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Yogendra Yadav quits Samyukta Kisan Morcha panel
Social activist Yogendra Yadav has resigned from the Samyukta Kisan Morcha coordination committee but said he will remain a “soldier” of the farmers’ collective. The SKM made Yadav’s resignation letter public at a press conference at Gurudwara Rakabganj here. In the letter, Yadav has said he will no longer...
Jharkhand CM Soren to seek trust vote on Monday
Amid suspense over the continuation of the Jharkhand Chief Minister as an MLA, Hemant Soren will seek a vote of trust during the special session of the Assembly on Monday, an official said. As per a letter sent to the MLAs by the Assembly secretariat, the chief minister has...
Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to announce party at rally
Stage is set for what would be the former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad’s new political chapter after he broke away from his five-decade-long association with the grand old party. It is D day for him and for his supporters in Jammu where Azad is likely to launch his...
BJP threatens to withdraw support to Conrad Sangma Govt
With just five months left for the Assembly polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which shares power with the National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya has threatened to withdraw support following the spate of allegations against the Conrad Sangma government. Moreover, the BJP begins to dig out the documentary...
Pawar advises Shinde to avert Dussehra rally venue face-off
Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday advised Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to avoid a face-off over the annual Dussehra rally of the Shiv Sena. Both the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena and the rebel faction headed by Shinde have sought the Shivaji Park ground in Mumbai as...
Alarm after Ukraine nuclear plant cutoff from grid
The global atomic energy watchdog said on Saturday that Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant had been disconnected from its last remaining main power line to the grid and is now relying on a reserve line. “Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has once again lost the connection to its...
India beats UK to become 5th largest economy
India has become the fifth largest economy in the world, beating the UK, a report has said. The country has become the fifth biggest economy during the last three months of 2021, pushing the United Kingdom to the sixth spot, with the country grappling with a harsh shock of...
Azad rally, Cong Delhi event set stage for Sunday showdown
The stage is set for a battle of ideologies and show of strength this Sunday as former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad will hold a rally in his home turf of J&K to gauge the mood of the public, while the Grand Old Party takes to the streets in...
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...
