on Wednesday, alleging big vote theft in Haryana, the Election Commission countered him. The poll body asked Gandhi why booth-level agents, who are appointed by political parties to oversee voting and flag irregularities, raised no objections during the revision to avoid multiple names….
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to address a press conference on Wednesday, stoking speculation about the “hydrogen bomb” he promised to drop in support of his charges on vote theft by the Bharatiya Janata Party.A day ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, the leader of the opposition in…
Union minister Nitin Gadkari (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at Union road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari over his repeated promises to the people of Bihar, remarking that “it seems the highway man is always high.”Mocking Gadkari’s claims, Congress leader Pawan Khera shared a video on X compiling…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s fresh call to end “dynastic politics” and move toward “meritocracy” has drawn sharp reactions from within his own party.Congress MP Pramod Tiwari said that former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi from the Nehru family sacrificed their lives. He also asked Tharoor to name any other family in…
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor (ANI images) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has praised senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor’s latest article criticising dynastic politics, using it to target the Gandhi family and the Congress leadership.BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla called the piece “insightful” and hailed Tharoor as a “Khatron ke…
