Politics

Discrediting the BJP’s major victory in Tripura, which had remained a Left bastion for 25 years, Mamata Banerjee told News18 Bangla in an exclusive interview that the recently concluded elections is not a cause of worry for her.

While it clearly marks a vindication for party general secretary Sitaram Yechury, it undoubtedly is a setback for his colleague Prakash Karat, who has backed a doctrinaire approach of maintaining a clear distance from the Congress.

Their association dates back to a time when both were activists---well before they started working on the Right to Information.

According to officials, on the advice and recommendation of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Punjab Governor V P Singh Badnore allotted portfolios to the newly inducted ministers.

In a three-page letter to the PM, Sisodia said that by removing his adviser, Atishi Marlena, the PM had “hurt the future of children”.

According to state Congress leaders, Rahul Gandhi has asked Siddaramaiah to make up his mind by evening as the nominations close on April 24.

It is surprising as in 2015 the two had a public fallout when Prashant Bhushan blamed Khetan of writing stories in favour of 2G accused in Tehelka magazine where he used to work.

Attacking the BJP for accusing Congress president Rahul Gandhi as being the invisible hand behind the petitions seeking the probe, party spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala termed the allegations as a malicious attempt that showed the ruling party's jitt...

Dreams of several MLAs, who were eyeing their seats for the second time, came crashing down after Congress announced its candidates last week. This led to disgruntled leaders hopping to other major parties.

The Congress general secretary said he would shortly embark on another yatra covering Madhya Pradesh.

The senior Congress leader on Monday told news channels that the acquittal is happening in each case since the government was formed four years ago...people are losing faith in the agencies.

Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan marked Dr Ambedkar birth anniversary through Mahakumbh in Mhow, the birthplace of Dr Ambedkar, in the presence of President of India Ram Nath Kovind while the Congress kickstarted 'Samvidhan Bachao Abhiyan' from the sa...

"The policemen involved in the incident should also be identified and punished. The victim's family should be given a Rs 50-lakh compensation and the victim should be given a government job, security, accommodation and other facilities," Akhilesh said.

BJP national president Amit Shah is also understood to have taken a look at the names of probable party candidates for the legislative council polls.

Dinesh Singh, who is considered close to the Gandhi family, and his brother Rakesh Singh have quit Congress and accused the party high command of being indifferent to local leaders.

The 190-day long ‘non-political journey’ undertaken by the 70-year-old was a 3,345 km walk covering 110 assembly constituencies and it speaks volumes about the objectives of this campaign.