Politics
Varun Gandhi, Maneka Dropped from BJP National Executive That Includes Modi, Advani, Smriti Irani
Varun Gandhi had recently posted tweets condemning the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, and had criticised the BJP government, especially in Uttar Pradesh.
NBA Will Not Randomly Test Players For Marijuana This Season
The NBA has agreed to not randomly test players for marijuana this season, a continuation of the policy that was put in place last year for the COVID-19 restart bubble and has remained since.
Mamata Banerjee Writes to PM, Seeks Permanent Solution to 'Man-made' Bengal Floods
Banerjee had held the Jharkhand government and the DVC responsible for the current flood situation in the southern part of West Bengal.
Cong Corporator Held For Defaming BMC, Violating COVID-19 Norms; Gets Bail
A Congress corporator was arrested by police on Tuesday for allegedly defaming the Mumbai civic body and violating coronavirus norms at the airport here, an official said. According to the official, the corporator, Sufiyan Niyaz Vanu, surrendered before...
In Fractured Punjab Political Space, Shiromani Akali Dal Plans Outreach Events to Seize Edge
The Akali Dal has already announced candidates for 69 of the 117 assembly constituencies in Punjab.
Political Leaders Across Parties Express Grief Over Lakhimpur Khera Tragedy, In Solidarity With Farmers
The week-long farmer protests in Lakhimpur began over a comment by Union Minister Ajay Mishra Teni on September 25 and took a violent turn on Sunday.
Punjab Fiasco May Have Caused a Split in Congress With G23 Now In Wait and Watch Mode
Sources say some of the G23 members are of the view that even though they are aware of the outcome, they still want to prove a point by contesting elections for the Congress president's post.
Subpoenas Could Shed Light On How Jan. 6 Rally Came Together
The House committee investigating the violent Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, with its latest round of subpoenas, may uncover the degree to which former President Donald Trump, his campaign and White House were involved in planning the rally which had been...
Senate Parliamentarian Deals Fresh Immigration Blow To Dems
The Senate parliamentarian told Democrats on Wednesday that their newest proposal for helping millions of immigrants stay in the U.S. permanently could not be included in their $3.5 trillion social and environment bill, the party's latest setback on the i...
‘Will Fight for Truth Till Last Breath’: On Camera, Sidhu Takes Moral High Ground, Sends Message to Top Brass
Sidhu, whose shock exit stunned the Congress which is preparing for the assembly polls that are just four months away, said it was a fight for principles.
On Climate Change, Biden $3.5T Plan Making Up For Lost Time
As President Joe Biden visited one disaster site after another this summer from California wildfires to hurricaneinduced flooding in Louisiana and New York he said climate change is everybodys crisis and America must get serious about the code red dang...
Punjab Potboiler: Cong Again Headless, With a Brave Face It Huddles to Placate a Sulking Sidhu
After Amarinder’s exit, the last thing Congress would have wanted was a rebellion by Navjot Singh Sidhu, who was angry at being ‘slighted’ by top leadership.
Nimaben Acharya Becomes 1st Woman Speaker of Gujarat Assembly
The opposition Congress supported Acharya's nomination for the post, following which she was elected unopposed as the new Speaker on the first day of state Assembly's two-day monsoon session
Census: Rethinking How To Count People In Dorms, Prisons
Following a 2020 census in which the pandemic made access to group housing difficult, Census Bureau officials said Thursday they are going to reassess how they count people living in dorms, prisons and nursing homes in the next head count of every U.S. re...
As Texas Draws Its Maps, Latinos Push For Political Power
As a Dallas County commissioner, Elba Garcia represents some 670,000 people nearly the population of a congressional district. The majority of her constituents are Latino and live in the fastgrowing suburbs west of Dallas, where they share worries about...
Ahead of 2023 Polls, Mohan Bhagwat Visits Indore for 'Feedback' on Shivraj Govt
The RSS chief will meet prominent personalities, academicians apart from interacting with entrepreneurs engaged in start-ups.