Politics

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday finalised its Vikas rath yatra, which will leave from here to Kanpur on November 3.

Among those who resigned were leaders of the city unit and women wing, said Congress state unit secretary Shabnam Pandey, who led the move.

Amidst reports of a truce between the warring factions in the Samajwadi Party, party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has left it to the discretion of his son Akhilesh Yadav whether to reinduct ministers sacked by him.

In the meeting, Sisodia also proposed extension of Right to Education (RTE) Act to children who do not fall in the six to 14 years age bracket.

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister (Home) N China Rajappa on Tuesday suffered a minor injury in a freak accident inside a hospital in Kakinada town.

Supporters of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi party leader Shivpal Yadav clashed outside the party office on Monday.

Fadnavis, however, did not specify whether BJP would fight the upcoming civic elections in alliance with Shiv Sena.

Governor E S L Narasimhan on Friday asserted that there were "no disputes" between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and all issues were being sorted out through negotiations.

Rallying behind Kerala Vigilance Director Jacob Thomas, who has offered to quit after allegations of financial irregularities cropped up against him, the ruling CPI(M) and CPI on Thursday said he should continue as the head of the anti-corruption agency.

Union Minister Babul Supriyo was on Wednesday attacked with bricks, allegedly by Trinamool Congress activists, here when he was on his way to a police station to stage a protest against the arrest of some BJP workers.

"First some ministers are sacked then taken back in the cabinet," she said while suggesting that the developments were scripted.

"Entire country is saddened by his comments supporting Pakistan and people are fed up with his lies, and I believe his words have no meaning," Rupani said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday formally appointed JD-U president, pushing him for a bigger role in national politics, though the party desisted from declaring him its prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

Earlier in the day, CPI-M state secretariat accepted Jayarajan's request to resign in the wake of the raging row over appointment of his nephew to a key post in a state PSU.

BJP President Amit Shah took a dig at the ruling Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the "deteriorating law and order" in the state, and said the party should first try to control the "infighting" within it.

Ahead of the BRICS Summit in Goa, the Congress has expressed its objection to the logo of the event, which it said looks like the party symbol of BJP, even as the AAP questioned the absence of the name of the place, where the meet is being held, from the...