Politics
Jagan Mohan’s sister floats new party
. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president YS Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister YS Sharmila Reddy will launch her political outfit, YSR Telangana Party (YSRTP), in the neighbouring state on Thursday after being granted approval by the Election Commission. The launch of Sharmila’s new venture coincides...
NISHAD Party chief demands ministerial post for son
Sanjay Nishad, chief of the NISHAD party, a BJP ally in Uttar Pradesh has demanded a ministerial post for his son Pravin Nishad who is an MP from Sant Kabir Nagar. This comes after Apna Dal (S) leader Anupriya Patel was inducted in the Modi cabinet in the expansion...
Jyotiraditya Scindia in a family ‘bastion’
For Jyotiraditya Scindia, rewarded with the civil aviation portfolio for delivering Madhya Pradesh to the BJP, it’s a homecoming of sorts. Nearly 30 years ago, his father Madhavrao Scindia held the civil aviation and tourism portfolios in the PV Narasimha Rao government from 1991 to 1993. While his father...
Minister among new Governors appointed in 8 states
File photo of Thawarchand Gehlot B In a major reshuffle, governors of several states were appointed on Tuesday. While Thawarchand Gehlot has been designated as governor of Karnataka, Bandaru Dattatreya is the new governor of Haryana. Dattatreya, who was incharge of Himachal Pradesh, will now take the position in...
Siddaramaiah, Shivakumar clash over bringing back turncoats
Attempts by Karnataka Congress president D Shivakumar to bring back those who left the party to join BJP suffered a setback , with former chief minister Siddaramaiah hardening his stand that they will not be welcome any more. The two have been at loggerheads over the question of the...
Kumaraswamy calls GST regime ‘monster symbol’ against states
Senior JDS leader H D Kumaraswamy on Saturday termed Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime as a ‘monster symbol’ of curtailing the financial autonomy of states in the federal system of governance. The former chief minister alleged that the GST regime is aimed at diverting the revenues of states...
Muslim cleric questions RSS chief’s assertion on ‘lynching’
In response to the statement made by RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat regarding lynching in the name of cows, Muslim clerics have said that it would be better if Mohan Bhagwat makes his own people understand what he says. Speaking at a program organized by Muslim Rashtriya Manch, the RSS Chief on Sunday had stated that people can’t be differentiated on how they worship. Speaking to news18, noted cleric, Maulana Sufiyan Nizami said on Monday, “Mohan Bhagwat has been repeatedly saying that those...
Sanjay Raut says BJP-Sena friendship ‘intact’
A day after senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are “not enemies” though there are differences of opinions between them, Sena’s Sanjay Raut likened the relationship to that shared by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and his filmmaker wife Kiran Rao who recently...
Mamata writes to Modi over fuel price
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday sent a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to reduce the taxes charged by the Centre on petrol and diesel “to check the overall inflation” in the country. Mamata said that petrol prices were hiked 8 times since May,...
12 Maha BJP MLAs suspended for ‘misbehaving’ with Speaker
Twelve BJP MLAs were on Monday suspended for the period of one year from Maharashtra assembly for allegedly creating ruckus in ongoing monsoon session of the House and “misbehaving” with Speaker in-chair Bhaskar Jadhav. The motion to suspend the MLAs was moved by state Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anil Parab...
Pranab’s son to quit Cong, join TMC
Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee, the son of former president Arnab Mukherjee is gearing up to join the Trinamool Congress. Abhijit Mukherjee has been a two-term MP in the Lok Sabha in his father’s seat of Jangipur and has been in talks with the TMC leadership for the past few...
Amarinder launches fire-fighting ahead of elections
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh is on a fire-fighting spree since returning from Delhi 12 days ago with an 18-point to-do list handed over by the Congress Committee. The committee was set up to resolve the disputes within the party unit in the poll-bound state. From July 1,...
Mayawati blames SP, Cong for failure of rule of law in UP
BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the erstwhile Samajwadi Party and Congress governments and the current BJP regime in Uttar Pradesh of misusing official machinery and failing to establish the rule of law in the state. In a series of tweets in Hindi, Mayawati said, “As it is known...
RSS chief denounces lynching in the name of cow protection
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said those who lynch people in the name of protecting “holy animal” cow are going against Hindutva. He also asserted that the DNA of all Indians is the same and urged Muslims not to get “trapped in the cycle of...
Fadnavis does not rule out renewal of ties between BJP, Shiv Sena
Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said his party and former ally Shiv Sena are “not enemies” though there are differences of opinions on certain issues between them and added there are no “ifs and buts” in politics. Responding to a query on whether there is a possibility...
TMC refuses to budge on Tushar Mehta
The TMC on Sunday continued its tirade against Solicitor General Tushar Mehta over his reported meeting with BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, as the ruling party’s Rajya Sabha leader Derek O’Brien said the senior advocate should not act as the saffron camps lackey. O’Brien, in a tweet, said Mehta should...
Cong says BJP changing CMs like toys
The Congress on Saturday hit out at the BJP leadership saying it has thrown Uttarakhand into political instability and betrayed its people by repeatedly changing chief minister like toys. BJP leader Tirath Singh Rawat resigned as the state’s chief minister on Friday after holding the post for less than...
Akhilesh accuses BJP of making a mockery of Zila Panchayat polls
Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday lashed out at the ruling BJP hours after the results of zila panchayat chairman posts elections were announced on Saturday. The BJP has bagged 67 out of 75 seats while SP managed to get only six. Alleging...
