Amanatullah Khan sent to 14-day judicial custody in Waqf board graft case
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) A Delhi Court on Monday remanded Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan to 14 days' judicial custody in connection with a case pertaining to alleged financial misappropriation and other irregularities in the functioning of the Delhi Waqf Board.
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National Health/Medicine 02:46 PMCoWIN, Aarogya Setu to be repurposed as India's health application
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National Politics 02:38 PMKamal Nath likely to step in to defuse Raj crisis: Sources
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Azad launches new party, names it Democratic Azad Party
Jammu, Sep 26 (IANS) Former senior Congress leader, Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday launched his new political party and named it, the Democratic Azad Party.
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Gandhi family has no issues with me contesting for party chief: Tharoor
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 26 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Monday said that the Gandhi family has no issues with him contesting for the party president's post.
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PMLA case transfer: Delhi HC notice on Satyendar Jain's plea against ED
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued notice to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea moved by Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain against the transfer of proceedings in the money laundering case against him to a new judge.
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Gujarat Assembly polls likely to be advanced: state BJP president
Anand, Sep 26 (IANS) The Gujarat Assembly polls are likely to be advanced by 10-15 days and conclude before November end, Bharatiya Janata Party state unit president C.R. Patil hinted on Monday.
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Gehlot camp not in favour of Pilot as CM, says Maken
Jaipur, Sep 26 (IANS) Congress leader Ajay Maken, who was in Jaipur along with Mallikarjun Kharge to convene the CLP meeting for deciding the new CM face, on Monday spoke to the media after a high-voltage drama in Rajasthan and said that three members from the Gehlot camp had met them with three proposals, which they did not accept as it raised conflict of interest.
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Now LOC issued against 2 PFI leaders
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has issued a Look Out Circular against two PFI leaders of Kerala in connection with violence unleashed by the party during a protest recently.
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'Unofficial meeting is indiscipline', Maken hints action against defiant Raj MLAs
Jaipur, Sep 26 (IANS) As the crisis in the Congress seems to deepen in Rajasthan, the two observers sent by the party high command, Ajay Maken and Mallikarjun Kharge, on Monday said that the MLAs' action amounted to indiscipline.
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Prez Murmu opens Dussehra festivities in K'taka; calls for thrust on women empowerment
Mysuru, Sep 26 (IANS) President Draupadi Murmu inaugurated world-famous state-festival Dussehra in Mysuru on Monday by lighting the lamp and offering floral tributes to Goddess Chamundeshwari atop Chamundi Hills.
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SDPI denied permission to protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) has been denied permission by the Delhi Police to hold a protest at Jantar Mantar on Monday against NIA crackdown on Popular Front of India (PFI).
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RSS' Muslim wing demands immediate ban on PFI from Centre
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After the action taken by the various central investigating agencies against the extremist organisation -- Popular Front of India (PFI), the demand for banning the latter has started growing louder with each passing day.
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R'than crisis: CLP meet cancelled as over 90 MLAs threaten to resign
Jaipur, Sep 25 (IANS) The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting called on Sunday at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's residence has been cancelled as more than 90 Congress MLAs loyal to the veteran party leader threatened to resign, while demanding the new CM face be picked from their group.
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Cong high command thought Rajasthan is Punjab but checkmated
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) As drama unfolded in Jaipur on Sunday, the Congress top leadership seems committed the same mistake as it did in Punjab, but did not anticipate that MLAs will go against high command unlike in Punjab where a majority of legislators went with its wishes.
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Anyone living in India is Hindu, says RSS chief
Shillong, Sep 25 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said all people living in India are Hindus in terms of identity.
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Gehlot MLAs oppose Pilot as CM, reach Speaker's residence to submit resignations
Jaipur, Sep 25 (IANS) Politics in Rajasthan took a new twist on Sunday with around 70 MLAs, who are staunch supporters of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, gathering at the residence of state minister Shanti Dhariwal, to chalk out a strategy to eliminate Sachin Pilot from the race to select his successor.
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Mukul Rohatgi declines to return as government's top law officer
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi has declined to accept Centre's offer to return as the Attorney General.
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Gehlot vs Pilot: Pro-CM MLAs' gathering before CLP meek exposes rift in Congress
By Archana Sharma
Jaipur, Sep 25 (IANS) Ahead of the Congress Legislature Party meeting scheduled for taking decisions on the next Chief Minister, a rift is clearly visible among the Congress MLAs as MLAs from Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's faction gathered at the bungalow of Urban Development Minister Shanti Dhariwal.
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Will deport all Bangladeshis staying illegally, says Goa CM
Panaji, Sep 25 (IANS) Warning house owners of strict action for failing police verification of tenants, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Sunday said that a number of Bangladeshis found staying illegally in the coastal state will be deported.
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Palaniswami opposes Andhra move to raise Pullur dam capacity
Chennai, Sep 25 (IANS) AIADMK's interim General Secretary and former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, K. Palaniswami on Sunday came out strongly against the Andhra Pradesh government's move to raise the capacity of Pullur check dam near the inter-state border.
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Kaziranga 'evening safari': Activists slams Assam CM, Sadhguru for breaking law
Guwahati, Sep 25 (IANS) Environment and animal rights activists on Sunday alleged that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, state Tourism Minister Jayanata Malla Baruah, and spiritual guru Jaggi Vasudev aka Sadhguru violated the Wildlife (Protection) Act by driving a safari vehicle inside the Kaziranga National Park and Tiger Reserve beyond the scheduled time.
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Opposition unity 'core' as Nitish and Lalu meet Sonia (Lead)
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad on Sunday met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss matters pertaining to opposition unity.
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Amarinder thanks PM for naming airport after Shaheed Bhagat Singh
Chandigarh, Sep 25 (IANS) Former Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh on Sunday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for naming the Chandigarh airport after Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh.
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Nitish Kumar calls for Congress-comprised 'main front' to oust BJP
Fatehabad (Haryana), Sep 25 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday gave a clarion call for a "main front", comprising the Congress, to oust the BJP in 2024 parliamentary polls,
