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BSP chief Mayawati announced the decision in a bypoll review meeting after the party failed to open its account in even one of the 11 seats.

The ruling BJP asked Karan Singh to be gracious, noting that he completed his terms in various positions in different bodies under the Modi dispensation.

Thousands of police personnel protested outside the Police Headquarters on Tuesday to demand action against those involved in an attack on their colleague outside the Saket court on Saturday.

Panchkula MLA Gian Chand Gupta's name was proposed by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and seconded by Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala.

Till recently, the VBA's vote base belonged to the NCP, he said, claiming that youths, farmers and minorities voted for his party during the state Assembly polls.

The governor’s statement comes after Mamata Banerjee on Saturday claimed that her phone was also being tapped and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take serious note of it.

Kejriwal further questioned the pace at which the Centre is distributing straw management machines to farmers to stop stubble burning.

With this, speculation of his return to the Trinamool Congress, along with his aide Baisakhi Banerjee, have intensified. Chaterjee had joined the BJP on August 14 in New Delhi.

Chidambaram has been jailed in corruption and money laundering cases related to the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval given to INX Media.

Interestingly, Das is also the first non-tribal CM of Jharkhand — a state having one of the highest tribal population and where 28 of the 81 assembly seats are reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST).

There were speculations that the EC would announce schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections along with that of the Jharkhand, but the EC invite only refers to poll schedule for the eastern state.

During the recently-concluded state assembly bypolls, the chief minister had stated that UP may also take a cue from Assam in implementing NRC.

Heavy post-monsoon showers in various areas in Maharashtra have prompted this demand, Aaditya told reporters after meeting Koshyari at Raj Bhavan with Sena leaders and legislators in tow.

The Shiromani Akali Dal scuttled all attempts of the state government to ensure joint celebrations, Amarinder Singh said, terming it sheer pettiness on the part of the Akalis, particularly Harsimrat Kaur Badal.

Rajya Sabha member Pratap Singh Bajwa said he was keen to be part of the proposed 'jatha' (delegation) if it is led by former prime minister and senior Congress leader Manmohan Singh.

From March to mid-October this year, the air quality in Delhi was good and moderate, but after October 15, the air quality started deteriorating.