Politics
Khattar junks speculation about his ‘replacement’
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday ridiculed the social media speculation that he was being “replaced.” The 68-year-old senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader said some people who are fond of social media go to sleep with the thought that the CM was being “replaced.” Khattar was speaking...
Ex-CM claims strong undercurrent in favour of JD(S)
JD(S) leader H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said there is a strong undercurrent in favour of his party, especially in the rural areas, in the run-up to assembly polls in Karnataka likely to be held by April-May 2023. The former chief minister also expressed confidence about JD(S) winning more...
Centre adopts hands-off approach on Maha-K’taka row
The Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre is faced with the challenging situation of trying to rein in the two warring states, Karnataka and Maharashtra, where it is in power. However, it seems like the central government has taken a stand of no interference on this issue especially when...
Patel swearing as Gujarat CM for 2nd term on Monday
Two days after the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a thumping win in the Gujarat assembly elections, Bhupendra Patel met Governor Acharya Devvrat at Raj Bhavan and staked claim to form a government. He is all set to assume the Chief Minister post for a second term, and will...
Cong says no impact of Gujarat poll results on yatra
Congress leader Jairam Ramesh Saturday claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra was unfazed by the Gujarat assembly election results and said the party’s disappointing show in the polls will be analysed and suitable action taken. He, however, alleged that Central and state government machinery was misused in Gujarat...
No J&K progress till democratic rights guaranteed: Farooq
National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah Saturday said the idea of all round development of the people of Jammu and Kashmir will remain elusive till their basic democratic rights are not guaranteed and respected. Abdullah in his message on International Human Rights Day said human rights are indispensable and...
HP Cong MLAs authorise party chief to pick CM
Newly elected Congress MLAs met here on Friday and unanimously passed a resolution authorising the party president to pick the legislature party leader, who will be the next Himachal Pradesh chief minister. Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party meeting, chief minister hopefuls Pratibha Singh, Mukesh Agnihotri and Sukhwinder Singh...
Mamata denied chance to speak at G20 virtual meet
ed Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday did not get a chance to speak at the virtual meeting of governors, chief ministers and lieutenant governors chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for discussion on various aspects of India’s G20 presidency, a senior official here said. Banerjee, who had...
KCR proposes a Telangana model for whole country
With the slogan “Ab ki baar, kisan sarkar” (this time, a government for farmers), Telangana chief minister Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) formally launched the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) and unveiled its flag. The move came after the Election Commission approved changing the name of his party Telangana Rashtra Samithi...
Cong to take a leaf out of Priyanka’s HP playbook
It may cause a fiscal catastrophe but the Himachal Pradesh win could have given the Congress a pan-India issue for pitching in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections — bringing back the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) nationwide. It was the OPS promise of the Congress that caught the fancy of...
