Politics

Proceeding in Lok Sabha during the winter session that commenced on December 11 have been repeatedly stalled due to protests by AIADMK and TDP members over a proposed dam on river Cauvery and special state status to Andhra Pradesh respectively.

Gandhi took to Twitter to say that the 'stolen' money could have been used to fund MGNREGA for a year, waive off loans of farmers in three states and open 40 new AIIMS.

DMK president MK Stalin had on December 16 vowed to make Congress chief Rahul Gandhi the country's next prime minister

CM Amarinder Singh also announced creation of a separate Drug Division under the Health Department to centralize and synergise the de-addiction efforts of the state government and private centres.

Zadaphia had left the BJP ahead of the 2013 Gujarat Assembly polls to launch his own party with Keshubhai Patel. He returned to the party fold a few years back.

Various officers who were given posting in the previous reshuffle that took place last week were given additional charge of departments or were transferred again.

Sen was perceived to have masterminded the reforms drive as the number two man in Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee cabinet and as the chief minister’s most trusted lieutenant in the CPI(M)-led Left Front government.

Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said the government should place in public domain its draft amendments proposal that mandates online platforms to provide user information to the government within 72 hours.

Despite talks of alliance, the Congress and the BSP had failed to seal a coalition ahead of 2018 assembly polls in MP.

The video has raised a few eyebrows as recently the RLD leader had declared that he was ready to hand over the reins of 'Hastinapur' to 'Arjun' (Tejashwi) and move to 'Dwarka'.

News18.com had reported last week on how 52 Dalit and tribal people were “enslaved” in a heavily guarded, small shed and forced to work as labourers for 19 hours a day without wages.

The former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister also hailed the opening of the Kartarpur corridor as a "step in the right direction".

Party sources said state and central level leaders were in the meeting, which was called after division bench of the Calcutta High Court quashed a single bench order that allowed the mega event and asked it to hear the case afresh.

During the just concluded Assembly polls too, the Congress alleged malfunctioning in voting machines, ballot units and VVPATs.

Earlier, when Adityanath finally broke his silence over the incident he said it was not a case of mob lynching. “It was an accident,” he said, adding that everyone responsible will be punished and not be spared.

“The people are unhappy with the BJP. Telangana CM, Mamata ji and Sharad Pawar ji had attempted to bring together all leaders to form an alliance. If someone (Stalin) is giving his opinion, it isn't necessary that alliance has the same opinion,” said Akhi...