Politics

Patel, the once powerful political secretary of Sonia Gandhi, will replace Motilal Vora who has been appointed as general secretary in-charge of administration.

In an emotional farewell, Union minister Arun Jaitley recalled his association with his mentor, calling Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise not the end but the continuation of an era for which he laid the foundation.

After our Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan, lakhs of children lead healthier lives, he said, adding that even the World Health Organisation has lauded the movement.

The question that arises now is whether Jagan is making a similar mistake once again. During his padyatra that he embarked on in November 2017 and is likely to reach the tip of north coastal Andhra Pradesh sometime this September, Jagan initially said he...

Winning the three states would be a major boost for the Congress, which has been reduced to power in just four states, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections as polls in these states are being seen as a semi-final ahead of the grand finale next year.

Even Somnath Chatterjee’s wife Renu Chatterjee had asked hospital authorities not to allow any CPI(M) leaders inside the facility to see the veteran leader.

The Congress chief also accused the BJP-led central government of ignoring farmers’ plight and granting loan waivers to big businessmen.

The phone call between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray marks the second hint of a thaw in tense ties.

The BJP received a boost as its bickering ally Shiv Sena said it will support the NDA's nominee as it was an "apolitical" post.

The decision was taken as the top leadership of both the parties felt the local workers were not entirely happy with the alliance and there was a possibility that they could work against each other or even move to the BJP.

In an apparent reference to the state government's decision to waive power bills of the poor, Chouhan said he was a "madari" whose "Damru" (pellet drum) works wonders and it could turn electricity bills of the people to "zero".

The remark comes against the backdrop of reports that the Congress and other opposition parties favour leaving the issue of a prime ministerial candidate for the post-election phase.

BJP president Amit Shah will flag off the yatra's `Vijay Rath' - a customised bus - at Kankroli village in Rajsamand district.

Speaking to reporters at the party office, AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bhardwaj was referring to rescue operations launched by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) across Delhi, in which 73 Nepali women were rescued from a human trafficking ring.

Phule also urged the government to "withdraw all the false cases” lodged against the Dalit protesters, who carried out a massive demonstration against the Supreme Court’s ruling on the SC/ST Act.

HD Kumaraswamy blamed the opposition BJP for the sudden demand for a separate north Karnataka state, saying that the party was fuelling the demand for electoral gains in 2019.