Tamil Nadu governor RN Ravi (left); Tamil Nadu CM M K Stalin (right) CHENNAI: A chorus singing ‘Tamil Thai Vaazhthu’ at an event Friday celebrating the Hindi month at Doordarshan Kendra, Chennai, with governor RN Ravi as the chief guest omitted the word “Dravida” from the lyrics —and all hell broke loose.Virtually every party barring…
SRINAGAR: The opposition in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday slammed the Omar Abdullah govt’s resolution on restoration of statehood for its silence on revival of Kashmir’s special status. “Omar Abdullah’s first resolution on statehood is nothing less than ratification of the Aug 5, 2019, decision (abrogation of special status). There’s no resolution on Article 370….
CHANDIGARH: Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as Haryana CM on Thursday for the second time, at a ceremony at Panchkula, near state capital Chandigarh, attended by PM Narendra Modi, defence minister Rajnath Singh, home minister Amit Shah, several Central ministers and CMs of many BJP-ruled states.A large crowd at the Dussehra Ground watched Haryana…
Maha appointments to state-run bodies violate code: UBT MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) has alleged that to pacify its functionaries and office-bearers ahead of polls, Mahayuti governement has appointed over 50 functionaries from BJP, Shiv Sena and NCP to 27 newly formed state-run corporations just before the model code of conduct (MCC) was announced.Sena (UBT) said…
SRINAGAR: Congress opted out of joining Union territory J&K’s first elected govt “till statehood is restored”, while a recent National Conference recruit from BJP — Surinder Kumar Choudhary of Jammu‘s Nowshera — made the cut Wednesday as CM Omar Abdullah‘s deputy in the six-member INDIA bloc ministry that took the oath of office in the…
CHANDIGARH: Nayab Singh Saini, who was, as expected, elected leader of BJP legislature party, will take oath as Haryana CM Thursday, a date chosen by PM Modi to mark anniversary of sage Valmiki.Home minister Amit Shah enlisted the party’s senior-most legislator Anil Vij, who had staked claim to the CM’s post during the campaign, to…
RAIPUR: A day after Chhattisgarh police arrested Kuldeep Sahu for the murder of the wife and daughter of a head constable, four more suspects – including NSUI district president Chandrakant Chaudhary – were arrested Wednesday. Though the bodies had been found nude, the medical investigation didn’t indicate any ‘initial signs of rape or sexual assault’,…
NEW DELHI: Former Delhi CM and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a fresh attack on BJP, accusing the saffron party to gain power in Delhi by any means and warned Delhi residents that if they succeed that they will stop facilities such free electricity, uninterrupted power and ruin government schools and hospitals.“Now…
Nayab Singh Saini will retain Haryana CM’s post after recent assembly elections. NEW DELHI: Nayab Singh Saini is set to be sworn in as the chief minister of Haryana for a second term on Thursday, October 17. He was elected as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislative party.Former home and family welfare minister…
New Delhi: BJP kicked off the process to elect its new chief on Tuesday with incumbent J P Nadda announcing the appointment of a national returning officer and co-returning officers to conduct the organisational elections.The drill will enter its last lap in Dec or early next year once organisational polls in at least half the…
