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Now, Meghalaya Party Exits BJP-Led Northeast Front Over Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Meghalaya's United Democratic Party (UDP) has decided to quit the Northeast Democratic Alliance (NEDA) - the BJP-led anti-Congress political alliance in the Northeast - over the Narendra Modi government's stand on the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. But it will remain in Meghalaya's Conrad Sangma-led alliance government, where the BJP is ...

Supreme Court To Hear Ayodhya Dispute On February 26

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday February 20, 2019

A newly constituted five-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title dispute on February 26. The hearing was delayed because Justice SA Bobde, one of the judges on the constitution bench, had gone on leave.

Modi Government Opts Against Ordinance On Citizenship Bill

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 20, 2019

Facing stiff opposition from its own allies in the northeast, the Modi government has opted against an ordinance on the Citizenship Amendment Bill even as it approved four other ordinances at a meeting of the union cabinet on Tuesday.

"Realised Politics Not My Cup Of Tea": Manipur's Iron Lady Irom Sharmila

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

Manipur human rights activist Irom Sharmila has criticized the NDA government, accusing it of disregarding people's sentiments when making policy decisions.

Congress Puts Pressure On Centre Over Pulwama, Says Time To Walk The Talk

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 19, 2019

The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over the Pulwama terror attack, alleging "huge security lapses", and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "walk the talk".

"Farmers Will Get Just Rs. 3.5 A Day. Is This A Joke?" Asks Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 16, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday hit out at the Modi government, saying that while it doled out crores of rupees to industrialists such as Anil Ambani and Vijay Mallya, it promised just Rs 3.50 per day to farmers.

Leaders Condemn Pulwama Terror Attack, Mohan Bhagwat Says "Expect Action"

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 15, 2019

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat Thursday said a response is expected from the Modi government to the attack on CRPF personnel in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama in which at least 40 CRPF personnel were killed.

"Vulnerable To Trinamool's Terror" If We Display Party Flags: Bengal BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 14, 2019

The BJP's country-wide ''mass mobilisation'' campaign asking partymen to display party flags on their homes and vehicles has led to apprehension in its West Bengal unit that party workers and sympathizers may be targeted by rival TMC especially in areas with a history of political violence.

Modi Government Has Made Governors BJP General Secretaries: DMK

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 14, 2019

DMK President M.K. Stalin on Thursday said the Modi government was converting Governors as BJP General Secretaries and extended his support to Puducherry Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy who is protesting outside Lt Governor Kiran Bedi's residence.

"Aircraft Parts Fall Off Runway...Is This Capability": VK Singh On HAL

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Minister of State for External Affairs General VK Singh Wednesday raised questions over the "capability and condition" of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) amid the Congress' claim that the Modi government denied the defence PSU an offset contract in the Rafale deal.

Modi Government's Political Vendetta: Mamata Banerjee Backs Robert Vadra

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Tuesday that the summoning of Congress president Rahul Gandhi's brother-in-law Robert Vadra, and his mother Maureen by the Enforcement Directorate for an investigation into an alleged land scam "is nothing but political vendetta ahead of the Lok Sabha polls."

On Whether PM Modi Will Win In 2019, His Brother's Reply

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 13, 2019

The BJP will get more than 300 seats in the coming Lok Sabha elections and Narendra Modi will get another term as Prime Minister, his brother Prahlad Modi said in Karnataka's Mangaluru on Tuesday.

BJP's Interim Budget Is An "Election Manifesto", Says AIADMK

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK, which is being wooed by the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, on Monday criticized the Narendra Modi government on various fronts including demonetization, GST, unemployment and farm distress.

Opposition Rallies Against Modi Government At N Chandrababu Naidu's Fast

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 12, 2019

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu's daylong fast demanding special status for his state on Monday became a rallying point for various opposition leaders who visited the protest venue to back him and attack the central government.

Government Denies RTI Request On Quota For Economically Weak

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 11, 2019

The government has refused to share details of the decision-making process on quota for economically weaker section (EWS) citing a clause of the RTI Act that bars disclosure of records of cabinet papers and discussions by ministers.