Category: politics

Govt ‘suppressing dissent’ in response to issues like Rafale, depreciating rupee: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Oct 12: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram Friday said the government’s response to issues such as the Rafale deal charges, falling markets and the depreciating rupee is to “suppress dissent. The opposition led by the Congress has been accusing the government of benefiting Anil Ambani’s Reliance Defence […]

Kejriwal asks PM to apologise after IT Dept raids premises of Gahlot

New Delhi, Oct 10: Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise to people for “constantly troubling” the Delhi government, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday said following the Income Tax Department raids on premises linked to his minister Kailash Gahlot. The Income Tax Department (ITD) conducted searches this morning on multiple […]

No alliance with Cong in Rajasthan, MP: Mayawati

open view web desk New Delhi, Oct 3: In a major setback to Opposition unity ahead of Lok Sabha elections due next year, BSP supremo Mayawati Wednesday announced that her party will contest assembly elections in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh either on its own or in alliance with regional […]

Govt does not decide partner in inter-governmental deals: V K Singh on Rafale deal

open view web desk Dubai, Sep 30: Minister of State for External Affairs General V K Singh has defended the Rafale fighter aircraft deal, saying it is not the government but the company that makes the equipment which decides the partner to fulfil the offset obligations in the inter-governmental […]

Ayodhya dispute: SC declines to refer to five-judge bench whether mosque is integral to Islam

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 27: The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to refer to a five-judge Constitution bench the issue of reconsideration of the observations in its 1994 judgement that a mosque was not integral to Islam which had arisen during the hearing of Ayodhya land […]

Will bring to justice those who stole from you, Rahul tells jawans, IAF officers and HAL workers

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 25: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi Tuesday said he understands the pain of jawans, Air Force officers, the families of martyred pilots as well as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited workers and will work to bring to justice all those who dishonoured and stole from […]

Rafale deal has become global issue, should be investigated: Akhilesh

open view web desk New Delhi [India], Sep 23: Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday appealed for the constitution of a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to probe the controversial Rafale deal. Akhilesh, who was a part of his party’s rally organized in New Delhi’s […]

‘Rafale Scam is a Crime Patrol episode involving rampant corruption’

open view web desk The Congress party on Sunday tore into Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, after he denied any scam in the Rafale deal. Earlier in the day Jaitley alleged that it was not a mere coincidence that the Opposition leaders of France and India were speaking in one voice on […]

Modi, Ambani carried out Rs 1.3 lakh cr ‘surgical strike’ on defence forces: Rahul on Rafale issue

open view web desk New Delhi, Sep 22: Upping the ante over the Rafale issue, Congress president Rahul Gandhi Saturday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anil Ambani jointly carried out a Rs 130,000 crore “surgical strike” on the defence forces. His renewed attack on Modi came a […]

Rafale row: Congress wants PM, top ministers to resign

open view web desk New Delhi/Hyderabad [India], Sep 22: The Congress chorus on the Rafale deal became louder on Saturday with senior leaders demanding resignations of Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with that of Finance and Defence ministers Arun Jaitley and Nirmala Sitharaman respectively. While senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge demanded Modi’s […]

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