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Modi kept mum on Maha farmers’ plight in Solapur rally: Cong

Mumbai, Jan 9: The Congress in Maharashtra Wednesday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “silence” on extending help to the farmers affected by drought-like situation in the state, during his address in Solapur. Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra Assembly Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil also condemned the alleged […]

Grand Alliance leaders stage protest against Nitish

Patna, Jan 8: The opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar on Tuesday burnt effigies of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here in protest against his alleged use of foul language against the leader of a constituent of “Mahagathbandhan”. In the state capital, the protest demonstration was led by state RJD president […]

Patna HC rejects Tejashwi’s petition challenging Bihar govt order to vacate bungalow

Patna, Jan 7: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav received a setback on Monday, when the Patna High Court dismissed his petition challenging the Bihar government’s order asking him to vacate the bungalow allotted to him while he was the deputy chief minister. A division bench of Chief Justice A P […]

DM thrashes man in police station, asked to go on leave

Alipurduar (WB), Jan 7: A West Bengal cadre IAS officer courted controversy on Monday after a video surfaced in which he was seen roughing up a man in a police station for allegedly making lewd comments at his wife on a social media platform. In the video that went […]

Tejashwi, Kushwaha accuse Nitish of using foul language

Patna, Jan 7: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha on Monday came up with a fresh allegation of use of foul language by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. After a meeting of Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) leaders at Yadavs residence, the two leaders alleged […]

Cong, BJP continue to spew fire over Rafale issue

New Delhi, Jan 7:The political slugfest over the Rafale fighter jet deal continued on Monday with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rejecting “doubts” raised by the Congress on contracts to HAL as “incorrect and misleading” and Rahul Gandhi accusing the government of “weakening” the state-run aero major and destroying […]

Sonia hosts Cong MPs for dinner

New Delhi, Jan 7: With the winter session of Parliament coming to an end, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday hosted a dinner for Congress MPs in Parliament House.  It is customary of Gandhi to host party MPs during the winter session.  A large number of party MPs including […]

Modi plans job quotas for less well-off upper caste Hindus as election nears

NEW DELHI – The union cabinet on Monday approved proposals to reserve 10 percent of government jobs for less well-off upper caste Hindus, a plan the main opposition party called an attempt to lure back wavering voters as a national election nears. The upper echelons in India’s centuries-old […]

Mayawati dials Akhilesh amidst reports that CBI may quiz him

Lucknow, Jan 7: Ahead of a formal announcement of a pre-poll alliance, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati dialled Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav and extended her full support to him after reports emerged that he might be quizzed by the CBI in connection with the mining scam. […]

PM Modi hails Sitharaman, Jaitley for response on Oppn’s lies on Rafale deal

open view news desk Amaravati, Jan 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had given a “detailed response” to the “lies” on the Rafale deal in Parliament and had placed facts before the people. Modi was speaking to BJP workers […]

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