BB Tyagi, a two-time BJP municipal councillor, joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday, praising the party’s dedication to public service. Tyagi’s switch follows the recent departure of another former BJP MLA, Brahm Singh Tanwar, to AAP. NEW DELHI: BJP leader and former municipal councillor BB Tyagi joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on…
NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday elected veteran National Conference leader and seven-time MLA Abdul Rahim Rather as its speaker as the first listed transaction of the business in the first session after a gap of six years.Chief minister Omar Abdullah and protem speaker Mubarak Gul congratulated Rather as he took Chair…
Jharkhand CM and JMM chief Hemant Soren RANCHI: Jharkhand‘s governing JMM and CM Hemant Soren hit back Sunday at Union home minister Amit Shah’s promises of a crackdown on Bangladeshi infiltrators, a CBI probe into a paper leak and Uniform Civil Code (UCC) if BJP and its allies won the Nov 13 and 20 assembly…
BELAGAVI: Karnataka BJP will send a recent “ground report” from Vijayapura to a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) looking into the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2024, signalling its intent to milk the issue despite chief minister Siddaramaiah’s directive to cancel waqf entries in land records of farmers. The JPC is headed by BJP’s Jagadambika Pal.A BJP delegation…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah unveiled Sunday BJP’s manifesto for the Jharkhand assembly elections, promising a uniform civil code (UCC) for the state while exempting tribal communities from its implementation. He accused illegal Bangladeshi immigrants of grabbing tribal land “by marrying tribal girls through false pretensions”. “The tribal population is dwindling due to…
Sunil Sharma. (Photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced Sunil Sharma, a former minister, to lead the Jammu and Kashmir BJP legislature party. Sunil Sharma is the MLA from Padder Nagseni constituency in Kishtwar district and will serve as the leader of opposition in the J&K state legislative assembly. “Sunil Sharma has…
NEW DELHI: Exactly a week after subtly referring to BJP as his ideological foe and DMK as political enemy at his maiden political conference, actor Vijay led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) on Sunday passed resolutions against Centre’s NEET exam, push for ‘One Nation, One Election’, Waqf Amendment Bill and against the state government led by…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut questions the increased security cover for Maharashtra home minister and deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, calling for clarity on the specific threats justifying such protection. NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday questioned the increased security cover for Maharashtra home minister and deputy chief minister Devendra…
NEW DELHI: The opposition INDIA bloc has accused Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of making “inflammatory and divisive speeches” during an election rally in Jharkhand and have asked the Chief Electoral Officer to take immediate action against Sarma.The complaint pertains to remarks made by Sarma on November 1 in Sarath, Jharkhand, which the opposition…
SERAIKELA: At 68, former Jharkhand CM and ex-JMM stalwart Champai Soren has chosen to go against his political guru Shibu Soren, whom he had rubbed shoulders with during the movement for Jharkhand statehood. He will now fight to stay relevant and save his legacy in the state’s political arena, especially in Kolhan region.Known as “Kolhan…
