Politics
Bihar parties don’t want to risk ‘Upper Caste’ displeasure
Politics on the basis of caste is not a new phenomenon in Bihar whether it is the ruling or the opposition parties which are speaking in one voice about implementing the caste-based census in the state. However, all parties in Bihar do not want to let go any opportunity...
Chirag Paswan hints at tie-up with Lalu’s RJD
LJP leader and Jamui MP Chirag Paswan on Friday expressed gratitude to RJD chief Lalu Prasad and said that the support he received from the veteran leader “meant a lot to him”. On being asked about a possible alliance with Rashtriya Janata Dal in Bihar, Paswan kept the tie-up...
After Tamil Nadu, Mamata posters in Kerala
After Tamil Nadu, grand posters of West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee have come up in Kerala. In a redux of the 1970s when giant banners of former prime minister Indira Gandhi had sprung up in Kerala’s Kochi, “Call Didi Save India, Delhi Chalo” posters...
Son says Mukul Roy suffering from depression
Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy’s son in conversation with News18 defended his father’s comment and said that he is forgetting things due to a chemical imbalance in his body and is suffering from depression after his wife’s death. “There is immense sodium potassium imbalance in my father’s body, that...
Mayawati demands separate Census for OBCs
Political parties in Uttar Pradesh have begun to play their cards as the assembly elections approach. Meanwhile, Mayawati, the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party and former Chief Minister of the state, urged a separate census of the OBC castes and stated that if the central government takes any...
TMC team to meet EC to demand bypolls
A delegation of Mamata Banerjee‘s party will meet the Election Commission on Friday afternoon to demand bypolls. Trinamool Congress general secretary said that the West Bengal byelections have been pending, and they had approached the EC last month too. Among the seven seats due for bypolls, the chief minister...
Nitish to meet PM Modi on SC, ST Census
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said that he has sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the tricky issue of caste-based census which the Centre has proposed to hold only for SCs and STs, triggering protests in the state. The Union government had informed...
Prashant Kishor quits as adviser to Punjab CM for a ‘break’
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Thursday quit as adviser to Punjab Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, saying he had decided to take a temporary break from active role in public life. “As you are aware, in view of my decision to take a temporary break from active role in...
Akhilesh’s ‘cycle yatra’ across UP against inflation, farm laws
Lucknow: Ahead of the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party will kick off its ‘Cycle Yatra’ from across state on Thursday. Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will paddle for six kilometres — from Samajwadi Party Headquarters at 19 Vikramaditya Marg in Lucknow to Janeshwar Mishra Park at...
No berth to Yeddyurappa’s son in 29-member Bommai ministry
Basavaraj Bommai, who took charge as the Chief Minister of Karnataka a week ago, expanded his cabinet by inducting 29 ministers on Wednesday. It seems he is trying to strike a fine balance between both pro and anti BS Yediyurappa factions by keeping an equidistant from both. The new...
Gloves off between Centre and Opposition
It may not have been a productive week in Parliament but the gloves are off between the Centre and the Opposition, albeit with a delectable twist. A day after Trinamool Congress’ Derek O’Brien compared the passage of bills to “making papri chaat”, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the...
Buzz about Mulayam, Lalu meeting ahead of UP 2022
Lucknow: After Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shared a picture of Mulayam Singh and Lalu Yadav’s recent meeting in Delhi, speculations were rife about new developments ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh elections. Bur political experts have dismissed the buzz, saying the meeting was personal in nature as both...
Rajbhar lists 7 conditions to support BJP in UP polls
Lucknow: Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party chief and former minister in Yogi Adityanath government, Om Prakash Rajbhar, met UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh on Tuesday. Rajbhar had contested the 2017 UP assembly elections in alliance with the BJP and became a cabinet minister, but was shunted out after he...
Rahul Gandhi leads Opposition meet on parliament strategy
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday led a breakfast meeting of opposition leaders to discuss holding a ‘mock Parliament’ in the premises as both Houses face disruptions and protests over the Pegasus row and farmers’ agitation. While parties such as the Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP and RJD, Arvind...
Ladakh leaders demand full statehood, autonomy
In a major departure from their earlier stand, leaders across Ladakh have unanimously asked Centre to grant full statehood with legislature for the region- a common call endorsed by leadership of both Kargil and Leh regions. The demand was raised on Sunday, four days before the second anniversary of...
Delhi MLA salary hiked from Rs12,000 to 30,000
The Delhi Cabinet on Tuesday approved salary hike for MLAs as per the Centre’s proposal, raising the pay to Rs 30,000 from Rs 12,000 per month, a day after the Centre rejected a plan to raise salaries of MLAs at par with other state legislatures. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led...
Mamata says entire country to witness ‘Khela’ in near future
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said TMC’s poll slogan khela hobe’ (there will be a game) has become immensely popular among people, and the entire country will be witness to a match that will be played in the days to come, apparently hinting at the 2024...
KCR hits out at Centre on Krishna water
Lashing out at the Centre for its failure to address the Krishna controversy and issuing a Gazette notification, Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday condemned the attitude of the Union government for opposing Telangana. He also took potshots at the Andhra Pradesh government for resorting to a...
