Month: May 2024

I don’t have any successor, the people of this country are my successor’, says PM Modi in Bihar’s Maharajganj

Manish Kumar

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a rally in Bihar’s Maharajganj on Tuesday asserted that the people of the country are his successors. “I don’t have any successor, the people of this country are my successors,” he said. Earlier in East Champaran, PM Modi alleged that the INDIA bloc stood for corruption, appeasement politics and a “perverted anti-Sanatan mindset”, all of which would receive a “big blow” when the Lok Sabha poll results are announced on June 4. In his speech in Bihar’s East Champaran, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also made…

Iran’s “Butcher of Tehran”: Examining the Legacy of Ebrahim Raisi

Manish Kumar

The unexpected demise of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash in the rugged mountains to the northwest of the country has sent shockwaves through Iran and the international community. Raisi’s abrupt departure from the political stage marks the end of a tenure characterized by hardline policies and pervasive human rights abuses, leaving behind a legacy fraught with controversy and condemnation. Raisi’s Rise to Power Ebrahim Raisi’s ascension to the presidency in 2021 followed a contentious electoral process marred by the disqualification of numerous popular candidates, raising concerns about…

Kejriwal Twists BJP Slogan, Likens Wife to ‘Jhansi ki Rani’ in Delhi Poll Meeting

Manish Kumar

During a street corner meeting Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal put a spin on the BJP’s iconic 2014 poll slogan. He proclaimed, “acche din aane waale hain, Modi ji jaane waale hain,” subtly jabbing at PM Modi while expressing unwavering confidence in the I.N.D.I.A bloc. Adding a personal dimension to his campaign, Kejriwal introduced his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, for the first time in his poll campaigns  describing  her as “Jhansi Ki Rani”. Sunita Kejriwal appealed to voters to support the Aam Aadmi Party, expressing gratitude for their blessings that facilitated her…

54.3% voter turnout recorded across 13 LS seats in Maharashtra

Manish Kumar

An average voter turnout of 54.29 per cent was recorded till late evening on Monday in 13 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra in the fifth and final phase of elections in the state as Bollywood actors, corporate leaders and prominent politicians came out to exercise their franchise, as per poll officials. Of the 13 constituencies, the highest turnout was in Dindori in Nashik district at 62.66 per cent, while the lowest was in Kalyan in Thane district at 47.08 per cent. Palghar recorded 61.18 per cent polling, Nashik 57.1 per…

PM Modi India to participate in G-7, Ukraine peace summits

Manish Kumar

PM Modi said the invitations extended to India to attend the summits were an acknowledgment of its significance and contribution to international affairs. India will participate in all important summits that promote the agenda of global peace, security and development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said while referring to invitations to him to attend the G-7 meeting and the Ukraine peace summit next month. In an interview to PTI, the prime minister said India will “resonate the voice of the Global South” at these summits to shape the global discourse…

Rahul Gandhi remembers father Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary

Manish Kumar

The day is observed annually as National Anti-Terrorism Day to honour the legacy of the country’s sixth PM who lost his life on May 21, 1991 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took to X (formerly Twitter) to remember his father and former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, on the day of his death anniversary. Rahul wrote on X, “Father, your dreams, my dreams. Your aspirations, my responsibilities. Your memories, today and always, in my heart.” The day is observed annually as National Anti-Terrorism Day to honour the legacy of the country’s…

Is everyone in the country Pakistani’ Kejriwal hits back at Amit Shah

Manish Kumar

In response to Amit Shah’s recent address in South Delhi, Chief Minister and AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal took to the stage on Tuesday to challenge the Home Minister’s comments. Kejriwal said “He (Amit Shah) abused the people of Delhi. He called all AAP supporters ” Pakistani “. I want to ask him, the Delhi people elected us with the majority of the vote share (56%) in Delhi, 78 seats out of 117 in Punjab and Gujarat people gave us 14 % vote, and Goa people extended their support to us…in…

Probe into 7 scams pending Amit Shah takes on Kejriwal at South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar

Manish Kumar

attack on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Monday said there were seven ‘scams’ of the Delhi government in which investigation was pending and that the probe into the Delhi excise policy case is just the beginning. Shah was addressing a rally in South Delhi’s Sangam Vihar, his first in the city ahead of the May 25 polls. “Inke bhrashtachar ki suchi bahut badi hai (The list of their corruption is very long). I ask, who did the Rs 2,875 crore liquor scam? Who did the Rs…

Swati Maliwal lashes out at AAP: ‘Was Lady Singham until I filed complaint… today I am BJP agent?’

Manish Kumar

AAP Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal, who alleged that she was assaulted by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal’s aide Bibhav Kumar, attacked Delhi ministers for “spreading lies” about “corruption FIR” against her. She wrote, “This FIR was lodged 8 years ago in 2016 after which both the CM and LG appointed me as the Chairperson of the Women’s Commission twice more. The case is completely fake on which the Hon’ble High Court has stayed for 1.5 years, who have accepted that no money transaction has taken place…According to them, until I…

Sambit Patra’s “Upvaas” Atonement Amidst Controversy Over Lord Jagannath Remark

Manish Kumar

BJP leader Sambit Patra finds himself embroiled in a political storm after inadvertently referring to Lord Jagannath as a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a media interaction following the PM’s roadshow in Odisha’s Puri. Backlash from Political Rivals: Patra’s seemingly offhand comment triggers a cascade of criticism from opposition parties, notably from Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s Biju Janata Dal (BJD), who condemn the remark as disrespectful to the revered deity. Atonement Through Fasting: In an effort to make amends for his unintended gaffe, Sambit Patra announces his decision to…