Congress MLA Sajjan Verma Says Dividing India Was An “Act Of Wisdom” By Jinnah, Nehru
Sajjan Singh Verma, a former cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh and Congress party member, has claimed that former Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru, and former governor-general of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, divided the country with “wisdom”. Jinnah was called a “freedom fighter” by the Congress leader, who also said that he did the “right thing” […]
AAP, BJP At Odds Over Satyendar Jain’s Arrest In Money Laundering Case
Following the arrest of Delhi health minister Satyendar Jain by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the ruling BJP at the Centre are at odds once again. After a few hours of interrogation on Monday, the AAP leader was sent to jail under criminal portions of […]
Kapil Sibal Renounces Congress, Files Rajya Sabha Nomination With Akhilesh’s Assistance
On May 16, Congress heavyweight Kapil Sibal resigned from the party. The news broke yesterday after he announced the same while submitting a Rajya Sabha (RS) nomination as an independent candidate, in the presence of Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav. “I have filed candidacy as an independent candidate with the assistance of SP,” stated […]
IMF Urges India To Withdraw Ban On Wheat Exports
India banned wheat exports earlier this month after an unusual heatwave reduced grain output and caused local prices to reach a record high. According to reports, concerned countries have been requesting that the prohibition be lifted. However, India’s Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal has disputed that the wheat export restriction would have little […]
Hardik Patel Withdrew From Congress Fearing Arrest In Sedition Charge: Gujarat PCC Chief
Jagdish Thakor, the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee chief has said that Hardik Patel quit the party because he feared being jailed in the sedition cases filed against him. Earlier this week, Hardik Patel, a Patidar leader representing Gujarat in the Congress, resigned from the grand old party, reportedly, after feeling ignored. Speaking to ANI, Jagdish […]
US Embassy In Kyiv Resumes Operations
After three months of closure following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, the US Embassy in Kyiv reopened Wednesday. Soon before the US flag was raised over the embassy, spokeswoman Daniel Langenkamp told Reuters that it had officially reopened. In a statement, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that although US Embassy personnel […]
President Kovind Addresses Indian Diaspora In Jamaica On ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’
A speech delivered by Indian President Ram Nath Kovind in Jamaica, on Tuesday, at the King’s House, embraced 60 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The president expressed his greetings to Jamaican delegates from the diaspora, on his four-day visit to Jamaica with wife Savita Kovind, daughter Swati, Union Minister Pankaj Chowdhary, Lok […]
Congress Adopts Udaipur Declaration; Includes ‘One Family, One Ticket’ Provision
As per the Congress’ Udaipur Declaration, the party’s core feature is nationalism, and it has accused the BJP of engaging in ‘false nationalism’ that is focused solely on winning votes. In the declaration, the grand old party has stated that it will keep its coalition options open and continue to talk with “like-minded parties”. The […]
BJP Profits From Violent Riots While Inciting Them: Rajasthan CM Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) benefits from riots while inciting them. The Congress leader told ANI, on Sunday, that all of the accused (in the recent riots in different states) belong to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the BJP, and that the party that benefits from […]
Indian Politics Will Revolve Around BJP For Next 20-30 Years: Prashant Kishor
Election strategist Prashant Kishor has been in news after launching his “people’s movement”, Jan Suraj, shortly after breaking relations with the Congress. What was formerly supposed to be a strategy to rally people and the wealthy to form a political party in Bihar, is now a public movement to protest the state’s inefficiencies in its […]
