Politics
Mamata Launches 2 Organisations to 'Counter’ RSS in Bengal, Asks TMC Workers to Recapture Offices 'Occupied' by BJP
The TMC supremo also hit out at a section of the party leaders who had "surrendered" to the lure of money given by the BJP and termed them as "traitors".
More MPs From West Bengal to be Inducted in Union Ministry: Dilip Ghosh
Senior BJP leader Mukul Roy, one of the key figures in the party's stellar performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Bengal, too exuded confidence that more MPs from West Bengal will be inducted in the Union ministry and asked the party workers to wait for so...
Kiren Rijiju, BJP's Giant Slayer in Arunachal, Replaces Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore in Youth Affairs and Sports Ministry
Rijiju successfully retained Arunachal West seat in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. He defeated Congress candidate and two times former chief minister Nabam Tuki with a huge margin of 1,67,132 votes.
Former Jharkhand CM & Adivasi Leader Arjun Munda Gets Tribal Affairs Ministry
Attracted to politics since teenage, Munda got involved in the Jharkhand movement in the early 1980s, demanding a separate state for tribals to be carved out of Bihar’s southern, mineral-rich region.
In Second Stint Under PM Modi, Nirmala Sitharaman Gets Finance, Corporate Affairs Ministries
A staunch supporter of PM Modi and his policies in defence and security, Sitharaman has been an active face in national media over the past year, defending the government’s stance on the Rafale deal in Parliament.
Blend of Youthful Energy and Experience, Tweets Modi as New Cabinet Gears Up for Second Innings
He said it has people who have excelled as parliamentarians and those who have had distinguished professional careers.
Modi 2.0 Taps In Amit Shah, Jaishankar to Take the Baton from Vajpayee-Era Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj
Amit Shah’s oath after Narendra Modi and Rajnath Singh delineates the pecking order in the Union cabinet. Shah was administered oath ahead of former BJP president Nitin Gadkari.
Doesn't Matter' if Some 'Opportunist' MLAs Join BJP: TMC
'It doesn't matter if one or two opportunist MLAs switchover to the BJP. Some are opportunist and some are being forced to join by using threat and intimidation,' senior TMC leader Tapas Roy said.
After Pragya Thakur, BJP MLA Calls Mahatma Gandhi's Assassin a Patriot; Congress Demands Action
Usha Thakur, the Mhow MLA who is known for her extremist views, revived the debate on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin on Wednesday saying that Godse was a nationalist and that he was concerned for the country.
‘Won’t Join BJP Even if My Body is Cut into Pieces’: Gujarat Congress MLAs Snub Reports of Defection
However, the recent statements from rebel Congress MLA Alpesh Thakor and BJP state president Jitu Vaghani added fuel to the ongoing speculations of ‘mass exodus’ in the Congress.
'Forced at Gunpoint to Join BJP': Day After TMC Leaders Abandon Ship, Party Issues Clarification
In a major jolt to Mamata Banerjee, Mukul Roy’s son Subhrangshu along with two Bengal legislators and 50 Trinamool Congress councillors joined the BJP on Tuesday.
Stung by Lok Sabha Poll Debacle, Samajwadi Party Likely to Replace Leaders With New Faces
Sources have said that work is underway to identify new faces and leaders, who will be entrusted with the task to strengthen the party in several districts for the 2022 state Assembly polls.
Mamata to Arrive in Delhi Today for Modi's Swearing-in, But Rejigs Cabinet Before Fulfilling 'Constitutional Duty'
The TMC chief is also scheduled to call on senior Congress leader and former president Pranab Mukherjee on the morning of May 30.
One of the 3 Accused Held for Mumbai Doc's 'Suicide', NCW Wants Hosp to Probe 'Casteist' Slur Angle
Protesters belonging to the Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi and other Dalit and tribal organisations held protests outside the BYL Nair Hospital here over Tadvi's death.
Yeddyurappa Seeks Dissolution of Karnataka Assembly and Fresh State Elections
According to the sources, the state leadership has been asked to wait till Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet is sworn in, as any move at this juncture would send a wrong message.
Senior Cong Leaders, Sulking Allies Could Figure in Kamal Nath's New List of Ministers
The move comes close on the heels of an emphatic defeat of the ruling Congress, which lost all 29 Lok Sabha seats, barring one (Nakul Nath in Chhindwara) in Madhya Pradesh.