Patna: All eyes were trained on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday, with the JD(U) president appearing to be inching towards his second political volte face in less than three years. For Kumar, who has maintained a deafening silence over the turmoil in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’, ignoring pleas from allies RJD, Congress and the Left…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party’s alliance with the Congress is “off to a good start” with 11 “strong” Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The state sends 80 members to the Lower House of Parliament and elections are due in April-May. “Our cordial alliance with the Congress is off…
Thiruvananthapuram: The Union Home Ministry has extended Z+ security cover to Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan, the Raj Bhavan said here on Saturday. The Z+ security cover of CRPF personnel has been extended to Khan and Raj Bhavan, his office said in a post on ‘X’. “Union Home Ministry has informed Kerala Raj Bhavan that…
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday appointed election in-charges and co-in-charges for 23 states and Union territories in view of the Lok Sabha polls this year. BJP national general secretary Vinod Tawde has been made the election in-charge for Bihar, while BJP Rajya Sabha member and former Jharkhand unit chief Deepak Prakash will be the…
Patna: Top leaders of the JD(U) on Saturday rushed to the residence of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the party president, amid strong indications that he was planning to quit the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and revert to the BJP-led NDA. Leaders like former national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh, ‘Lalan’, minister and national general secretary Sanjay Kumar…
Mumbai: A day after he launched an indefinite hunger strike over the Maratha quota issue, activist Manoj Jarange on Saturday called off his indefinite hunger strike after Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde met him in Navi Mumbai. CM Shinde met Jarange at Vashi, where the latter has been camping since Friday morning along with thousands…
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday presented the state government’s award for promotion of communal harmony to fact-checker Mohammed Zubair in recognition of his contribution in prevention of violence by debunking claims in social media that migrant workers were under attack in Tamil Nadu. Co-founder of AltNews, Zubair was presented the award by…
Patna: Amid speculations of a rift in the ruling ‘Mahagathbandhan’ in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday attended the high tea ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan here on the occasion of the Republic Day with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD remaining conspicuous by absence. The seat next to that of Kumar…
New Delhi: The tricolour was unfurled and colourful parades were held across India to celebrate the 75th Republic Day on Friday with states listing their achievements and outlining their development agendas. Governors and chief ministers extended their greetings to the people on the occasion and called upon them to work for the development of the country….
Patna: The Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar would not remain intact, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi, who leads the Hindustan Awam Morcha, claimed on Friday. Speaking to reporters, Manjhi claimed that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s statement on dynasty politics was aimed at his allies Congress and RJD. “There is nothing to say much about the political…
