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56% corporation posts to SC, ST, BC, minorities in Andhra
In a first, 56 per cent of 85 vice-chairpersons and deputy mayor posts of municipality/nagar panchayats will go to the SC/ST/BC and other minority communities. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s commitment to the welfare and upliftment of such communities has reflected in the fact that representatives...
BJP move to counter attack on Yogi over farmers stir
BJP’s poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh will focus in a big way on impressing upon the state’s farmers to avoid being “misled” by opposition forces and drive in the message that it is the BJP which has done the most for them. The farmer agitation on Delhi’s borders and...
Mayawati attacks Medical education reservation as political ploy
The Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Mayawati has attacked the central government on the provision of reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) in MBBS and dental courses. The BSP chief claimed in a series of tweets on Friday that...
Speaker says hurt over unruly behaviour of some members
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Thursday adjourned the House proceedings till 11:30 AM amid protests, and also expressed displeasure over unruly behaviour by some opposition members on Wednesday. As the House convened for the day, the Speaker said he was ”very hurt” over Wednesday’s incident. On Wednesday, when...
Mamata’s meet with Sonia, Rahul holds hope for Opposition
The ‘Chai pe Charcha’ between West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi was the talk of the town on Wednesday as the two leaders met to prop up a strategy to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections. If photos are proof, the...
Road to power an uphill task for BSP
The Bahujan Samaj Party is in a ‘do or die’ situation in the upcoming 2022 assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, bringing the party’s Brahmin outreach programme, had led BSP to power in 2007, back to focus. However, the success of the formula is questionable with the drastic social changes....
BJP launches Aashirwaad Yatras in UP
Ahead of the much-awaited state elections n Uttar Pradesh, BJP high command has asked their MPs to carry out ‘Ashirvad Yatras’, a move meant for mass connect and seeking blessings from the common people. The Jan Ashirwad Yatra will begin on August 16. BJP chief JP Nadda addressed members...
IT Committee meeting adjourned over lack of quorum
The meeting of the Information and Technology Committee, led by former minister and Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, was adjourned on Wednesday because of the lack of quorum and a face-off between BJP and Opposition MPs. It may be noted that this morning BJP MP Nishikant Dubey had moved a...
Depositors to get money in 90 days if bank under moratorium
To provide relief to depositors in stressed banks, Union Cabinet on Wednesday cleared the amendments in Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation Act, 1961, (DICGC Act). The aim is to minimise the hurdles faced by depositors of banks like the Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank, Yes Bank and...
Mamata makes it a do-or-die battle
“No party should be considered small. All are important”. This was Mamata Banerjee‘s response when asked whether Congress would ever accept her as their leader and listen to her advise. With this, Banerjee’s ambitions to move centre stage and look at a larger role for herself becomes clear. There...
Sonia ready to let Mamata play leading role in opposing Modi
The year 2024 may be three years away but the recent bonhomie between the Congress and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has set the ball rolling for the general elections where a united Opposition plans to halt the BJP juggernaut and take on PM Narendra Modi. Banerjee, who...
BJP hopes for smooth transition after Yediyurappa exit
With BS Yediyurappa’s resignation from Chief Minister’s chair and speculation about the fallout in terms of how the former CM has taken it and possible resentment among the Lingayats, the BJP is confident to manage the change of guard well. A report in Times of India quoted BJP sources...
8 names under consideration for Yediyurappa successor
The BJP top brass has shortlisted a few names to replace 78-year-old Lingayat strongman and chief minister BS Yediyurappa after he resigned on Monday, sources said. The names have been decided keeping in mind 2023 Karnataka assembly elections. A Times of India report quoted its sources as saying that...
FM says no plan to print currency to tide over Covid crisis
The impact of the second wave of Covid on the economy is expected to be muted given the localised containment measures and rapid upscaling of the vaccination drive, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has told Parliament. She has denied any plan to print currency to tide over the Covid crisis,...
Congress leader Alka Lamba in preventive custody
Congress leader and former MLA from Chandni Chowk constituency, Alka Lamba who was set to visit Jantar Mantar to participate in Mahila Kisan Sansad on Monday, has allegedly been put under house arrest. The former AAP leader also claimed that Delhi Police personnel are present at her residence and...
Mamata’s 3-day Delhi trip from today, to meet Sonia
Kolkata: In a bid to build a strong anti-Narendra Modi front to corner the ruling NDA in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Monday visit Delhi to meet influential opposition leaders, including Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. She will reach the national...
Mamata in Delhi on 5-day visit; to meet PM, Opposition leaders
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in the national capital on Monday on a five-day visit and is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday for the first time since she assumed office for a third term. According to a schedule provided by her Trinamool Congress,...
Yediyurappa cabinet colleague in Delhi adds to exit speculation
Amid heightened speculations about Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa’s exit, state minister Murugesh Nirani arrived in the national capital on Sunday apparently to meet BJP leaders, party sources said. People close to Nirani, however, claimed he is on a personal visit to the national capital. Earlier in the...
