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Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in a poster war on social media as both national parties gear up for assembly elections in five states and 2024 Lok Sabha polls. X, formerly Twitter, account of Congress on Wednesday posted a picture of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the caption “The Biggest Liar” […]

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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said that after Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Congress leader was being taken seriously and someday he would provide leadership to the nation. Speaking during an interaction at the India Today Conclave here, he reiterated that there was no question of him joining hands with […]

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann called an emergency meeting of his cabinet at his residence here on Thursday, official sources said. Though no official agenda of the meeting has been released, the council of ministers is likely to discuss the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal issue, they said. The meeting came a day after the […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty The Indian Democracy is currently under severe attack by the ruling Government at the centre. The raids by the Delhi police on the staff of the NewsClick news portal and subsequent arrest of the founder editor Prabir Purkayastha and HR head Amit Chakraborty on October 3 signal the arrival

By Sitaram Yechury Last Sunday, lakhs of central and state government employees converged in the capital New Delhi, demanding the restoration of the old pension scheme. The coverage of this massive rally was limited to describing it as an event, obscuring the reflection of a deeper economic malaise afflicting our country. According to the old […]

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By Sushil Kutty It did not strike anybody. Neither to the enforcement directorate, nor to the prosecution. And it did not strike the defence team of former Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia. None of the AAP ministers or the AAP MLAs thought of it. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal completely missed it. But it […]

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By Krishna Jha As the summer with its heat is receding and winter, with its horror of ice cold nights shivers even in these warm days, India’s majority population, jobless, hungry, goes to bed to spend a night of miseries. It is October again, and on its second day was born the father of our […]

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Reliable legal sources close to CNN-News 18 has learned that there are ongoing deliberations among Enforcement Directorate whether AAP (Aam Aadmi Party) will be named as an accused in the Delhi liquor scam case. This is said to be in ED’s plans after the Supreme Court asked why the party has not been named as […]

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Hitting back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that he nipped in the bud the Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s desire to be a part of NDA, BRS Working President KT Rama Rao has said in fact it was the other way around and the saffron party had sent feelers for an […]

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Reacting to the ED’s action against the 51-year-old Aam Aadmi Party leader and MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday, his family said that the probe agency officials “failed” to find anything during the 10-hour-long searches and called the case “fake”. When asked by the media about the arrest of his son, Dinesh Singh was quoted as […]

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Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said his party wants a census of the backward classes as the move will provide exact details about their status and help in taking measures for their welfare. He slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for accusing the Congress of trying to divide the country, and said his “game” will […]

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By K Raveendran The use of terrorist laws against journalists in the NewsClick makes the Narendra Modi government’s intentions very clear: terrorise independent media outfits which dare not to follow their ‘gaudi’ counterparts that dominate the country’s media scene. The government apparently feels that even the few that remain outside its orbit cannot be

By Dr. Gyan Pathak Bihar Caste Census Report released on October 2 has exposed the weaknesses of the BJP’s so called social engineering which the party needs to reset urgently before the Lok Sabha election 2024. Caste Dynamics from now onward may change BJP’s political prospects in Bihar, and is likely to escalate in other […]

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By Sushil Kutty The police of AAP-ruled Punjab arrests an opposition Congress MLA and it’s just the tip of trouble roiling the AAP and the Congress. The big question haunting the two parties is, however, will their spats at the Punjab state level harm the INDI-Alliance of which both are constituents and which so far […]

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By Arun Srivastava It will take a couple of days more to unravel the truth whether it was a coincidence or a well-designed plan of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah to detain dozen of journalists to deflect the attention of the nation and its people from the impact the report of Bihar

Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Tuesday landed in a tight spot after his social media post apparently raised questions on the caste-based survey. However, he later deleted the post and clarified that he and his party will continue to support the caste-based survey. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, today, Singhvi, a senior advocate, […]

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday claimed the prime minister has “openly accepted” what he had said at a rally last month that the BRS means “BJP Rishtedaar Samiti”, after Narendra Modi stated that he had rejected Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s request to join the NDA. Gandhi also alleged that the “partnership” between the […]

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Bihar BJP president Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said he saw “80 per cent supporters” of his party in the findings of the caste survey released by the Nitish Kumar government the day before. Addressing a press conference at the state BJP headquarters here, Chaudhary also alleged that the report was prepared to suit politics of […]

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Delhi had an eventful start to the week as arch rivals BJP and Trinamool Congress descended on the national capital to battle it out over MGNREGS funds. While the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC accused the Centre of neglecting Bengal, the BJP pointed to corruption in the state to justify the hold on funds. The war of […]

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Cancelling two arrests in a money-laundering case, the Supreme Court, in a sharp rebuke for the Enforcement Directorate, said the probe agency could not be vindictive and must be seen to act with the highest degree of fairness. The Supreme Court on Tuesday set aside the arrest of Basant Bansal and Pankaj Bansal, directors of […]

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By Nitya Chakraborty Once again, the Government has approved the sale of 28th tranche of electoral bonds with effect from October4 lasting ten days and as usual, it is slotted few weeks before the assembly elections to the five states. As usual, the BJP will be getting another big bounty in their election campaign kitty […]

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By Kalyani Shankar Can the split between the AIADMK and BJP be permanent? If so, this could hurt the BJP’s chances of winning in Tamil Nadu since the AIADMK had supported them since J. Jayalalithaa’s passing away in 2016. The decision to end its partnership with the NDA on a national and state level may […]

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By Dr. Gyan Pathak The release of Bihar Caste Census Report has two immediate consequences: First, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has further raised his pitch for conduction of caste census at national level; and secondly, Prime Minister Narendra Modi accused the opposition of “trying to divide the country in the name of caste”. Both were […]

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By Sushil Kutty Overnight a couple of planks for the 2024 General Elections has been laid – with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar releasing the Bihar Caste Census and Prime Minister Narendra Modi raking up the Kanhaiyalal ‘sar tan se juda’ in pollbound Rajasthan, both the politicians ready to do whatever is

An alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be like signing the “death warrant” for the Congress in the state. “And we do not want to demolish the Congress,” the Leader of the Opposition in Punjab and senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa told News18 in […]

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The showdown is set between Bengal and Delhi, with TMC MP, MLA’s, and job card holders, led by Abhishek Banerjee, staging a dharna at Jantar Mantar at 10:30am, demanding Bengal’s “rightful” funds. Simultaneously, the BJP will be holding protests across various areas in Bengal, alleging the presence of fraudulent job cards and calling for a […]

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has called for an all-party meeting a day after the controversial caste-based survey of the state was released. During the meeting, Kumar will present the censor report’s findings and accordingly decide on the next course of action. The Nitish Kumar government in Bihar on Monday released findings of its much-awaited […]

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Emphasising the importance of Sanatan Dharma, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday said it is the only religion, and the rest are all sects or methods of worship. He asserted that any attack on Sanatan Dharma could put entire humanity in danger. The UP Chief Minister’s comment came against the backdrop of DMK […]

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The homes of several journalists associated with NewsClick were searched today in connection with a case under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) case. According to sources, Delhi Police had registered the case under the anti-terror law on August 17, days after a New York Times investigation alleged that the news portal had received […]

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A new political outfit — formed by tribal leaders following a split in the Bharatiya Tribal Party — has thrown the gauntlet to the BJP and the Congress in Rajasthan’s tribal belt, forcing senior leaders of the two national parties to make frequent visits in their attempts to shore up support ahead of the assembly […]

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BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday reiterated her stand to maintain complete distance from the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc for next year’s Lok Sabha elections and said that the party has to move forward by working on its own strengths. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the UP unit of the BSP […]

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Former chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said he was not interested in becoming the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, dispelling “rumours” in this regard. The former Congress leader said he was not looking for employment but wanted to serve the people of Jammu and Kashmir. “I will request people not to trust […]

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AAP leader Malvinder Singh Kang on Sunday targeted Punjab Governor and Chandigarh administrator Banwarilal Purohit over the issue of alleged liquor smuggling from the Union territory to the state, accusing him of not taking any action in the matter. The chief spokesperson of the AAP’s Punjab unit alleged that a large amount of illegal liquor […]

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday sought the cancellation of Maharashtra industries minister Uday Samant’s tour of the United Kingdom, Germany and Davos in Switzerland from October 3. Writing on X, Thackeray accused the minister of taking a holiday on the money of taxpayers. “Who are the participants in the so-called round table […]

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