Politics
JD(U) believes Nitish has ‘all qualities’ to become PM
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not in the race for the post of the Prime Minister though he has all the qualities required to become one, his party, the Janata Dal (United), said on Sunday. The party is an ally of the BJP at the Centre as well...
Cong suspends two senior Kerala leaders for criticising DCC chiefs selection
Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress in Kerala has suspended two of its senior leaders for publicly expressing displeasure over the selection of the party’s district chiefs in the state by the AICC. Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president K Sudhakaran in a statement said former MLA K Sivadasan Nair and former...
Maharashtra BJP says civic poll alliances as per local situation
Aurangabad: Maharashtra BJP leader Atul Save on Friday said the decision on alliances for civic polls in the state will be taken as per the local situation. Speaking to PTI, Save, who was recently appointed a general secretary of the party, said the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP alliance, which is ruling...
Baghel invites Rahul to visit Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday had an over three-hour meeting with Rahul Gandhi at the latter’s residence and said the former Congress chief will be visiting the state on his invite. Baghel held a series of meetings at Rahul Gandhi’s residence, where party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi...
Tej Pratap aide joins LJP Paras faction
An RJD leader, whose ouster from a party post has left Tej Pratap Yadav fuming and sulking, joined the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) faction headed by Union minister Pashupati Kumar Paras on Friday and was appointed its national youth wing chief. Akash Yadav joined the LJP faction here in...
Amarinder meets 55 MLAs, 8 MPs
In an apparent show of strength, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh met around 55 Congress MLAs and eight MPs over dinner at the home of a cabinet colleague here on Thursday. Earlier in the day, three of the four ministers who wanted that the CM be replaced for not keeping...
Baghel’s MLAs reach Delhi as tussle deepens
Several Congress MLAs close to Bhupesh Baghel, including three state ministers, left for Delhi late on Thursday amid reports of the Chhattisgarh chief minister’s visit to the national capital to meet senior party leaders. The meeting comes as rift in the state unit continues despite he rejecting talks about...
Over 61% voter turnout in Rajasthan civic polls
Over 61 per cent voter turnout was registered in the first phase of the polling to elect panchayat samiti and zila parishad members in six districts of Rajasthan on Thursday, according to a state election commission official. The polling started at 7.30 am at around 3,500 polling booths in...
Chhattisgarh drama: the curtains may not be down yet
After the Congress was ousted from power last year following a rebellion in Madhya Pradesh, the party is finding it difficult to keep its flock together in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. As chief minister Bhupesh Baghel returned to capital Raipur on Wednesday following hectic parleys with the party top brass and...
AIADMK alleges political vendetta in university renaming
The Opposition AIADMK on Thursday staged a walkout from the Tamil Nadu Assembly, protesting against the government’s decision to link a varsity in Villpuram, named after late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa with the Annamalai University and charged “political vendetta” behind the move by the DMK government in the state....
7 of 20 ‘sulking’ MLAs back CM Amarinder Singh
Seven of the 20-odd Punjab Congress MLAs and ex-MLAs, who were purportedly party to the demand for the removal of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, categorically disassociated themselves from any such move on Tuesday evening. Denying outright being part of what they termed as a conspiracy hatched by a section...
Is there anything wrong in the arrest of a Union minister?
Union Minister Narayan Rane, arrested for his controversial remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. Here are a few aspects of the action: If Parliament is not in session, a cabinet minister can be arrested by a law enforcement agency in case of a criminal case registered against him....
Uddhav in crucial meeting with top MVA leaders on Rane arrest
A crucial meeting will begin shortly at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray’s official residence Varsha in Mumbai. The meeting will be attended by top leaders of Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition government in the state to discuss about matters related to Union Minister Narayan Rane’s arrest throughout...
Mamata says caste-based Census OK if there is consensus
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she will accept a nationwide caste-based census if all political parties reach a consensus on the matter. Banerjee’s statement came at the backdrop of a 10-party delegation from Bihar headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Amarinder Singh to meet farmer leaders
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh will on Tuesday meet farmer leaders over sugarcane prices and clearance of pending dues as the agitation over the issues entered its fourth day on Monday, impacting rail services and road traffic. Farmers have blocked a national highway and rail tracks over the issues...
BJP seeks treason charges against Sidhu aides
A day after Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh slammed advisers to PCC chief Navjot Singh Sidhu over their remarks on Kashmir and Pakistan, the BJP upped the ante seeking ‘treason’ charges against the two. The demand came at a time when Sidhu reportedly summoned the advisers, Malwinder Singh...
Congress raps Chouhan govt over bad roads
As the local civic agencies have been filling potholes on the roads of state capital Bhopal after directives from Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Congress party has intensified attacks on the state government over poor condition of the roads. One of the Congress MLAs and former minister PC Sharma...
363 MPs, MLAs face criminal cases, says poll rights group
A total of 363 MPs and MLAs face criminal charges that, in case of conviction, will lead to their disqualification under the Representation of People Act, poll rights group Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said. Thirty-nine ministers at the Centre and in states have also declared criminal offences that...
