India

SAD leaders stopped from reaching Punjab CM’s residence to debate on SYL issue

11 Oct 2023 08:44 AM IST

Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) senior leadership and youth volunteers today braved force and water cannons unleashed by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in their bid to approach the latter’s residence to hold a debate on the Sutlej Yamuna Link (SYL) canal as well as other burning issues concerning the State. SAD

Election war unfolds on social media, media centres take charge

11 Oct 2023 08:41 AM IST

In the run-up to the Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections next month, senior leaders of the BJP and Congress have taken charge of preparing an election strategy. Both parties’ media centres have intensified the election war and have taken it to social media. They are not shying away from attacking

Amit Shah to kick off BJP poll campaign in Telangana

11 Oct 2023 08:41 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will address a public meeting at Adilabad and a convention of intellectuals in Hyderabad on Tuesday, kick-starting the poll campaign for the assembly elections to be held on November 30th. “BRS and Congress will be competing for second and third places as the people of

Differences b/w Congress leaders will come to the fore soon: Bommai

11 Oct 2023 08:39 AM IST

The differences between the Congress leaders will explode soon, said former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai. He told reporters here on Tuesday that the ministers and the Congress MLAs have been issuing contradictory statements due to lack of unity. The differences cropped up from the time of the appointment of the

DMK’s Dayanidhi Maran falls prey to cyber fraud, questions data security

11 Oct 2023 08:36 AM IST

Former Union Minister and DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran took to X (formerly Twitter) to share about how he became a victim of cyber fraud and lost Rs 99, 999 recently. In a long post, he shared that on Sunday, Rs 99,999 was stolen from his Axis Bank personal savings account

Punjab CM schedules 2-day legislative session to discuss SYL dispute

11 Oct 2023 08:35 AM IST

In Punjab, the government led by Bhagwant Mann has scheduled a two-day legislative assembly session to convene on October 20th and 21st. A focal point of this session will be the Satluj-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal dispute. The Supreme Court had recently directed the central government to conduct a survey of

1,500 Haryana Police employees missing

11 Oct 2023 08:34 AM IST

Around 1500 Haryana police employees are missing. Director General of Police (DGP) Shatrujit Kapoor has called for a report regarding this. He has also enquired from all SP, HAP and IRB commandants about such soldiers who have not come to the job for six months. These include officers ranging from

PM Modi reviews progress of schemes based on Independence Day speech

11 Oct 2023 08:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting to discuss the progress made on schemes to be implemented based on the Independence Day speech he gave this year. One of the announcements that PM Modi made mentioned empowering “2 crore Lakhpati didis” or helping 2 crore women

BJP mulls decision to field film stars, retired officers in race for Lok Sabha elections in 2024

11 Oct 2023 08:29 AM IST

In the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may choose to field candidates not only from the Uttar Pradesh government’s ministers but also film stars. The party’s state unit has begun its preparations for the same. According to party sources, apart from allocating certain VIP seats to

Bhupinder Hooda promises Brahmin Deputy CM if Congress elected to power in Haryana

11 Oct 2023 08:26 AM IST

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda this week again promised that there would be a deputy CM from the Brahmin community if the Congress was voted to power in the 2024 elections. The Assembly elections in the state are due in October 2024. Speaking to reporters, Hooda said, “If

Bump in the road: Formation of Haryana Congress organisation halted again

11 Oct 2023 08:25 AM IST

The formation of the Congress’ organisation in Haryana has hit yet another roadblock. The party’s Haryana affairs in-charge Deepak Babaria, who has so far been unable to complete the task assigned to him by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, is leaving no stone unturned to make progress. Babaria is scheduled to

Annamalai to Stalin: Don’t release radical Islamic fundamentalists; safety above voter appeasement

11 Oct 2023 08:24 AM IST

Tamil Nadu’s Bharatiya Janata Party leader K Annamalai wrote a note to Chief Minister MK Stalin on his social media requesting him to not release “radical Islamic fundamentalists involved in the Coimbatore Bomb Blast from prison”. He stated that some seemed focusing on minority appeasement—possibly in the run-up to the