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Varanasi: The Sigra police on Thursday night registered a case against 10 named individuals, including Congress state president Ajay Rai, and 50 unidentified persons in connection with a protest over potholes at Englishia Line. They are accused of blocking the main road and disrupting traffic.The case was filed on the complaint of Vidyapeeth outpost in-charge Vikal Shandilya against Rai, Congress district president Rajeshwar Patel, Raghavendra Chaubey, Dharmendra Tiwari, Fasahat Hussain, Pramod Pandey, Gulshan Ali, Shatnam Singh, Ashok Singh, Akeel Ansari, and 50 unidentified others.Sigra inspector Sanjay Mishra said under the Congressmen blocked the road and raised slogans while moving from Englishia Line towards Sajan intersection. Due to their actions, ambulances and people travelling to the railway station and bus stand were unnecessarily trapped in the jam. Rai and his men took out a procession without permission, disturbing public order.
The allegations trace back to Rao Narender Singh's tenure in the Bhupinder Singh Hooda-led Cabinet, where he served as minister for health and medical education from 2011 to 2014. Less than a month after Rao Narender Singh was appointed to lead the Haryana Congress, the Haryana Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday filed a chargesheet against him in connection with an alleged 'cash for change of land use (CLU)' case, stemming from an FIR lodged in January 2016. Singh, a former minist ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting strongly to objectionable slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress protest rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala alleged that the rally exposed the opposition's dangerous mindset and was not genuinely about electoral issues. He said the slogans showed that the protest was an attack on constitutional values rather than a democratic agitation. "It is clear that this rally is not about SIR. It is actually an attack on the Constitution and meant to save the family," Poonawala said. ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 4 (PTI) Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar on Saturday said that the life and struggles of Babu Jagjivan Ram serve as an inspiration for the present generation. She was speaking at a seminar and felicitation programme organised at the Uttar Pradesh Congress headquarters in Lucknow on the eve of the birth anniversary of Jagjivan Ram. The event was themed "Relevance of Babu Jagjivan Ram in contemporary India: social justice and inclusive development." Babu Jagjivan Ram was a prominent freedom fighter, social reformer and one of India's most influential Dalit leaders. Born in 1908 ...Read More >
New Delhi: In Indian politics, slogans often do the heavy lifting. 'Nari Shakti', the BJP's rallying cry for women's empowerment, has been a consistent part of its electoral pitch, development agenda, and cultural messaging. From schemes like Ujjwala Yojana to the push for the Women's Reservation Bill, the party has repeatedly projected itself as a champion of women's rights. However, despite years of promoting 'Nari Shakti' as a key electoral plank and cultural identity, the Bharatiya Janata Party today finds itself in an uncomfortable position, lacking a strong, popular pan-India woman face ...Read More >
MUMBAI: The Indian equity indices opened lower on Friday as heavyweights like Axis Bank and Bharti Airtel were among the top losers in the BSE benchmark. At 9.25 am, Sensex was down 171 points or 0.21 per cent at 82, 087 and Nifty was down 35 points or 0.14 per cent at 25, 075. In the Sensex pack, M&M, Tata Steel, Power Grid, L&T, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, Tata Motors, BEL, NTPC, TCS, Trent and Maruti Suzuki were top gainers. Axis Bank, Bharti Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tech Mahindra , HDFC Bank, Eternal (Zomato), HUL, Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, ICICI Bank, Titan and Bajaj Finserv ...Read More >
Lucknow, Sep 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajai Rai on Monday condemned a reported death threat made against Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, by BJP spokesperson and former ABVP leader Printu Mahadev, asserting that the incident reflects a growing "hatred mindset" within the ranks of the ruling party. Speaking to IANS, Ajai Rai said, "Their hateful mindset is being exposed now. These people are ruling both in several states and at the Centre. This is just one example of their dangerous thinking. A former ABVP leader giving a death threat to Rahul ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 2 (ANI): As the West Bengal Assembly polls near, the political temperature in the state has significantly risen, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) accuse each other of manipulating the election process. As Union Home Minister Amit Shah reached West Bengal for election campaigning today, he called on people to vote fearlessly and remove the Trinamool Congress from power and "throw TMC in Bay of Bengal". Meanwhile, TMC has accused the BJP of trying to incite violence in the state in order to impose President's rule ahead of ...Read More >
Jaipur, June 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, on Friday, launched a scathing attack on former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, accusing him of trying to tarnish his image for political gains over the Sanjivani Credit Cooperative Society scam. Gehlot has brought back the emphasis on the Sanjivani scam and said that Union Minister Shekhawat should withdraw the defamation case filed against him and come forward for talks to ensure justice for the victims of the scam. He also claimed that if Union Minister Shekhawa ...Read More >
Lucknow, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government's decision to merge primary schools, calling it unjust and detrimental to the poor and marginalised sections of society. "The decision taken by the Basic Education Council of the Uttar Pradesh government to close several schools under the guise of pairing or integrating primary schools is neither fair nor justified. It undermines the accessible and affordable government education system that benefits crores of poor children by providing schooling near their homes. This m ...Read More >
Lucknow: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to the leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel. The court accepted Rahul Gandhi's bail application and released him on a personal bond of Rs 20,000 along with two sureties of the same amount.The court had earlier issued him summons on February 11, after finding a prima facie case against Gandhi. He appeared in person on Tuesday before additional chief judicial magistrate Alok Verma in compliance with the summons.The case, based on a crim ...Read More >
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): Following the tragic road accident in the Muwani area of Pithoragarh district on Tuesday that claimed eight lives, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced that the state government would provide Rs 2 lakh each to the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured. This would be in addition to the ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF), announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which would be given to the next of kin of the deceased. Also Read | Weather Forecast Today, July 16: Check ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 19 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor Harshvardhan Rane, who was last seen in 'The Miranda Brothers', is heaping praise on the recently released film 'Saiyaara', and its team. On Saturday, the actor took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and penned a special note for the film and its makers after it witnessed a stellar opening day. He wrote, "Another melodious example of a love story shattering all myths and formulas of the industry. Honest heart wrenching love story wins again in 2025! #Saiyaara". 'Saiyaara', which stars Aneet Padda, and marks the debut of Ahaan Panday, is helmed b ...Read More >
Kanpur: The members of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP Mahila Morcha staged protest against derogatory remarks made about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his mother during Rahul Gandhi's Voter Rights March in Bihar recently.On Sunday, a large number of BJP activists took out a march to surround the Congress's Tilak Hall office on Meston Road. Following the BJP's announcement, Congress workers gathered outside the building. In response to the tense situation, police forces were deployed.During the ...Read More >
BHOPAL: A land dispute turned murderous in a village in MP's Guna district Sunday when a BJP functionary allegedly led a mob that bludgeoned a 50-year-old with iron rods, broke his limbs, crushed him under an MUV, and molested his daughter who tried to shield him from the attackers. Police said around 15 armed men attacked the farmer and his wife while they were on their way to their field in Ganeshpura village. When his two daughters rushed to help, the accused, identified as BJP's local booth committee chief Mahendra Nagar, allegedly pinned one of them to the ground, sat on her chest, and to ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh administration has imposed restrictions on the entry of outsiders into violence-hit Sambhal until December 10, with officials urging leader of opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi to reconsider his planned visit on Wednesday. Moradabad divisional commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said there is a need for calm in the region, and that "any provocation could escalate the situation" in the district. "The situation in Sambhal is normal right now, but tensions persist," Singh said. "The District Magistrate has banned the entry of people from outside until 10 December ...Read More >
Also read: JeM commander among 2 terrorists killed in J&K's Kishtwar in encounter with security forces "Such conduct palpably transcends the ambit of legitimate dissent, metamorphosing into a blatant assault on public order. It imperils not merely the event's sanctity but also the Republic's diplomatic image before foreign stakeholders, rendering it wholly unprotected by constitutional safeguards," the court said, according to Bar and Bench. The court said this as it rejected on Saturday the ba ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi, leader of opposition and Congress MP, secured bail from a Lucknow court on Tuesday after appearing in a defamation case. The case stems from remarks made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, concerning an alleged clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers. The court summoned Gandhi after taking cognizance of a complaint filed by a retired army official. A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defa ...Read More >
LUCKNOW: A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he appeared in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, Gandhi's counsel, advocate Pranshu Agarwal, said. Following his appearance, the court released him on bail, the lawyer added. The bail was granted after Gandhi furnished a bail bond and sureties as directed by the court. Gandhi appeared in a courtroom full of lawyers. He w ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the following day. The accused are Narendra, a physics lecturer, Sandeep, a biology lecturer -- both work ...Read More >
Taking a swipe at the Opposition ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said some parties cannot digest the defeat in the Bihar polls, and hoped that Parliament would not become the site of a "meltdown". In what could count among his most scathing addresses before a Parliament session, the Prime Minister said he was ready to give tips to the Opposition on how to perform, but they must not disrupt the functioning of the two Houses during the Winter Session. The bi ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 14: After derogatory slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Congress' 'vote chori' protest escalated into a political storm on Sunday, the party sought to downplay the controversy, distancing itself from the remarks and denying any link with the slogans. Congress workers and leaders had gathered at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan on Sunday for a protest rally against alleged 'vote chori', accusing the Centre and the Election Commission of India (ECI) of colluding to manipulate elections. While the demonstration was intended to target what the party described as elec ...Read More >
Lucknow, Jul 15 (PTI) A Lucknow court on Tuesday granted bail to leader of opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after he made an appearance in a defamation case filed over his purported remarks on Army personnel, his lawyer said. The case relates to alleged defamatory remarks against Indian soldiers made during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in 2022, his counsel advocate Pranshu Agarwal said. Following his appearance, the court released him on bail, the lawyer added. The bail was effected after Gandhi furnished a bail bond and sureties as directed by the court. Gandhi appeared in a courtroom ful ...Read More >
TIRUCHY: The stirring within the ruling alliance erupted into a full-fledged headache for alliance leader DMK on Thursday, after angry Congress cadres went on a rare public protest and tried to besiege the house of Rajya Sabha MP Tiruchy N Siva for his controversial remark against the late chief minister and Congress mascot K Kamaraj. Sensing an opportunity, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami and several BJP leaders, too, joined the chorus against Siva, the deputy general secretary of the DMK, alleging that his comments disparaged Kamaraj, the leader widely considered as one of t ...Read More >
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath distributed sewing machines, laptops, and certificates to approximately 250 participants at the 14th session of the Sewing, Embroidery, and Computer Training Centre, which is operated by the Kashi Annapurna Anna Kshetra Trust. The event took place at the Annapurna Rishikul Brahmacharyashram Sanskrit College in Shivpur on Monday, underscoring the government's commitment to supporting skill development among young people, as stated in the release. Also Read | Khagen Murmu Attacked: Lok Sabha Speaker ...Read More >
The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh began on Tuesday, marking the first such exercise in 22 years. Earlier, this exercise was conducted in UP in 2003. UP chief electoral officer (CEO) Navdeep Rinwa held a virtual meeting with district electoral officers and other senior officials to brief them on the SIR process. According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) schedule, between October 28 and November 3, the election returning officers (EROs) will print pre-filled enumeration forms (in duplicate) for all existing electors and hand them over to the boo ...Read More >
Focusing on Dalit votes ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Congress is making a calculated return to its social justice playbook by reviving the legacy of former deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram to reconnect with over three crore Dalit voters who influence nearly 150 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. As part of its outreach, the party will hold a seminar on April 4, a day before "Samata Diwas" (Equality Day), underlining the quest to reclaim Dalit support. Samata Diwas mark ...Read More >
The agitators demanded strict punishment for those who insulted the statue. Violent protests took place for the second day in central Maharashtra's Parbhani city on Wednesday over alleged vandalising of a replica of the Indian Constitution, police said. Amid the bandh called by some organisations, a mob indulged in arson and police fired teargas shells in response, a senior official told PTI. How did the protest begin? An unidentified person on Tuesday damaged a replica of the Constitution he ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 18 (VOICE) Several Congress leaders, including Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai, were detained by the police while they were going to participate in a 'gherao' of the Assembly, here on Wednesday.The protest, aimed at voicing opposition to the policies of the BJP-led Yogi Adityanath government, focused on issues such as unemployment, corruption, and the recent Sambhal violence. The protest, which saw hundreds of Congress workers, was met with heavy resistance from state authorities, leading to detentions. According to media reports, Ajay Rai's health deteriorated during the ...Read More >
Lucknow: The Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress Member of Parliament, Rahul Gandhi, was granted bail by a Lucknow MP/MLA court on Tuesday after he appeared in the court related to a defamation case. The court ordered him to submit two sureties of Rs 20,000 each. The case stems from alleged defamatory statements he made about the Indian Army during the 2022 Bharat Jodo Yatra. He is accused of saying, "People will ask about the Bharat Jodo Yatra, but they won't ask once about our soldiers being beaten by Chinese soldiers," referring to border tensions between India and China. Gandh ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], July 17 (ANI): Police on Thursday detained several opposition leaders and workers, including State Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu, during the Odisha Bandh called to protest the death of a college student in Balasore who recently succumbed in hospital to injuries sustained after setting herself on fire last week. Odisha Congress in-charge Ajay Kumar Lallu accused the state government of trying to deny justice to the college student. Alleging that the government was using force to stop protests, he stated that the Congress would not be afraid. Also Read | Fla ...Read More >