Author: Anand Singh

LUCKNOW: Desperate to wrest power from the BJP in 2022 elections after a poor outing in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday held a meeting with his uncle, the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav, to announce the SP – PSP alliance for the upcoming UP elections. […]

NEW DELHI: Once again former Congress President Rahul Gandhi took on the central government on Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishr Teni, indirectly referring to him as a “criminal” and demanded his removal from the government over his alleged involvement in October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident of mowing down four farmers. Speaking in […]

NEW DELHI: Harping on the party legacy, Congress interim chief Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday hailed the role of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi ahead of the Vijay Diwas and said that the late former prime minister remains an inspiration to crores of Indians for her boldness and resilience. Sonia Gandhi also hailed Indira Gandhi as India’s […]

NEW DELHI/LAKHIMPUR: Looks like the heat is beginning to get to Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishr ‘Teni’ on the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case making him lose his cool. Barely hours after the opposition made noises, inside and outside the Parliament, demanding Teni’s removal by the Centre, Teni lost his temper at the journalist […]

CHANDIGARH: Looks like Indian cricket star Harbhajan Singh is all set to make his foray into politics. In a cryptic tweet, Congress Punjab chief and cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu shared a picture with this 2011 Cricket World Cup winning player saying “picture loaded with possibilities… With Bhajji the shining star.” The new entry […]

NEW DELHI: Refusing to let go of the pressure on the ruling party in Centre over Lakhimpur Kheri incident, former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi took on the government saying the Centre is deliberately trying to snuff out the opposition voices demanding that accused Ajay Mishr Teni be removed from his post for his alleged involvement […]

LUCKNOW: Maintaining pressure on the ruling government to remove Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishr Teni from his post so unbiased investigations can be carried out on his role in the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, Congress party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra once again slammed BJP and said the minister should not be allowed […]

JAUNPUR: It’s colour politics of a difference sort. A day after BJP took a swipe at Samajwadi Party (SP) members calling them “Lal topi waale”, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav retaliated by saying “ BJP does not understand the meaning of red colour. Red is the colour of emotion and feelings”. Yadav is on two-day visit […]

LUCKNOW: Months after the October 3 Lakhimpur Kheri incident, in which the Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Ajay Mishr Teni’s son, Ashish Mishr, has been accused of allegedly mowing down four farmers and a journalist, the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Investigation Team (SIT) has approached the court seeking to invoke four more […]

NEW DELHI: Upping the ante against the government over the suspension of 12 Rajya Sabha MPs for the entire session of Parliament, opposition MPs took out a protest march from Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament to Vijay Chowk on Tuesday. Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi described it as the crushing of the voice of the opposition […]