Bengaluru, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The political temperature in Karnataka soared after a tragic stampede near the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru claimed the lives of 11 people during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) IPL 2025 victory celebrations. As grief and anger mount, sharp criticism has emerged from the Opposition, with BJP leaders holding the Karnataka government squarely respon
(The Hindu) - Chief Justice of India BR Gavai has said that he and his colleagues in the Supreme Court have publicly pledged to not undermine the public's trust in judicial integrity by accepting post-retirement roles or positions from the government. Speaking at a roundtable discussion at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, CJI Gavai observed that post-retirement posts that align former jud
New Delhi, June 6 (PTI) CPI Rajya Sabha MP P Sandosh Kumar on Friday wrote to President Droupadi Murmu alleging "misuse" of gubernatorial authority in the opposition-ruled states. Mentioning a recent incident in Kerala where a portrait of 'Bharat Mata' was used at an event at the Raj Bhavan, leading to a boycott of the function by a state minister, Kumar expressed serious concern over the "contin
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 6 (PTI) Congress veteran and former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Thennala Balakrishna Pillai, known for his gentlemanly demeanour, simplicity and concensus-oriented leadership, died at a private hospital here on Friday, following age-related ailments, party sources said. He was 95. Pillai, who had been away from active politics for some years,
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the latter 'never acknowledged continuity in governance because he is perennially searching for self-glorification and self-publicity'. The Congress MP said that the BrahMos missile and the Udampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway projects are examples of continuity in governance
Thiruvananthapuram, Jun 6 (PTI) Congress veteran and former president of the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) Thennala Balakrishna Pillai died at a private hospital here on Friday, following age-related ailments, party sources said. He was 95. Pillai, who had been away from active politics for some years, was a two-time MLA and three-time Rajya Sabha MP. Leader of Opposition V D Sathees
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that the latter 'never acknowledged continuity in governance because he is perennially searching for self-glorification and self-publicity'. The Congress MP said that the BrahMos missile and the Udampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway projects are examples of continuity in governance
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Congress General Secretary in charge of Communications, Jairam Ramesh, on Friday stated that the Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Line (USBRL) is a 'powerful' example of continuity in governance, claiming that the 135 km rail link between Baramulla and Qazigund had become operational by June 26, 2013. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Jammu and Kashmir to
Hyderabad: BRS Rajya Sabha MP Diwakonda Damodar Rao and senior lawyer Gandra Mohan Rao called on party MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha at her residence in Banjara Hills, Hyderabad, on Monday. The meeting, which lasted over two and a half hours, comes in the backdrop of Kavitha's recent letter to party president K. Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) a few weeks after the party's silver jubilee celebrations were held
Patna: BJP's West Bengal in charge and Bihar's health and law minister Mangal Pandey on Wednesday claimed that a three-member committee appointed by the Calcutta High Court had exposed the Mamata Banerjee govt and implicated Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders in the Murshidabad violence, in which three people, including a father-son duo, were brutally killed during protests against the waqf law last
New Delhi: With the Congress-AAP ties blighted by the Delhi Assembly poll debacle, Aam Aadmi Party's senior leader Sanjay Singh on Monday said that AAP's top leadership will take a call on the issue of continuing in the INDIA bloc. "The party leadership will take the call. No decision has been made so far," Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP, told India Today when asked if the AAP will remain a part of the
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 7 (ANI): Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan arrived at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj on Friday and said that the 'Sanatana' culture embodies the oneness of being and that all the differences dissolve in it. Speaking to the media here, Arif Khan highlighted the Indian culture of seeing divinity in humanity, asserting that "manav" (humans) are a reflection of
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders had accused BJP of trying to poach its candidates; in a latest development, the Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has ordered a probe into these allegations. This comes ahead of the Delhi Polls Results 2025, which will be announced on Saturday. Delhi Lt Governor VK Saxena on Friday ordered an anti corruption branch (ACB) probe into allegations by AAP
Mumbai | Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday claimed that Devendra Fadnavis has not shifted to 'Varsha', the official residence of the Maharashtra Chief Minister in south Mumbai, because of superstition. The grapevine has it that buffaloes allegedly slaughtered in Guwahati during Eknath Shinde's visit to the Kamakhya temple were buried on the premises of 'Varsha' so that the CM's post s
New Delhi [India], February 3 (ANI): Ahead of the Delhi elections, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that he had received information that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could cause discrepancies in 10 per cent of the votes through machines. In a video released by AAP, Kejriwal further said that if the party had a 15 per cent lead, they could win by 5 per ce
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal with women from purvanchal stages a protest against AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025.Source : PTI Delhi Police on Monday detained Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal as she protested outside Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal's residence over the government's failure to clean the Yamuna River. Maliwal, accompanie
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Delhi Police detained BJP workers and leaders who were protesting against AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal and the Punjab Government regarding the vandalism of a statue of Babasaheb Ambedkar in Amritsar on Monday. The Delhi BJP, led by party chief Virendra Sachdeva, MP Yogender Chandolia, and national general secretary Dushyant Kumar Gautam, protested aga
New Delhi, Jan 22 (UNI) Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Wednesday said that his party would secure over 60 seats once again in the next month Assembly election and form the government with a sweeping majority. Talking to media, Singh attacked the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, stating that the BJP cannot win the Delhi elections by lying. "Arvind Kejr
Mumbai: Actor Saif Ali Khan has met auto-rickshaw driver Bhajan Singh Rana, who rushed him to hospital after he was injured in the knife attack at his home in Mumbai in the wee hours last week, and thanked him for the timely help. The driver told PTI that Saif also gave him some money and assured all help to him whenever needed. Asked how much money Saif gave him, Rana declined to disclose the e
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Former President Ram Nath Kovind arrived at the MahaKumbh in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Tuesday morning. Kovind expressed happiness over the arrangements at MahaKumbh. " The arrangements done here are really good; all facilities are there... I went to several camps. I'm very happy. Yogi Adityanath and UP's arrangements are really good; I tha
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill in Lucknow today, Rajya Sabha MP and JPC member Brij Lal said that this meeting is the last phase of the field visits and all the stakeholders of Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards and the Minority Commission will participate in the meeting. He added that the JPC will
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Ahead of the meeting of the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on Waqf Amendment Bill in Lucknow today, Rajya Sabha MP and JPC member Brij Lal said that this meeting is the last phase of the field visits and all the stakeholders of Shia and Sunni Waqf Boards and the Minority Commission will participate in the meeting. He added that the JPC will
Mumbai, Jan 13 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut met with Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar in Mumbai on Monday amid doubts over the opposition MVA coalition's future after the former announced going solo in the local body elections in Maharashtra. Talking to reporters after the meeting, Raut slammed Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah for his critical remarks on Pawa
Mumbai, Jan 10 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Friday said it was the responsibility of the Congress to keep the INDIA bloc intact as it was the largest party in the opposition alliance. Raut's statement came in the backdrop of Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks expressing dismay over the lack of clarity on INDIA bloc leadership and agenda, and saying the allianc
Patna, Dec 25 (UNI) Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Leader of the Opposition in the state assembly, Tejaswi Yadav, on Wednesday condemned the lathicharge on the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) aspirants and termed it as a brutal action upon the peacefully demonstrating aspirants in support of their demands for reexamination of the preliminary test of the 70th BPSC. Through his po
Hyderabad: Class 10 student, Samudra Laxmi Bhavani Keerthi, who was bitten by rats 15 times, at the state-run BC Welfare Hostel, in Danavaigudem, Khammam, has been partially paralysed in an arm and a leg after an alleged overdose of rabies vaccine. Keerthi was administered the vaccine every time she was bitten by a rat during March and November. Keerthi's mother, Samudra Bindu said that when the
The Election Commission conducted a meeting with political party representatives in Delhi ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Key figures attending included BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj and AAP's Raghav Chaddha. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar reviewed electoral readiness, highlighting the importance of collaboration with enforcement agencies. The Election Commission held a strategic meeting w
New Delhi, December 18: The Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of political parties in central Delhi on Wednesday, in the run-up to the assembly polls here due early next year. BJP MP from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha and party leader Jasmin Shah attended the meeting. An election commission official said the meeting lasted for around half an hou
New Delhi, Dec 18 (PTI) The Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of political parties in central Delhi on Wednesday, in the run-up to the assembly polls here due early next year. BJP MP from New Delhi Bansuri Swaraj, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chaddha and party leader Jasmin Shah attended the meeting. An election commission official said the meeting lasted for around half an ho
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 17 (PTI) AICC general secretary K C Venugopal on Tuesday reviewed preparations for the centenary celebrations of the 1924 Indian National Congress session, presided over by Mahatma Gandhi. The event is scheduled here on December 26 and 27. The party has decided to hold a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on December 26 in Belagavi and a public meeting on D