Nitish Kumar to be NDA face again in Bihar polls: Sources

IANS | February 13, 2025 5:00 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The NDA will fight the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP sources said here on Thursday, putting to rest speculation over a possible new CM face for the October-November polls.

Delhi’s new CM to be chosen from MLAs, no deputy CM post: Sources

IANS | February 13, 2025 4:11 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will finalise the name for the Chief Minister's post in Delhi only after Prime Minister Narendra Modi returns from his US visit, sources said on Thursday, adding that the pick will be from the MLAs and there will be no deputy CM.

After CM Mamata, Abhishek Banerjee too calls for going alone in Bengal Assembly polls

IANS | February 13, 2025 3:25 PM

Kolkata, Feb 13 (IANS) Trinamool Congress General Secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, on Thursday, echoed and justified West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent announcement of the party contesting alone in the crucial Bengal Assembly elections in 2026 without having any understanding with any other party, including the Congress.

FM Sitharaman introduces new Income Tax Bill in Lok Sabha

IANS | February 13, 2025 2:55 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman introduced the new Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha on Thursday as part of the tax reforms to streamline and simplify the provisions so that they are easier to understand and reduce the scope for legal disputes.

BJP slams Oppn for disrupting Parliament over Waqf Bill

IANS | February 13, 2025 2:34 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) BJP National Spokesperson Nalin Kohli on Thursday strongly criticised Opposition parties for disrupting proceedings in the Lok Sabha over the Waqf Bill. Kohli accused the Opposition of consistently seeking opportunities to create chaos and hinder the smooth functioning of Parliament.

Power cuts back in Delhi soon after BJP win in election: Atishi

IANS | February 13, 2025 2:25 PM

New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Linking the exit of AAP from the Delhi government to the return of power cuts, former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday alleged that long blackouts have been taking place in many parts of the city since the Assembly election with many voters realising their mistake of electing the BJP.