The Supreme Court slammed the Uttarakhand Government on Wednesday for its lackadaisical approach in controlling the forest fires in the state and directed the Chief Secretary to be present personally before it on May 17.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that many people feel the Supreme Court's decision granting interim bail to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the excise policy case is akin to him getting special treatment
Hitting back over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation that the Congress wants to reduce the reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs and give it to its "vote bank", Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said the Congress has been fighting to protect quotas for these weaker section
"Despite such amazing and unimaginable support, PM Modi is not able to tell what he did for the last 10 years. He is not able to tell what he will do in next 10 years. He wants to contest elections only on hatred and lies and want to divert attention," the Congress leader said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday summoned the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) of Andhra Pradesh to New Delhi tomorrow to "personally explain" the recent surge in post-poll violence in the state, sources said.
Taking shots at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for moving around with a copy of the Constitution, BJP national president JP Nadda said that he does not know about the educational qualifications of the former Congress chief but advised him to "at least read the Constitution."
"A total of 15 people were trapped in the mine in the incident. Among the 15, Hindustan Copper Limited Chief Vigilance Officer Upendra Pandey lost his life during the rescue efforts. The other 14 have been rescued and admitted to hospitals for treatment" senior police official said.
In a hard-hitting counter to Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar's claim that former Maharashtra ATS chief Hemant Karkare was killed by a police officer with RSS links and not by Lashkar terrorist Ajmal Kasab, the BJP's Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai on Wednesday said people were 'smart' enoug
Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party president K Annamalai on Wednesday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the work he has done in Varanasi and said that the Prime Minister will win the Lok Sabha elections by a "resounding margin."
Special Judge Kaveri Baweja adjourned the hearing till May 30. The court was informed that the petition was listed in the High Court on May 13, but the bench did not assemble. The next date is May 24.
The Chief Minister kicked off the campaign last week while participating in the cleaning of the Pirul himself and directed people to take part in the Pirul Lao-Paise Pao campaign to prevent forest fires.
The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Pratibha Singh, exuded confidence that Congress will win all four parliamentary constituencies and six Assembly by-elections in the state, adding that devotees of deities and Hindus are "hurt" after the BJP fielded Kangana Ranaut in Mandi Par