Politics

JD(S) supremo and former prime minister HD Devegowda said he had built the party and despite his age, his spirit would not go down, adding he was not bothered with anybody leaving the JD-S.

In the first phase, the Life Mission focused on completing houses which had been abandoned halfway for want of money. Life Mission spent Rs 670 crore in the first phase and Rs 5,851 crore in the second phase, an official said.

Singer and music director Vishal Dadlani said the party’s supporters “despise the political tradition of trading right and wrong for votes/image/gain.”

Quoting Rabindranath Tagore that humanity is greater than nationalism, Gehlot also asserted that it is a debate on the humanity that is presently going on in the country.

Azmi alleged that the National Population Register (NPR), as envisaged by the Centre, aims to harass the people.

Sidhu had sent his resignation to then Congress chief Rahul Gandhi in June last year after Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh had changed his portfolio.

The Khan family had been ignoring summons by the courts in various cases lodged against them as a result of which warrants were issued against them. A local MP-MLA court in Rampur, on Tuesday

Prominent among those retiring are NCP leader Sharad Pawar, Union ministerRamdas Athawale (RPI-Athawale), Congress veteran Motilal Vora and former union minister Vijay Goel (BJP).

Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan comments came a day after Karnataka minister BC Patil said he felt the need for a law to shoot people who raise pro-Pakistan and anti-India slogans.

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray said he has made my stand clear on the issues of CAA, NPR and NRC and that he has also discussed the same with alliance partners Congress and NCP.

Rani said she wants to take to the people the schemes started by PM Narendra Modi for their welfare.

Tharoor also said that it was up to Rahul Gandhi to take a call if he wishes to return as Congress chief, but if he does not change his stance, then the party needs to find an "active and full-time leadership" to move forward.

While Water Resources Minister Ramesh Jarkiholi threatened to resign if his colleague Mahesh Kumatahalli is not given his due, the latter said he is no longer discontented and that no injustice has happened to him.

The BJP and the Shiv Sena had a fallout post assembly polls in Maharashtra last year over the chief minister's post following which the Sena aligned with arch rivals Congress and the NCP to form the government.

In a rebuttal to the opposition's reaction Bihar deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that PM Modi's gesture was was a "coincidence" on a day his government was discussing farmers' welfare.

Goa CM Pramod Sawant had last week announced that the polling date for the ZP elections has been postponed from March 15 to 22 owing to celebrations like Holi.