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Cong accuses BJP of ‘politicisation’ of judiciary

11:36 pm June 23, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress Sunday hit out at the BJP for “inaction” on the removal of Allahabad High Court’s Justice S N Shukla and “ignoring” collegium’s recommendation of elevating justice A A Kureshi as chief justice of Madhya Pradesh High Court, accusing the ruling party of indulging in “politicisation” of the judiciary. Months after an […]

Rahul says party, not him, will decide on his successor

2:03 pm June 20, 2019

New Delhi: As speculation continues on his next steps, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party will decide on who his successor will be and not him. He is not the person to take a decision on his successor, Gandhi told reporters when asked who will succeed him as Congress president. Gandhi is […]

Taiwan’s request for US tanks and missiles sparks China anger

7:25 pm June 6, 2019

Taipei: Taiwan on Thursday confirmed it is hoping to buy state-of-the-art tanks and portable missiles from the United States in a proposed deal that drew an angry rebuke from China. Taipei’s defence ministry has formally asked for 108 M1A2 Abrams main battle tanks, more than 1,500 Javelin and TOW anti-tank missiles, and 250 shoulder-fired Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, it said in a statement. The […]

Troubles mount for ruling coalition in KTK,JDS chief resigns

10:04 pm June 4, 2019

Bengaluru: Troubles mounted for the ruling combine in Karnataka with JD(S) state president A H Vishwanath resigning from his post Tuesday flaying the coalition’s functioning and two senior Congress MLAs slamming the party state leaders for the Lok Sabha poll debacle. The developments, even as the leadership of the ruling alliance is looking for a […]

It is resolved: Rahul Gandhi on Punjab Cong infighting

Ground workers of mahagathbandhan partners didn’t cooperate, votes not transferred: Cong leader

8:20 pm June 4, 2019

Patna: Votes did not get transferred among grand alliance constituents in Bihar and that is one of the reasons behind its debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader Akhilesh Prasad Singh said Tuesday. Top leaders of grand alliance partners — the RJD, Congress, RLSP, HAM and VIP — cooperated with each other but that did not happen among the ground-level workers, he claimed. The ruling NDA inflicted […]