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Bihar RJD chief wants to see Nitish in Delhi, Tejashwi in Patna
A day after RJD Bihar chief Jagadanand Singh said that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will give the responsibility of the state to Tejashwi Yadav in 2023, he said that the latter has an image of a great socialist leader and he has to lead the country. “If Nitish Kumar...
Ukraine seeks NATO membership as Russia annexes 4 regions
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that Kyiv is requesting fast-track NATO membership after Russia formally annexed four Moscow-held regions of Ukraine. “We have already proven our compatibility with (NATO) alliance standards,” Zelensky said in a video posted by the Ukrainian presidency on social media. “We are taking a...
Mallikarjun Kharge joins contest for Cong chief
Mallikarjun Kharge is the latest to join the contest for Congress president as the candidate backed by the party high command and will resign as Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha in accordance with the ‘one person one post’ rule, said sources. Kharge, the Leader of Opposition in Rajya...
Sonia to decide Gehlot future as Rajasthan CM
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday said the party’s interim president Sonia Gandhi will take a call on whether Ashok Gehlot will remain the chief minister of Rajasthan. He said the decision will be taken in a day or two. Another Congress legislature party meeting is likely to...
Gadkari clarifies his ‘rich nation, poor people’ speech
Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said his ‘Rich nation, poor people’ speech in Nagpur was flashed in such a manner by a prominent news agency that it was completely taken out of context and used by some members of opposition parties to “derive joy out of it”....
Akhilesh Yadav elected SP chief for third time
Akhilesh Yadav was on Thursday unanimously elected president of the Samajwadi Party for the third consecutive time, said the party’s secretary general Ram Gopal Yadav. Declaring the result of the election at the Samajwadi Party national convention at Ramabai Ambedkar stadium here, Ram Gopal Yadav said Akhilesh Yadav was...
Nadda asks party workers to dislodge BJD govt in Odisha
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president JP Nadda, who is on a two-day visit to Odisha, exhorted party workers to topple the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) government in the state in 2024 elections. Nadda urged BJP workers to make the people of Odisha aware of the developmental schemes of Prime...
Looks like it’s Digvijaya vs Tharoor for Cong chief
The Congress elections, in a fresh twist, appears likely to be a contest between Shashi Tharoor and Digvijaya Singh. Sources said Singh will file nomination within two days. But he has denied, saying it has not been discussed with the Gandhis yet. Digvijay Singh, who is in Kerala for...
Gehlot tells Sonia he is not behind rebellion by MLAs
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot arrived in the national capital on Wednesday night amid speculation that he will meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Thursday. The chief minister arrived around 10.30 pm on a special aircraft. Talking to reporters, Gehlot said internal issues that have cropped up within the...
Probe into vehicle purchase at high prices by Uddhav govt
The Maharashtra government will conduct an inquiry into alleged irregularities in the purchase of vehicles by the relief and rehabilitation department when the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Agahdi (MVA) was in power, Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Wednesday. He made the announcement after a regional news channel...
Rahul yatra to enter Tamil Nadu today at end of Kerala phase
Accompanied by a huge crowd of supporters, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday morning began the last phase of the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kerala. The foot march — which resumed from Marthoma College Junction at Chungathara here — would take a break at CKHS Manimooly at Vazhikadavu after...
Priyanka not a Gandhi, can be party chief, says Cong MP
Congress MP Abdul Khaleque today batted for Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to take on the mantle of party presidency, saying that being the daughter-in-law of the Vadra family, she is no more a Gandhi family member as per Indian tradition and should take up the post. In a tweet, the...
Popular Front banned for 5 years citing terror links
After two rounds of nationwide raids and arrest of over 240 leaders and functionaries of Popular Front Of India (PFI) in a week, the centre last evening banned the outfit for five years over alleged terror activities. A government notification said the PFI and its affiliate organisations or fronts have been...
Cong serves notice to 3 loyalists, Gehlot spared
Three Ashok Gehlot loyalists faced the axe on Tuesday with the Congress serving them show-cause notice for “grave indiscipline” – two days after they participated in a parallel meeting laying down conditions to the party and skipping the scheduled legislature party meeting. Rajasthan ministers – Shanti Dhariwal and Mahesh...
Nitish demands special status for all backward states
Maintaining that “all backward states” should be given special category status, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday said it will boost progress in those states and, in turn, the country will grow at an unprecedented rate. Kumar said that those at the Centre are only interested in enjoying...
SC allows EC to hold hearing to decide ‘real’ Sena
The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave permission to the Election Commission of India (ECI) to conduct the hearing of Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led faction’s plea seeking recognition as the ‘real’ Shiv Sena and allocation of the party’s ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to it. A constitution bench headed by...
Yogi govt cracks down on cow smugglers
Ordering stringent action against cow smugglers in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to run a campaign to arrest those absconding for the crime since 2017 and open history-sheets of criminals who were booked in the past decade in the state for cow-smuggling. An order issued by...
Mann moves confidence motion, BJP MLAs walk out
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday moved a confidence motion in the state assembly. Punjab Governor Banwarilal Purohit on Sunday gave his nod to convene the House on September 27 after days of squabble between the Raj Bhavan and AAP government over holding a session of the Assembly....
