Politics

Janata Dal (United) is grappling with internal discord as five leaders resigned in protest of the party’s support for the Waqf Bill. Tabrez Hasan, the latest to depart, was the vice president of the party’s youth wing. Before Hasan, four others resigned as well, citing similar concerns, including JDU State Secretary Mohammad Shahnawaz Malik, State…

Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticized Congress and RJD for hindering Bihar’s progress. Speaking in Lalu Prasad Yadav’s stronghold of Gopalganj, he asked the public to choose between jungle raj or a development-focused government led by PM Modi and CM Nitish Kumar. Shah highlighted Modi’s achievements in 10 years compared to Congress’ 65. Shah criticized…

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar reassured his support for the BJP-led NDA, vowing not to leave it again, during a Patna event with Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Kumar, who acknowledged leaving the NDA twice before as “mistakes,” inaugurated various state and central projects at the event. Kumar’s declaration gains relevance ahead of Bihar’s assembly elections.…

The Delhi Police filed an FIR against AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal for allegedly violating the Public Property Act. Following a court directive on March 11, police are investigating claims that public funds were misused for hoardings in Dwarka in 2019. FIRs were ordered against former MLA Gulab Singh and ex-Dwarka councilor Nitika Sharma for putting…

Kerala Chief Secretary Sarada Muraleedharan recently ignited a debate on social media about racial and gender discrimination by sharing on Facebook that her leadership after succeeding her husband, V Venu, was unjustly compared in a racially charged manner. Someone, unnamed, remarked that her leadership was “as black” as her husband’s was white when she assumed…

Led by the Aam Aadmi Party, the Punjab government allocated ₹150 crore for a comprehensive drug census. This project will gather data on drug usage, de-addiction centers, and residents’ socio-economic status. Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema highlighted the importance of this information in developing a strategy to combat the state’s drug problem within one to…

Veteran actor and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan defended comedian Kunal Kamra amid a dispute over his comments. She raised concerns about the increasing restrictions on freedom of expression in India during a Parliament speech. Bachchan criticized the current situation, highlighting that freedom seems limited to chaotic actions like attacking the opposition or committing crimes.…

The Allahabad High Court has granted the Indian government four weeks to determine Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship status, with the decision scheduled for April 21. Questions about Gandhi’s citizenship have been prominent for years, intensified by a complaint filed by Subramanian Swamy in 2019. The complaint alleged that Gandhi had declared British citizenship in documents submitted…

Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal urged the opposition alliance, INDIA, to present a united front in the public domain. In a PTI interview, he emphasized the necessity of a formal structure with spokespersons and a cohesive policy direction. Sibal suggested that INDIA appear as a solid bloc rather than fragmented publicly. Sibal stressed the need…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has restructured its Punjab leadership following a setback in the Delhi elections, appointing Manish Sisodia as the new head of party affairs in Punjab and Satyender Jain as co-in-charge. This shift occurred six weeks post Delhi’s election loss, with Sisodia reclaiming his role after five years. Sisodia replaces Jarnail Singh,…