Lucknow, March 13 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that if former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru were alive today, Bahujan leader Kanshi Ram would have been the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.Gandhi made the remarks while addressing a ‘Samajik Parivartan Divas’ (Social Change Day) programme organised at the Indira Gandhi Pratishthan here on the occasion of Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary.During his address, the Congress leader paid tribute to Kanshi…
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New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday recorded that the defamation dispute between Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Vivek Tankha has been amicably settled.A bench of Justices M.M. Sundresh and N.K. Singh was hearing a special leave petition (SLP) filed by former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Chouhan, former Minister Bhupendra Singh Yadav, and ex-State BJP President V.D. Sharma seeking quashing of the criminal defamati…
Bhopal, Jan 30 (IANS) The Congress has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Madhya Pradesh government of showing double standards and betraying the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from the 27 per cent reservation in the state government services. This allegation by the Congress is not new but a fresh attack as the lawyers representing the state government didn’t appear for a hearing regarding the matter in the Supreme Court on Thursday. The apex court has postponed the next hearing …
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, reacting to the raging controversy over the new UGC regulations on Tuesday, said that nobody will be allowed to “discriminate or harass” under the guise of new guidelines and assured that the education body and government will ensure that these are implemented on the ground in all fairness. The Union Minister, speaking to newsmen today, said, “I assure everyone that there won’t be any discrimination or harassment in th…
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya has triggered a major political controversy following his derogatory remarks on women and rape, drawing sharp condemnation from the BJP, which has demanded his immediate expulsion from the party.Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, BJP national spokesperson Sambit Patra strongly criticised Baraiya’s statements, describing them as deeply offensive not only to women but also to humanity and Sa…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Framing the MGNREGA changes as an ideological battle over equity, federalism, and Gandhian values, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced a nationwide movement to resist the changes. Kharge set the tone for the agitation by questioning the government’s priorities: “Why has the Central government destroyed a scheme like MGNREGS? You have endless money for the rich – who loot banks through massive loans – but no courage to …
Bengaluru, Dec 24 (IANS) The State Backward Classes Awareness Forum on Wednesday has decided to organise an Ahinda convention in support of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on January 25, 2026, in Mysuru. The programme is expected to serve as a show of strength for the Chief Minister.Ahinda leaders held a preliminary meeting in Mysuru city today and finalised the date and venue for the event. It has also been decided to gather between 25,000 and 30,000 people for the convention. Forum President K. Sh…