Chandigarh: OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday took oath as the chief minister of Haryana at a ceremony in Panchkula attended by a galaxy of NDA leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Anil Vij, Krishan Lal Panwar and Rao Narbir Singh were among those administered the oath of office by Haryana Governor Bandaru Dattatreya….
Pune: NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday said the results of Haryana polls, where the BJP retained power by defeating the Congress, will not have any bearing on the next month’s Maharashtra assembly elections. He noted that the results of Jammu and Kashmir polls were significant from the country’s perspective as the union territory…
Ranchi: Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren on Wednesday penned an open letter to Jharkhand’s youth, promising them 2.87 lakh jobs if the BJP is voted to power in the state, besides self-employment opportunities to 5 lakh people. Asserting that the future rests on the shoulders of the youth power, he said they must be…
Jammu: Congress rebel Satish Sharma, who defeated the BJP’s Rajeev Sharma by nearly 7,000 votes and relegated his former party’s heavyweight Tara Chand to the third position in the Chhamb seat, has found a place in the Omar Abdullah government, representing the Jammu region in the dispensation. The Independent MLA becomes a key face of…
Panaji: World over, master distillers have been maturing whisky in oak barrels for centuries. While it is generally accepted that “the cask is king” and “the wood makes the whisky better”, cask finishing or second maturation is a relatively new fashionable trend. “Whisky finishing opens up a world of possibilities when it comes to flavour…
Mumbai: Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday accused the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi of working with an anti-development vision, as he along with allies presented a “report card” of his government’s work. Putting up a united face, Shinde addressed a joint press conference here along with Deputy CMs Devendra…
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that to avoid inconvenience to the people, there will be no ‘green corridor’ for him while he moves by road. The National Conference leader was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, the first elected government in the Union…
Mumbai: Ahead of the Maharashtra assembly polls, the ruling Mahayuti appears to have maintained a balance in the representation of various communities and tried to avoid any potential rebellion while nominating seven members for the MLC posts, as per political analysts. Of the seven new members of the legislative council who took oath on Tuesday,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Omar Abdullah on being sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, and said the Centre will work closely with him and his team for J-K’s progress. National Conference leader Omar Abdullah was sworn in as the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on…
Sringar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday chose party leader Surender Choudhary from Nowshera in Jammu as his deputy, saying he did so to give a voice to people of the region and make his government inclusive. “Our endeavour will be to take everyone along,” the National Conference leader told reporters after…
