NEW DELHI: The government is examining the Supreme Court‘s verdict on the appointment of chief election commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners and it will take “appropriate action” on it, Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said the Supreme Court in its judgment of March 2 held that […]
NEW DELHI: Several opposition party leaders on Tuesday held a protest in the corridors of Parliament and raised slogans demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani issue, even as the BJP accused the opposition MPs of repeatedly insulting Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar and stalling the parliamentary process.Both houses of Parliament adjourned […]
BENGALURU: The upcoming assembly elections is shaping up to be the toughest challenge JD(S) has ever faced in electoral politics, as both Congress and BJP are threatening to make huge dents in its Vokkaliga vote bank in the Old Mysuru region. Ever since its inception, JD(S) has won 70-80% of its seats from the region. […]
NEW DELHI: The BJP is poised to retain office in Tripura and Nagaland while the National People’s Party (NPP), led by chief minister Conrad Sangma, is the front-runner in Meghalaya, exit polls suggested on Monday after elections concluded in Nagaland and Meghalaya.In Tripura, three different exit polls were unanimous in giving a majority to BJP […]
NEW DELHI: The Congress, which is accused by the BJP of appeasing Muslims, may also be exposing itself to criticism of pandering to Christians in poll-bound Nagaland and Meghalaya.Christians constitute more than 85 per cent of the population of Nagaland and over 75 per cent in Meghalaya. The two northeastern states face assembly election on […]
LUCKNOW: Praising CM Yogi Adityanath’s UP for its transformation from one of the “Bimaru” states to the “engine of the country’s growth”, PM Modi said at the inaugural session of the three-day Global Investors Summit here on Friday, “If India is attaining the status of a bright spot for the entire world, then UP is […]
NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday released a “chargesheet” against the Narendra Modi government, which its cadres will take to every household in the country along with a letter from Rahul Gandhi. The one-page chargesheet refers to BJP as the ‘Bhrasht Jumla Party’ and says the saffron party’s mantra has always been “kuch ka saath, khud […]
