‘It must have happened, but it’s not me’: Alok Nath on rape allegation

In a Facebook post, TV writer-producer Vinta Nanda had alleged that she was “raped” by an actor who is considered “sanskaari” (cultured), hinting at Alok Nath, who has been given the title of “sanskaari” by his fans. Read More
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Harayana will conduct citizens’ registration, Khattar says

Addressing an event in Gurgaon, the Haryana chief minister said, “While we have a list of all Rohingya living in the state, we want the NRC survey to be done across Haryana as well.” Read More
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#MeToo movement a ‘wrong practice’, BJP MP Udit Raj says

Bharatiya Janata Party member of Parliament from Northwest Delhi Udit Raj termed the #MeToo movement a “wrong practice” in India. Raj raised the question of relevance of making allegations of sexual harassment against anybody after 10 years. Read More
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Misa Bharti admits ‘some discord’ between brothers Tej and Tejashwi

Rajya Sabha member Misa Bharti, who is Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad’s eldest daughter, has revealed, on Sunday, that there was some discord between her two brothers – Tej Pratap and Tejashwi Prasad – before RJD workers at Maner. Read More
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‘Naxalite-free India, within three years,’ Rajanth Singh says

Cautioning security forces not to be “reckless” anymore, Union home minister Rajnath Singh, on Sunday, said that the left-wing extremism in India will be eliminated within three years. Read More
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On S-400 deal, Gen Rawat says ‘we follow an independent policy’

During his keynote address at the General KV Krishna Rao inaugural memorial lecture, Army chief General Bipin Rawat said “India follows an independent policy. Therefore, it has signed the deal for S-400 weapons system with Russia despite of threat of US sanctions under CAATSA.” Read More
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Rahul an ‘impure’ devotee of Lord Shiva, BJP’s Sakshi Maharaj says

Sakshi Maharaj said if Gandhi is devotee of Lord Shiva and Lord Ram, he is an “impure” devotee as he eats non-vegetarian food. Maharaj said, “To become a Shiv bhakt or Ram bhakt, one needs purity … You are going to Mansarovar and then eating non-vegetarian.” Read More
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Modi ‘authoritarian’, Gandhi ‘true democrat’: Congress’s Sanjay Jha

Sanjay Jha, the Congress party’s spokesman, on Sunday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was an “authoritarian” while his party leader Rahul Gandhi was a “true democrat”. Read More
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‘We will unite to make Mayawati next PM,’ OP Chautala says

While addressing a rally in Haryana’s Gohana, Chautala, the leader of the Indian National Lok Dal said, “We will work towards uniting the opposition parties so that Mayawati becomes the next prime minister.” Read More
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‘I am going to be next CM,’ Devendra Fadnavis says

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, on Sunday, repeated that he would continue to govern the state Maharashtra after the 2019 state assembly elections. Read More
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‘Ready to become next PM if allies want,’ Rahul Gandhi says

The Congress president, Rahul Gandhi, said he was ready to become the prime minister if his party’s allies want him to lead the nation. He said this while replying to a question during an interactive session at the “Hindustan Times Leadership Summit” in New Delhi. Read More
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Cut in fuel price is ‘Band-Aid on deep wound’, Surjewala says

After the government announced a cut in petrol price by Rs 2.50 per litre Congress’s Randeep Singh Surjewala likened the cut to “Band-Aid on deep wound” and challenged PM Narendra Modi to bring down fuel price back to the 2014-level. Read More
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Mayawati’s ‘irrational demands’ broke alliance talks: Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath said, on Thursday, that the irrational demands of seat share by the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo has resulted in the collapse of the possible alliance between the BSP and Congress. Read More
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BJP ‘trying to polarize society to deflect public attention’: Kharge

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP government of trying to distract society’s attention from the serious issues, like hike in fuel price and fall of Indian rupee against the US dollar, by polarizing the society. Read More
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Digvijaya Singh is an ‘agent of BJP’, Mayawati says

While announcing her decision not to join hands with Congress to form an anti-BJP alliance for the Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, BSP leader Mayawati, on Wednesday, said some Congress leaders were responsible for sabotaging the alliance talks. Read More
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Opposition says Modi govt’s use of force against farmers ‘barbaric’

The Congress accused the Narendra Modi government of having used “barbaric force” against farmers in Delhi. The party said that the police actions on the protesting farmers had unveiled the Modi government’s real face. Read More
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Rahul slams Modi on rupee fall, says ‘it’s not breaking, it’s broken’

Congress president Rahul Gandhi has targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the depreciating value of the Indian rupee against the US dollar. On Wednesday, the rupee slid further against the dollar by 44 paise (0.59% of its Tuesday value). Read More
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Maneka wants to raise victims’ age limit to report sex abuse

Women and child development minister Maneka Gandhi has sent a proposal to home minister to raise the age limit for survivors to lodge complaints of sexual assault to 30 years. Read More
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Sachin Pilot: ‘Vasundhara Raje is lioness but hunts farmers’

Taking a dig at Raje’s recent remarks that she would fight like a lioness for her state, Pilot said: “She (Raje) is a lioness, but farmers are her biggest hunt.” Read More
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Sidhu backs poppy cultivation, says ‘opium is better than heroin’

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu, on Sunday, batted for the legalization poppy cultivation for the production of poppy husk and consumption and sale of opium. Read More
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