Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 10 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has asserted that he will serve a full five-year term and claimed that there is no power-sharing arrangement between him and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, who is also considered a contender for the top post. Speaking to the media on Thursday, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi: In a democratic state economic advancement measured largely through GDP has to go with ‘welfarism’, the strength state derives from its large population has to match its capacity to reach out to every citizen and the state draws its sustainability from a combination of ‘minimum government’ and ‘maximum … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, July 2 (IANS) Amid demands from some Congress MLAs for a change in leadership in Karnataka, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said that he will serve a full five-year term. Speaking to the media at Nandi Hills in Chikkaballapura district, ahead of the cabinet meeting, Siddaramaiah, when asked whether … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, June 24 (IANS) Lalu Prasad has been elected as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) national president once again, marking his 13th consecutive term at the helm of the party. His unopposed election was officially confirmed on Tuesday by Election Officer Ramchandra Purve, who issued the notification in this regard. … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Patna, June 23 (IANS) Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav filed his nomination on Monday for the post of the National President of the party for a record 13th-consecutive term. He was accompanied by his son and Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tejashwi … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 21 (IANS) The BJP and JD-U on Saturday hailed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s move to hike the pension, terming it ‘good news’. Earlier, Nitish Kumar announced a significant hike in the monthly social security pension for the elderly, disabled persons, and widowed women, from the existing … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, June 9 (IANS) The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Monday termed media reports of Saudi Arabia suspending issuance of block work visas for citizens from 14 countries, including India, as “fake”, asserting that the Saudi government has not issued any notification on the matter. “This CLAIM is … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, June 7 (IANS) The Karnataka government, on Saturday, issued a notification extending the term of the One-Man Commission led by retired Justice John Michael D’Cunha. This extension is to facilitate the probe into the Chinnaswamy stampede tragedy, which claimed 11 lives on June 4. The Commission is currently investigating … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, May 27 (IANS) Protesting teachers termed as a “death sentence” West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s Tuesday announcement that the “untainted” teachers, who had lost their jobs following a Supreme Court order in connection with the cash-for-job case, will have to appear afresh in a written examination for recruitment, … Read more