BENGALURU: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar’s determined refusal to step down as Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president has intensified the internal power struggle within the party, even as the leadership in Delhi has signalled it is backing him – at least for now.Shivakumar, who returned to Bengaluru after a two-day trip to Delhi, … Read more
NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday strongly criticised Rajya Sabha MP Sonia Gandhi over her comments regarding the passage of the Waqf Amendment Bill, stating that her remarks were “unfortunate” and undermined parliamentary democracy.Without directly naming Sonia Gandhi, Birla noted that the Bill underwent thorough parliamentary procedure, with discussions lasting 13 hours … Read more
Union home minister Amit Shah NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Wednesday moved a privilege motion against Union home minister Amit Shah for “casting aspersions on Sonia Gandhi” with a “premeditated motive to malign her reputation”.Highlighting Amit Shah’s Rajya Sabha address on the Disaster Management Bill, 2024, Congress MP Jairam Ramesh alleged that the home … Read more
MANGALURU: Suspended BJP MLA Umanath Kotian on Monday clarified that he did not insult the assembly speaker during the final day of the session on March 21.“I have not made any mistake, and I will not apologise,” Kotian said in response to questions from journalists.Kotian is one of the 18 MLAs suspended by Karnataka assembly … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress on Sunday told the Modi govt that a provision in the Data Protection Act, 2023, which amends the RTI Act, destroys the equal right to information that citizens have with legislators.Congress MP Jairam Ramesh wrote to Union IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw that section 44(3) of the Data Protection Act abridges the provision … Read more
NEW DELHI: Making his first major public appearance since AAP’s defeat in the Delhi elections, Arvind Kejriwal has once again taken aim at INDIA bloc-ally, Congress. Speaking at AAP’s ‘Ek Shaam Shaheedon Ke Naam’ event on Sunday, Kejriwal accused both the BJP and Congress of colluding, alleging that neither party values the contributions of national … Read more
Ravi Shankar Prasad and Rahul Gandhi (R) NEW DELHI: BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday targeted Lok Sabha’s leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of “disregarding” the merit system and questioning his qualifications for the role.His remarks come in the wake of Gandhi’s statement calling India’s merit system a “flawed” concept during a … Read more
HYDERABAD: Telangana chief minister A. Revanth Reddy has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking an appointment to discuss two bills passed by the state assembly, which propose 42% reservation for backward classes in education, employment, and local bodies.The Telangana CMO stated, “The chief minister has sought the appointment of the Prime Minister in the … Read more
Congress slams PM Modi’s remarks on 2002 Gujarat riots in Lex Fridman’s podcast (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Congress leaders have strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s remarks on the 2002 Gujarat riots during his interview with American podcaster Lex Fridman, accusing him of deflecting responsibility.During the podcast, Fridman asked PM Modi about the riots, … Read more
Speaking at the launch, Congress leader Kanhaiya Kumar took a sharp dig at the ruling NDA in Bihar, blaming it for failed employment policies. NEW DELHI: The Congress in Bihar has kicked off a state-wide pada-yatra themed “Palayan Roko, Naukri Do” (Stop Migration, Give Jobs), aiming to spotlight the massive unemployment crisis forcing lakhs of … Read more