In a late evening development on Sunday, Goa Governor Mridula Sinha appointed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, leader of Bharatiya Janata legislative party as Chief Minister of Goa. In a communication released here late on Sunday by Raj Bhavan, the Governor’s letter said that Mr. Parrikar submitted evidence before her of support of 13 MLAs of Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP), three MLAs […]
» Read morePunjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh will take the oath for chief minister of the state on March 16 at Raj Bhavan, 12 days before the next hearing in the Sutlej-Yamuna Link Canal (SYL) case on March 28. Notably, Amarinder resigned from the Lok Sabha after the Supreme Court last November said Punjab’s 2004 Act terminating the SYL agreement was […]
» Read moreThe BJP on Sunday revoked the suspension of Dayashankar Singh who was expelled from all party posts last July for his remarks on BSP chief Mayawati. The BJP leader had invoked the analogy of prostitution while accusing the BSP leader of selling the party ticket to the highest bidder. Mr. Dayashankar Singh’s wife Swati Singh, who is also the head […]
» Read moreTamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on BJP’s party’s victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Speaking over telephone, he said, “The victory is the testimony to your able leadership and hard work.” Reacting to results in five States, DMK’s working president and Leader of Opposition M.K. Stalin said, “The results in five States […]
» Read moreAn Alipore magistrate on Friday issued an arrest warrant against Union minister Babul Supriyo after a police chargehseet mentioned that he was “absconding”. The case next comes up for hearing on May 8. The minister can now surrender in court and seek bail. He can also challenge the order either in session’s court or high court. Babul, who referred to […]
» Read moreThe Bharatiya Janata Paraty (BJP) on Saturday took a strong lead over its main rivals in Uttar Pradesh as the millions of votes cast in the staggered assembly election were counted. BJP candidates led in 46 of the 73 seats where counting trends were available, followed in 20 seats by the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance. The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led […]
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