Politics

Madhavan Nair headed ISRO from 2003 to 2009 and oversaw India’s first mission to the moon, Chandrayan 1.

Although the BJP chief did not announce the distribution of seats, he said the two parties would contest the polls from equal number of seats in the state.

Swamy said he has full faith in the prime minister but claimed that those "around him" are trying to "harm the interests" of Modi as well as the BJP.

"They (government) are fooling people. Parrikar needs proper rest. Unfortunately, theBJP high command in Delhi wants to retain power in Goa, that is why they are not allowing him to rest. They are power hungry," he alleged.

The 18 MLAs had refused to support Chief Minister K Palaniswami and revolted against him last year. The MLAs filed a plea with the Madras HC questioning the validity of the Speaker’s decision.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state general secretary Sayantan Basu said Shah will now kick off the "yatra" on December 5, instead of December 3, from the temple town of Tarapith in Birbhum.

In a soon-to-be released ‘The Contenders’ (Simon & Schuster) popular political talk show host Priya Sahgal profiles 16 emerging politicians with a prediction that one will emerge as PM in the near future.

Union minister Giriraj Singh advocated erasing all signs of Mughal and medieval era rulers, terming them as invaders who destroyed Indian culture.

Expressing anguish over the 'highly unfortunate' incident, NC vice-president Omar Abdullah said little good can their words do to those who lost their loved ones.

The unprecedented victory for the BJP has given it control of at least four of the 20 civic bodies in the four districts of Anantnag, Kulgam, Pulwama and Shopian.

There has been excitement among his fans and in political circles since Rajini announced his desire to join politics soon. The superstar insists his politics will be markedly different from the current scenario in Tamil Nadu.

Kanhaiya Kumar and the Bajrang Dal supporters have filed FIRs against each other.

In addition to books on BJP's ideology, those on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the works of Jan Sangh icons -- Deen Dayal Upadhyay and Shyama Prasad Mookherjee -- would be put up on display in these stalls.

The opposition party also accused the BJP of 'betraying' the people of Goa and 'killing governance' in the state.

Reaching out to present and former employees of the defence PSU at an interaction with them, Rahul Gandhi said, work done by HAL for the country was tremendous and the country owed debt to it for 'protecting us' and creating a scientific vision.

Earlier in the day, I-T sleuths barged into TDP MP CM Ramesh’s residence in Hyderabad and Kadapa in Andhra Pradesh. The MP’s family-owned flagship business Rithwik Projects Pvt Ltd and its subsidiaries have also been raided by the authorities.