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Jaipur, February 28 Attacking the Congress over its youth wing's "shirtless protest" at the AI summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the opposition party has become "Muslim League-Maoist Congress," which tries to interfere anywhere it can to defame the nation.The Muslim...

New Delhi, February 27 The Kerala unit of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha, the youth wing of the BJP, staged a protest outside the residence of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi here on Friday, demanding a CBI investigation into the alleged gold theft case linked to the Sabarimala temple in...

New Delhi, February 27 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly criticized the Congress for the shirtless protest by its youth wing members at the recent AI Impact Summit, and said that the opposition party can tear as many clothes as it wants, but his government will continue to work for...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday called state Health Minister Veena George "incompetent", but termed the alleged attack on her as "cowardice".In a Facebook post, Chandrasekhar said that the BJP and NDA have taken a strong stance against George...

Bengaluru, February 27 – Criticizing the state government, former Union Minister and senior BJP leader A. Narayanaswamy said on Friday that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had betrayed the Madiga community, which had struggled for 35 years for internal reservation.He alleged that not only the...

New Delhi, February 27 Police have arrested two more members of the Indian Youth Congress in Delhi in connection with a "shirtless" protest at the AI Summit, an officer said on Friday.The accused, identified as Girdhar and Kuber Meena, bring the total number of arrests in the case to 14, the...

Bhopal, February 27 Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Babu Jandel literally brought the issue to a head on Friday by performing 'shirshasana', or a headstand, a yoga pose in which the entire body is balanced on the head, at the Vidhan Bhavan complex here, while protesting against an FIR filed against...

New Delhi, February 27 – Workers of the BJP's Kerala Yuva Morcha staged a protest outside the residence of senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, concerning the gold theft case related to the Ayyappa Temple in Sabarimala.The protest, led by former Union Minister Anurag Thakur, saw the Kerala BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 – Kerala Health Minister Veena George has become the target of ridicule among the people of the state, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan said on Friday."People are laughing at the mere mention of her name," Satheesan told reporters in Adoor.He alleged...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 Unidentified individuals hurled an explosive at the residence of a KSU activist in Thodannur on Friday, following an incident in which Health Minister Veena George was allegedly injured during a protest, police said.The attack took place at the residence of KSU...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 27 Senior Congress leader V D Satheesan on Friday demanded that the CPI(M) immediately stop the violence allegedly carried out by its workers in connection with the controversy surrounding Health Minister Veena George’s reported injury during a KSU protest at...

Kannur, February 27 – Political tensions escalated sharply after an explosive device was thrown at the residence of a leader of the Kerala Students Union (KSU), who had protested against Health Minister Veena George. This occurred even as questions arose about the circumstances surrounding the...

Kollam (Kerala), February 26 DYFI state committee member Chintha Jerome and 55 others were arrested on Thursday for allegedly raising provocative slogans during a protest over injuries sustained by Health Minister Veena George following a KSU agitation, police said.The case relates to a...

Jammu, February 26 The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) held a day-long meeting here on Thursday to formulate an action plan to oppose the India-US interim trade deal, calling it "anti-farmer" and "anti-fruit grower," and warning that it would have a greater impact on the...

Chandigarh, February 26 Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday criticised leaders of the Youth Congress for their "bare-chested protest" at the recent AI Summit in New Delhi, saying they had insulted the country on the global stage.He described this as highly condemnable...

New Delhi, February 26 The Indian Youth Congress held a demonstration in the national capital on Thursday against the arrest of its president, Uday Bhanu Chib, and other leaders in connection with the "shirtless protest" during the AI summit.The protestors called the charges framed against the...

Jammu, February 26 Indian Youth Congress state secretary Karandeep Singh was detained in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday after he climbed onto a five-story water tank to protest the arrest of national president Uday Bhanu Chib, officials said.Carrying a Congress flag and a...

Imphal, February 26 The Manipur Youth Congress on Thursday demanded the immediate release of IYC president Uday Bhanu Chib, who was "unreasonably" arrested following a protest without shirts at the AI Summit in New Delhi last week.A total of 11 people, including Chib, have been arrested so far...

New Delhi, February 26 The Indian Youth Congress launched a "Satyagraha" in the national capital on Thursday against the arrest of its president Uday Bhanu Chib and other members, a party leader said.A senior Congress leader said several senior party functionaries had reached the IYC premises...

Jaipur, February 26 Congress MLAs on Thursday protested in the Rajasthan Assembly, wearing white T-shirts with the slogan "PM is compromised" written on them, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the India-US trade deal.They also participated in the House proceedings wearing the same...