The BJP has in-effect defeated the Left front in the Aruvikkara by-election and helped the Congress win by cutting into the Hindu votes in the constituency. While the Congress candidate KS Shabarinathan got 56,448 votes, the runner-up, M Vijayakumar of the Left, got just 46,320 votes. BJP’s O Rajagopal got 34,145 votes. The Congress was […]
India has extended additional Line of Credit (LOC) to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, of USD 268.35 million for financing the extension of Lake Victoria pipeline to Tabora, Igunga and Nzega in Tanzania. The loan has been routed through Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank). The line of credit agreement was signed […]
Swaraj Abhiyan, the new outfit floated by Aam Aadmi Party leaders Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav, said it is planning to establish ‘Aman’ or peace committees across India to counter religious polarization. The move is a response to attempts by fundamentalist religious and political forces to increase divisions within the Indian society, Prashant Bhushan said. […]
An advertisement by the government of Delhi, seeking support for Arvind Kejriwal, “who is being attacked by the corrupt every day” is going viral on social media. However, as so often happens, many, if not most of the people sharing the “public interest” advertisement are sharing it for its entertainment value, rather than its intended […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is at your fingertip now. You can email him, send him a text and expect a reply from him also if possible. You have to be just the owner of a smartphone which can download “Narendra Modi App”. This new App is one more attempt by Modi to reach out […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi suddenly seems to be Manmohnized. His hyper active twitter handle has gone silent on the hottest controversy of the day and he has practically disappeared from the reach of camera, which he loves so much. His cabinet ministers are holding brief for him when the people want to know his “mann […]
Former home minister P Chidambaram tore into external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj for claiming that she helped Lalit Modi get travel papers from the UK government on ‘humanitarian grounds’. Swaraj is facing heat after it turned out that she had written to a British MP seeking to impress upon on the British government that they […]
Rajnath Singh will address the media today in the second half of the day, and is expected to clarify the government of India’s stand on the controversy surrounding external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj. UPDATE: The two leaders defended Swaraj in the press conference. “What she did was bonafide,” said Arun Jaitley, who is also the […]
While political pundits have been busy speculating whether or not Narendra Modi is responsible for the current Lalit Modi-related troubles faced by Sushma Swaraj, main opposition party Congress is busy trying to ensure that Modi does not reap any benefits from the weakening of Swaraj. Sushma Swaraj was seen as one of the three probably […]
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu today said the Telengana government, headed by K Chandrashekar Rao, has been tapping the phones of Andhra government officials. “One government can tap the phone of another government? How can he do (that)?” Naidu said, saying that there was a security issue in the way his government was functioning. […]
In a reversal of sorts, the Kerala government has set up a welfare commission that will only help people who belong to economically forward classes. The setting up of the ‘forward class welfare commission’ has been approved by the state’s governor, and will shortly become law as it is published in the state gazette. This […]
Delivering his message to the assembled AAP volunteers, AAP Lokpal Admiral L Ramdas said he was distressed by the events, but wants all parties to try to save the unity of the party one way or the other and said he was ready to sign an apology if such a reunion was possible. On the […]
The rebel faction of Aam Aadmi Party is broadcasting its ‘Swaraj Samvad’ (independence dialogue) on Youtube from 10:30 am today. The program involves speeches by volunteers in the first half, followed by division of the attendees into groups and the holding of group discussions to air their opinion on the way forward for the movement. […]
Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan, two senior leaders who have been accused of plotting anti-Arvind Kejriwal activities and ejected from the crucial posts in the Aam Aadmi Party, have called for a meeting of volunteers and supporters near Delhi on April 14. The move is seen as a step toward launching a new platform for […]
The ongoing fight over the future of Aam Aadmi Party has divided volunteers of the party — the key strength of AAP — into two camps – one that supports Arvind Kejriwal’s power to decide the future, and the other who question Kejriwal camp’s decision to sack others from the party. The official Facebook Group […]
The controversy around the ‘anti-Kejriwal’ activities of Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav has created unrest among the volunteers, with many, if not most of them, unhappy with the ‘humiliation’ of the leaders. “The way things are happening shows immaturity on your part,” said volunteer Sanjay Singh in a comment posted on the Aam Aadmi Party […]
25% of Valentine Day couples in a survey conducted in India by Tripadvisor expressed concern over Hindu right wing organisations’ threat that anyone found sharing love tomorrow will be forcibly married. “While 44% respondents are not concerned with regards to threats from certain organisations to take action against public couples, 25% are concerned about the […]
My association with the Aam Aadmi Party predates its formation. I was among the first 500 or so people who joined the erstwhile India Against Corruption movement back in 2011 at a time when it was just another protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Over the next few months and years, I did my fair […]
The Aam Aadmi Party is all set to win around 40 seats going by the leads of 42 out of the total 70 seats. AAP is leading in 25 out of 42, with BJP leading in 12 and Congress in 3. BSP is leading in 1 seat. BJP has lost about 40% of its seats, […]
The Aam Aadmi Party was all set to win 67 seats out of Delhi’s 70 seats, according to the leads published so far, with BJP winning 3 and Congress coming up with zero seats. If BJP gets less than 7 seats, it may not qualify for Leader of Opposition post. PM Narendra Modi congratulated Arvind Kejriwal […]
