Politics
Chirag Paswan Slams Nitish Kumar Ahead of LJP Meeting for Decision on Ties With JD(U) in Bihar Polls
On the eve of the meeting, LJP president Chirag Paswan fired yet another salvo at JD(U) president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying his decision to provide government jobs to kin of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes community members who w...
Maharashtra House Speaker Nana Patole Tests Positive for Covid-19 2 Days Before Session Starts
NCP MLA Narhari Zhirwal, who is the Assembly Deputy Speaker, will chair the proceedings in Patole's absence.
Madhya Pradesh Congress Leader's Followers Booked for Holding Rally Amid Covid-19 Pandemic
However, dates from the state bypolls are yet to be announced. A large number of Congress workers on Tuesday took out a rally, which also included a convoy of vehicles, at Sanver, about 30 kms from Indore, officials said.
Sushil Modi Accuses Lalu Prasad of Running Political Show from Behind Bars
Lalu Prasad is serving time in jail in four fodder scam cases. He was shifted to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) because of medical issues and then to the vacant bungalow of the director of the facility after some of his attendants repor...
Ex-BJP Councillor Among 5 Held Under NSA For Violating Covid-19 Norms During Muharram Procession in MP
Police have recommended that NSA provisions be invoked against one more person for alleged violation of the COVID-19-related restrictions during the Muharram procession.
Uttar Pradesh Govt Should Provide Insurance Cover to All Journalists, Says Priyanka Gandhi
Priyanka Gandhi's appeal to the government came after the death of a young journalist due to COVID-19.
BJP Sent Facebook a List of 44 Pages Before Lok Sabha Polls, 14 of Them Have Been Taken Down: Report
Fourteen of those pages, including sites in support of journalists Ravish Kumar and Vinod Dua, are no longer on available on the social media platform.
'De Facto Campaign Managers for BJP': TMC Claims Facebook Removed Accounts of Supporters Ahead of Foundation Day
TMC leader of Rajya Sabha and national spokesperson Derek O' Brien, in the letter, said the party had last year raised the issue of "collusion" between Facebook India and the BJP and that recent reports in the international media about the same have vindi...
'Difficult, Expensive': In Letter to PM Modi, Tamil Nadu CM Lists Problems With 'States Should Borrow' Plan
The Union Finance Ministry should agree to a mechanism in which the government of India (GoI) raises the required funds as a loan and lends it to the GST Compensation Fund (GSTCF) against future cess receipts, so that the GST compensation can be paid in f...
'Demonetisation, Wrong GST & Lockdown': Rahul Gandhi Accuses Modi Govt of Destroying Informal Economy
Gandhi said the informal sector, which comprises the poor, farmers and small traders, has a lot of money which the government cannot touch.
'Unfortunate that Party With Huge Cadre Needs a Fakir': Hazare Won't Join BJP's Protest Against AAP Govt
The BJP-led Union government controls agencies like the CBI, Hazare said, asking why no legal action was being taken against the AAP government in Delhi if it was corrupt.
BJP's Attitude Towards Students 'Devoid of Humanity': Akhilesh Slams Centre over JEE, NEET Exams
Workers of SP's student wing reached the Raj Bhawan on Thursday afternoon and raised anti-government slogans for organising NEET and JEE amid the pandemic at “considerable” risks to students. Police resorted to lathi-charge to control the protesters.
Congress at Historic Low, Will be in Opposition for 50 Years: Kapil Sibal, Azad Double Down on 'Dissent'
Gulam Nabi Azad was one of the signatories to the letter sent to party chief Sonia Gandhi asking her for 'sweeping changes' in Congress.
Refrain from Leaking Information Related to Parliamentary Panels to Media: Naidu
His action came days after Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla wrote a similar letter to chairpersons of parliamentary standing committees asking them to ensure confidentiality of the panel meetings.
Centre Morally Bound to Compensate States for GST Shortfall, Says Sushil Modi
The 41st meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council is slated to be held on Thursday via video conferencing, and it has just one agenda for discussion –making up for shortfall in states' revenues, sources said.
Former Tripura Congress President Birajit Sinha Abused by Youths
Sinha, also former Panchayat minister of the state said that he also informed the matter to the local BJP MLA of Majlishpur constituency, Sushanta Chowdhury, who is also his former party colleague.