Kolkata, Feb 14 Acknowledging the AAP’s landslide victory in the Delhi assembly polls, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu Saturday admitted that the timing of the election was a “tactical” mistake and the BJP must prepare itself for other parties coming together. AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal was Saturday sworn in as Delhi’s chief minister […]
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday in a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of granting full statehood to New Delhi, India’s capital city. Kejriwal, who is reaching out to the Modi-led central government after weeks of a bitter election campaign, also invited the prime minister to his oath-taking ceremony but the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to attend AAP chief and Delhi Chief Minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal’s oath taking ceremony in New Delhi on Saturday, party leader Manish Sisodia said. Sisodia told media that owing to the prime minister’s schedule, Modi will not be able to attend the swearing-in ceremony. “I would have been […]
Chandigarh, Feb 10 (IANS) The Chandigarh administration will soon ban the sale of loose cigarettes and other tobacco products in the union territory, an official spokesman said here Tuesday. “Sale of loose cigarettes and loose tobacco products is going to be prohibited in Chandigarh soon. This was discussed and decided at a meeting of Chandigarh […]
Patna, Feb 10 (IANS) Aiming to put pressure on Bihar Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi for inviting him to form the next government in the state, former chief minister Nitish Kumar left for New Delhi to parade the legislators supporting him in the Rashtrapati Bhavan Wednesday. Meanwhile, embattled Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi sought to play […]
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) AAP ideologue Yogendra Yadav said the party’s landslide win has shattered the “myth of invincibility” around Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opened up “political possibilities”. Speaking to NDTV news channel after the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) won 67 of the 70 seats, Yadav said Modi had turned the Delhi assembly […]
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh’s ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday congratulated the Delhi voters for rejecting the BJP and its “divisive politics” as it attacked the party and its leaders for being bent on vitiating the atmosphere despite being people on many occasions. “Delhi had shown BJP the door and expressed beyond doubt their […]
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) A 32-year-old man was burnt alive inside his car which caught fire after ramming into another car, police said Sunday. The incident happened in north Delhi’s Jahangirpuri area Saturday night where Sanjeev, a motor mechanic, was returning home after work. “His Swift Dzire hit an Alto car and toppled at […]
Kolkata, Feb 8 (IANS) Britain’s Labour Party has become “too nervous” in its approach, Nobel laureate and Harvard University professor Amartya Sen said here Sunday. “They have to be more radical… now that’s a mistake of theirs,” Sen said at an event at the International Kolkata Book Fair. Recently, the Labour Party has been losing […]
Kolkata, Feb 5 (IANS) Welcoming Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Srinjoy Bose’s decision to quit the party and parliament, the BJP, Congress and CPI-M Thursday said more and more people will leave the party. Bose quit as member of parliament as also from the party Thursday, a day after getting bail in a case related […]