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'Narrow politics': Congress, BJP 'papers' mere electoral exercise, says Mayawati

February 09, 2024 4:05 pm

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Friday termed the trading of accusations between BJP and Congress over their handling of economy nothing but a self-serving exercise and wondered whether public welfare is possible amid such "narrow politics.

I shall now be with BJP for ever: Nitish Kumar days after return to NDA

February 08, 2024 8:19 pm

Notably, Kumar has been a BJP ally since 1996 when he was with the Samata Party headed by late George Fernandes. His first break up with the BJP was in 2013 when he quit the NDA in protest against the national ascendance of Modi, who was then the chief minister of Gujarat.

Delhi excise policy: SC defers hearing on AAP leader Sanjay Singh's plea against his arrest

February 05, 2024 4:47 pm

On November 20 last year, the top court had sought responses from the Centre and the ED on Singh's plea challenging his arrest and remand in the case.

Farmers create chaos outside an EU summit and wrest some promises of relief

February 02, 2024 2:35 pm

For weeks, farmers have complained that it’s becoming harder than ever to make a decent living as energy and fertiliser costs surge because of Russia’s war in Ukraine, more and cheaper farm imports enter the bloc, and climate change-fuelled droughts, floods or fires destroy crops.

Focus on visible policing, says new Pune police commissioner Amitesh Kumar

February 02, 2024 1:45 pm

Speaking to the media persons, IPS officer Amitesh Kumar said economic offences, cyber crimes, woman safety are important issues that he would be looking at.

Pakistan vows to hold polls as planned despite violence

February 01, 2024 6:36 pm

Pakistan's general election will go ahead as scheduled next Thursday, caretaker interior minister Gohar Ejaz said, after the a meeting summoned by the election commission to discuss increasing pre-poll violence in the west of the country.

48 days after arrest, Gujarat AAP MLA Chaitar Vasava walks out of jail; set to move HC against bail conditions

February 02, 2024 6:53 am

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Gujarat working president Chaitar Vasava was granted bail on January 22 but had decided to “put off the execution” of the bail surety until his wife and eight others arrested in the case are also granted bail

Need to maintain dignity and reputation of judicial officers: Supreme Court

February 01, 2024 7:58 am

There is a need to maintain the dignity and reputation of judicial officers and to protect them from motivated, libellous and unfounded allegations, the Supreme Court has said while convicting an advocate in a 2006 criminal contempt case.

Winter session: Standstill in Parliament can be reflection on where the country is headed

December 16, 2016 8:24 pm

The juvenile tactic of disrupting Parliament sessions is deeply entrenched in Indian politics, but it should make you question the maturity of the MPs we've sent to represent us in Parliament

RSS plans more Iftar parties, Eid milan in UP

July 08, 2015 2:58 am

Eid Milan will be organised after July 18 in Lucknow, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Banda, Jhansi, Agra, Aligarh, Moradabad, Saharanpur, Muzaffarnagar, and Bareilly.

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