New Delhi: The Upper House of Parliament witnessed a showdown Friday between Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar and opposition MPs, with the latter staging a walkout following a heated exchange between the Chair and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan who questioned his “tone”. Dhankhar termed it an attempt by the Opposition to ‘destabilise the nation’ and ‘create … Read more
New Delhi: A day after being released from Tihar Jail, former deputy chief minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, delivered a stirring call for unity among opposition forces on Saturday, warning of the dangers posed by what he called a “growing dictatorship” in India. Addressing a large gathering of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, supporters and leaders such … Read more
NEW DELHI: The top leaders of the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc are scheduled to convene in New Delhi on June 1 to assess their performance in the recently held Lok Sabha elections and strategize for the future, according to ANI citing sources.Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, a prominent figure in the opposition … Read more
BEGUSARAI: Union Minister Giriraj Singh took a hit at the opposition leaders on Thursday and said that the leaders of the INDIA bloc had only united to “abuse” Prime Minister Narendra Modi.“INDIA alliance has no presence. Jise kehte hai, iska koi wajood nahi hai. They have come together only to abuse Modi Ji,” Giriraj Singh … Read more
NEW DELHI: MLAs from both the ruling AAP and opposition BJP held protests on the Delhi Assembly premises on Wednesday. While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs held a demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who has been arrested by the ED in an excise policy-linked money-laundering case, the Aam Aadmi Party … Read more
NEW DELHI: The arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday night has sparked a unified response from the opposition bloc in India, rallying against what they perceive as “vendetta politics” orchestrated by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.Even the Trinamool Congress … Read more
R Dinesh, president of the Confederation of Indian Industry, is optimistic about growth momentum. In an interview to TOI, he says significant private sector investment is happening across sectors. Excerpts:What is your assessment of the overall macroeconomic situation?Obviously, good indicator of the pack is that the platform or base is very very strong. Second is … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia is holding a presidential election from Friday to Sunday that is set to hand President Vladimir Putin another six-year mandate despite the tumult triggered by Russia’s campaign in Ukraine.Here are five things to know about the vote:– No opposition –The only would-be candidates opposed to the campaign in Ukraine, Boris Nadezhdin and Yekaterina … Read more
TALLINN: Polls opened Sunday in Belarus’ tightly controlled parliamentary and local elections that are set to cement the steely rule of the country’s authoritarian leader, despite calls for a boycott from the opposition, which dismissed the balloting as a “senseless farce.” President Alexander Lukashenko, who has ruled Belarus with an iron hand for nearly 30 … Read more
NEW DELHI: Jailed Imran Khan‘s party, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has announced its decision to sit in the oppositionin Parliament and launch a countrywide protest against alleged rigging in the elections. The major political parties in Pakistan have been trying to form a federal government following the split verdict in the February 8 elections.While PTI-backed independent … Read more