Bhopal:Â The ruling BJP was ahead in 37 seats and the Congress in 7 seats as the counting of votes in elections to the Madhya Pradesh assembly got underway on Sunday, the Election Commission said. A TV news channel, however, said the BJP was ahead in 124 and Congress in 100 of the 230 assembly seats…
New Delhi: Counting of votes began on Sunday for the Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Telangana elections in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the BJP, which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are…
Thiruvanthapuram:Â The Kerala government on Saturday raised an objection to a deduction of around Rs 332 crore from the settlement of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) for November 2023 to the state and said it will affect the fiscal situation in the southern state. Addressing the media here, state Finance Minister K N Balagopal…
New Delhi: Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi will witness the Indian Navy’s “operational demonstrations” involving ships, submarines, aircraft and special forces from the Tarkarli beach in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg on Monday, the defence ministry has said. The Navy will showcase its combat capabilities as part of the Navy Day celebrations. The prime minister is also scheduled to…
New Delhi:Â When counting of votes for four assembly polls are over on Sunday, their results will not only have a major impact on the country’s political landscape but may also mark a defining turn in the fortunes of several regional satraps, especially in the BJP, around whom politics in their states have revolved for decades….
Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Saturday sought to deny reports he has been asked to bring winning Congress candidates from five states where elections were held recently, to resorts and hotels in Karnataka ahead of the results. Shivakumar was responding to reports that the Congress high command had asked him replicate…
New Delhi: The Congress’ Lok Sabha leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday wrote to Speaker Om Birla on the Ethics Committee’s proceedings against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra in a “cash-for-query” case and demanded a relook and appropriate review of the rules and processes on the functioning of parliamentary committees. In a four-page letter to…
New Delhi:Â Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted BJP chief JP Nadda on his 63rd birthday, lauding his organisational skills and work in different capacities during his career, including as a lawmaker and a minister. Modi said in a post on X, “He (Nadda) has made a mark for his organisational skills. His simple…
Cochin: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday that the party should actively promote women within its organisational structure and set a target to have 50 per cent of women as chief ministers within the next 10 years. Inaugurating ‘Utsaah,’ a Kerala Mahila Congress convention here, the Wayanad MP said there are numerous women leaders…
New Delhi:Â Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar on Friday said the government is putting all-out efforts to bring back eight former naval personnel from Qatar, who were handed death sentence by a Qatari court. “We are working closely to ensure that their interests are looked after,” Admiral Kumar said at a media briefing. “The government…
