Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was “unanimously” declared as the Samajwadi Party’s national working president in a resolution passed by party Secretary General Ram Gopal Yadav at the national executive meet in Lucknow. Ram Gopal Yadav, said that the national executive also wanted Shivpal Yadav to be removed as[Read More…]
A day after Akhilesh Yadav and uncle Ramgopal was expelled from the Samajwadi Party by his father and SP Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, the junior Yadav held an important meeting on Saturday at his residence. Notably, a majority of the 229 party MLAs were present at the meeting. Some SP[Read More…]
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. Addressing a press conference, Mulayam Singh Yadav said both Ram Gopal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav have been suspended from the party over indiscipline.[Read More…]
Giving a new twist to Samajwadi party feud, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has released parallel list of 235 candidates for Assembly elections. The CM announced the list of candidates’ just a day after Party Chief and his father Mulyam Singh Yadav releases list of 325 candidates for UP[Read More…]
Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with six other lawmakers was temporarily suspended from Peoples’ Party on Thursday for allegedly involving in anti-party activities. Reportedly, Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister M Chowna Mein and 5 other MLAs were suspended from the primary membership of the party with immediate effect. The[Read More…]
A day after Mulayam Singh Yadav announced candidates’ list for UP polls, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday spoke to the SP supremo to convey his displeasure over the choice of names. The feud in the Samajwadi Party was again in the open as Mulayam Singh Yadav declared candidates for[Read More…]
Sasikala Natarajan, or Chinamma as she is popularly known, has been elected as the general secretary of Tamil Nadu’s AIADMK party, replacing J Jayalalitha, who died in December after prolonged illness. Let’s get to know the next female head of South Indian politics – She was born in Mannargudi, a town in Tiruvarur[Read More…]
All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIDMK), the ruling party of Tamil Nadu appointed VK Sasikala, an aide of former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa, as the general secretary in a general council meeting on Thursday. Henceforth, the era of Sasikala in the AIDMK has begun. In one of the[Read More…]
After party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday released a list of 325 of the possible 403 candidates ignoring Akhilesh Yadav’s oppositions to certain leaders for poll tickets and his strategies for an alliance in the state assembly elections, the ruling SP in Uttar Pradesh was in chaos. The UP[Read More…]
Ignoring objections raised by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his son, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday announced candidates for 325 of the 403 Assembly seats and ruled out alliance with any party for the upcoming polls. In a press conference here, the SP patriarch released the list of[Read More…]
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sacrificed common people in ‘yagna’ against black money on Wednesday while criticising the demonetization move. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he is performing a ‘yagna’ against black money and corruption. As animals are slaughtered in ‘yagnas’, similarly Prime Minister Modi[Read More…]
Opposition along with some regional parties on Tuesday sought to put up a united face raising the pitch against demonetisation by demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the eight-party meeting including JD(U), SP and BSP, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee , also sought[Read More…]
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Delhi on Monday to be present at a meeting of opposition parties and a joint press conference on Tuesday along with Congress, DMK, RJD and other parties. Mamata, who is leading the fight against demonetisation, will be part of the joint opposition meeting,[Read More…]
The Patiala House Court gave relief to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice-president Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case on Tuesday. The court dismissed BJP leader Subramanian Swamy’s the plea asking for additional documents from the Congress and Associated Journals Limited (AJL). The next date of hearing has been[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday hinted at more radical reforms, saying his government will not shy away from taking difficult decisions that are in national interest. Inaugurating a new educational and training campus of the Sebi-run National Institute of Securities Markets (NISM) in this industrial township near Mumbai, Modi[Read More…]
A Delhi court granted bail to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in a complaint filed against him for allegedly giving “misleading information” in election affidavit ahead of the 2013 assembly polls, on Saturday. Metropolitan Magistrate Aashish Gupta permitted the bail plea as the concerned magistrate was on leave. April 7, 2017,[Read More…]
President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday expressed his displeasure signing the same ordinance or executive order for a record fifth time in a row. According to sources, Mukherjee has faulted the government for failing to convert the ordinance into law. The President, say sources, signed the ordinance to amend the Enemy[Read More…]
Following a car accident wherein his car rammed into a vehicle ahead of it, union minister Manoj Sinha sustained a fracture in the upper bone of the left hand. The 57-year-old minister of State for Railways and Communications was at first admitted to Apollo Hospital and then moved to the[Read More…]
In three Parliament sessions of 2016, the government failed to pass important bills like Surrogacy (Regulation) bill, Maternity Benefit (Amendment) bill and Transgender bill. With regular disruptions, the people’s representatives once again failed to carry out their duty. In some good news, the GST Bill was passed amid uproar and[Read More…]
Although lieutenant governor Najeeb Jung’s resignation was sudden, reportedly the Centre had considered replacing him months ago when his three-year term ended in June. However, he was allowed to continue in the power. Jung’s three-and-a-half years’ term in office saw many clashes with CM Kejriwal over administrative control of Delhi.[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi hit back at Prime Minister Modi on Thursday saying that he doesn’t mind being ridiculed as long as the PM answers citizens’ questions about his alleged corruption, and takes responsibility for attacking the poor with demonetisation. “In Gujarat on Wednesday, I asked him two to three questions about[Read More…]
Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung on Thursday resigned and said that he wants to return to his “first love, academics”. Jung’s two-year tenure was dogged by his constant battle with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his Aam Aadmi Party government. In a statement, Jung thanked “the people of Delhi[Read More…]
Kashmir has been a hotbed for conflicts. In 2016, the unrest or so called ‘Burhan Aftermath’ following the death of alleged militant Burhan Wani on July 8th, shocked the nation and drew the attention of world. The death of the militant evoked violent protests across the Kashmir valley causing deaths[Read More…]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi takes a dig at Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi during an address at the Banaras Hindu University in Varanasi on Thursday. “They have a young leader. He is learning to speak. From the time he has learnt to speak, there is no end to my joy,” said[Read More…]