Politics
AAP debuts in Madhya Pradesh with Singrauli mayoral victory
Of the 11 civic bodies in Madhya Pradesh where mayoral elections were held recently, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) so far emerged victorious in Burhanpur, Satna, Khandwa and Sagar on Sunday, while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) opened its account by winning in Singrauli. As per the latest trends,...
Margaret Alva is opposition VP candidate
Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Margaret Alva is the Opposition’s joint candidate for the vice presidential election, NCP leader Sharad Pawar announced on Sunday. The announcement came a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda said West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will be NDA’s...
CJI Ramana’s bench to hear pleas on Maha crisis on July 20
Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde will once again go up against Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as the Supreme Court — under a bench headed by Chief Justice Of India NV Ramana — hears pleas seeking disqualification of rebel Sena MLAs. The SC bench will also have Justices Krishna...
Sinha says Nitish did not even respond to messages
Opposition’s Presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha on Friday said that he had repeatedly tried to contact Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar during his campaign but the latter refused to talk to him. Sinha was in Patna during his presidential election campaign and all the opposition parties including the RJD,...
Plea for 75 small states to mark 75 years of independence
Maharashtra Congress leader and former Katol MLA Ashish Deshmukh on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealing him to form 75 smaller states as a gift to the nation on its 75th anniversary of independence. Deshmukh, who has been pitching for a separate Vidarbha state for...
OPS seeks sealing of party Hqs until leadership issue settled
The AIADMK headquarters in the city can continue to remain under lock and seal till time the issue is resolved by appropriate civil court, the senior advocate representing ousted party leader O Panneerselvam (OPS) told the Madras High Court on Friday. When the two criminal original petitions from party...
BJP says no word banned but would only be expunged
The BJP took on the opposition, especially the Congress, over the issue of unparliamentary words on Thursday and said it is trying to create an issue where none exists. Opposition parties have slammed the government, saying the new list of unparliamentary words is meant to gag the criticism of...
Group seeks temporary bar on entry to Mathura’s Shahi Idgah
The leader of a right-wing group has asked the Mathura district administration to bar everyone from entering the Shahi Idgah till August 17 and said otherwise its members will recite the Hanuman Chalisa there. Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha president Rajyashree Chaudhary has said the district administration should bar everyone...
Sinha alleges ‘Operation Kamal’ even in president poll
Opposition parties’ joint Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Thursday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of indulging in horse trading in the election for the country’s highest constitutional post and sought a probe into it. He claimed that the saffron party was carrying out ‘Operation Kamal’, under which...
Row over top Patna cop comparing Popular Front with RSS
Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Manavjit Singh Dhillon courted controversy on Thursday when he compared extremist outfit Popular Front of India’s martial art training at its camps with the routine followed at branches of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. The SSP made the comments a day after the arrest of...
