Karnataka: Yediyurappa expands Cabinet, inducts 17 ministers
This is the first Cabinet expansion after he assumed office 26 July and proved his government’s majority on the floor of the Assembly 29 July. Continue Reading
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J&K Governor’s invitation to Rahul was never sincere: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today hit out at Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik, saying his invitation to Rahul Gandhi to visit the State was a ‘tool of propaganda’ and never sincere. Continue Reading
When can I come, Rahul asks J&K Governor after accepting invitation
Rahul said he had accepted Malik’s invitation to visit J&K and meet the people without any conditions and termed the Governor’s reply as ‘feeble’. Continue Reading
Javadekar hits out at Chidambaram for communalising Kashmir issue
Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the BJP scrapped the special status of Jammu and Kashmir as the region is “dominated” by Muslims, a remark condemned by the ruling party as “provocative and irresponsible”. Continue Reading
Three from TN helped Modi-Shah achieve Mission Kashmir
The three from Tamilnadu are – External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, former IPS officer K Vijay Kumar and ex-bureaucrat K Skandan. Continue Reading
Editorial: Jackpot or jackboot?
Security forces arrested over 100 people, including political leaders and activists, as they were considered a threat to peace and tranquility in the Kashmir valley, officials were quoted as saying. Continue Reading
Editorial: ‘She’ila factor
Sheila Dikshit, one of the tallest leaders of the Congress who had the distinction of being Delhi’s longest-serving Chief Minister and giving the national capital Delhi its modern look, is no more. Continue Reading
New beginning
Sticking to the norm of ‘one man, one post’, former Union Minister J P Nadda was appointed BJP’s working president during the party’s parliamentary board meeting Monday. The decision by BJP’s highest decision-making body was announced by former party president and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Continue Reading
Jagan Mohan to have 5 Deputy CMs in Andhra Pradesh Cabinet
The Chief Minister held a meeting of the YSR Congress Legislature Party at his residence here in the morning where he announced the decision to appoint five Deputy Chief Ministers. Accordingly, one each from SC, ST, BC, minority and Kapu communities would be made Deputy CMs. Continue Reading
2019 general elections: Exit polls show that DMK will emerge victorious
Exit polls conducted by TV news channels this evening after the final phase of voting in the 2019 general elections have shown that the DMK combine would shore up the UPA numbers in the Indian Parliament. Continue Reading