Category: POLITICS

Narendra Modi speaks to Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, Pranab Mukherjee on coronavirus

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday reached out to top leaders from across the political spectrum, including Congress president Sonia Gandhi and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, to discuss the situation arising out of the coronavirus outbreak. He also spoke to former presidents Pranab Mukherjee and Pratibha Patil, and former prime ministers Manmohan Singh […]

Narendra Modi living proof Indians can accomplish anything with hard work: Donald Trump

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rise from his humble background as a “chai-wallah” (tea-seller) underscored the “limitless promise of the great nation”, remarks which reflected the bonhomie shared by the two leaders. Everybody loves him, Trump said of Modi at the “Namaste Trump” event here, and […]

Congress’ organisational structure weakened due to vacancies in departments, cells

NEW DELHI: The Congress is not only facing a crisis in its top leadership but its organisational structure has also been weakened as several departments and cells have remained headless for long, party sources said. They, however, asserted that the process of appointments will speed up once the leadership crisis is resolved. Voices are emerging […]

Jagat Prakash Nadda takes over as BJP president

NEW DELHI: Jagat Prakash (JP) Nadda was elected unopposed as the BJP’s national president on Monday, taking over the reins from Amit Shah whose tenure of five-and-a-half years saw the party turning into a formidable election-winning machinery despite occasional setbacks. The 59-year-old leader from Himachal Pradesh is seen as an affable and low-key politician who […]

Delhi Elections 2020: AAP announces list of 70 candidates, fields 24 new faces and drops 15 sitting MLAs

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has fielded 24 new faces, dropping 15 sitting MLAs, in its list of candidates for the February 8 Delhi assembly elections announced on Tuesday. The new candidates included Atishi Marlena, Dilip Pandey and Raghav Chadha, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, and five others who recently […]

Delhi Assembly polls on February 8; results to be declared on February 11

NEW DELHI:The elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly will take place on February 8 and results will be declared on February 11, the Election Commission announced on Monday. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora said the notification for the polls will be issued on January 14 while the last date of withdrawal of candidature will be […]

BJP leader Subramanian Swamy expresses concern over economy

KOLKATA: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said the country’s economy is not showing good signs though Prime Minister Narendra Modi has manifested tremendous leadership skill in fighting terror and in social welfare projects. The fiscal decisions of the government have not yielded the desired results, the Rajya Sabha MP said […]

Maharashtra portfolios: Ajit Pawar gets Finance, Anil Deshmukh Home

NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar has got the finance and planning department while party colleague Anil Deshmukh is the state’s new Home minister, a senior official said on Sunday. Besides, first-time Shiv Sena MLA Aaditya Thackeray, who is the son of Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, has been given […]

CBI court directs Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to appear before it on January 10

HYDERABAD: A Special CBI court here has directed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jaganmohan Reddy to appear before it on January 10 in connection with alleged ‘quid pro quo’ investments into his firms. The court gave the direction on Friday while hearing a petition by him seeking exemption from personal appearance. Ever since Jagan […]

Amruta Fadnavis vs Shiv Sena: Thane Municipal Corporation to shift Axis Bank accounts

NEW DELHI: The Shiv Sena-ruled Thane Municipal Corporation has decided to shift its salary accounts from Axis Bank to a nationalized bank, a civic official said. Thane Mayor Naresh Mhaske, in a meeting on Thursday, directed officials to shift the accounts from Axis Bank to a nationalised bank, the official said. The development follows a […]

BJP sweeps bypolls in Karnataka, Yediyurappa government retains majority

BENGALURU: The ruling BJP swept the by-elections winning 12 of the total 15 seats, helping the four-month-old B S Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government to retain majority in the Assembly. Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah and State Congress chief Dinesh Gundu Rao quit their posts after the party posted a poor show, winning only two seats, as […]

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress government wins floor test

MUMBAI:The Uddhav Thackeray-led Maha Vikas Aghadi government of the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance won the floor test in the Maharashtra Assembly on Saturday. Altogether 169 MLAs vote in favour of the motion of confidence, pro tem Speaker Dilip Walse Patil informed the House. Four MLAs abstained, he said. Nobody voted against the motion as all the […]

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