NEW DELHI: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has criticised the Uttar Pradesh government’s decision to order a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into allegations of embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling the development an “insult to the Sanatana Dharma”.Speaking in Agra on Sunday, the Samajwadi Party chief said, “It is very unfortunate…
For Yogi Adityanath, law and order was never merely governance. It has always been central to his political image. The imagery of a saffron-clad monk governing India’s most populous state with an iron administrative grip has remained one of the defining motifs of contemporary Uttar Pradesh politics.The “Bulldozer Baba” image, once used derisively by the…
Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan recently announced that his Jana Sena Party (JSP) would contest the 2028 Telangana assembly elections, triggering considerable political debate across the two Telugu-speaking states.At first glance, the actor-politician’s declaration appears to be a routine expression of electoral ambition. However, leaders in Telangana, particularly from the Congress and Bharat…
Rahul Gandhi and Nirmala Sitharaman (R) NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday mounted a strong defence of the Modi government’s record while taking aim at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of “undermining” India’s achievements in an attempt to target Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Centre.Addressing BJP workers at the Viksit Bharat…
NEW DELHI: Amid speculation that she could join a group of rebel Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha MPs, TMC’s Jadavpur MP Saayoni Ghosh arrived in New Delhi on Sunday but declined to comment on the developments. Speaking to reporters at the airport, Ghosh said, “I will not say anything now. I will only speak when the…
Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday criticised the Modi government for what she described as its silence following the deaths of three Indian mariners in a US attack on a commercial vessel near the Gulf of Oman.In a post on X, Priyanka Gandhi said the government’s response to the incident was “shameful” and argued…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy in Oman on Sunday said it has learnt of an incident involving the Indian-flagged mechanised sailing vessel Virat 1 off the coast of Oman and that search and rescue operations are currently under way in coordination with Omani authorities.In a post on X, the embassy said the vessel was reportedly…
LUCKNOW: Congress leader and leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Prayagraj on July 10 as part of the party’s nationwide campaign against paper leaks, examination irregularities and rising unemployment, with the programme also carrying political significance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.The programme in Prayagraj, is among the first…
CV Shanmugam; Edappadi K Palaniswami NEW DELHI: Senior AIADMK leader CV Shanmugam on Sunday launched a sharp attack on party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami, alleging that a significant portion of the party’s recent electoral success came due to its alliance with the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK).He claimed that 31 of the 47 seats AIADMK…
KC Venugopal (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader K C Venugopal on Sunday hit out at the Communist Party of India (Marxist) over its criticism of Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing the Left party of suffering from a “political inferiority complex” and failing to introspect on its own electoral decline.The sharp remarks…
