Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked eight cabinet ministers and withdrew portfolios of nine ministers in a major shake-up of his ministry. The move is being seen as a precursor to the cabinet reshuffle scheduled for October 31 when some new faces are likely to be included in the 43-month-old Samajwadi Party […]
The Congress on Thursday questioned both the BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on the issue of the parole plea of former Haryana Chief Minister Om Prakash Chautala and alleged moves to transfer him to Bathinda jail in Punjab. Delhi Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung on Wednesday rejected the October 5 parole plea of Chautala for […]
The third phase of Bihar’s staggered assembly polls ended on Wednesday evening, with 53.20 percent of the 14.5 million electorate voting in 50 constituencies across six districts. Additional Chief Electoral Officer R. Lakshmanan said the exercise passed off peacefully, including in areas where Maoists are active. There were only minor clashes between rival political activists. […]
Caste, caste, caste… As Bihar readies for the third phase of assembly elections on Wednesday, caste seems to have taken the centre stage yet again. Although rival claimants for power are talking about issues related to economic development, political activists and voters think it is caste which will finally determine who votes for who. That […]
Patna, A video clip showing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visiting a tantrik to seek his blessings was released by the BJP on Saturday. The BJP and its allies leaders targetted Nitish Kumar, saying he was promoting superstition and had lost his faith in the people. Ruling Janata Dal-Unitd leaders hit back at the Bharatiya […]
Canada , October 20: It is Punjabis all the way. They have done it. It is a time to celebrate for half a million Punjabis as all the nine Indian-Canadians of Punjabo origin have been declared elected as MPs. The new parliament now has three turbaned Sikh MPs as Tim Uppal of the ruling Conservative […]
Thiruvananthapuram, BJP leader V. Muraleedharan said on Monday that people were free to eat anything, “be it beef, buffalo or pork meat”. “Anything can be eaten, be it beef, buffalo or pork meat. This is a personal choice,” Muraleedharan, the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Kerala, told the media here. The BJP would […]
The opposition Congress and Aam Aadmi Party on Monday upped the ante on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s alleged links with former IPL chief Lalit Modi, with the Congress reiterating its demand that she should resign. Continuing its attack on Sushma Swaraj for “helping” Modi – who was served an Enforcement Directorate notice for alleged […]
In the hour of Narendra Modi’s electoral triumph last year, he could not have imagined that only a year-and-a-half later, he would face a situation where he and his party would have to devote all their energies to maintain their prime position in the political field. Unless Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are […]
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday hit out at allegations of corruption and policy paralysis against his UPA government, saying he never used public office to “enrich” himself or his family and friends. “I say in all humility that I have not used public office to enrich myself, family or friends,” Manmohan Singh said […]