Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Rebel Trinamool Congress MP Jagadish Barma Basunia on Friday confirmed the validity of the letter containing signatures of 19 party MPs, including him, who reportedly claim to be the main and majority bloc of the party in the Lok Sabha.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) In a major setback to Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan, the Supreme Court on Friday declined to interfere with the Returning Officer's decision rejecting her nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Madhya Pradesh over the alleged non-disclosure of a criminal case in Telangana.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Political leaders across parties on Friday reacted to the widening rift within the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after senior party MP Kalyan Banerjee targeted Abhishek Banerjee, with BJP leaders alleging that the developments signalled "the end" of the Mamata Banerjee-led party.
Kolkata, June 12 (IANS) Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, has been asked to appear before the CID again in the MLAs' signature mismatch case on June 14, said officials on Friday.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday highlighted the achievements of women across various sectors and reaffirmed the government's commitment to women-led development, marking what he described as “12 Years of Nari Shakti” under the NDA government.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) The Supreme Court is set to hear on Friday a plea by Congress leader Meenakshi Natarajan challenging the rejection of her nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha election from Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Party-hopping in the political arena is a phenomenon witnessed since long where various reasons make political leaders exit one organisation for another, yet most today will fail to match the frequency of transit by two names from Haryana who were said to have influenced the coinage of "Aya Ram, Gaya Ram".
Tibet, June 11 (IANS) The Indian Ambassador to China Vikram Doraiswami arrived in Lhasa, the historical, cultural, and spiritual capital of Tibet, on Thursday to jointly review arrangements made by local government authorities for Indian pilgrims on the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra (KMY).
Ahmedabad, June 11 (IANS) On the eve of the first anniversary of the Air India AI-171 crash that claimed 260 lives and devastated parts of the B.J. Medical College campus in Ahmedabad, the Gujarat government has drawn up a redevelopment blueprint worth more than Rs 547 crore to transform the disaster-hit site into a major healthcare, rehabilitation and medical education hub.
Jammu, June 11 (IANS) Leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Pakistani Army, calling them "inhuman" and drawing a comparison with their Indian counterpart after more than 20 people were reportedly killed in recent police action on protestors in several parts of Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK).
