Ajit Pawar during the foundation stone laying ceremony of various development works at Baramati. MUMBAI: In a surprise move, NCP president and deputy CM Ajit Pawar dropped veteran NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal, a prominent OBC face in the previous govt, from the cabinet. “I have no comments to offer on the NCP leadership’s decision. It…
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday announced the construction of Ram Temple in West Bengal to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the Ayodhya Ram temple. This came amidst row over the Trinamool Congress MLA’s remarks who said that the Babri Masjid was yet to be rebuilt 30 years after its demolition.“Ram Mandir should not…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday condemned the opposition parties’ decision to boycott the oath-taking ceremony during the first day of the Maharashtra assembly’s special session. Fadnavis accused the elected members of the opposition of insulting the voters who had chosen them by refusing to take their oaths as MLAs.“The voters have…
CHANDIGARH: Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Monday administered oath to three AAP MLAs, who were elected in the recently concluded bypolls in the state. The Aam Aadmi Party wrested the Gidderbaha, Dera Baba Nanak, and Chabbewal Assembly segments, while the Congress won the Barnala seat in the November 20 bypolls. Sandhwan administered oath…
NEW DELHI: A Karnataka Congress MLA‘s suggestion to chief minister about poll guarantees has left the party embarrassed. HR Gaviyappa, Congress MLA from Vijayanagar, proposed cancelling certain election guarantees due to financial constraints.He said that the electoral commitments were hindering housing provision for underprivileged residents. The Congress MLA said that the CM had secured Rs…
NEW DELHI: The US authorities, while responding to a legal assistance request submitted by J&K police through the ministry of external affairs, seeking access to two alleged Gmail accounts of PDP MLA and terror accused Waheed-ur-Rehman Para, have posed a set of counter-queries and clarifications.Sources said the US department of justice, responding to India’s request…
GUWAHATI: Manipur’s 10 Kuki legislators, including seven from BJP, urged the Centre and state govt Thursday to initiate a political dialogue to restore peace in the violence-hit state. Their call came in response to an eight-point resolution passed Monday during a meeting of NDA ministers and legislators convened by CM N Biren Singh. The Kuki…
GUWAHATI: Fissures in BJP’s Manipur unit over CM N Biren Singh‘s handling of the ongoing strife deepened Tuesday after 19 of 37 saffron party MLAs representing either side of the ethnic divide skipped the previous night’s NDA meeting in which a resolution was passed to go all out against the “Kuki militants” suspected to have…