Politics

Hailing the 49 eminent personalities who wrote to PM Modi, Jahan claimed that there were several incidents where people across the country had been attacked by 'cow vigilantes' over rumours of eating beef and smuggling cattle.

Though Mahajan had called on the CM mainly in connection with a proposed memorial in Indore, sources said the two senior leaders discussed several issues, including the current political scenario in the state during the meeting that lasted for over 50 min...

Nawab and Shahid were murdered in an incident in September 2013 when communal riots were on in the district. But in his written reply to a question on Tuesday, Adityanath asserted that the killings were not related to the riots.

Notable cases of false information include Facebook posts regarding 20 lakh EVMs gone missing (22), transportation of EVM without security (11) and tweets spreading misinformation about EVMs (84).

The Karnataka drama also exposed several loopholes in the anti-defection law and most Congress and JDS leaders spent hours explaining that during the trust vote.

Referring to the successful launch of Chandrayaan-2 mission on Monday, Mevani said while it shows expertise in space, there exists no technology to prevent death of sanitation workers engaged in cleaning sewers or septic tanks

Days ago, Minister for Narmada Valley Development Surendra Singh Baghel had accused the Vijay Rupani government of not issuing enough funds to rehabilitate and resettle dam-affected people in Madhya Pradesh.

The Congress now has governments in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry. The BJP, on the other hand, is in power in 16 states in the country.

Meanwhile, former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan termed the fall of the Karnataka government as defeat of democracy.

The NC also condemned Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik's asking militants to target the corrupt and said the remarks are unconstitutional.

Siddarmaiah said if the BJP feels that it can come to power by murdering democracy, it will only backfire. He also said that even if Yeddyurappa forms the government, they will be in power for six months or one year.

Assembly speaker KR Ramesh Kumar Monday night had announced the voting will have to take place by 6 pm Tuesday under any circumstances, saying the proceedings should not be prolonged and he should not be made a "scapegoat."

The absence of legislators from the coalition gave the BJP enough ammunition. BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa said the government had exposed itself and asked where the ruling coalition MLAs were.

A group allegedly led by Govind Singh had attacked Devendra Chaurasia, who had recently defected to the Congress from the BSP, and his son. While Chaurasia died in the assault, his son was treated for grievous injuries.

Congress Legislature Party leader Ajay Kumar Lallu said that when Priyanka Gandhi, along with other leaders, was on her way to meet the victims of Sonbhadra, they were stopped and kept 'hostage' in a Chunar guesthouse for 48 hours.

BJP with the elevation of Phagu Chauhan, is also trying to leave a message to party workers that if they perform, then they will be rewarded by the party on their performance.