IPA Webdesk
Blow to Nitish as 5 JD(U) Manipur MLAs join BJP
Five MLAs from Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) joined the ruling BJP in Manipur on Friday, a statement said. The statement issued by Manipur Assembly Secretary K Meghajit Singh said that the Speaker was pleased to accept the merger of five JD(U) MLAs with the BJP under the tenth schedule of...
Outrage forces stoppage of mining at Ram-linked MP hill
No mining will be allowed on the hill where Lord Ram is believed to have taken a pledge to kill demons, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has declared. A huge controversy began after the Satna district administration scheduled a public hearing for September 30 — mandatory under environment...
JD(U) calls crucial meeting ahead of national executive
”Desh ka neta kaisa ho Nitish Kumar jaisa ho” was the slogan that rent the air, and summed up the sentiment, at the JD(U)’s Bihar headquarters here ahead of the party’s national executive meeting scheduled on Saturday. The chief minister visited the Birchand Patel Marg office on Friday to...
J’khand Governor flies to Delhi amid suspense over CM fate
Amid confusion over continuation of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren as an MLA, Governor Ramesh Bais on Friday went to Delhi, a day after ruling UPA MLAs urged him to clear the air over the EC’s recommendation on the matter. The governor’s Delhi visit has triggered further speculations as...
Kejriwal retaliates Lt Guv with corruption charges against him
The escalating friction between Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party spiked with VK Saxena accusing Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “diversionary tactics and false accusations”. Caught in a tussle over the excise policy, AAP had accused the Lieutenant Governor of being involved in corruption during demonetisation....
Supreme Court questions High Court notice to Teesta
Raising serious concerns about the way activist Teesta Setalvad has been kept in custody in Gujarat for more than two months, the Supreme Court questioned how the Gujarat High Court issued notice asking for a reply after six weeks. A bench led by Chief Justice of India UU Lalit...
Starbucks names Laxman Narasimhan as new CEO
Starbucks Corp on Thursday named Laxman Narasimhan as its next chief executive officer, choosing an executive credited with revitalizing the maker of Lysol disinfectants to undertake a “reinvention” of the world’s biggest coffee chain. Narasimhan was CEO of Reckitt, which also makes Durex condoms, Enfamil baby formula and Mucinex...
Azad-Hooda meeting raises hackles in Haryana Congress
A meeting between erstwhile Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda and former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has ruffled feathers within the party’s state unit with some leaders seeking an explanation on the interaction between the two even as the ex-CM said he always stood by the Gandhi family....
Shinde meets Uddhav Thackeray’s top aide
Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday visited the residence of Milind Narvekar, personal secretary of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, on the occasion of Ganesh festival. Eknath Shinde, who rebelled against Thackeray’s leadership in June and toppled his government, said he paid visit to Narvekar’s residence to pay...
Bengal BJP chief is a puppet, says party colleague
Infighting in Bengal BJP came out in the open on Thursday when its national secretary Anupam Hazra slammed the party’s Bengal president Sukanta Majumdar for “lacking the personality” needed to lead a party and said he is just a puppet who is controlled by others. Hazra’s outburst against Majumdar...
