Tag: Politics
Ajay Maken Hits Back At Kapil Sibal, Defends Gandhis
After senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal launched attack on Congress leadership, party General Secretary Ajay Maken has hit back and said it was Sonia Gandhi who ensured Sibal made union minister. ....
Democratic Disagreements Imperil Biden Agenda As Shutdown Looms
The clock is ticking toward a shutdown of some US government services if Congress does not pass a budget by Friday. ....
'Deadlock' Persists Between Punjab CM Charanjit Channi And Navjot Singh Sidhu Even After Meeting
The crisis in the Punjab Congress between Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and state chief Navjot Singh Sidhu seems to be continuing despite their first face-to-face meeting on Thursday since the latter resigned from the post. ....
TMC, BJD Register Emphatic Win In Bypolls; Mamata Banerjee's National Ambitions Get A Boost
West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress has won all three seats, including the crucial Bhabhanipur from where Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was contesting, and Odisha's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) won one seat where polling was held on September 30.....
Nitish Kumar Slams Lalu Yadav, Says Who Is Stopping Him From Campaigning
Ahead of the by-election, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday sharply attacked RJD chief Lalu Prasad. He said that Lalu Prasad used to do election campaigns from jail in the past. ....
Another Nihang Sikh Surrenders In Punjab In Singhu Murder Case
The second accused and a Nihang Sikh, identified as Parminder Singh, in the Singhu border lynching incident, on Saturday surrendered at a gurdwara before the police in Jandiala Guru in Amritsar district in Punjab amidst the presence of a huge sympathizers.....
Leaders Joining From Other Parties Will Benefit Us In Punjab Polls: BJP
The BJP, which is likely to contest the Punjab assembly polls on its own for the first time after its ally Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) walked away, will be banking on leaders from the opposition parties and prominent personalities to make its electoral presence felt in the state. In the last assembly polls in 2017, the BJP had won only three out of the 23 seats it contested. ....
Amarinder Singh, SAD, BJP Hand In Glove To Curb Punjab's Rise: CM Channi
Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Channi on Monday blamed his predecessor Amarinder Singh, Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Badal and the BJP for clandestinely harming the state's interests, with their sole focus on the forthcoming Assembly polls.....
PM's Security Breach: Punjab BJP Seeks Dismissal Of State Home Minister
A delegation of the Punjab BJP unit on Thursday met Governor Banwarilal Purohit and sought dismissal of state Home Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa and DGP Sidharth Chattopadhyay for breach of security of the Prime Minister. ....
Viresh Kumar Bhawara Appointed New Punjab DGP, 3rd In As Many Months, Amid PM Security Breach Row
A 1987-batch IPS officer, Viresh Kumar Bhawra, on Saturday assumed the charge of Director General of Police (DGP) in Punjab, replacing Siddharth Chattopadhyaya. ....
