UNNAO: In the very heart of Uttar Pradesh, the political tide ebbs and flows dramatically in Unnao. At its centre stands the indelible imprint of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, a once-powerful BJP MLA from Bangarmau, whose shadow continues to loom large despite his incarceration in Tihar, 500km from here, for raping a minor four years ago….
BHUBANESWAR: The Patnaiks have been the most dominant force in Odisha’s political and economic landscape. Just three individuals from two Patnaik families – Janaki Ballav (JB), Biju and the latter’s son Naveen – have governed the state as chief ministers for 45 years of the 77 since Independence. In the last 32 years, however, Odisha…
JHARSUGUDA: BJD leader V K Pandian on Friday said he would quit politics if chief minister Naveen Patnaik doesn’t return to power with a three-fourth majority and dared Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan to do the same if BJP loses the elections in Odisha.“I will retire from politics if Naveen Patnaik doesn’t become the CM of…
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat high court has ordered taking a lower court judge back into judicial service eight years after he was sacked on various charges, including inflicting electric shocks on court staff “in order to get sadistic pleasure and to physically harass them on the court premises”. This case involved civil judge and judicial magistrate…
Former Maharashtra CM Chavan criticizes agencies for failing to find Dabholkar murder mastermind. Sanatan Sanstha’s Ghanwat accuses Chavan of promoting ‘Hindu terrorism’ theory. No action taken against the organization despite ban requests. Source link
NEW DELHI: The Congress termed the EC’s response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter as a “permanent blot” on the face of a body, which is there to “ensure a level-playing field to all political parties”. Demanding transparency and promptitude” from EC, an INDIA bloc delegation on Friday met the ECI and raised concerns over…
NEW DELHI: The government has finally notified the Inter-Services Organisations (Command, Control and Discipline) Act, which will also pave the way for creation of the long-pending unified theatre commands in the most radical military reorganization envisaged since Independence.The enforcement with immediate effect of the ISO Act, which received presidential assent on August 15 last year…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday walked out of Tihar after spending 50 days in jail following the Supreme Court‘s order granting him interim bail in the excise policy case.“I have a request, we have to save the country from dictatorship. I am fighting against it with all might,” CM Kejriwal said…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday granted Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal interim bail until June 1, allowing him to participate in the ongoing Lok Sabha election campaign. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta said Kejriwal, arrested in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged excise policy scam,…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday accused Mallikarjun Kharge of creating impediments in the conduct of free and fair elections as it rejected the Congress chief‘s allegations of mismanagement and delay in release of voter turnout data. The poll body said Kharge’s allegations are unwarranted, without facts and ‘reflective of a biased and deliberate…
