Bengaluru, May 25 (IANS) Announcing protests against fuel price hikes, Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress President D.K. Shivakumar said demonstrations would be held at all district headquarters on May 30 and that the party would later intensify the agitation across every Assembly constituency in Karnataka. Addressing a joint press conference with CM Siddaramaiah and AICC General Secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala, Shivakumar further said: “We will create awareness among the people agains…
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New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The BJP on Monday launched a sharp attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP), Rahul Gandhi, over his recent remarks against the Central government, calling the comments “regrettable”. BJP National Spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia, slamming LoP Gandhi’s “Modi government will fall” remarks, accused the Congress party of attempting to spread negativity and instability at a time of global uncertainty.Addressing a Press conference at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Bhatia…
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The special additional excise duty (SAED) cut on petrol and diesel on March 27, 2026 resulted in approximately Rs 30,000 crore cost for the central exchequer in the current fiscal year, and the pass-through of higher crude was not made to the consumer; it was absorbed by the exchequer.Amid the Strait of Hormuz disruption, the SAED cut reduced petrol excise to three rupees a litre and took diesel excise to zero.The Congress argues that petrol cost roughly Rs 71 a litre in…
Udupi (Karnataka), May 16 (IANS) Karnataka Minister for Women and Child Welfare Laxmi Hebbalkar on Saturday urged political parties not to politicise issues related to education, stating that students’ interests and future should not be compromised.Commenting on the controversy surrounding the state government’s move to remove the ban on hijab and other religious symbols, Hebbalkar said students should not be dragged into political debates.“There should be no interference in education. Stu…
Jaipur, May 15 (IANS) Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday launched a sharp attack on the Central government over the steep hike in petrol and diesel prices, alleging that the burden of rising fuel costs is continuously being imposed on the common people despite fluctuations in international crude oil prices. Speaking to the media at Sanganer Airport, Gehlot said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had predicted before the Bengal elections that fuel prices would be increased after …
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) JD(U) MP, Sanjay Kumar Jha, on Monday launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her remarks on delimitation and the Women’s Reservation Bill, questioning why such measures were not implemented during the Congress-led UPA government.Speaking to IANS, Jha said, “If it was already planned earlier, then why wasn’t it implemented when they were in power? Who stopped them?”He further added that during the UPA regime, when the Bill came up, “Nitis…
Jaipur, April 8 (IANS) Rajasthan BJP State President Madan Rathore on Wednesday said the Pachpadra Refinery Project would generate direct and indirect employment for nearly 90,000 people and play a key role in strengthening the state’s self-reliance and economic growth.The refinery, currently under construction in Pachpadra in the Balotra district of western Rajasthan, is poised to become a landmark achievement for the state. Its foundation stone was originally laid in 2007-08 under the leadersh…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), April 4 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday, called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Thiruvalla Assembly constituency, Anoop Antony Joseph, his “right-hand man”. The Prime Minister also mentioned that Joseph has been working with him for the last five years.Addressing an election rally ahead of the April 9 Assembly election in the state, PM Modi said, “Kerala is going to gain in this election though I am going to lose from it. You may wonder w…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Shiv Sena (UBT) MP, Priyanka Chaturvedi, on Monday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his recent remarks alleging unchecked infiltration in West Bengal, questioning the BJP’s narrative on “ghuspaithiyas (illegal immigrants)”.Speaking to IANS, Chaturvedi said, “Someone should remind Amit Shah that the central government has been led by the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2014. And if you look at the numbers, the deportations of Bangladeshi nationals were hi…
Silchar (Assam), March 29 (IANS) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Sunday expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will secure a decisive victory in the Silchar constituency in southern Assam in the upcoming Assembly elections. Addressing an election rally at Kirtania Ground on Satsang Ashram Road in Silchar, Saha said the BJP candidate, Rajdeep Roy, is certain to win by a “huge margin.”The Tripura Chief Minister sharply criticised the Congress-led United Progressive All…