The BJP's loss in Karnataka may soon be compounded with a break with its only ally in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK. The southern ally, already miffed by the controversial comments of state BJP chief K Annamalai, has given an ultimatum to the party: "Rein him in, or else...".
Mr Annamalai, who divides his time equally between needling the DMK and AIADMK, has made a comment the ally finds it hard to overlook.
AIADMK icon former Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, he tacitly indicated in an interview with an English daily, was convicted in a disproportionate...
Monday, June 12, 2023
Sunday, June 11, 2023
महाराष्ट्र में तीर्थयात्रियों पर पुलिस का लाठीचार्ज, विपक्षी दलों ने सरकार पर बोला हमला
एक मंदिर की ओर जा रहे वारकरी भक्तों पर रविवार को महाराष्ट्र (Maharashtra) के पुणे जिले में पुलिस ने लाठीचार्ज किया. लाठीचार्ज की घटना को लेकर विपक्षी दलों ने सरकार पर हमला बोला है. जानकारी के अनुसार भगवान कृष्ण के एक रूप भगवान विठोबा के भक्तों के द्वारा निकाले गए जुलूस के दौरान श्रद्धालुओं की पुलिस से बहस हो गई जिसके बाद पुलिस की तरफ से लाठीचार्ज किया गया. विवाद की शुरुआत आलंदी में श्री क्षेत्र मंदिर में प्रवेश को लेकर हुआ.
घटना को लेकर पुलिस सूत्रों ने कहा कि श्रद्धालुओं की भारी संख्या को नियंत्रित करने के लिए उन्हें हल्का लाठीचार्ज...
Bihar Municipal Polls: Women Win 458 Posts Including Mayor, Deputy Mayor
Women won 458 posts of ward councillors, mayor and and deputy mayor in the Bihar municipal polls, the results of which were declared by the State Election Commission on Sunday.
The Bihar State Election Commission (SEC) also declared 347 male candidates elected for different posts in 31 municipalities in 21 districts, elections for which were held on June 9.
The counting of votes for 31 municipal bodies in the state began at 8 am on Sunday, amid tight security arrangements. A total of 58 centres had been set up for counting of votes for 805 posts...
"Kejriwal Effect": Raghav Chadha On Congress' Karnataka Poll Guarantees
Reacting to the Rahul Gandhi tweet that the Karnataka Government has fulfilled another guarantee after free bus travel for women came into effect, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Sunday said that India's oldest party is taking notes from the country's youngest.
Raghav Chadha said that the schemes implemented by Congress in Karnataka were first introduced by Aam Aadmi Party as 'Kejriwal ki Guarantee'.
In this regard, Raghav Chadha took to Twitter and said, "The Kejriwal Effect. India's oldest political party is taking notes from India's...
"No Special Scheme": MK Stalin's Party vs Amit Shah Over Fund Allocation
The ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu on Sunday questioned Union Home Minister Amit Shah's assertion on the Centre's initiatives for the state and said allocation of funds as stated by him was part of the government's "constitutional duty".
DMK Parliamentary Party leader TR Baalu claimed Mr Shah could not point out any "special schemes" as sought by his party president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin.
Responding to Mr Stalin's demand that Shah list out the Centre's special schemes for Tamil Nadu in the past nine years, the senior BJP leader at...
BJP's Pankaja Munde's "Love Is Love" Answer To 'Love Jihad' Question
BJP leader Pankaja Munde on Sunday said that 'love jihad' (a right-wing conspiracy theory that Muslim men lure Hindu women to convert them) wasn't on the agenda of the central government.
Addressing a press conference in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, Ms Munde said, "...I believe love is love. Love believes in no barrier. If two people have come together purely out of love, it should be respected. However, if a woman is tricked into an interfaith marriage, it should be seen differently."
To a specific question on 'love jihad' during the press conference,...
Saturday, June 10, 2023
मध्यप्रदेश में BJP सरकार बनाएगी: पंकजा मुंडे
जबलपुर: भारतीय जनता पार्टी (BJP) की सचिव पंकजा मुंडे ने शनिवार को कहा कि उनकी पार्टी इस साल के अंत में होने वाले विधानसभा चुनाव में जीत हासिल कर फिर से मध्य प्रदेश की सत्ता में आएगी. उन्होंने ‘लाडली बहना योजना' के तहत राज्य की करीब सवा करोड़ महिलाओं को एक-एक हजार रुपये देने के मुख्यमंत्री शिवराज सिंह चौहान के कदम की भी प्रशंसा की.
धर्मांतरण की कथित साजिश के नाम पर कुछ वर्गों द्वारा अंतर-धार्मिक विवाह के विरोध को लेकर पत्रकारों द्वारा पूछे गए एक सवाल के जवाब में मुंडे ने कहा, ‘‘अगर प्यार शुद्ध है, तो इसका सम्मान किया जाना चाहिए. लेकिन अगर कड़वाहट...