NEW DELHI: In 2017, the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress put up a spirited fight in Gujarat and won 77 seats in the BJP bastion and restricted the saffron party from crossing the 100-seat mark for the first time since 1995. However, as elections in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state inch closer, the Congress campaign doesn’t…Continue Reading

‘Public spirited’ persons outraged selectively over Tripura violence: State to SC

NEW DELHI: The BJP-ruled Tripura government on Saturday told the Supreme Court that the so-called public spirited persons are setting a dangerous precedent by moving self-serving PILs seeking probe into Tripura violence while keeping silent when TMC-ruled West Bengal was bloodied by communal post-Assembly poll violence and Kolkata Municipal elections. Responding to a PIL by…Continue Reading