Surendra Singh with newly elected BJP MP Smriti Irani (File Photo/Social Media)

Smriti Irani reaches Amethi, 7 suspects detained in aide’s murder

Amethi: BJP leader Smriti Irani reached Amethi on Sunday afternoon to meet the family of Surendra Singh, a former village head who was shot dead early on Sunday. Irani met the family members of the deceased and attended the cremation. Surendra Singh’s son Abhay told reporters: “We could not see the perpetrators but it is clear […]

Surendra Singh with newly elected BJP MP Smriti Irani (File Photo/Social Media)

Smriti Irani’s close aide shot dead in Amethi

Amethi: A former village head, known to be close to the newly elected BJP MP Smriti Irani, was shot dead in Baraulia village in Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi district on Sunday. Surendra Singh was killed by the bike-borne assailants while he was sleeping outside his house. Singh was taken to the district hospital from where he was […]

What went wrong in Amethi for Congress?

Amethi:  What went so horribly wrong for Congress President Rahul Gandhi that he lost from his familys pocket borough Amethi Lok Sabha constituency? Ask local leaders and people and they cite reasons like Congress turncoats benefitting BJP’s Smriti Irani and apparent lack of interest of Rahul as well as his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra this […]

Congress President Rahul Gandhi (File Photo Credit: Congress/Twitter)

Congress turncoats, local leaders played spoilsport for Rahul in Amethi

Amethi:  A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi lost in his home turf of Amethi against Union Minister and BJP candidate Smriti Irani, local people blamed the party’s turncoats and local leaders for the rout. Krishna Tiwari, who had joined the BJP leaving Congress in 2015 told IANS, “Several Congress leaders leaving the party made […]

Raj Babbar (Photo/IANS)

A day after poll rout, resignations fly in Congress

New Delhi:  A day after Congress suffered a humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls, party’s Uttar Pradesh chief Raj Babbar, Karnataka’s H.K. Patil, Odisha’s Niranjan Patnaik and Amethi district head Yogendra Mishra sent in their resignations to the high command owning moral responsibility for the drubbing. Owning moral responsibility for the rout of the […]