J&K Assembly polls : NC to contest on 51 seats , Congress on 32 in alliance

26 Aug 2024

In a significant move ahead of the Jammu & Kashmir Assembly elections, the National Conference (NC) and Congress have finalized their seat-sharing arrangement. NC will contest 51 seats, while Congress will field candidates in 32 constituencies. Additionally, both parties have agreed to engage in a “friendly but disciplined contest” on...

SC Vote bank set to influence assembly elections

26 Aug 2024

In the recent Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured only 4 reserved assembly seats, compared to 11 seats won by the Congress. With the assembly polls drawing near, Haryana is seeing a lot of political uproar and widened rift among the leaders ruling and opposite factions adding to the woes...

BJP’s Plea to Postpone Haryana Polls Ignites Political Firestorm

26 Aug 2024

Opposition accuses BJP of fear and manipulation, Election Commission’s decision awaited. In a dramatic twist ahead of the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections, a letter from Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli to the Chief Election Officer seeking brief postponement of the October 1 Assembly polls has ignited a political firestorm....

Rahul Gandhi Criticizes Miss India For Lack Of Diversity; Rijiju Responds

25 Aug 2024

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has sparked controversy with his recent comments about the lack of Dalit, tribal, and OBC (Other Backward Classes) representation in the Miss India beauty pageant. Speaking at the Samvidhan Samman Sammelan in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, Gandhi highlighted the absence of these communities...

Congress Jabs At Modi Govt’s ‘U-Turns’ Following UPS Approval

25 Aug 2024

The Congress party has taken a sharp dig at the Modi government following the announcement of the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), which promises a guaranteed pension of 50% of an employee’s last drawn salary. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge led the charge, claiming that the ‘U’ in UPS stands for the...

Himanta Biswa Sarma Slams National Conference Manifesto As Anti-India, Pro-Pakistan

25 Aug 2024

After the Congress and National Conference announced their alliance for the upcoming Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised the National Conference manifesto on Saturday. He described it as "anti-India and a pro-Pakistani document," noting that the manifesto explicitly supports engaging in constructive dialogue...

NC-Congress Alliance in Jeopardy as Seat-Sharing Stalemate Deepens in J&K

25 Aug 2024

The alliance between the National Conference (NC) and the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir faces a critical juncture as a deadlock over the sharing of 10 key seats threatens to unravel their partnership. Both parties remain entrenched in their positions, refusing to compromise on constituencies crucial for their respective leaderships,...

Amit Shah Criticises Congress Over Alliance With National Conference

23 Aug 2024

On Friday, Home Minister Amit Shah directed his criticism towards the Congress party following its announcement of an alliance with Farooq Abdullah's National Conference in preparation for the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections. Taking to X, Shah wrote, "The Congress party, which has repeatedly played with the unity and security...

Congress to hold CEC today for J&K assembly elections

23 Aug 2024

With the three phase assembly elections taking place for the first time in Jammu and Kashmir in last 10 years, the Congress is all set to hold the meeting of the Central Election Committee on Friday here, party sources said. On Thursday, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposotion...

‘Not even a seventh of farm loans waived off in Telangana,’ BRS’s KTR slams Congress

23 Aug 2024

BRS working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday said that the Congress government in Telangana had not fulfilled its promise of waiving off all farm loans up to Rs 2 lakh. “We are fighting for the farmers. Congress party had promised that on 9 December, all loans up to Rs...