Follow Us on Google News Pune, June 10 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Tuesday strongly defended the decision to go with BJP-led MahaYuti in Maharashtra and NDA at the national level. In his defence, he said: “Sitting in the opposition and giving slogans does not work. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Malappuram, May 31 (IANS) Two-time Nilambur MLA P.V. Anvar, who resigned from the Assembly in January following a fallout with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, on Saturday announced that he will not join the V.D. Satheesan-led UDF and will stay away from the upcoming bypoll. The Nilambur Assembly constituency is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Amid India’s ongoing diplomatic outreach to expose Pakistan’s role in fostering terrorism following Operation Sindoor, a section of the Congress party has expressed discomfort over participating in delegations sent abroad to brief foreign governments. Speaking to IANS, Senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament Tariq … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Amid continuing protests by both “genuine” and “tainted” losers of teaching and non-teaching jobs in state-run schools in West Bengal following a Supreme Court order earlier this month, a new angle of irregularity has surfaced. The irregularity concerns a section of the “tainted” candidates already identified … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, April 16 (IANS) Vikasheel Insaan Party (VIP) chief Mukesh Sahani said on Wednesday that he will not join the NDA, asserting that the next government in Bihar will be formed under the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav. Addressing the media on Wednesday, Sahani confirmed his participation in the upcoming Mahagathbandhan … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) Some outsiders joined the protests by the teaching and non-teaching staff — who lost their jobs — in front of the office of the district inspector of schools at Kasba in South Kolkata on Wednesday (April 9) following which the protests turned violent, claimed Kolkata Police … Read more
Bengaluru, Feb 27 (IANS) Karnataka Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy said on Thursday that the possibility of Deputy Chief Minister and Congress State President D.K. Shivakumar joining the BJP cannot be ruled out. Responding to strong rumours following Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar’s open praise of the Maha Kumbh Mela’s organisation and … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 12 (IANS) Soon after joining back Congress in Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon, former President Pranab Mukherjee’s son Abhijit Mukherjee admitted that joining Trinamool Congress was a “mistake”. Mukherjee is a two-time Congress Lok Sabha member and one-time party legislator from West Bengal. He also contested as a Congress candidate in the 2019 Lok … Read more
Malappuram, Jan 30 (IANS) In a surprising move, Trinamool Congress Kerala Coordinator P.V. Anvar on Thursday joined the UDF’s Malayora Samara Yatra led by Leader of the Opposition (LOP) V.D. Satheesan, protesting against Union and state governments for failing to curb the increasing man-animal conflict in the state. “I am extremely happy to return back … Read more
