New Delhi: Opposition parties this week attacked Home Minister Amit Shah for his remarks against India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, with Congress leaders saying nobody has the right to insult those who fought against British Rule and offered everything to support the freedom struggle. BJP leaders, however, asserted that whatever Shah said in the Lok...
Aizawl: Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) leader Lalduhoma met Mizoram Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati to formally assert his claim to establish the government. Following assembly polls, ZPM secured a significant victory by winning 27 out of a total 40 seats. During his meeting with Governor Hari Babu Kambhampati, Mizoram CM elect Lalduhoma told ANI, “We spoke about...
New Delhi: 'Pranab, My Father', an explosive biography of the late 13th President of India and Congress veteran Pranab Mukherjee by his daughter Sharmishtha, reveals how he wrote in his diary that Rahul Gandhi has "all the arrogance of his Gandhi-Nehru lineage without their political acumen". And that was not all that he had to...
Patna: A row erupted in Bihar after a Lok Sabha MP from the Janata Dal (United) praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and raised the BJP's poll slogan -- 'Modi hai toh mumkin hai' (Modi makes it possible). Sunil Kumar Pintu, who represents the Sitamarhi parliamentary constituency, made the comments after the BJP secured landslide victories in...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the results showed that "people have rejected negativity" and urged the opposition "not to vent the frustration of defeat" inside Parliament. The Prime Minister was addressing the media ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament. He also said the results of the Assembly elections were very encouraging for those...
Bhopal: Even as political circles in Madhya Pradesh are abuzz with murmurs that the BJP's central leadership is likely to bring in a new Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan in continuing his show of strength as he and his supporters are crediting his flagship scheme 'Ladli Behna Yojana' for the party's landslide win. Four-time CM...
New Delhi: While Revanth Reddy was all set to take oath as the Congress chief minister of Telangana, the BJP was yet to announce the chief ministers for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. According to reports, the party wants to pick fresh chief minister faces. Former Rajasthan chief minister and one of the frontrunners for...
The Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) won the assembly election in Mizoram on Monday morning, touching 21 of the 40 seats, the Election Commission (EC) data showed. The ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) was leading in 10 seats, the BJP in three and the Congress in one, it said. Deputy CM Tawnluia lost to ZPM candidate W Chhuanawma in...
Several flights were canceled and delayed as heavy rains lashed the city on Monday morning, as coastal districts of Tamil Nadu brace for Cyclone Michaung impact. Due to strong wind, all arrivals have been suspended at Chennai airport. The Airports Authority of India (AAI) said that a decision to resume arrival operations will be taken after assessing the...
