Former cabinet minister Anand Sharma today warned against what he called the misuse of tax and investigation agencies in the country, and warned BJP leaders that they may not always be in power. He said the BJP government has ‘spoiled the habits’ of agencies like Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Vigilance and Central Bureau of Investigation, […]
The central government has consulted the Union Public Service Commission on the plan to recruit private citizens into the higher judiciary. The UPSC is tasked with recruiting officer-level employees of the Union. The center seems to be trying to clarify whether there is a legal requirement to involve the UPSC the latest move. “Advice of […]
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy termed as ‘absolutely deplorable’ the action of union minister Jayant Sinha garlanding eight men held guilty of lynching a Muslim trader. “What Jayant Sinha did was absolutely deplorable, and I would call it disgusting.. if somebody has been kept in jail and just come out on bail,” Swami said in an […]
Even as citizens blamed Shiv Sena-controlled Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation or BMC for the collapse of the railway overbridge near Andheri station today, the local Shiv Sena MLA has pointed out that Indian Railways does not allow BMC to carry out repair and maintenance on overbridges. At least five people were injured when a bridge connecting […]
Congress party leader Ambika Soni said a meeting of 100 prominent political leaders from Jammu & Kashmir has been called tomorrow to decide on the party’s future course of action. “We have called 100 prominent people (of the party) from all five regions of the state, including MLAs, former MLAs, MLCs and others. We will […]
US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley again urged India to ‘respect’ all religions so as to avoid ‘divisions’ within the country. Soon after arriving in India on Tuesday, Haley had emphasized ‘freedom of religion’ in a comment to the media. She also urged India to relook at its relationships with Iran and Russia […]
The Supreme Court bench of Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Sanjay Kaul has removed the ‘immunity’ enjoyed by Enforcement Directorate official Rajeshwar Singh and said the government can go ahead with any probe into his conduct, and remove him, if it wants to, from the investigation. Rajeshwar Singh, on his part, claimed that his life […]
BJP leader Subramanian Swamy has expressed suspicions of an ‘internal sabotage’ of the investigations into the so-called Aircel-Maxis scam, in which the accused include former finance minister P Chidambaram and son Karthi. “BJP government at Centre, judging by today proceedings on Aircel Maxis in SC, is under internal sabotage. Have to find out who is […]
Sharad Pawar, the leader of Nationalist Congress Party and one of the most astute observers of Indian politics, said BJP leader Narendra Modi has done good things for the country, but the Gujarati leader seems to have abandoned the development plank in favor of Hindutva for 2019 elections. In an interview with Vinaya Deshpande of […]
Omar Abdullah, leader of National Conference party, is currently holding talks with Jammu & Kashmir governor N N Vohra, leading to speculation that a ‘mahagatbandhan’ or grand alliance of non-BJP parties could be on the cards. The PDP government in the state can continue to rule if the National Conference lends its support. Traditionally, National […]
Bhim Singh, a veteran of Jammu & Kashmir politics and the chief patron of National Panthers Party said the move by the BJP to withdraw from J&K government is a stunt to save their face on national level ahead of general elections. “BJP in J&K has been working as bonded labour under PDP to earn […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party has pulled out of the ruling coaltion with People’s Democratic Party or PDP, days after prominent journalist Shujaat Bhukhari was gunned down by suspected terrorists. BJP spokesperson Ram Madhav pointed to three factors that prompted the party to pull out — rising terrorist incidents, poor law and order and an imbalance […]
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, the party floated by politician Raj Thackeray, has started selling petrol at select pumps in Mumbai at a discount of Rs 9.30 per liter as part of a protest against the high price of fuel. The actual price of petrol in Mumbai is Rs 84.26, while the MNS is selling petrol at […]
The Union Government of India has, for the first time, invited people who are not part of the Indian Administrative Service or IAS to join as top bureaucrats in the central government. The Department of Personnel and Training has invited anyone with 15 years of expertise in areas such as finance, energy and commerce to […]
People carrying pornographic or other indecent material on their phones can end up getting prison terms of up to three years under a new law proposed by the ministry of women and child development headed by Maneka Gandhi. Under the ‘Indecent Representation of Women Act’, anyone possessing printed content, drawings and films “which contains indecent […]
The coveted finance portfolio of the newly formed Congress-JDS alliance is likely to be retained by chief minister H D Kumaraswamy, while Home is likely to go to the Congress, according to sources. The two alliance partners have been in talks for several days on dividing the various portfolios between themselves. It has already been […]
Both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress Party in Kerala have reason to worry from the results of Chengannur bye-election conducted on Sunday. With nearly all votes in — including those from areas considered strongholds of Congress and BJP — the Left Front candidate Saji Cherian was comfortably in the lead. The vote share […]
Boosted by the first big victory since in several years, Congress Party president Rahul Gandhi said his party will join hands with the opposition to “protect Indian institutions” from the attacks of the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtreeya Swayamsevak Sangh. Speaking in the aftermath of the BJP failing to win majority in Karnataka Assembly, Gandhi […]
Arnab Goswami, head of Republic Channel, has urged the Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa to resign instead of facing the trust vote. “We at Republic feel that the game is slipping away from the BJP,” he said. “The fact is that the BJP cannot go on this route that we are the largest party and […]
BJP sources are reported to have started indicating to media that the party is not interested in winning ‘by hook or crook’ and may not go through with the trust vote if it is not able to garner the requisite numbers. The move indicates that the ruling front may have failed to achieve its target […]
