UP, 22/8: A one-line tweet by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has created a furore across political circles in the state. Maurya on Sunday tweeted: “The organisation is bigger than the government.” Though, the tweet did not refer to any particular event, it set off speculations since the Uttar…
New Delhi, 21/8: The Centre, the CBI and the BJP are working with the sole motive of stopping Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal from becoming prime minister in 2024, embattled Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Sunday. He also said that Congress was not an alternative as no one in…
New Delhi, 21/8: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that China has disregarded the border pacts with India, casting a shadow on the bilateral ties as he asserted that a lasting relationship cannot be a one-way street and there has to be mutual respect. Jaishankar, who arrived here on the first leg of…
Telengana, 21/8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to people of Munugode Assembly constituency in Telangana to elect Komatireddy Rajagopal Reddy in the bye-election, as after his win, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government will collapse in no time. “You elect Reddy in the bye-election, I will guarantee that the corrupt government…
New Delhi,21/8:The Congress Sunday demanded the resignation of Delhi Excise Minister Manish Sisodia in the light of CBI raids against him, saying the issue at hand was the liquor policy and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party should stop “hiding behind” the education policy debate. The Congress also alleged the BJP’s complicity in the matter,…
Mumbai, 21/8: Lashing out at the Eknath Shinde-Devendra Fadnavis combine which toppled the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said Maharashtra now has a Chief Minister and a super-Chief Minister. “They may make all attempts but they would not be able to save the government as it stands on…
Mumbai, 21/8: Digital payments company Paytm’s parent One97 Communications on Sunday reappointed Vijay Shekhar Sharma as the managing director and CEO of the company. The appointment will last for five years, Reuters reported, citing a company statement.
Shimla, 21/8: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, its senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of the party’s steering committee for the state. Sharma, in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is learnt to have said that his self-respect is “non-negotiable” and…
Jaipur, 21/8: Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday shared on Twitter a purported video clip of BJP’s former MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who is allegedly seen admitting his supporters have so far “lynched five people”.BJP leader is seen making the comment while interrupting a speaker, who was urging a group of people to…
New Delhi, 21/8: At least 31 people were killed, 22 of them in Himachal Pradesh alone, as heavy monsoon rains triggered flashfloods, landslides, and house collapses, upending normal life across large swathes of the country. The fatalities included four each in Uttarakhand and Odisha, and one in Jharkhand. Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh…
