Three weeks after Parliament passed three controversial land bills, protests against the laws continue to rage in Punjab and Haryana. When two of the pieces of legislation were presented during a chaotic session in Parliament on September 20, some opposition MPs claimed that they would prove to be the “death …
Read More »‘No government invoked sedition after rape’: Congress to Yogi Adityanath
In demanding a judicial investigation into the incident of rape of Hathras by a Supreme Court judge or Supreme Court judge, Congress on Wednesday called the response of the Uttar Pradesh government on the issue “strange” and alleged that he has been charging sedition charges as if these were “pickpocket” …
Read More »All Hathras-related cases will be transferred to CBI, sources say; SIT gets 10 more days to send the status report
Following the incident, outrage was seen from the road to social media. Several opposition parties also attacked the Uttar Pradesh government over the issue. (Reuters) LIVE updates of the Hathras rape case: The SIT team, which was supposed to present the status report of the case today, has 10 more …
Read More »At farmers rally, Rahul Gandhi mocks PM Modi for Air India One – chandigarh
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of wasting taxpayers ‘money while addressing a farmers’ rally in Sirsa, Haryana. The Wayanad MP, while addressing a rally during his ‘Kheti Bachao Yatra (Saving Agriculture)’ at Sirsa’s Dussehra field, said Prime Minister Modi bought Air India One because …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi allowed Haryana in after border drama | India News
NEW DELHI: Congress Leader Rahul gandhi stopped briefly near the Haryana border on Tuesday while leading a farmers’ rally to protest against the agricultural laws. “We have been detained at a bridge at the Haryana border. I am not moving and I am happy to wait here. 1 hour, 5 …
Read More »Affidavit: a copy-paste job in attempt to cover up the Hathras rape incident, Congress says
In demanding the immediate removal of Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath, Congress on Tuesday accused the state government of trying to “cover up” the Hathras rape incident through an affidavit in the Supreme Court. The opposition party also claimed that the affidavit appeared to be a “copy and paste” …
Read More »Rahul Gandhi Accuses Prime Minister Modi Of ‘Not Saying A Word’ About Hathras Gang Rape
Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not speaking after the gang rape of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in the Hathras district of Uttar Pradesh in September. While interacting with the media in Punjab’s Patiala, Gandhi said he visited the victim’s family last week because …
Read More »What separates Bihar’s politics from UP’s?
The two most populous states in India, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, are often considered close cousins in politics and governance. However, the nature of politics and governance in the two states has been quite different in the past two decades. The UP has witnessed several periods of one-party rule, and …
Read More »Bihar elections wide open, a repeat of the Maharashtra situation cannot be ruled out
Ram Vilas Paswan’s departure from the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has opened elections to the state assembly. Until last week of September, the NDA was regarded as a clear winner and most opinion polls predicted an overwhelming majority for the NDA and …
Read More »Deja Vu for Shivakumar as CBI knocks on their doors before Bypolls
File photo of the head of the Congress of Karnataka, Shivakumar. Monday’s searches may not have come as a surprise to Shivakumar, who, on a few occasions in the recent past, had made some references in his remarks to an impending CBI operation. News18 Bangalore Last update: October 5, 2020 …
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