Politics

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the weekly 'Lok Samvad' (interaction with the public) programme, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday said taxes on petrol and diesel are a major source of development programmes everywhere in the country.

"The BJP is a very big political party. I won't say that I will not join the BJP if I get the chance, but who is giving me the chance? I haven't sent them any request letter either," Singh told reporters in Indore.

Speaking at an event at the University of California, Berkeley, on September 11, Rahul Gandhi had said that most Indian political parties were dynastic and Indian politics functioned like that.

Chaturvedi stood up to lodge his displeasure when secretary of the official language, Prabhas Kumar Jha, was delivering the vote of thanks at the Hindi Divas function. The event was attended by the President, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, his two deputies...

The results of the elections to Delhi University Students' Union will be declared today after a good turnout of voters was reported on Tuesday.

In his speech, Gandhi attacked the Modi government, spoke about political dynasties in India and hinted that he would be the Congress’s PM face in 2019.

DMK working president M K Stalin, who has been demanding that Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao direct a floor test for the government, questioned the claims of ruling dispensation that it had the required majority.

Earlier this year, Maya Kodnani's lawyer had filed an application in the special court, giving a list of defence witnesses that she wanted to be examined as part of the trial. The list also included the name of BJP president Amit Shah.

The High Court told the Dinakaran camp to approach the Election Commission and asked it not to waste the judiciary’s time.

“They can eat beef in their own country and then come to India. This is a cock-and-bull story,” the bureaucrat-turned-minister said when asked if beef ban had affected tourism in India.

While Motilal Nehru College student Rajat Choudhary is ABVP's candidate for the president's post, NSUI has fielded Rocky Tuseed, a student of Buddhist studies in the arts faculty, as its presidential candidate.

Congress sources said the state unit, led by former education minister Ashok Chaudhary, who is considered close to Nitish Kumar, is deeply divided after the Bihar Chief Minister broke his alliance with the Congress and returned to the NDA fold.

Sultan Ahmed died of heart attack on Monday early morning after complaining of acute chest pain and became unconscious. His family and brother Iqbal Ahmed – a TMC MLA - rushed him to Belle Vue Clinic in Kolkata where he declared brought dead.

On Wednesday, 43 AAP MLAs went to meet the L-G at his residence. According to AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj, the MLAs had sought prior appointment before meeting the L-G but Baijal said that he would only meet five of them.

According to the Congress, the NCP members from across the state were "miffed" since two MLAs of the Sharad Pawar-led party--Jayant Patel and Kandhal Jadeja--voted for the BJP nominee in the last month's Rajya Sabha election against Congress leader Ahmed...

The prime minister is committed to his vision of a new India, which will be built on the foundations of development and good governance, to further the cause of the poor, marginalised and the deprived segments of the society.