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Jayalalithaa’s aide Sasikala announces her comeback
V K Sasikala, a confidante of late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Sunday vowed to usher in Amma’s rule by winning the 2026 Assembly polls. She also asserted that she would question the government as the ‘opposition party’ when Edappadi K Palaniswami did not ask the right questions, in...
Kiren Rijiju meets Kharge ahead of new Lok Sabha’s first session
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday, a week ahead of the first session of the new Lok Sabha. Rijiju met Kharge at the Congress chief’s 10, Rajaji Marg residence in what was said to be a courtesy call. Assuming charge of the ministry...
RSS chief’s first meeting with Yogi after poll debacle
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh head Mohan Bhagwat are likely to meet on Saturday for the first time since the Lok Sabha elections. The expected meeting in UP’s Gorakhpur district would come on the heels of Bhagwat saying that a true “sevak” is not...
Yediyurappa’s son asserts truth will prevail in court
State BJP President B Y Vijayendra on Friday reacted to the Karnataka High Court restraining the CID from arresting his father and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa in a POCSO case, and said that the truth will prevail in the “temple of justice”. Earlier in the day, the...
Annamalai meets Tamilisai amid rift rumours
Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai on Friday visited party leader Tamilisai Soundararajan in Chennai and said her political experience is providing impetus for the party’s growth. After calling on Soundararajan at her residence, Annamalai, in a post on X, said he was extremely happy in visiting ‘Akka Tamilisai’,...
Yediyurappa moves High Court for bail in Posco case
A Bengaluru court on Thursday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former Karnataka CM and BJP leader BS Yediyurappa in a POCSO case. Meanwhile, Yediyurappa approached the Karnataka High Court seeking anticipatory bail in the case. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID), probing the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences...
BJP terms move against BSY as Cong vendetta over Rahul case
Soon after a Bengaluru court issued an arrest warrant against former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act case registered against him, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) accused the Chief Minister Siddaramaiah-led Congress government of doing “politics of vendetta”. Addressing the media...
Sikkim CM’s wife quits as MLA within a day of taking oath
Krishna Kumari Rai, the wife of Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang, quit as the MLA from Namchi Singhithang just a day after taking oath of office. Chief Minister Tamang’s Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) swept the Assembly elections held recently by winning 31 out of the 32 seats, besides...
INDIA Bloc may move no-trust motion against Modi
Congress, along with other INDIA bloc members, is expected to move a no-confidence motion or resolution against the government on either of the two grounds. One, that the PM has no mandate, and two, the rising stock rates after exit polls shows financial impropriety, hence the government must resign....
‘Celebration later, work first’, Modi tells cabinet colleagues
A day after the oath-taking on June 9, it was a full house as the Cabinet meeting was chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 5 PM on June 10 at his Lok Kalyan Marg Residence. Apart from talks between cabinet colleagues and some smiles exchanged as was seen...
AAP govt complains to SC about Haryana water mafias
The Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government on Thursday filed a fresh affidavit before the Supreme Court saying it “cannot” take action against tanker mafias as they are operating on the “Haryana side of the Yamuna River.” “Haryana should explain why action not taken,” the Delhi government said in the...
BJP govt announces reopening of all Puri temple entry gates
Keeping its poll promise, the new BJP-led government in Odisha, in its first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, took the decision to reopen all the four entry gates of Lord Jagannath Temple at Puri for the devotees from Thursday morning (June 13). The devotees were allowed to enter the 12th...
Law minister says Uniform Civil Code part of govt agenda
Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday said the implementation of a uniform civil code was part of the government’s agenda. He also said a solution will be found on the issue of memorandum of procedure — a set of documents on the appointment, elevation and transfer of...
Shinde attributes poll setback to ‘400 paar’ claims
Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde on Tuesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) National Democratic Alliance’s ‘400 paar’ slogan made people believe the “Opposition’s false narratives”, thus hitting their tally. “The kind of work Prime Minister Narendra Modi did in 10 years, it wasn’t done...
New Lok Sabha’s first session from June 24
The first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will commence on June 24 and conclude on July 3, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said Wednesday. During the session, the Speaker will be elected, newly-elected members will take oath, and the President will give an address on the first day...
Rahul says Priyanka would have defeated Modi in Varanasi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Tuesday that had his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contested the Lok Sabha polls from Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have lost by two or three lakh votes. Addressing a thanksgiving meeting in Raebareli, he said the INDIA coalition parties fought the election unitedly...
BJP prepares for nationwide organisational rejig
The BJP is set to kickstart soon the process of wide organisational changes with the launch of a fresh membership drive, followed by an internal poll across states leading up to the election of a new party president. Though the extended tenure of incumbent president JP Nadda ends on...
Tribal leader Mohan Majhi is Odisha’s new CM
Mohan Charan Majhi will take over as Odisha’s new chief minister after he was elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party meeting on Tuesday. 52-year-old Majhi will take oath at the swearing-in ceremony on June 12, which will also be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Majhi...
