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Lucknow: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led govts at the Centre and in states, alleging that the record fall of the rupee against the US dollar has exposed the ruling party's claims about a strong economy.In a statement, the former CM said that the rupee weakening to its lowest-ever level in history clearly showed that all data and assertions repeatedly presented by the BJP govt regarding economic growth were misleading.He said the ...Read More >
New Delhi: As Congress on Tuesday said court's refusal to take cognisance of the ED chargesheet in the National Herald issue exposed Centre's use of hysteria to hype a hollow case, BJP countered that the court's ruling is no exoneration of Sonia Gandhi and a bail should not be seen as acquittal. Senior lawyer and Congress MP Abhishek Singhvi, who led the legal battle, said the matter never had any merit, but the govt used the media to exaggerate groundless claims. "It was a strange case where no ...Read More >
By Amir Khan Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], December 17 (ANI): As political parties gear up to stake a claim to 29 municipal corporations across Maharashtra, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan warned that his party might contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections solo if no other party joins hands with them. This statement comes amid talks of possible alliances and the upcoming BMC polls. Pathan's statement, "Bihar toh sirf jhanki hai, pura Ma ...Read More >
Lucknow, Dec 16 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav has launched a scathing attack on the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, saying that corruption is rampant in the state and law and order has completely collapsed. Calling the Codeine cough syrup case a "major scam," he said that the poisonous syrup claimed the lives of many people, yet the government is busy protecting the accused. He alleged that thousands of crores of rupees worth of illegal business was conducted thr ...Read More >
The Assam Congress, led by President Gaurav Gogoi, has ruled out an alliance with AIUDF in the 2026 assembly elections, labeling it a 'communal' party. This comes as opposition parties unite to challenge the ruling BJP. Gogoi criticized the BJP leadership, highlighting internal dissatisfaction among its members. Assam Congress President Gaurav Gogoi declared on Tuesday that the party would not ally with the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) in the upcoming 2026 assembly elections, descr ...Read More >
The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday adopted the Greater Bengaluru Governance (Second Amendment) Bill, 2025, that seeks to include members of the Lok Sabha, the Rajya Sabha, the Legislative Assembly, and the Legislative Council as members of the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) if they come under its jurisdiction. Piloting the Bill, Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar said names of some of the elected representatives including Rajya Sabha MP Sudha Murthy and Chickballapur MP K. Sudhakar had b ...Read More >
West Bengal's draft electoral rolls reveal 127 Absent, Shifted, Dead (ASD) voters at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's booth. The Special Intensive Revision process identified over 24 lakh dead voters for deletion. The draft rolls are now available for public scrutiny, with claims and objections to be filed until January 17, 2026. With the draft electoral rolls in Bengal published on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that began on December 4, West Bengal ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16 (PTI) Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Tuesday described the AIUDF as a "communal" outfit and said there will be no alliance with the opposition party in the 2026 assembly elections. Already, eight opposition parties have decided to contest next year's assembly polls unitedly to defeat the ruling BJP in the state. "There will be no alliance with the AIUDF under any circumstances. It is also a communal party like the ruling BJP. We cannot join hands with one communal fo ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday alleged that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's accepting Aroop Biswas' resignation as the state sports minister is nothing but a "rear-guard action" to douse public anger over the mismanagement of football icon Lionel Messi's event last week. BJP co-in-charge for West Bengal Amit Malviya alleged that this is also an "open confession" that the Messi event fiasco was not accidental but a government-manufactured disaster, borne out of the poor ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Dec 16 (PTI) BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday termed the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old college student at Dhauli in Odisha as "distressing", while the BJP accused the regional party of indulging in politics with the tragic incident. Patnaik also expressed concerns over the alleged sexual assault of a student in Bhubaneswar. Noting that such incidents indicate a serious "deterioration" in public safety and raise questions about the law and order situation in the state c ...Read More >
Kolkata, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) With 58.08 lakh voters in the previous voters' list in West Bengal as on October 2025 already being excluded in the draft voters' list on Tuesday, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has claimed that more voters' names will be deleted following the hearing session on claims and objections over the draft voters' list. However, LoP Adhikari did not spell out any specific figure on this count, as did several months ago. A stat ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than 190 tonnes of subsidised urea fertiliser, intended for farmers, from the black market on the outskirts of Karnataka's Bengaluru on Tuesday, officials said. The DRI conducted raids at a godown in Arasinakunte near Nelamangala. The raid followed specific information that subsidised urea, priced at Rs 266, was being sold in the black market for more than Rs 1,500. The accused allegedl ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that a meeting of MLAs and officials would be held under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, to discuss the Jalahalli underpass work. Replying to a question from MLA Muniraju during Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the Deputy CM said, "The construction work was given to a contractor named PGB in 2021 for an amount of Rs 57 crore. As many as 48 property ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Haryana chief minister Nayab Saini on Tuesday declared Hansi as the state's 23rd district. Hansi was earlier part of Hisar district. The chief minister said that the official notification in this regard will be issued within a week, after which Hansi will formally attain district status from the revenue administration perspective. Addressing a 'Vikas rally' in Hansi, Saini also inaugurated and laid foundation stones of three development projects worth Rs 77.30 crore. Saini descri ...Read More >
Guwahati, Dec 16: In line with the Congress's preparations for the 2026 Assam Assembly elections, the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) will kick off its primary outreach programme, Raijor Padulit Raijor Congress, from December 20. Announcing the initiative, APCC president Gaurav Gogoi told the press on Tuesday that the drive aims to take the Congress leadership to every village across the state. "Immediately after the conclusion of the Winter Session of Parliament, we have decided to ge ...Read More >
Ayodhya (UP), Dec 16 (PTI) The last rites of Ram Janmabhoomi movement leader and former BJP MP Ram Vilas Vedanti were performed with 'jal samadhi' (immersion) in the Saryu river here on Tuesday amid Vedic chanting. Devotees showered flowers on Vedanti's funeral procession at several places as it passed through the town. The procession began from his residence, passed through Janki Mahal and reached the main road. On Ram Path, darshan of the Ram temple and Hanumangarhi shrine was offered from o ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) seized more than 190 tonnes of subsidised urea fertiliser, intended for farmers, from the black market on the outskirts of Karnataka's Bengaluru on Tuesday, officials said. The DRI conducted raids at a godown in Arasinakunte near Nelamangala. The raid followed specific information that subsidised urea, priced at Rs 266, was being sold in the black market for more than Rs 1,500. The accused allegedly transported the urea, ...Read More >
Belagavi: Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the State government is aware of the rising cases of female foeticide and that strict action has been initiated in this regard. He said that 46 arrests have been made and eight cases registered since 2023. He made the statement while replying to questions raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi. "No one is being forced to undergo foeticide. People ...Read More >
Karnataka Chief Minister (CM) Siddaramaiah on Tuesday reiterated in the legislative assembly that the people had voted for a full five-year term and that he would complete it, echoing recent comments by his son Yathindra Siddaramaiah and likely reviving public debate on the issue, which had earlier been put on hold on the AICC's instructions. Ever since Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar established a new bonhomie after back-to-back breakfasts early this month, the CM brushed ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Karnataka Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dinesh Gundu Rao stated in the Legislative Council on Tuesday that the State government is aware of the rising cases of female foeticide and that strict action has been initiated in this regard. He said that 46 arrests have been made and eight cases registered since 2023. He made the statement while replying to questions raised by Congress MLC Jagdev Guttedar and BJP MLC C.T. Ravi. "No one is being ...Read More >
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI): Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday said that a meeting of MLAs and officials would be held under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, R. Ashoka, to discuss the Jalahalli underpass work. Replying to a question from MLA Muniraju during Question Hour in the Legislative Council, the Deputy CM said, "The construction work was given to a contractor named PGB in 2021 for an amount of Rs 57 crore. As many as 48 property ...Read More >
Pune, Dec 16 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday said that the Congress failed to raise the issues related to farmers and unemployment, and could not highlight the lopsided development under the BJP government. Talking to reporters here Chavan conceded that the Grand Old Party was facing problems. He blamed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for both the houses of the state legislature not having leaders of opposition. "It is in the CM's hands, but it seems they ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Dec 16 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday said that the union government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, attempting to change the name and structure of the MGNREGA, has itself exposed its "hatred" towards the poor and towards Mahatma Gandhi. He also accused the Centre of "altering" the very structure of the scheme, by shifting nearly 40 per cent of the cost onto the state governments, and called Modi "anti federal". Suggesting that the NDA government at the ...Read More >
Patna: Newly-appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national executive president Nitin Nabin resigned from the postitions of the road construction, as well as, the urban development and housing minister in chief minister Nitish Kumar's cabinet on Tuesday. The road construction department portfolio has now been handed over to industries minister Dilip Kumar Jaiswal. Nabin returned from Delhi on Monday evening and tendered his resignation adhering to the BJP's principle of 'one man, one post', wh ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ajit Pawar-led NCP said on Tuesday that it is in favour of contesting the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the MahaYuti alliance by staking claim to over 50 seats. However, NCP also hinted that NCP is prepared to fight all 227 seats going solo as it has already received applications from 180 aspirants. NCP's move is important, especially after it was not invited for the meeting held between BJP and Shiv Sena over poll strategy and s ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], December 16 (ANI): As Delhi continued to struggle with deteriorating air quality, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann refuted claims that the current air conditions in the national capital are due to the existing conditions in Punjab. According to the data of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index in the national capital stood at 354 at 4 pm on Tuesday, categorised as 'very poor.' "Every year, an issue of stubble burning crops up in Punja ...Read More >
Mumbai, Dec 16 (PTI) The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) stepped up preparations for polls to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and on Tuesday held a review meeting of its election management committee under the leadership of former minister Nawab Malik. The party led by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar held discussion on contesting around 50 seats in the 227-member BMC. Mumbai and 28 other municipal corporations will go to polls on January 15 and results will be declar ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) The Communist Party of India on Tuesday opposed the new VB-G RAM G Bill that is set to replace the flagship rural employment scheme MGNREGA, and accused the Union government of dismantling a rights-based law and converting it into a discretionary scheme. In an X post, CPI General Secretary D Raja said the removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name from the Bill confirms that the BJP and its ideological mentors are "disciples of Godse". "The CPI strongly opposes the Union governme ...Read More >
A Special Investigation Team has filed a charge sheet in the Aland Assembly segment 'vote chori' case. Seven individuals, including a former BJP MLA and his son, are named. The case involves alleged efforts to remove thousands of voters' names. Meanwhile, Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar highlighted a campaign against vote theft, with a protest rally planned in Delhi. The SIT which is probing the alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft)' in the Aland Assembly segment in 2023 Assembly elections in ...Read More >
Agartala: Tripura CM Manik Saha announced a strategic shift in BJP's approach to electoral seat calculations, stating that the party will now include all 20 assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes in its electoral strategy.Speaking at a joining rally in the city, Saha emphasized BJP's growing confidence in its increasing support among indigenous communities, marking a significant change in the region's political landscape.During the event, a large number of tribal leaders and their supporte ...Read More >
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