Congress, BJP trade words over Mallya-Jaitley meeting

The Congress and BJP accused each other for helping fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya, who is wanted by Indian agencies for bank fraud and money laundering. Mallya had claimed that he met Arun Jaitley before leaving India. Read More
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Vijay Mallya says he met Arun Jaitley before leaving India

Fugitive businessman Vijay Mallya stirred a storm when he said that he had “met the finance minister” before leaving India in 2016. Mallya’s claim kicked a political row in India with the opposition demanding a response from the BJP government. Read More
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Turf war between Karnataka Cong leaders threatens coalition govt

The turf war between Jarkiholi brothers ­– Ramesh and Satish – and Karnataka minister for water resources DK Shivkumar in Belagavi is threatening the coalition government in Karnataka as the Jarkiholi brothers have issued an ultimatum to the Congress high command. Read More
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In J&K, PDP to boycott municipal and panchayat polls

The People’s Democratic Party decided to boycott the polls in upcoming municipal and panchayat elections in Jammu & Kashmir and appealed to the Centre to review its decision to hold the elections in the valley due to the “environment of insecurity” Read More
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Cong, opposition calls for Bharat bandh to protest fuel price hike

The Congress and other opposition parties jointly called for a nationwide shutdown (Bharat bandh), on Monday, to protest against the Narendra Modi government’s failure to control the rising prices of petrol and diesel in the country. Read More
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2019 LS poll will be between ‘new India’ and ‘Modi roko’ forces: BJP

The Bhartiya Janta Party concluded its two-day national executive meeting with a resolution that sets the tone for the party’s strategy for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. It showers praises on PM Modi and assails the opposition for its “lack of policy and leadership”. Read More
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Modi ‘slowly’ undermining democracy, Manmohan says

Former PM Manmohan Singh launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him failures that led to agrarian and economic crisis. He also accused his government of undermining democratic values. Read More
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Death threat to Jyotiraditya on FB, BJP MLA’s son arrested

A Madhya Pradesh BJP MLA’s son was arrested for allegedly issuing a death threat to Congress MP Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia on Facebook. The accused is the son of the BJP MLA from Hatta in Madhya Pradesh. Read More
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Girl arrested for shouting ‘fascist’ at Tamil Nadu BJP president

Lois Sofia, 22, who lives in Canada, reportedly shouted “fascist BJP government down, down” at the Tamil Nadu BJP president, Tamilisai Soundararajan, on board a plane they were travelling in. Read More
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To counter BJP in UP, Congress seals deal with SP, BSP

The Congress has reportedly sealed deal with Akhilesh Yadav’s Samjawadi Party and Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party for seat sharing in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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