For the Sangh Parivar, the so-called ‘land jihad’ is a grave enough issue to merit a word of caution and to press an army of volunteers to create awareness among the people. (Getty Images/File) Like the so-called ‘love jihad’, the phrase ‘land jihad’, a reference to Muslims settling down in Hindu-majority areas, is quickly coming…
Last Updated: September 29, 2023, 20:10 IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in MP on October 2. (PTI File) PM Modi Mega Campaign: The PM will hold two rallies each in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. He will travel to Bilaspur on Saturday for the BJP’s ‘Parivartan Shakhanand Rally’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal refused to comment specifically on the merits of the Khaira case. (PTI File) Arvind Kejriwal said: “The AAP is committed to the INDIA alliance. The AAP, under no circumstance, will leave the INDIA alliance. We are fully committed to abiding by the alliance dharma… Give it some time, [seat-sharing talks] should…
Former BCCI president Sourav Ganguly with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, in Madrid, on September 16. (PTI) Sourav Ganguly on criticism on his WB Steel Plant Announcement in Madrid: “I am an independent public personality. I will go wherever I want. I don’t have any political colour as such….
Amid raging unrest over the Cauvery issue, the ruling Congress party in Karnataka is back to what it is good at — internal squabbling, palace intrigue, and one-upmanship that have become a routine in the last two months. After its spectacular win in the do-or-die Assembly elections in May, party cadre and the public had…
Political developments are never-ending in the country’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, but some gain the top spot. The recent tripartite meeting between the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the UP government was one such instance. ALSO READ | Ghosi Bypoll Result an Accident, BJP Will Win All 80 Seats in…
Politically speaking, Ramesh Bidhuri is not a character who can be portrayed in black or white. The South Delhi MP recently hit the headlines for using derogatory words for BSP MP Danish Ali in Parliament, forcing Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to apologise on the BJP’s behalf. Controversy’s child, a perpetual loudmouth — these phrases are…
Congress leader Sukhpal Khaira was arrested by Jalalabad Police in the 2015 NDPS case, from his residence in Chandigarh, on September 28, 2023. (PTI Photo) AAP and Bhagwant Mann had come to Sukhpal Singh Khaira’s defence in 2017 in the 2015 drugs trade case. The Mann government, however, is now citing a “fresh probe” to…
Officials of the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation met the chief priest of the Ram JanmabhoomI recently. (News18 File) On Rahul Gandhi’s visit, Acharya Satyendra Das said that everybody has the right to visit the Ram temple and seek his blessings. “If Rahul Gandhi wants to visit Ramlalla, he is most welcome. However, local Congressmen haven’t confirmed…
Karnataka’s ongoing legal and political battle with Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery river water has put the former in a Catch-22 situation, which has been further exacerbated by severe rainfall deficit leading to more than 80% of the state reeling under drought. The issue of sharing water from the Cauvery river between Karnataka…