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24 Aug 2021
ChhattisgarhRaGa meets Baghel, Deo; 'no discussion on Chhattisgarh CM change'
After Punjab, another crisis brews for the Indian National Congress in Chhattisgarh where the party was said to have a stable government.
24 Aug 2021
RajasthanBJP's Yatra amid price rise, border threats beyond comprehension: Pilot
Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Tuesday said it is beyond comprehension that the BJP is seeking people's blessings through "Jan Ashirwad Yatra" when the prices of petrol and diesel have crossed Rs. 100-mark and China and Pakistan are "attacking" India at its borders.
24 Aug 2021
Nirmala SitharamanLegalized loot, organized plunder: Congress on National Monetization Pipeline
The Congress on Tuesday described the government's infrastructure monetization plan as "legalized loot and organized plunder," alleging that the invaluable public assets created over decades are being handed over to a chosen few.
24 Aug 2021
MaharashtraWould have slapped Uddhav, says Narayan Rane; remarks draw ire
Union Minister Narayan Rane has sparked off a row over his remarks about slapping Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray for what he claimed as the latter's ignorance of the year of India's independence.
23 Aug 2021
PunjabAmarinder Singh warns Sidhu's advisors after controversial Indira Gandhi sketch
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday summoned his advisors Malvinder Singh Mali and Pyare Lal Garg to his Patiala residence amid a controversy over their recent remarks.
23 Aug 2021
Jammu And KashmirCentre mulls ban on both factions of Hurriyat under UAPA
The Centre is reportedly considering a ban on both factions of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA).
23 Aug 2021
AfghanistanAnti-India, absurd: Anurag Thakur on Mehbooba Mufti's Taliban remarks
Union Minister Anurag Thakur has termed "anti-India" and "absurd" PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti's statement referring to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to call upon the Centre to restore Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
21 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiLucknow: Former UP CM Kalyan Singh passes away at 89
Former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and a former Governor of Rajasthan, Kalyan Singh, passed away on Saturday. He was 89 years old.
20 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiRajiv Gandhi's farsighted policies helped build modern India: Rahul Gandhi
Congress on Friday paid rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying that the former prime minister was a man with a tremendous vision, whose farsighted policies helped build modern India.
20 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaSugata Bose, Netaji's kin wants colonial-era sedition law repealed
Colonial-era laws such as sedition, which are continued to be used to stifle dissent, should be repealed, said Sugata Bose, the grandnephew of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
20 Aug 2021
Himachal PradeshCentre prepared to tackle possible COVID-19 third wave: Anurag Thakur
The Centre is fully ready to tackle a possible third wave of COVID-19 and a provision of Rs. 23,123 has been made for this purpose, Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Friday.
20 Aug 2021
Afghanistan'Want cheaper petrol? Go to Taliban-ruled Afghanistan,' says BJP leader
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has sparked controversy after telling a journalist to "go to Taliban" for being questioned over rising fuel prices.
20 Aug 2021
Jammu And KashmirApni Party leader shot dead by terrorists in Kulgam
Terrorists on Thursday shot dead an Apni Party leader in Kulgam, the third fatal attack on mainstream politicians in Jammu and Kashmir in two weeks, even as police said they have no record of Ghulam Hassan Lone's political affiliation.
19 Aug 2021
Uddhav ThackerayBJP will win Mumbai civic polls: Narayan Rane
Union MSME (Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises) Minister Narayan Rane paid homage to Shiv Sena supremo late Balasaheb Thackeray at his memorial in Mumbai on Thursday and later claimed the BJP will win the forthcoming polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, currently ruled by Sena.
19 Aug 2021
West BengalCalcutta HC orders CBI probe in West Bengal post-poll violence
The Calcutta High Court on Thursday ordered a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the post-poll violence in West Bengal this May.
18 Aug 2021
Maharashtra'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' an invitation to third wave: Sanjay Raut
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed the "Jan Ashirwad Yatra," being carried out by a number of Union ministers in various states, was an "invitation to the third wave of COVID-19."
18 Aug 2021
MaharashtraSena dubs Governor Koshyari 'political agent' of Union Home Ministry
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday termed Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari as a "political agent" of the Union Home Ministry, in the wake of delay in the nomination of 12 persons, recommended by the state government, as members of the Legislative Council from his quota.
17 Aug 2021
AfghanistanModi chairs Cabinet meet on Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sat down to chair a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) over the troubling developments in Afghanistan.
17 Aug 2021
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Uttarakhand: Ex-Army officer Ajay Kothiyal AAP's pick for CM candidate
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced that retired Army officer Ajay Kothiyal will become the party's Chief Ministerial face in the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly elections.
17 Aug 2021
Madhya PradeshMP: Jyotiraditya embarks on 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' after performing puja
Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Tuesday said that he will do his best to take the country forward in the civil aviation sector and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his induction in the Cabinet before embarking on the Jan Ashirwad Yatra.
17 Aug 2021
KarnatakaNo proposal to cut petrol prices in state: Karnataka CM
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said that there was no proposal before the government to cut petrol prices in the state on the lines of neighboring Tamil Nadu.
17 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaMoney laundering case: ED issues fresh summons to Anil Deshmukh
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has issued fresh summons to former Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh to appear before it on Wednesday in connection with a money laundering case probe against him and others, official sources said on Tuesday.
17 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiStop RT-PCR tests of vaccinated travelers, Assam MP urges PM
A Rajya Sabha member and Congress MP Ripun Bora in a letter appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday to stop COVID-19 tests of fully vaccinated travelers in Assam, saying such a step is nothing but a "wastage of resources" and "harassment of people."
16 Aug 2021
Supreme Court Of IndiaPegasus row: Centre to set up probe committee; denies allegations
In an affidavit submitted before the Supreme Court, the Centre has "unequivocally" denied allegations that the government used military-grade spyware Pegasus to hack the phones of journalists, lawyers, and activists.
16 Aug 2021
IndiaCongress: No plan in place to evacuate Indians from Afghanistan
With the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, Congress on Monday asked the Modi government to wake up from its slumber and protect Indians in the strife-torn country.
16 Aug 2021
West BengalTMC observes 'Khela Hobe Diwas' across West Bengal
The Trinamool Congress on Monday celebrated Khela Hobe Diwas across West Bengal, as party leaders observed the day by organizing football matches in every nook and cranny of the state.
16 Aug 2021
AssamSushmita Dev joins TMC day after resigning from Congress
A day after resigning from the Indian National Congress, Sushmita Dev on Monday joined West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress.
14 Aug 2021
Yogi AdityanathEx-IPS officer Amitabh Thakur to contest poll against CM Adityanath
Former Uttar Pradesh cadre IPS officer Amitabh Thakur, who was given premature retirement, will be contesting the next year's state assembly polls against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, his family has announced.
14 Aug 2021
XRahul Gandhi's Twitter account restored after row over locking it
Twitter has restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's account, one week after temporarily locking it.
13 Aug 2021
X'Attack on democracy': Rahul Gandhi slams Twitter for locking account
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today slammed Twitter for locking his account on the social media platform.
12 Aug 2021
Rahul GandhiOpposition says outsiders thrashed women MPs in Parliament; government denies
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday led the Opposition's protest against the manhandling of MPs, including women, in Parliament.
12 Aug 2021
Sonia GandhiAnother Opposition union as Sonia Gandhi plans meet next week
After Opposition parties put up a united front in Parliament, Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi has reportedly planned a get-together of Opposition leaders.
12 Aug 2021
DelhiOpposition takes out protest march against government
Leaders of several opposition parties on Thursday took out a protest march in Delhi against the government on several issues, including Pegasus and alleged manhandling of MPs in Rajya Sabha, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi saying the voice of people was "crushed" in the House.
12 Aug 2021
Shashi TharoorCongress leaders', party's official Twitter accounts locked; party slams Modi
The Indian National Congress on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Twitter accounts of the party and several of its leaders were locked.
12 Aug 2021
RajasthanWant to live in hearts of people, says Vasundhara Raje
Amid a row over posters of the BJP not carrying party leader Vasundhara Raje's photo, the former Rajasthan chief minister on Wednesday said she did not believe in the politics of posters but wanted to "live in the hearts" of the people.
11 Aug 2021
TripuraTripura Police book TMC's Abhishek Banerjee for misbehaving with cops
The Tripura Police on Wednesday booked Trinamool Congress (TMC) General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee along with other party officials for allegedly misbehaving with cops.
11 Aug 2021
Narendra ModiPM Modi to interact with woman self-help groups on Thursday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in Atmanirbhar Narishakti se Samvad (interaction with self-reliant women) and speak with woman self-help groups promoted under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) on Thursday via video conferencing.
11 Aug 2021
DelhiDalit girl rape: Date set for hearing PIL against Rahul
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday said it will hear on September 27 the plea seeking registration of FIR against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly revealing the identity of a nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in southwest Delhi, by publishing a photograph with her parents on Twitter.
11 Aug 2021
DelhiArvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia acquitted in Chief Secretary's assault case
A Delhi court has acquitted Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in a 2018 case of alleged assault on then Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash.
11 Aug 2021
Venkaiah NaiduVenkaiah Naidu expresses anguish over ruckus in Rajya Sabha
Expressing deep anguish over some opposition MPs climbing on the table in the House, Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he couldn't sleep because of the sacrilege in the "temple of democracy."
