Bengaluru, July 27 (IANS) Karnataka unit of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday warned the state government that it would be held responsible if any deterioration in law and order results from the arrest of BJP MLC C.T. Ravi, alleging that the police were acting at the behest of Congress leaders. State BJP president and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra made the statement in this regard, commenting on the development of high drama unfolding outside the residence of BJP MLC C.T. Ravi in Chikkamagaluru after…
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Chikkamagaluru (Karnataka), July 26 (IANS) High drama unfolded outside the residence of BJP MLC C.T. Ravi in Chikkamagaluru on Sunday after Karnataka Police arrived to serve a notice directing him to appear for questioning in connection with a hate speech case registered over his remarks during a protest against the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET). The police action triggered heated exchanges between officers, BJP workers and advocates gathered at Ravi’s residence, with party suppo…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday dismissed the constitution of a task force on exam reforms, headed by Nandan Nilekani, as an exercise aimed to “fix” Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “compromised image”. Jairam Ramesh, Congress MP and General Secretary in-charge Communications, took to social media to criticise the creation of the task force.“Friends, in June 2024, after it bungled multiple examinations including NEET-UG, the Modi Government constituted a High-Level Com…
Hyderabad, July 26 (IANS) Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President N. Ramchander Rao on Sunday demanded that the Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy should pay pending fee reimbursement dues within a week or resign as the state Education Minister. He alleged that Revanth Reddy has put the future of nearly 20 lakh students at risk by failing to clear the dues of Rs 12,000 crore.”We have proved our sincerity, you should prove yours,” he said while referring to resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan…
Chennai, July 26 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, will visit Tamil Nadu on August 1, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) President K. Manickam Tagore said on Sunday, describing the visit as a significant occasion for the party’s cadre and supporters across the state. The announcement was made by Tagore through a post on social media platform X, following a declaration by All India Congress Committee (AICC) General Secretary (Organisation) K.C. Venugopal confirming Rah…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Leaders across the political spectrum on Sunday hit back at the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) Chief Asaduddin Owaisi’s remark that a “young person should become the Prime Minister”, asserting that it is the citizens who choose the Prime Minister in India, irrespective of his or her age.Addressing a public rally on Saturday, Owaisi said: “In India, 65 per cent of our population is under the age of 35, and 50 per cent of India’s population is under the ag…
Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and former Tripura Minister Sudip Roy Barman on Sunday reiterated the party’s demand for a judicial inquiry, monitored by a sitting judge of the Tripura High Court, to ascertain the circumstances surrounding the “mysterious” death of a serving Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag. The body of Anurag, a 1994-batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the Tripura cadre, was found under mysterious circumstances in the washroom at…
Bengaluru, July 26 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar is scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Monday, with an official statement indicating that he will meet Congress top leaders on Tuesday. His return journey remains open-ended, lending significance to the visit amid persistent speculation over an impending cabinet expansion.The cabinet expansion process in the Karnataka Congress has gathered momentum, with several ministerial aspirants heading to the national capital to lobby the p…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) The BJP and Congress engaged in a sharp political exchange on Sunday after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi sought accountability for the police action against students protesting over the NEET paper leaks and other examination-related irregularities in Delhi on July 20. While the BJP accused Gandhi of attempting to incite unrest for political gains, the Congress asserted that the issue would be raised in Parliament.The latest political confrontation c…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) It should never have taken a street protest to force governments to address a problem that has plagued India’s examination system for many decades. But that is precisely what the Cockroach Janata Party’s (CJP) protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi has exposed. The protest, though projected as an agitation against examination paper leaks and carrying an unmistakable political hue, has brought to the fore a problem that has plagued the country for decades.Year after year, Ind…