Congress Allegations Against Cabinet

Senior Karnataka Congress leaders DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah were detained today during a protest march demanding the arrest of state Minister KS Eshwarappa who has refused to resign amid a massive controversy over his alleged role in the suicide

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered a probe into media reports of an alleged nexus between gangsters and politicians in the state. He also promised "stern action" against any politician found to be allying with gangsters, but expressed "full confidence" in his cabinet members.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today filed a complaint with the Election Commission, against four Trinamool Congress leaders, including two state cabinet ministers, for allegedly threatening and intimidating voters.

Rahul Gandhi has likened the CBI vs CBI drama being played out in Delhi to a "crime thriller". He has also given it a title - "Chowkidar Hi Chor". In a tweet this morning, the Congress president said that in its latest episode, a senior officer of the agency has made serious allegations against a union minister, the National Security Adviser (NSA),...

Haryana minister Anil Vij on Wednesday demanded a case against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for allegedly "promoting" drug use. Mr Vij made the demand to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh saying he should either order an FIR against his Cabinet colleague or quit as he had led the Congress to win the Punjab assembly polls last year by maki...

The BJP on Thursday released a 38-point "chargesheet" against the ruling Congress government in poll-bound Meghalaya, seeking to "expose" three cabinet ministers for their alleged involvement in corruption and sex racket.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has dismissed allegations that he is attempting to poach legislators from former ally Congress, saying running the state keeps him too busy to indulge in such conspiracy

Delhi's sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra made a shocking revelation today, claiming he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing Rs. 2 crore in cash to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The allegation triggered a political crisis for the Aam Aadmi Party, which swept to power in Delhi two years ago on an anti-corruption plank. The BJP called for po...

A day ahead of the apex court hearing challenging a court order granting relief to Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in an alleged disproportionate assets case, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet today said it was "politics of vendetta".

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday rubbished as "baseless," a series of allegations made by the opposition Congress against several new ministers inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet, and hit back with a taunt.

The Prime Minister's fragile coalition is under new pressure. Senior partner DMK has threatened to withdraw its five ministers this week from the cabinet unless India asks the UN's top human rights body to hold Sri Lanka accountable for "genocide." Later this month, the UN's top human rights body will vote on a resolution by the US which criticizes...

A Maharashtra irrigation department report that sources say will counter allegations of corruption against Ajit Pawar that cost him his job as deputy chief minister was presented to the state cabinet this evening. It is being seen as the first step in the political rehabilitation of Mr Pawar and his return to government.

Senior Karnataka Congress leaders DK Shivakumar and Siddaramaiah were detained today during a protest march demanding the arrest of state Minister KS Eshwarappa who has refused to resign amid a massive controversy over his alleged role in the suicide

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has ordered a probe into media reports of an alleged nexus between gangsters and politicians in the state. He also promised "stern action" against any politician found to be allying with gangsters, but expressed "full confidence" in his cabinet members.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today filed a complaint with the Election Commission, against four Trinamool Congress leaders, including two state cabinet ministers, for allegedly threatening and intimidating voters.

Rahul Gandhi has likened the CBI vs CBI drama being played out in Delhi to a "crime thriller". He has also given it a title - "Chowkidar Hi Chor". In a tweet this morning, the Congress president said that in its latest episode, a senior officer of the agency has made serious allegations against a union minister, the National Security Adviser (NSA),...

Haryana minister Anil Vij on Wednesday demanded a case against Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu for allegedly "promoting" drug use. Mr Vij made the demand to Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh saying he should either order an FIR against his Cabinet colleague or quit as he had led the Congress to win the Punjab assembly polls last year by maki...

The BJP on Thursday released a 38-point "chargesheet" against the ruling Congress government in poll-bound Meghalaya, seeking to "expose" three cabinet ministers for their alleged involvement in corruption and sex racket.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has dismissed allegations that he is attempting to poach legislators from former ally Congress, saying running the state keeps him too busy to indulge in such conspiracy

Delhi's sacked Water Minister Kapil Mishra made a shocking revelation today, claiming he saw Health Minister Satyendar Jain handing Rs. 2 crore in cash to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. The allegation triggered a political crisis for the Aam Aadmi Party, which swept to power in Delhi two years ago on an anti-corruption plank. The BJP called for po...

A day ahead of the apex court hearing challenging a court order granting relief to Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in an alleged disproportionate assets case, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet today said it was "politics of vendetta".

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday rubbished as "baseless," a series of allegations made by the opposition Congress against several new ministers inducted into the Narendra Modi cabinet, and hit back with a taunt.

The Prime Minister's fragile coalition is under new pressure. Senior partner DMK has threatened to withdraw its five ministers this week from the cabinet unless India asks the UN's top human rights body to hold Sri Lanka accountable for "genocide." Later this month, the UN's top human rights body will vote on a resolution by the US which criticizes...

A Maharashtra irrigation department report that sources say will counter allegations of corruption against Ajit Pawar that cost him his job as deputy chief minister was presented to the state cabinet this evening. It is being seen as the first step in the political rehabilitation of Mr Pawar and his return to government.