Is Rahul Gandhi winning the social media war?
By Gokul Bhagabati New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Often mocked as the “Pappu” of the Indian politics, Congress President Rahul Gandhi is trying hard to do an image makeover and emerge as a witty leader…
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Sit-in is non-political, not targeted against one agency: Mamata
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday termed her ‘dharna’ (sit-in) as “non-political” and not against any individual agency but the “anarchic moves” of the Narendra Modi government to “destroy”…
‘Didi’ skips dinner, stays awake all night in her old street fighter avatar
By Milinda Ghosh Roy Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) On the makeshift stage hung a large “Save India” banner. Thousands of Trinamool Congress activists, curious onlookers and a large posse of media persons thronged the dais…
NDA doors closed forever for Chandrababu Naidu: Shah
Srikakulam (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 4 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Monday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and made it clear that the doors of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)…
Congress files police complaints against offensive tweets on Priyanka
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) The Congress on Monday filed police complaints in Delhi and across India seeking action over obscene and offensive posts on social media targeting party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi. In the…
Court rejects Swamy’s plea in Tharoor case
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Monday rejected the application of BJP MP Subramanian Swamy seeking to conduct the prosecution in a case against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, accused of abetment to…
Yes, BJP used me in 2014: Anna Hazare
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Feb 4 (IANS) Fasting activist Kisan Babural alias Anna Hazare said on Monday that he was “used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)” to win the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. “Yes. The BJP…
Jagan urges EC to delete 60 lakh ‘defective voters’ in Andhra
New Delhi/Amaravati, Feb 4 (IANS) The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) on Monday urged the Election Commission to delete the names of nearly 60 lakh “defective voters” from the rolls in Andhra Pradesh. YSR Congress Party…
Andhra CM takes serious note of theft at Tirupati temple
Tirupati, Feb 4 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has taken serious note of the theft of three crowns from the temple of Sri Govinda Raja Swamy in Tirupati and directed the police…
Unprecedented centre-state confrontation: Mamata resorts to sit-in after CBI-police face-off
Kolkata, Feb 4 (IANS) In a virtual no-holds-barred clash between the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central and West Bengal governments, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee began a sit-in here on Sunday accusing the Centre of attempting…
KCR makes aerial inspection of Yadadri temple renovation
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K.A. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday conducted an aerial survey of Yadadri to inspect the works undertaken for renovation of Yadadri temple, which he wants to develop on the…
Glaring example of Modi-Shah destroying institutions: Andhra CM
Amaravati, Feb 3 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday condemned the happenings in Kolkata, terming it a glaring example of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah destroying the…
CJI lays foundation stone for Andhra High Court in Amaravati
Amaravati, Feb 3 (IANS) Chief Justice of India Justice Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a permanent complex of the Andhra Pradesh High Court and inaugurated an interim building where the court…
Scuffle between CBI and Kolkata policemen at commissioner Rajeev Kuamr’s residence
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) There was a high drama in front of Kolkata police commissioner Rajeev Kumar’s official residence on Loudon Street on Sunday as a group CBI officers approached the house, but they were…
Bihar train derailment kills six
Hajipur (Bihar), Feb 3 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 38 others injured when 11 coaches of the New Delhi-bound Seemanchal Express derailed before dawn on Sunday in a rural part of Bihar’s…
India beat New Zealand in 5th ODI, win series 4-1
Wellington, Feb 3 (IANS) Ambati Rayudu, Vijay Shankar and all-rounder Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion to hand India a 35-run victory against New Zealand in the fifth and final One Day International match and…
BJP leadership carrying out worst political vendetta: Mamata
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday accused the “highest levels of the BJP leadership” of carrying out “the worst kind of political vendetta”, and alleged that they were “misusing…
India must stop blaming Pakistan for its problems: Qureshi
Islamabad, Feb 3 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that India should stop blaming Islamabad for its problems as it has no intention of interfering in New Delhi’s internal affairs. Talking to…
US governor in racism row refuses to quit
Washington, Feb 3 (IANS) Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has denied he was in a racist photo that appeared in his 1984 student yearbook page after initially apologising for it. Northam said he recognised that people…
Andhra youth held for posting obscene content against YS Sharmila
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The Hyderabad police on Saturday arrested a youth for posting obscene material on social media against YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy’s sister Y.S. Sharmila. Central Crime Station (CCS) personnel…