Politics

This is the second major rebuff for the Centre after the SC reinstated the Uttarakhand government.

A five-judge constitution bench headed by Justice J S Khehar, which had reserved its judgement on February 22, is scheduled to pronounce the judgement tomorrow. The apex court had said the verdict in this case will not only have its effect on Arunachal Pr...

Apparently miffed with the developments, Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray remained absent from the swearing-in ceremony held at Raj Bhawan on Friday.

Jharwal however has denied the allegations and termed them as politically motivated.

Talking to reporters after taking charge of the new Textiles ministry portfolio, she side-stepped questions about BJP president Amit Shah being behind her shift saying it is not individuals but the party who takes such decisions.

The government has launched a dedicated website -- 'talktoak.com' -- through which people can directly ask the questions.

UP now has 16 ministers, the maximum from any state, in an apparent bid to keep the Dalit and OBC votebank content.

Political observers see Priyanka's entry into active politics as a sign that she is being groomed for a bigger role ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

According to sources, the expansion-cum-reshuffle being carried out by Modi is also expected to see elevation of at least one minister to Cabinet rank.

Mayawati charged the BJP with dabbling in all sort of "dirty designs" and playing politics in the name of Ram Mandir to return to power in the state.

Claiming that the hike is the "lowest in the last seven decades", he said the hike in salaries and allowances is a mere 15% on basic pay and not 23.5% as is being wrongly claimed by the government.

Swamy took a dig at journalists planting "deliberately false stories" to provoke him.

Akhilesh however has not been expressing his annoyance in public, saying the decision will be discussed in an appropriate forum within the party.

A day after his 46th birthday, Rahul on Monday had announced that he is going abroad on a short visit for a "few days", but did not specify the country he is heading for.

A senior Congress leader said she would not organise iftar but distribute ration among the poor instead.

All attacks were welcome, there is nothing to worry, a source in the government told Network 18.