Politics

Maken also took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and the Delhi government, saying the current deadlock suited both the sides.

Seemingly confident about the Congress- JD(S) coalition, Karnataka CM reiterated his pledge to work for the development of the state.

The 86-year-old former PM, seven-time MLA and seven-time MP can put even a 40-year-old to shame when it comes to doing tough physical exercises.

Azad, the former test cricketer, was suspended from BJP after he leveled allegations against Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley in connection with alleged irregularities in the Delhi Cricket Association.

Sources said a two-member bench comprising Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice M Sundar gave a split verdict which means that a larger bench will now hear the matter.

Attacking the Congress, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that it was their record that growth rate was always low while the rate of inflation was always high.

The RJD youth wing also organized a blood camp on the eve of Yadav’s birthday which was inaugurated by Tejashwi at the party headquarters in Patna — a practice that has been continuing for three years now.

Scindias have always been politically relevant to both BJP and the Congress since decades.

The situation is grim in the Congress camp. As many as 15-20 MLAs, who have not been made ministers, have openly revolted against the party leadership, setting a deadline to sort out the issues.

While the Congress gave its thumbs up to Pranab Mukherjee's speech, they haven’t been able to hide their unhappiness at his presence at the RSS headquarters.

Siddaramaiah, who is touring Badami to “thank” its voters for electing him as an MLA, has appealed to his fellow Congressmen to wait for him to come back.

In his speech at the very sanctum sanctorum of the RSS in Nagpur, former president Pranab Mukherjee defined nationhood for the Sangh’s 700-odd cadets.

As political battle gains pace in buildup to 2019, Bhim Army is busy mobilising popular support for Chandrashekhar's case. Prominent human rights organisation Amnesty International India has also come forward in support of the jailed leader.

With less than a year to go for Assembly elections, the BJP is going all out to unseat the TDP, with which it was in alliance until Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu severed ties over the delay in announcing special status for Andhra Pradesh.

The former President's visit to Nagpur is being projected by the Sangh leadership as an end to its political untouchability. In the Congress party, however, it has caused considerable discomfiture.

Despite the various permutations and combinations over the last 14 days, many MLAs — primarily from the Congress — had supporters hold protests and demonstrations against their exclusion from the Cabinet.