KOLKATA: Opposing linking of Aadhar with mobile phone number, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said she will not comply with it even if her phone connection is snapped. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) accused the Union government of “autocratic” rule and said her party will “have to play a role so that BJP is […]
NEW DELHI: Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held over two phases on December 9 and 14, the Election Commission announced today, setting the stage for a high-stakes battle between the ruling BJP and the Congress. Counting will take place on December 18, Chief Election Commissioner A K Joti said at a press conference here. […]
NEW DELHI: Facing flak from the Opposition, the Rajasthan government on Tuesday referred The Criminal Laws Bill to a select committee of the assembly. The bill was tabled in the assembly amid Opposition protests yesterday over its controversial amendments which seek to bar law enforcement authorities from probing magistrates and public servants without prior sanction. […]
NEW DELHI: The Rajasthan government tabled in the assembly on Monday a controversial bill that shielded public servants from prosecution without prior approval amid protests over the piece of legislation that has already been legally challenged. A lawyer filed a public interest litigation in the Rajasthan high court on Monday morning against the bill, which […]
AHMEDABAD: Hours after joining the BJP, an activist of the Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) has claimed that he was offered Rs 1 crore for switching loyalties, a charge rubbished by the ruling party. Narendra Patel, the North Gujarat PAAS convener, joined the BJP in the presence of state party chief Jitu Vaghani […]
CHENNAI: Following Tamil Nadu BJP unit objected to the references made to GST and Digital India in the Vijay-starrer Mersal, more support is pouring in for the actor, film maker and the film. In one scene actor Vijay’s character in the film laments at the government’s inability to provide free healthcare for all in India […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said his state “has nothing to learn from the BJP or the RSS”, a day after BJP chief Amit Shah invited him for a debate. During the valedictory function of the Jan Raksha Yatra on Tuesday, Shah said the BJP was ready to debate with Vijayan on issues such […]
KOCHI: M K Kannan, Ex-MLA, assumed charge as the State general secretary of Communist Marxist Party (CMP). Kannan was selected as the general secretary at the Central Council Meeting held at Kochi on Saturday. The new general secretary was appointed following the demise of K R Aravindakshan. After assuming charge, Kannan told mediapersons that the […]
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) broke from convention on Thursday as it did not simultaneously announce polls in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, even though the terms of the two state Assemblies expire within two weeks of each other. Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi said that this raised “serious questions,” while the Congress, […]
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The Kerala government decided to initiate a criminal and vigilance probe against former Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and others in the Rs 7 million Solar Scam case. Chandy’s cabinet colleagues Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan, Aryadan Mohammed and former Congress legislators Thampanoor Ravi and Benny Behanan would also be probed in the scam that surfaced in 2013. […]