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Herald case: BJP digs out Nehru-Patel's exchange to rebut Cong's charges

New Delhi, April 16: As the Congress party cries conspiracy over ED charge sheeting the Gandhis in National Herald case, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday sharpened its attack by digging out past conversations between Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, spotlighting how the latter voiced concern over its 'funding'.

Punjab and Haryana HC grants interim protection to Bajwa over grenades' comment

Chandigarh, April 16: The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in an interim order, on Wednesday asked the Punjab government not to take "coercive" action against Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa till April 22.

AIADMK walks out of Tamil Nadu Assembly; alleges suppression of voices

Chennai, April 16: All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) MLAs in the Tamil Nadu Assembly protested against the DMK-led state government for not a no confidence motion to be raised against state minister K Ponmudy and other ministers, who had recently stirred controversy for his remarks against certain sects of Hinduism and women.

Has Lalu become useless for family too: JD(U) MLC slams Tejashwi for 'failing' to care for his father

Patna, April 16: JD(U) MLC and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav for "failing" to take care of his father and party chief Lalu Prasad, who is under treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.

Trying to mislead without evidence: Himachal Minister warns opposition over politicising engineer's death

Shimla, April 15: Himachal Pradesh's Minister of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Anirudh Singh, warned the opposition against making baseless allegations in the case of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) engineer Vimal Negi.

ED chargesheet against Sonia, Rahul is 'politics of vendetta and intimidation': Jairam Ramesh

New Delhi, April 15: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed its first chargesheet in the high-profile National Herald money laundering case, naming senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, and Sam Pitroda, among others.

Political vendetta against Bajwa, says Punjab Congress leaders

Chandigarh, April 15: Lashing out at Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann over political vendetta, Congress leaders accompanied Leader of Opposition Partap Singh Bajwa to Mohali police station where he was summonned in connection with a case registered against him over his remark that 50 bombs had been sneaked into the state, out of which 18 had exploded and 32 are still there.

AIADMK MLAs walk out of TN Assembly over Speaker's 'bias', seek action against ministers

Chennai, April 15: Legislators of the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Tuesday, accusing Speaker M. Appavu of repeatedly denying the Deputy Leader of the Opposition, R.B. Udhayakumar, the opportunity to raise critical issues during the Zero Hour.

Strongly oppose using marginalised communities as pawns by CM Siddaramaiah: K'taka BJP on caste census

Bengaluru, April 15: Karnataka BJP leader R. Ashoka has slammed Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the caste census report, stating that the party will strongly oppose his using the marginalised communities as pawns.

'Fake and fraudulent leaders': Gujarat Ministers slam Akhilesh, Kejriwal over 'misleading' posts on class X results

Gandhinagar, April 13: Gujarat Minister of State for Home, Harsh Sanghavi, launched an attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, accusing them of spreading misinformation regarding the Gujarat Class X board examination results, adding that both the leaders are “fake” and “fraudlent”.

Tripura LoP urges CM to reinstall statue of communist leader & relocate Lord Ram's idol

Agartala, April 13: Tripura Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Jitendra Chaudhury on Sunday urged Chief Minister Manik Saha to re-establish the statue of the leading communist leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Baidyanath Majumder at its original place in Kailashahar after replacing an idol of Lord Ram.

Police questions Punjab LoP over '50 hand grenades smuggled' remark

Chandigarh, April 13: Punjab Leader of the Opposition (LoP), Partap Singh Bajwa, was questioned by the Punjab Police on Sunday over his purported remark that “50 hand grenades have been smuggled into the state, of which 18 have exploded.”

Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi condemns derogatory remarks against women, calls it shameful

Madurai, April 12: Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi on Saturday strongly condemned the use of "vulgar and contemptuous" language by a leader of the ruling government, calling it "unacceptable and shameful".

Sincerely apologize for inappropriate words I used: DMK's Ponmudy after controversy over his remarks on women

Chennai, April 12: K Ponmudy, former Deputy General Secretary of DMK, on Saturday apologized for his alleged derogatory and "vulgar" remarks against women and certain sects of Hinduism.

AIADMK-BJP alliance sent shivers to DMK...: AIADMK leader Kovai Sathyan attacks Tamil Nadu CM

Chennai, April 12: After AIADMK and BJP allied for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK National Spokesperson Kovai Sathyan on Saturday attacked Chief Minister MK Stalin and said that the alliance between the two parties have sent "shivers" to the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).

Kerala CM Vijayan on a 'hot seat' as allegations mount against his office

Thiruvananthapuram, April 12: As Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s tenure enters its ninth consecutive year, a series of allegations involving his close aides and even family members have placed him under intense political heat.

Dark face of govt exposed with 'K'taka No 1 in corruption' remark by CM's Economic Advisor: BJP

Bengaluru, April 9: Referring to the remarks by the CM's Economic Advisor Basavaraj Rayareddy that “Karnataka was number one in terms of corruption”, BJP state President B.Y. Vijayendra, claimed on Wednesday that the Congress MLA has “exposed the dark face of this government's corruption.”

No threat to JD (S)-BJP alliance in Karnataka, clarifies Union Minister Kumaraswamy

Mandya (Karnataka), April 8: Responding to rumours suggesting that there is a difference of opinion between the BJP and his party, Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy clarified on Tuesday that “the JD (S)-BJP alliance is strong, and there's no need for doubt.”

This shouldn't have happened: TMC MP on Kalyan-Kirti spat in EC premises

Kolkata, April 8: A verbal spat between Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs Kalyan Banerjee and Kirti Azad at the Election Commission of India (ECI) premises has sparked controversy, with the BJP releasing videos and screenshots of the alleged altercation. Reacting to the incident, TMC MP Saugata Roy on Tuesday expressed disappointment and said that this shouldn’t have happened.

Reeks of theatre: Sajjad Lone attacks National Conference over chaos in J-K assembly

Jammu, April 8: Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference President Sajad Lone attacked the National Conference-led government, claiming that the party should remove the speaker appointed by them so that discussion on the Waqf Act can take place in the assembly.

'Ghori' & 'Ghazni' ruling Karnataka, claims Kumaraswamy

Bengaluru, April 5: Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel, H.D. Kumaraswamy, on Saturday slammed the Karnataka government, alleging that people like invaders Muhammad Ghori, Muhammad Ghazni, and Malik Kafur are effectively ruling over the state.

Amit Shah, Digvijaya Singh engage in war of words on Sudhanshu Trivedi's remarks

New Delhi, April 4: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Congress MP Digvijaya Singh engaged in a heated exchange during the debate on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha on Thursday.

People like Mamata Banerjee try to break India...: Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar

New Delhi, April 4: Union Minister and state West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar on Thursday attacked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said that the people like the TMC chief try to break India.

After Mohanlal, RSS mouthpiece targets Prithviraj over 'Empuraan' as producers make cuts

Thiruvananthapuram, March 31: After targeting Mohanlal, RSS-affiliated publication Organiser has now turned its guns on actor-director Prithviraj Sukumaran over his much-anticipated film Empuraan.

Bangladesh demolishes 1971 Liberation War mural

Dhaka, March 31: Days after covering the mural of the Liberation War Memorial Mancha in the Lalmonirhat district in Bangladesh with cloth on the country's Independence Day, it was demolished at the instruction of the local authorities.

Will move Calcutta HC over govt's attempt to mislead SC on OBC reservation: Bengal LoP

Kolkata, March 26: West Bengal Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday claimed that he will move the Calcutta High Court against the state government, highlighting the attempts to mislead the Supreme Court (SC) on the pretext of a fresh survey to identify the Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

AAP MLA's Pak remark leaves Punjab govt red-faced; criticism mounts

Chandigarh, March 26: A legislator of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Punjab stirred a major controversy as he stated that the 'step-motherly' treatment by the state government was making Moga district as well as his constituency residents 'feel like living in Pakistan'.

'Ready to fully cooperate in probe but won't apologise': Kunal Kamra tells Mumbai Police

Mumbai, March 24: Hours after the registration of FIR for referring to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a traitor in his show, the Mumbai Police on Monday evening contacted stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra, who is reported to be in Puducherry.

'The only way forward', Kunal Kamra's 'Constitution' take on Shiv Sena protest

Mumbai, March 24: Amid raging controversy after he referred to Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde as a “traitor” in his show, the stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday shared a photo of himself holding a pocket version of the Constitution with a caption “The only way forward”.

Case filed against Nitish Kumar over national anthem controversy

Patna, March 21: A day after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar allegedly showed unusual behaviour during the national anthem, a legal complaint was filed against him at the CJM Court, Muzaffarpur, on Friday.

Himachal Assembly witnesses heated debate over closure and reopening of institutions

Shimla, March 21: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly's budget session began on a stormy note, with the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP clashing over the issue of educational and administrative institutions in the state.

Nothing but political stunt: BJP MP berates LoP Rahul over 'Dr Ambedkar's unfulfilled dream' remark

New Delhi, March 21: Parliamentarian Praveen Khandelwal on Friday took a caustic jibe at Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi's call for a nationwide caste census and termed it as a "desperate attempt to save his political career".

J&K Assembly witnesses noisy scene over allegations of chartered flights engaged by govt

Jammu, March 20: There was a ruckus in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday with MLAs seeking a probe into crores of rupees spent on chartered flights in the Union Territory.

Swati Maliwal 'exposes' Kejriwal's 'political motives' behind crackdown on Punjab farmers

New Delhi, March 20: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal on Thursday criticised the alleged political motives of her estranged party national convener Arvind Kejriwal behind the use of force against protesting farmers on the Punjab border, accusing him of adopting 'double standards'.

Bengal Assembly panel asks Humayun Kabir to refrain from making controversial comments

Kolkata, March 18: The Disciplinary Committee of the West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday cautioned Humayun Kabir, Trinamool Congress MLA from Bharatpur constituency, to refrain from making controversial comments in public in future.

Andhra Pradesh CID takes custody of actor Posani for questioning

Amaravati, March 18: Andhra Pradesh CID on Tuesday took actor and former leader of YSRCP leader Posani Krishna Murali into custody for questioning in a case registered against him for making derogatory remarks against Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu, Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan and IT Minister Nara Lokesh.

Trump revokes secret service protection for Biden's children Hunter, Ashley

Washington, DC, March 18: US President Donald Trump has revoked the secret service protection for former US President Joe Biden's children Hunter Biden and Ashley Biden. Trump noted that Hunter Biden had secret service protection for an extended period, which he said was paid by the American taxpayer.

Kapil Mishra challenges trial court's decision on alleged inflammatory remarks in Delhi HC

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