After Shiv Sena and SAD, Now GJM walks out of NDA;Joins hands with TMC for Bengal polls
NEW DELHI: In a major jolt to the BJP ahead of the 2021 Assembly polls, the GJM led by fugitive Gorkha leader Bimal Gurung on Wednesday quit the NDA and aligned with TMC, saying the saffron party has “failed to find a permanent solution” for the Hills — which had witnessed major unrest over demand […]
BJP’s oldest ally SAD quits NDA over ‘black laws’
NEW DELHI: The highest decision making body of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) core committee at its emergency meeting held here on Saturday night unanimously decided to pull out of the BJP-led NDA alliance because of the Centre’s stubborn refusal to give statutory legislative guarantees to protect the assured marketing of farmers’ crops at minimum […]
NDA will win three-fourth majority in Bihar: BJP
NEW DELHI: Hours after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule in Bihar, the BJP on Friday exuded confidence that it is fully prepared for the elections and will form the government with a three-fourth majority. Voting for the Bihar assembly elections will be held in three phases on October 28, November 3 and November […]
Chirag Paswan ‘upset’ with Jitan Ram Manjhi’s inclusion in NDA
NEW DELHI: The inclusion of the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) led by Jitan Ram Manjhi in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has invited the displeasure of alliance partner Lok Jan Shakti Party (LJP) it appears. Chirag Paswan, the son and political successor of veteran Dalit leader Ram Vilas Paswan, is reportedly angry with the ruling […]
FDA approves Dr Reddy’s NDA for migraine drug
NEW DELHI: Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd said the company’s NDA (new drug application) Elyxyb ((celecoxib oral solution 25 mg/mL) has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. Elyxyb (previously known as DFN-15), which is indicated for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura in adults, is the latest product emerging from […]
NDA’s flagship road schemes were my ideas: Yashwant Sinha
NEW DELHI: The NDA government’s flagship projects — National Highway Development Project (NHDP) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) — were my ideas, claims former Union minister Yashwant Sinha as he called out his then colleagues for “unfairly” misappropriating his ideas to themselves. The diplomat-turned-politician held the finance and external affairs portfolios in former […]
NDA’s Rafale deal 2.86 per cent cheaper than UPA’s 2007 offer CAG
NEW DELHI: The Rafale deal negotiated by the NDA government to procure 36 fighter jets was 2.86 per cent cheaper than the UPA’s 2007 offer, the Comptroller and Auditor General said in its report. With regard to India specific enhancements, the deal was 17.08 per cent cheaper, said the CAG report, which was tabled in […]