Politics

A day before attending the Niti Aayog meet in New Delhi, Banerjee, Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu, Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan and Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy landed in New Delhi and met at Andhra Bhawan before heading to Kejriwal's residence.

The chief minister also recorded a video for the people of Goa, thanking them for their wishes and love.

In an exclusive interview with News18, Tejashwi Yadav gave his wholehearted backing to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of a united opposition.

West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee on Thursday said that the governor had directly sent letters for International Yoga Day celebrations to universities, bypassing the state government, which was "unprecedented and unacceptable".

The BJP legislators sitting on a 'dharna' at Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's office at the Delhi Secretariat on Friday converted their protest into a hunger strike to pressure the government in providing relief to the people hit by water shortage.

Rupani said there was no question of resigning and that he will complete his five-year term.

Hosting an Iftar party at a luxury hotel here on Wednesday, Gandhi asked CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury to put out his fitness video to match the Prime Minister.

Speaker P Dhanapal, who expunged the remarks made by S Vijayadharini, said she spoke in an intimidating fashion and challenged him to take action.

Tobacco is a major cash crop in Bihar and banning its sale will have a direct impact on the farmers as well as the vote share which JD(U) enjoys in the state's tobacco belt.

In a tweet that carried a video titled 'RSS for Dummies', just when TV channels were telecasting the innauguration of RSS' "Tritiya Varsh Varg" function, the Congress mocked the saffron organisation for colluding with the British during the pre-Independen...

The meetings were held a day after the 15-day old two-member JDS-Congress cabinet was expanded with the induction of 25 new ministers after intense bargaining for ministerial berths.

West Bengal Congress chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Pranab's attendance at the RSS event would give the BJP ammunition to target the Congress.

Governor Vajubhai Vala administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new ministers at a ceremony at Raj Bhavan. HD Revanna, JDS supremo HD Deve Gowda and state senior Congress leaders DK Shivakumar were among those who took the oath.

Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have given his nod to the list of around 12 ministers, which includes D K Shivakumar, who is likely to get an important portfolio.

When Kejriwal changed strategy in 2017, post Uttar Pradesh poll results, the charisma of Modi was intact. You don't attack a leader who is popular because that will backfire, said an AAP leader.

H D Kumaraswamy also denied any standoff between H D Revanna (JDS) and D K Shivakumar (Congress) for getting the energy portfolio for their respective parties.