Category: POLITICS

Mumbai:  Political activity has intensified in Maharashtra following Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s statement regarding crutches. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified Shah’s statement, saying that friends are not crutches. In fact, while motivating party workers for the upcoming elections, Amit Shah said on Monday that the Bharatiya Janata Party does not need crutches in the state; the party now runs on its own strength. Many meanings were being drawn from Amit Shah’s statement in political circles. However, by evening, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis issued a clarification. Fadnavis, who heads a…

Ahmedabad: Tourists from India and abroad are continuously visiting Ekta Nagar, located in Kevadia, Narmada district, in large numbers to see the world’s tallest statue, the Statue of Unity. Like every year, a grand one-day celebration has been organized to mark Sardar Patel’s birth anniversary. Descendants of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel will also participate in this celebration, which will be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Ekta Nagar on October 31st to commemorate the 150th birth anniversary of the Iron Man of India, Sardar Vallabhbhai…

Patna: These days, there’s a lot of buzz in national politics surrounding the Bihar elections. Meanwhile, Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, has created a stir with a major statement. Speaking to the media, Tej Pratap said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav are under Lalu Prasad Yadav’s protection, not him. Janshakti Janata Dal chief Tej Pratap said, “Karpoori Thakur, Mahatma Gandhi, Baba Saheb Ambedkar, and Gandhiji were people’s leaders… Lalu ji has his protection over Rahul…

Bengaluru: The High Court has now stayed the Karnataka government’s order banning Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) events. A bench headed by Justice M. Nagaprasanna, while granting an interim stay to the Karnataka government and the Hubli Police Commissioner, questioned where they gained the constitutional authority to do so. On October 18, the state government had stated that gatherings of more than 10 people without permission were a crime. Furthermore, action would be taken against gatherings of more than 10 people in parks, streets, and playgrounds.  The High Court stated that the…

Guwahati:  The Assam government has directed officials to investigate the alleged singing of the Bangladesh national anthem at a Congress meeting. Officials said the Bangladesh national anthem was allegedly sung at a recent Congress Seva Dal meeting in Sribhumi district. However, the Congress criticized the BJP government, saying it was trying to create unnecessary controversy. A senior official of the Sribhumi district administration confirmed this and said that state government minister Krishnendu Paul has given verbal instructions to investigate the matter, following which an investigation is underway. According to media reports,…

New Delhi:   Ahead of the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, a new report has raised questions about the claims of political parties promising clean politics and strong law and order. According to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Bihar Election Watch, 32 percent of the candidates contesting the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections have criminal cases against them. This means that every third candidate is tainted. An examination of the affidavits of a total of 1,314 candidates revealed that 423 of them had criminal cases…

Hajipur:  As the Bihar Assembly elections progress, the political turmoil within the Lalu family is becoming more and more apparent. Now, a contest is brewing for the Raghopur seat in Vaishali district that has captured everyone’s attention. RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav’s elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav’s party, the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD), has fielded Prem Kumar Yadav as a candidate against him. This decision is being considered a major setback not only politically but also from a family perspective. Janshakti Janata Dal candidate Prem Kumar Yadav, while staking his claim for…

Patna:  The Grand Alliance’s troubles in the Bihar Assembly elections show no signs of abating. The Election Commission has now cancelled the nomination of Shweta Suman, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate from the Mohania assembly seat in Kaimur district. The Election Commission has declared her nomination invalid, citing her as a native of Uttar Pradesh. Shweta Suman had filed her nomination from the Mohania seat, but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) complained to the Election Commission that she was not a native of Bihar. The BJP alleged that Shweta…

New Delhi:  The Lokpal of India, an anti-corruption organization, is currently in the news for its luxury car tender. The Lokpal has issued a tender for the purchase of seven BMW cars for its seven members, reportedly costing more than ₹70 lakh each. The opposition has reacted sharply to this move. Following this decision, the opposition has questioned the Lokpal’s motives. Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram wrote on Twitter, “When honorable Supreme Court judges are given sedan cars, why do the Lokpal Chairperson and six members need BMW cars? Why are…

New Delhi:  Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s first visit to India is underway. After meeting Jaishankar, Muttaqi spoke about strengthening India-Afghanistan relations. Muttaqi then spoke directly with journalists at the Afghanistan Embassy, ​​but the news of not inviting women journalists during the visit also made headlines. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena MP Priyanka Chaturvedi also raised questions about Amir’s visit, asking whether the central government would pressure the Taliban to respect women’s rights in Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters,  Chaturvedi said, “The Foreign Minister of Afghanistan is visiting India. India and Afghanistan…