AHMEDABAD: Speculation was rife on Sunday that at least six newly elected MLAs — three Independents and as many of AAP — may join the governing BJP in Gujarat in the coming days. As far as the three Independent MLAs — Dharmendrasinh Vaghela (Waghodia), Dhavalsinh Zala (Bayad) and Mavjibhai Desai (Dhanera) — are concerned, they … Read more
LUCKNOW: If Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh were the main acts Thursday, bypolls spread across five states made for captivating side-battles, especially in UP’s Mainpuri LS and Rampur and Khatauli assembly seats as well as Kurhani in Bihar. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s wife Dimple won Mainpuri by a margin of over 2.8 lakh votes, a feat … Read more
PATNA/MUMBAI: The byelections in Bihar, scheduled for November 3, are likely to generate maximum heat as BJP and the JD(U)-RJD-Congress coalition will be facing each other for the first time at the hustings after CM Nitish Kumar snapped ties with the saffron party and their government collapsed on August 9. Nitish is already drumming up … Read more
KANYAKUMARI: In the backdrop of leaders quitting the Congress and criticising it recently, Rahul Gandhi on Friday said it is easier for many of them to make peace with the BJP and “fold hands” before it but his character is to fight for a certain idea of India. The former Congress chief also said the … Read more
NEW DELHI: The news of Nitish Kumar’s desertion of the BJP-backed coalition government in Bihar provided a source of happiness to Congress but did not trigger the jubilation that the recruitment of a new ally would have ordinarily generated. Congress readily supported the coming together of JD(U) and RJD since chances to deliver a snub … Read more
Jun 30, 2022, 01:02PM ISTSource: TOI.inDevendra Fadnavis is back in the driving seat after Uddhav Thackeray resigned from the Chief Minister’s post. BJP has already started celebrations expecting a BJP-led government to take charge in Maharashtra. As BJP starts planning its next move, social media has brought back some of Devendra Fadnavis’ old videos. ‘Mi … Read more
ALLAHABAD: The Lucknow Bench of Allahabad high court on Thursday rejected the plea seeking to open 22 closed rooms in the Taj Mahal to ascertain the presence of the idols of Hindu deities. The hearing seeking an investigation over 22 rooms of the Taj Mahal concluded on Thursday. The plea was filed by Rajneesh Singh, … Read more
NEW DELHI: A row has erupted over an undated video doing the rounds on Twitter which shows Congress leader Rahul Gandhi partying at a nightclub reportedly in Nepal’s Kathmandu. Several BJP leaders on Tuesday shared the video on Twitter and slammed the Congress leadership amid communal clashes in Rajasthan where the party is in power. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress said on Sunday that BJP is using the claims made by a “fraudster” languishing in jail for many years to allege corruption against the party and settle political vendetta. It was responding to allegations of extortion levelled against Congress by BJP, citing statements by Yes Bank co-founder Rana Kapoor to the Enforcement … Read more
NEW DELHI: Coming out in defence of the lawmaker couple from Maharashtra — independent MP wife Navneet Rana and her husband, MLA Ravi Rana, also an independent — BJP on Sunday accused Maharashtra’s MVA government of having hatred for Hindu faith and asked since when reciting the Hanuman Chalisa has become seditious. BJP extended its … Read more