MGNREGA in doldrums due to BJP govt’s neglect: Chidambaram
New Delhi | Accusing the BJP-led government of neglecting the MGNREGA, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said in times of “rural distress”, the one...
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Amit Shah attacks Rahul Gandhi over court order in National Herald case
Mumbai | BJP president Amit Shah attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Sunday over a court order asking the publishers of the National Herald newspaper to vacate...
It’s shame that Congress president misleading nation on contracts to HAL: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi | Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday hit back at Congress President Rahul Gandhi after he accused her of lying in Parliament about procurement...
Ready to face CBI: Akhilesh Yadav on illegal mining case
Lucknow | Amid reports that the CBI is likely to quiz Akhilesh Yadav in the illegal mining case, the Samajwadi Party chief Sunday said he is...
Shiv Sena to oppose Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament: Sanjay Raut
New Delhi | Amid an increasing bickering between the BJP and its ally Shiv Sena, the latter said on Sunday it would oppose the Citizenship Amendment...
Odisha minister resigns over comments on acquittal of rape accused
Bhubaneswar | Odisha Agriculture Minister Pradeep Maharathy resigned on Sunday after he stoked a controversy for his remarks on the acquittal of the accused in a...
Defence minister lied in Parliament on HAL; must show documents or resign: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi | Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday alleged that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “lied” in Parliament that government orders worth Rs one lakh crore...
Left govt making planned move to impose atheism on people: Nair Service Society on Sabarimala issue
Kottayam (Kerala) | An organisation of Kerala’s forward Nair community on Sunday attacked the CPI(M)-led state government over the entry of women into the Sabarimala temple,...
Bengal BJP chief does U-turn, says remarks on Mamata’s PM prospects were made in jest
Kolkata | In a U-turn, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh Sunday said his remark on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s prime ministerial prospects was made in...
Crippled with financial distress, cane growers committing suicide: Pawar writes to Modi
New Delhi | Sugarcane growers in the country are committing suicide due to “financial desperation”, NCP supremo and former agriculture minister Sharad Pawar has pointed out...