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INDIA Bloc to work on ‘Main Nahin, Hum’ motto
Evolving a “core positive agenda”, seat sharing and a programme to hold joint rallies are among the main challenges before the opposition INDIA bloc that will be taken up at its next meeting in the national capital on December 19. “The 4th meeting of the leaders of INDIA parties...
No end to suspense on Rajasthan CM’s selection
Amid suspense over whom the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will pick for the Chief Minister’s post in Rajasthan, several new and former party MLAs of the state arrived at Vasundhara Raje Scindia’s Civil Lines residence in Jaipur on Sunday. The saffron party is yet to announce the meeting of...
Kumaraswamy predicts fall of Cong govt in Karnataka ‘soon’
All is not well in Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in Karnataka as an ‘influential minister’ is considering joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to evade legal troubles initiated by the Centre, said Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader HD Kumaraswamy on Sunday. Former Karnataka Chief Minister, who refused to name...
Mayawati announces nephew Akash Anand as successor
In a big decision for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the party chief Mayawati declared her nephew, Akash Anand as her successor. As per updates from the meeting that was held in Lucknow on Sunday, the responsibility of the party for the entire country except Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand was...
Cong Rajasthan review puts entire blame on Gehlot
The sombre look of the Congress after the over three-hours long introspection on the Rajasthan election loss may not lead to any drastic change in the party. The state held true to its flip-flop nature of electing the opposition to power every five years, but the Delhi leadership of...
Omar claims govt looking for excuse to arrest politicians
National Conference (NC) vice president Omar Abdullah Saturday expressed apprehension that mainstream politicians in Kashmir may be put under house arrest ahead of the Supreme Court’s verdict on Article 370 petitions, claiming the government needs just an “excuse” for it. He said he can only hope and pray the...
Chhattisgarh CM suspense to end soon
A key meeting of the BJP’s newly-elected 54 MLAs in Chhattisgarh to pick the legislative party leader will be held here on Sunday which is likely to end the suspense over who will be the next chief minister. “The BJP’s legislative party meeting will take place on Sunday. The...
Danish Ali suspended for ‘anti-party activities’
Lok Sabha MP from Amroha and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Danish Ali, who had been at the receiving end of unsavoury remarks by BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri in the Parliament, has been suspended from the party for “anti-party activities”. “This is to inform you that Mr Danish Ali...
Cong review says MP, C’garh results unexpected, disappointing
Days after facing defeat in the recently concluded Assembly polls, the Congress party on Friday conducted separate review meetings over its dismal performance in Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh, and said that its defeat in the two states at the hands of the BJP was unexpected. The meeting was chaired...
TMC to use Mahua Moitra as symbol of Nari Shakti
Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s expulsion from Lok Sabha following an Ethics Committee report into the ‘cash for query’ charges against her has given much-needed ammunition to her party to raise the issue in the run-up to the 2024 polls. On Friday, as Moitra made her way out of...
Sarma assails Kapil Sibal claim ‘Assam was part of Myanmar’
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday rained down on advocate Kapil Sibal over his ‘Assam was a part of Myanmar’ remark during a hearing in the Supreme Court. “Those who have no knowledge of Assam’s history should not speak. Assam was never a part of Myanmar. There...
CPI secretary Kanam Rajendran passes away at 73
Communist Party of India (CPI) state secretary Kanam Rajendran, 73 died at a private hospital following cardiac arrest on Friday at Amrita hospital. The veteran leader was undergoing treatment at the hospital for ailments including diabetes. The leader was admitted to the hospital on October 25 with multiple ailments,...
AAP legislator’s call to dalits to stop going to temples
If going to temples leads to our people being murdered, if touching idols leads to our people being killed, then we should stop going to such places, AAP MLA and former minister Rajendra Pal Gautam said at an event of the Scheduled Caste community organised by the Guru Ravidas...
Cong meeting today to review results of assembly polls
In view of its defeat in the recently concluded Assembly elections, the Congress party is set to hold a meeting on Friday to review its poll performance in three states – Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The meeting will be chaired by party president Mallikarjun Kharge, while central leadership...
Fadnavis opposes Nawab Malik joining treasury benches
The ruling alliance in Maharashtra seems to be under strain after NCP leader Nawab Malik sat on the treasury bench in the House on Thursday. Expressing his opposition, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote to his cabinet colleague Ajit Pawar that it will not be appropriate to make...
BJP MP regrets remarks against BSP’s Danish Ali
BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri expressed regret for his objectionable remarks against BSP’s Danish Ali on Thursday at a meeting of the Lok Sabha Privileges Committee, which heard both leaders separately. Sources said that Bidhuri noted that senior BJP leader and Union minister Rajnath Singh had conveyed his apology in...
Suspense over BJP’s CM picks; ex-MPs too in reckoning
Several Lok Sabha MPs including Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Prahlad Singh Patel on Wednesday handed over their resignation to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla after Bharatiya Janata Paty reportedly decided to move elected parliamentarians to bigger roles in the states. The BJP announced that 12 MPs, who...
Modi attributes poll victory to party workers, team spirit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was welcomed in a grand manner by BJP leaders and party workers at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting on Thursday. This comes after the saffron party won the Assembly elections in three major states — Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. #WATCH | Bharatiya Janata Party...
