NEW DELHI: Sharad Pawar is back with a bang. Almost a year after he lost control of his Nationalist Congress Party following a rebellion led by his estranged nephew Ajit Pawar, the Maratha strongman is once again on the centrestage of Maharashtra politics.The recent surprise visit of Maharashtra minister and NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, who…
GUWAHATI: Assam has had just eight applicants for citizenship under CAA to date and six of them are still to report for interviews, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said Monday, contradicting projections by some organisations that the state’s population could potentially swell by up to 50 lakh because of this provision.“When I contacted some Hindu Bengali…
BENGALURU: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah acknowledged Monday a scam of Rs 89.6 crore in the Karnataka Maharishi Valmiki ST Development Corporation, contradicting opposition’s claim of Rs 187 crore. The admission came during a heated debate initiated by LoP R Ashoka of BJP in the legislative assembly.Siddaramaiah, whose admission came when he intervened in Ashoka’s opening remarks,…
MUMBAI: A preliminary roadmap has been prepared by the BJP for the upcoming assembly elections in Maharashtra, said deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis in New Delhi on Tuesday after the state core committee held a meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah and BJP national president J P Nadda at the party headquarters.Newly-appointed observers for Maharashtra…
SHIMLA: Congress on Tuesday named Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s wife Kamlesh Thakur as its choice for Dehra assembly bypoll against BJP‘s Hoshyar Singh.A notification issued by AICC general secretary (organisation) K C Venugopal said Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge had approved the candidature of Kamlesh from Dehra after she reportedly emerged as the…
NEW DELHI: The Karnataka government‘s announcement of hike in petrol and diesel prices by Rs 3 per litre and Rs 3.02 per litre respectively has garnered strong reactions from opposition leaders and residents. “Khata-Khat badh gayi mehengai (Inflation has increased exponentially)!” reacted Union minister of petroleum and natural gas Hardeep Singh Puri.“After not fulfilling the…
KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) functionary was shot at in a tea stall in Basirhat and bombs were hurled at another’s house in Amdanga as violence raged across North 24 Parganas in West Bengal from Friday night to Saturday. A BJP functionary was injured after he was beaten up in Haroa. Basirhat TMC functionary Altaf…
KOLKATA: A Trinamool Congress (TMC) functionary was shot at in a tea stall in Basirhat and bombs were hurled at another’s house in Amdanga as violence raged across North 24 Parganas in West Bengal from Friday night to Saturday. A BJP functionary was injured after he was beaten up in Haroa. Basirhat TMC functionary Altaf…
NEW DELHI: The cabinet ministers of the Odisha government were allocated portfolios on Saturday by governor Raghubar Das on advice of CM Mohan Charan Majhi. According to the document released, Majhi has kept home ministry along with general administration and public grievance, information and public relations and water resources with himself. Deputy CM Kanak Vardhan…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah made a fervent denial of engaging in vindictive politics on Saturday, asserting that neither he nor his government would resort to such practices in the future. He directed accusations towards the BJP, accusing them of fostering such divisive tactics.Siddaramaiah’s remarks came in response to criticism from the BJP and…
