Politics
Kejriwal to launch own version of ‘Make India No. 1’ campaign
Keeping in view next month’s panchayat elections and the Adampur bypoll, Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal is launching the outfit’s “Make India No. 1″ campaign in Haryana’s Hisar on Wednesday. Kejriwal is accompanied by Punjab chief minister and party colleague Bhagwant Mann for...
Nitish Kumar in Delhi trying to weave opposition unity
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who reached the national capital on Monday was conferring with opposition leaders on taking on the BJP together. Earlier, he had a nearly one-hour-long meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. This is the first meeting between Gandhi and Kumar since the latter walked out...
BJP readies blueprint to use UP formula in Odisha for 2024
Eyeing 2024 Lok Sabha and assembly elections, Odisha BJP in charge Sunil Bansal, who is on a two-day state visit, has made a blueprint, which comprises a five-point formula, which he has shared with party leaders. Bansal has sought reports from BJP state president Samir Mohanty and general secretary...
BJP releases ‘sting video’ about AAP govt role in corruption
The row over the now-scrapped Delhi excise policy has got murkier with BJP releasing a “sting video” while alleging that the AAP government is hand in glove in the corruption. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra while playing the purported video alleged that “Kulvinder Marwah, the father of accused number 13...
Senior Cong leader says chief must be a Gandhi
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari on Monday said someone from the Gandhi family should be the party’s president, stressing that there will be a fragmentation in the party if it doesn’t happen. Election for the post of Congress chief will be held on October 17...
Soren proves majority, accuses BJP of ‘destabilising democracy’
The Hemant Soren-led government proved majority in the Jharkhand Assembly on Monday as 48 MLAs voted in his favour. The assembly passed the confidence motion tabled by CM Hemant Soren amid a walkout staged by BJP legislators. Speaking during the one-day special session, Soren said the need for trust...
Jharkhand UPA MLAs in Ranchi ahead of crucial trust vote
Around 26 MLAs of the ruling coalition who were camped in a resort in Chhattisgarh’s Raipur since August 30 landed back in Ranchi on Sunday. The MLAs were shifted to Raipur after the ruling UPA coalition raised concerns that the BJP was trying to poach the legislators. Parliamentary Affairs...
Maha Governor scraps MVA Govt’s list for 12 MLC nominees
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has scrapped the list with the names of 12 experts recommended by the previous MVA government for the nomination to the legislative council. The move comes as the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government wrote a letter to the governor withdrawing the recommendation for the nomination...
Yogendra Yadav quits Samyukta Kisan Morcha panel
Social activist Yogendra Yadav has resigned from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha coordination committee but said he will remain a “soldier” of the farmers’ collective. The SKM made Yadav’s resignation letter public at a press conference at Gurudwara Rakabganj here. In the letter, Yadav has said he will no longer...
Jharkhand CM Soren to seek trust vote on Monday
Amid suspense over the continuation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister as an MLA, Hemant Soren will seek a vote of trust during the special session of the Assembly on Monday, an official said. As per a letter sent to the MLAs by the Assembly secretariat, the chief minister has...
Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to announce party at rally
Stage is set for what would be the former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s new political chapter after he broke away from his five-decade-long association with the grand old party. It is D day for him and for his supporters in Jammu where Azad is likely to launch his...
BJP threatens to withdraw support to Conrad Sangma Govt
With just five months left for the Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which shares power with the National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya has threatened to withdraw support following the spate of allegations against the Conrad Sangma government. Moreover, the BJP begins to dig out the documentary...
Azad rally, Cong Delhi event set stage for Sunday showdown
The stage is set for a battle of ideologies and show of strength this Sunday as former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will hold a rally in his home turf of J&K to gauge the mood of the public, while the Grand Old Party takes to the streets in...
Blow to Nitish as 5 JD(U) Manipur MLAs join BJP
Five MLAs from Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) joined the ruling BJP in Manipur on Friday, a statement said. The statement issued by Manipur Assembly Secretary K Meghajit Singh said that the Speaker was pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the tenth schedule of...
JD(U) calls crucial meeting ahead of national executive
”Desh ka neta kaisa ho Nitish Kumar jaisa ho” was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the JD(U)’s Bihar headquarters here ahead of the party’s national executive meeting scheduled on Saturday. The chief minister visited the Birchand Patel Marg office on Friday to...
J’khand Governor flies to Delhi amid suspense over CM fate
Amid confusion over continuation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA, Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday went to Delhi, a day after ruling UPA MLAs urged him to clear the air over the EC’s recommendation on the matter. The governor’s Delhi visit has triggered further speculations as...
Azad-Hooda meeting raises hackles in Haryana Congress
A meeting between erstwhile Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has ruffled feathers within the party’s state unit with some leaders seeking an explanation on the interaction between the two even as the ex-CM said he always stood by the Gandhi family....
KCR’s Bihar tour turns laughing stock over ‘Nitish as PM’
The video of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao repeatedly asking his Bihar counterpart to ‘Please sit down, please sit down’ and let him answer the media’s questions is now going viral. The BJP, which has shared the video, blamed Nitish’s ‘self-conceited’ nature behind it, while adding that KCR...
