Politics

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who was to have inaugurated the meeting, kept away, apparently following the absence of the ministers from the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Puducherry.

The fact that various religious heads always enjoyed sizable backing among the devotees in Madhya Pradesh, politicians line up at their ashrams for their support.

Recently, BJP president Amit Shah had referred to the Supreme Court judgment on Sabarimala saying that courts should not give verdicts that cannot be implemented.

Curiously, Shivpal Yadav is still the SP MLA from Jaswantnagar Assembly seat as he has not resigned from party or his post yet.

In his defence, the Congress president said his comments were a result of confusion owing to the scale of corruption in the BJP.

The Union minister is heading a panel of Group of Ministers (GoM) to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent sexual harassment at the workplace.

The Mayawati-led party has so far announced 51 candidates for the 230-member Assembly.

Media reports claimed that Reddy, a former MLA from Gajwel near Medak, was in touch with the Congress.

Justifying the forced leave of Alok Verma and Rakesh Asthana, Jaitley said this was necessary in the "larger interest of fairness because you can't be heading an agency which is investigating into your own conduct".

The government’s main motive in sending Verma on leave was not to quell the infighting in CBI, Gandhi said, but to cover up evidence in the Rafale deal.

Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had criticised Sabarimala head priest Kandararu Rajeevaru for threatening to close the temple if women of menstrual age entered the shrine.

Jogi, who was earlier in the Congress, has struck an alliance with BSP, which enjoys influence in some parts of the state.

With the resignation, the Congress' strength in the 40-member house has come down to 30, while that of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) stands at 6. Four seats are vacant.

Raebareli was overnight flooded with hundreds of posters with Priyanka’s face on them, labelling her as an ‘emotional blackmailer’. ​These posters were seen from Triphula Chauraha to Hardaspur area of the constituency.

Calling the list fabricated, Scindia said the names of candidates are yet to be finalised and the process could take a week.

Amar Singh claimed that the Samajwadi Party (SP) leader had threatened him and his twin 17-year-old daughters during an interview to a television channel.