Politics

The debutant Ramya Haridas represents Alathur constituency in the lower house of Parliament.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was deeply saddened by death of Dikshit, who was a warm and affable personality and made a noteworthy contribution to Delhi’s development.

PM Narendra Modi, who was accompanied by Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari, said Sheila Dikshit made a noteworthy contribution to the development of the national capital.

Dikshit's favourite books were Lewis Caroll's 'Alice in Wonderland' and the Sherlock Holmes series. Friday nights, according to her, were reserved for an immensely popular western music programme called, "A Date with You", which played the latest songs.

Accusing the Yogi Adityanath government of attempting to stifle Priyanka Gandhi's democratic right to protest against the Sonbhadra violence and join the victims' families in their grief, Amarinder said the BJP-led regime in Uttar Pradesh had 'stooped to...

The situation was getting grimmer due to unannounced power cuts, the opposition alleged. Refuting the charges, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said the state government was sensitive towards the issues of farmers.

Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and the Congress moved the Supreme Court, accusing the governor of interfering with the Assembly proceedings when the debate on the trust vote was underway and sought clarification on its July 17 order causing hindrance in is...

Priyanka Gandhi's visit to Sonbhadra also reminded of Indira Gandhi's visit to Belchi in Bihar following a massacre there to meet the victims' families, Oza said.

The TMC's announcement came on a day Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was detained and stopped from going to Sonbhadra and taken to a guesthouse after she squatted on the road, insisting that she be allowed to proceed.

The governor's second letter to Kumaraswamy came after the assembly failed to meet his first deadline to complete the trust vote process by 1.30 pm.

'The world misses men like Mandela more than ever today. His life was a testament to truth, love and freedom,' Priyanka tweeted.

Ramalinga Reddy, a former minister, is among the 13 Congress and three JDS MLAs who have tendered their resignations, leaving it tottering on the brink of collapse.

Union minister of state for telecom Sanjay Dhotre also said the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is providing 2G, 3G and 4G (at few locations) mobile services in its Licensed Service Areas (LSAs).

"I do not have any issues with him. If Sidhu has any issue with me, you'll have to ask him about it," Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said.

Navjot Singh Sidhu was under fire for tweeting a photo of a pre-dated resignation letter to the Congress president instead of the chief minister on Sunday.

Sibal said farmers are not happy, automobile and FMCG sectors have witnessed declines and there was an overall slowdown in the economy. Moreover, he said the unemployment rates are at the highest and there are no new projects in the manufacturing which co...