The Maharashtra Ramlila Mandal show at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan. (X) Mumbai Congress chief Varsha Gaikwad has written to CM Eknath Shinde, demanding the move be reversed, failing which she said her party would support those protesting against it. Despite repeated attempts, the Shinde Sena group was unavailable for a comment Calling it an “insult to…
Just ahead of the five state assembly elections and less than a year before the Lok Sabha elections, thanks to a letter by Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has resurrected an issue that has so far only embarrassed the Congress. In the four-page letter, Kharge sought…
The BJP announced its second list of 83 more candidates for Rajasthan election 2023 on Saturday, coinciding with Maha Saptami, the seventh day of Navratri. Ending speculation around Vasundhara Raje’s candidature, the saffron party fielded the erstwhile royal from the Jhalrapatan seat. The party had previously announced candidates to 41 seats in the first Rajasthan…
In Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal, Durga Puja is not just an annual extravaganza, but has also traditionally been a political arena where most puja committees are affiliated to the ruling party. While the Communists, currently in Opposition, claim to be atheists, their domination of Durga Puja during the 34-year Left rule in the state was…
Last Updated: October 21, 2023, 09:35 IST Despite his father’s warning, Akhilesh Yadav went ahead with the tie-up and the result was a disaster — Congress won just seven seats and SP also collapsed, leading to a historic win for the BJP. (PTI File) Things have come to such a pass that some in the…
It is a battle between Diwali and Dussehra narratives this year in Chhattisgarh’s festival of democracy. It began with Home Minister Amit Shah firing the first salvo from his rally in Jagdalpur where he said poll-bound Chhattisgarh would celebrate Diwali thrice this year to mark the BJP coming back to power in the state. Hitting…
Union minister and Rajasthan BJP leader Gajendra Singh Shekhawat invites party workers for a meal at his home. (News18) As Vasundhara Raje and other Rajasthan BJP leaders were huddled in a meeting, the family of Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat sent bowls of Navratri food to the fasting leaders from their residence across the road….
Last Updated: October 20, 2023, 09:06 IST Mahua Moitra’s timeline on social media is full of her pictures with Henry, showing her deep bond with the dog. (Instagram) Both Supreme Court lawyer Jai Anant Dehadrai and the TMC MP accuse each other of “stealing” Henry from their possession and have gone to Delhi Police against…
“I have CM in my name, I am a born CM and it is permanent. The other CMs are temporary. They will be former one day, but I will always be a CM, even after my death.” Former Union minister CM Ibrahim has shared this statement with this reporter many times. This is how he…
Last Updated: October 19, 2023, 10:08 IST Most of the new polling booths are in villages which were so far dominated by Naxals. (News18) Dubbakonta was the hub of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) till last year because of which villagers had never seen a polling booth or cast their vote. However, EVMs will…