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Bommai in Delhi amid speculation about cabinet changes
Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai arrived in the national capital on Friday and his sudden visit, the second in less than 10 days, sparked speculation in political circles, especially within the ruling BJP. After landing in Delhi, the chief minister directly went to call on a Union minister, sources...
Jet Airways to start flying again after 3 years
Jet Airways has been granted the licence to resume commercial flights by the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The airline was granted the air operator certificate (AOC) after completing two proving flights. A total of five landings (five flights) have to be done by the aircraft...
Raj Thackeray puts Ayodhya visit on hold
Days after the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) warned that the entire state will rise if Raj Thackeray is harmed during his visit to Ayodhya, the MNS chief has postponed his programme. Thackeray’s proposed visit had set off massive opposition, with a BJP leader and the Shiv Sena up in...
KCR on national mission, to start tour from Delhi
Aiming to play a key role in national politics with an alternative agenda, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao will undertake a nation-wide tour, starting from Friday. The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) chief will meet eminent personalities from fields of politics, economy, and media during his tour, the Chief...
New CBI cases against Lalu, family followed by raids
Weeks after he was granted bail in a fodder scam case, Lalu Prasad Yadav has been charged in a fresh corruption case over alleged irregularities in recruitment between 2004 and 2009 when he was Railways Minister. Besides Lalu Yadav, his family members have also been named accused in the...
Azam Khan walks out of jail after 27 months
Amid much fanfare and equally glaring political questions, SP leader Azam Khan finally walked out of jail after a long 27 months. The Samajwadi Party MLA from Rampur (Sadar) assembly seat, Khan was released after the Supreme Court had granted him interim bail in the 89th case registered against...
Mann rules out special status for convicted Sidhu in jail
With the Supreme Court sentencing Navjot Singh Sidhu to one year of rigorous imprisonment in a 34-year-old road rage case, the former cricketer is likely to be lodged in the Patiala central jail even as Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann government has ruled out any “special arrangements” in the prison for...
Mamata threat to expose LF rule as Oppn pressure mounts
Opposition parties of West Bengal on Thursday demanded the resignation of Education Minister Partha Chatterjee and his deputy Paresh Chandra Adhikari from their posts in the wake of the CBI investigation in the SSC scam, even as Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee threatened to expose illegal recruitments made during the...
Agra mayor wants Aurangzeb plaques removed
Agra mayor Naveen Jain on Wednesday said he, in the capacity of the national president of the mayor’s council, has appealed to all mayors to remove all plaques of Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb from all places. The mayor said, “Aurangzeb was a cruel ruler who destroyed Hindu temples and also...
Another hike takes LPG price beyond Rs1,000
The price of 14.2-kg domestic liquefied petroleum gas or LPG cylinder has crossed Rs 1,000 in most of the places in India from Thursday. The oil marketing companies have increased the price of cooking gas by Rs 3.5. This was the second hike in the price of domestic cooking...
