Day: February 22, 2022

Assuring support to his Telangana counterpart K Chandrashekar Rao‘s efforts to form an anti-BJP front, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray alleged damage to the country’s federalism, and “low-grade politics that is not Hindutva”. Rao, who came to Mumbai to get Thackeray and his alliance partner Sharad Pawar on board, stated that they were practically brothers, since their states shared a 1000-km border. The Telangana Chief Minister also assured that the talks will continue. “We will sit in Hyderabad or somewhere else in a few days and discuss more,” he said.…

Actor Sonu Sood was booked in Punjab’s Moga for violating orders of the Moga additional district magistrate in connection with the model code of conduct. According to an FIR against the actor, a case was registered against Sood under section 188 (disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant) of the Indian Penal Code on Sunday in Moga district, according to an FIR. Polling to the 117-member Punjab assembly was held on Sunday. The Election Commission on Sunday had restrained the actor and philanthropist from visiting polling stations in Moga…

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has ordered blocking of apps, website, and social media accounts of foreign-based ‘Punjab Politics TV’ having close links with Sikhs For Justice (SFJ), an organisation that has been declared unlawful under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967. Relying on intelligence inputs that the channel was attempting to use online media to disturb public order during the ongoing State Assembly Elections, the Ministry used emergency powers under the IT Rules to block the digital media resources of ‘Punjab Politics TV’. The contents of the blocked…

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal has termed PM Narendra Modi’s remarks equating ‘bicycle’ with ‘terrorism’ as an attack on the poor. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi‘s remarks equating ‘bicycle’ with ‘terrorism’ as an attack on the poor, and indicated that his party will go with the anti-BJP camp in case of a hung assembly in Uttar Pradesh. Addressing his first election rally in capital Lucknow after the assembly poll process began in Uttar Pradesh, Kejriwal said, “Yesterday, I heard the prime minister came (to the…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at an election rally in UP’s Pilibhit alleged that the SP and the Congress want to weaken India’s fight against terrorism. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday alleged that the SP and the Congress want to weaken the country’s fight against terrorism and leaders of both parties in the past batted for the release of people involved in acts of terror. At an election rally in UP’s Pilibhit, Shah alleged that Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, responding to a question on terrorism in…

Speaking to India Today TV during the UP poll campaign trail, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP for accusing him of ‘parivarvad’. The SP chief claimed that only people with families could feel the pain the public felt during the Covid crisis. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders for accusing him and his family of ‘parivarvad’. Speaking to India Today TV’s Rajdeep Sardesai during the UP poll campaign in Kanpur, the SP chief said that only people…