Congress faces Telangana polls with its back to the wall
By Mohammed Shafeeq
Hyderabad, Feb 12 (IANS) With a few months to go for Assembly elections in Telangana, the Congress faces an acid test to remain relevant in the state politics as the BJP is making every effort to become the principal contestant to ruling BRS while in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh the chances of a revival of grand old partys fortunes remained bleak.
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National Politics 09:54 AMPrez accepts Maha Guv Koshyari's resignation, Ramesh Bais is new Governor
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Human Interest/ IANS Special Se 08:26 AM'Langar' that fed 2 mn during lockdown razed, 84-year-old Sikh baba evicted
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RLDs 'Samrasta Abhiyan' to mark Charan Singh's birth anniversary
Lucknow, Feb 12 (IANS) The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will celebrate the birth anniversary of its founder, late Chaudhary Charan Singh, with weeklong celebrations 'Samrasta Abhiyan'.
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'Delhi L-G targeting me', says AAP's Jasmine Shah after discom snub
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) After Delhi L-G V.K. Saxena on Saturday removed AAP spokesperson Jasmine Shah and three other AAP government nominees from boards of power discoms in Delhi, Shah termed the allegations levelled against him as 'nonsense', 'slanderous' and 'without a shred of evidence'.
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Meghalaya polls: Congress promises MSP for local products, free healthcare, electricity
Shillong, Feb 11 (IANS) Opposition Congress in Meghalaya on Saturday promised minimum support price for ginger, turmeric, broomstick, black pepper and other agricultural products, as well as free health care services and 200 units of free power to each household belonging to the below the poverty line (BPL) if it comes to power.
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Modi govt ensured that every needy gets benefits of development: Naqvi
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Saturday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's honesty and hard work has proved that "truth can neither be troubled nor trounced".
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PM to inaugurate part of Delhi-Mumbai Expressway in Raj on Sunday
Jaipur, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday inaugurate one stretch of the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway, the country's first green corridor E-way, at Dausa in Rajasthan at 2 p.m.
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Govt has brought policies to encourage investors in healthcare sector: Mandaviya
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday said that the government is improving the healthcare and medical education sectors through a holistic approach that not only envisages creating more quality healthcare infrastructure but also trained manpower to efficiently run institutions.
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'Cong, JD(S) supporters of Tipu, K'taka safe only under BJP', says Amit Shah
Dakshina Kannada, Feb 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the JD(S), stating that both the opposition parties in Karnataka are supporters of Tipu Sultan (erstwhile ruler of Mysuru).
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Mhadei issue: People in Goa urged to light Diyas on Feb 12
Panaji, Feb 11 (IANS) The 'Save Mhadei Save Goa' front has appealed to the people of Goa to light a candle or Diya on Sunday evening, and share the images and videos worshipping 'water' on social media, to mark their support.
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Erode East bypoll: Kamal Haasan to campaign for Congress candidate
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) South Indian film superstar and MNM founder President Kamal Haasan will be campaigning for Congress' Erode East Assembly bypoll candidate E.V.K.S. Elangovan on February 19.
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Seizures in TN in connection with Erode East by-poll
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The police and election officials on Saturday in Tamil Nadu seized tokens -- which were to be allegedly given to voters who would be exercising their franchise in the February 27 Erode-East by-poll -- from a car belonging to a DMK leader Sarbudeen, an official said.
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Amartya Sen-Visva Bharati row: Varsity slapped with legal notice
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has finally sent a legal notice to the Visva Bharati University authorities asking the latter to tender a public apology for their derogatory comments in connection with the continuing row over 13 decimals of land occupied by him.
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Delhi govt asks DDA to stop demolition, orders fresh demarcation in Mehrauli
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) In wake of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) on Friday demolishing several three- and four-storey structures that had come up illegally on its land in Aam Bagh area of Mehrauli, sparking off protests, the Delhi government on Saturday asked the agency to stop the drive and conduct the fresh demarcation.
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Stalin expresses disappointment over Gadkari's 'non-cooperation' remarks
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday wrote to Union Minister for Highways and Roads Nitin Gadkari, expressing disappointment on the BJP leader's statement "for completion of road projects, the Central government requires the cooperation of the state government".
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Govt can't act as robber of citizens' land, says Karnataka HC
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) In a setback to the ruling BJP, the Karnataka High Court on Saturday stated that the government can't act as "a robber of citizens' land".
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'Beware of twin swords of Congress-Left', PM Modi tells Tripura voters
Agartala, Feb 11 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing an election rally in southern Tripura on Saturday, launched a scathing attack on the Congress and the CPI-M and asked people to remain alert of the twin swords of the two parties.
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Indigenous aircraft ALH Mk III to participate in Aero India
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The indigenous aircraft, ALH Mk III, and Maritime Reconnaissance aircraft P-8I would participate in the fly past and static display, respectively, during the upcoming Aero India event.
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Kerala CPI-M terms Jayarajan probe a 'media creation'
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 11 (IANS) A day after media reports that CPI-M's state committee meeting had given the green signal to form a committee to probe allegations levelled against two party stalwarts, state Secretary M.V. Govindan on Saturday dismissed these as rubbish.
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2019 Jamia violence: Judge recuses himself for 'personal reasons'
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) A Delhi court judge has recused himself from hearing a matter related to 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case citing "personal reasons".
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Post-Bharat Jodo, Priyanka's coterie deepens divide within UP Cong
By Amita Verma
Lucknow, Feb 11 (IANS) The Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has failed to work as an adhesive.
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Maha Congress hits choppy waters, but it's likely to sail through unscathed
By Quaid Najmi
Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) In its 138-year long chequered history, the Congress is no stranger to political upheavals or crises, especially in Maharashtra -- where it was born in December 1885.
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In deeply divided Raj Congress, all eyes on Pilot's next big move
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, Feb 11 (IANS) The Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra might have passed peacefully through Rajasthan, but the divide in the Gehlot and Pilot camps seems to be ever-widening as there is no let-up in the war of words between the two groups.
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Rahul's extended K'taka presence during Yatra boosts party's prospects
By M.K. Ashoka
Bengaluru, Feb 11 (IANS) While the grand old party is facing a crisis like situation in all other states, the Congress is closer to the seat of power in Karnataka, according to political analysts.
