Politics

The Bill was cleared by the Rajya Sabha in 2010 during the UPA regime. As part of a larger outreach to women, the Congress had projected it as a victory for its President and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

"Dynasticism is a trait of the Congress. Don't impose it on the country Rahul ji", Shah said, addressing a conference of intellectuals.

According to Raut, who is also the executive editor of Saamana - the Shiv Sena mouthpiece - the party didn't want to "share the blame" for BJP’s anti-people policies such as an exorbitant rise in petrol and diesel prices despite a global meltdown of fuel...

Leader of Opposition, Ajay Singh, on Tuesday wrote a letter to Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan urging him to lower VAT on petrol-diesel in the public interest.

Amit Shah said the prime minister had never celebrated his birthday and service or 'sewa' was the best way to celebrate the birthday of 'pradhan sewak' Narendra Modi.

Mocking the Sena, which also took potshots at the BJP over the bullet train project, the city unit president of the BJP, Ashish Shelar, said those who could not maintain the roads of Mumbai should not bother about the bullet train.

Raje carried out surprise checks at several government institutions and schools and expressed dissatisfaction over the mismanagement and filthy conditions, an official spokesman said.

Kamal Haasan has been a lot more vocal about his political intentions as compared to rival, Rajinikanth, who has kept his massive fan following guessing for several months.

Following the feedback received from the party chief, CM Chouhan might well alter portfolios of ministers who have failed to impress with their work in their respective ministries.

Mamata Banerjee, at the secretariat, addressed media, saying, "I have proposed to the Union Railway Ministry for a bullet train service from Andal in Burdwan district to Sealdah or Dum Dum in Kolkata."

The former Union minister said that Rahul's taking over would be a game-changer for the party.

Speaking at an event at the University of California, Berkeley, on September 11, Rahul Gandhi had said that most Indian political parties were dynastic and Indian politics functioned like that.

Congress chief whip in Odisha assembly Tara Prasad Bahinipati on Tuesday said that he was not afraid of being arrested for beating up corrupt officials in CMO involved in the percentage commission (PC) practice.

While the merging of the Edapaddi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam gave some respite to the EPS government, it may not be enough to save the government if it comes to a floor test.

BJP chief Amit Shah said the Patidar agitation was acquiring political colour as Gujarat assembly elections, slated to be held later this year, approached.

Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah in an industry interactive session at Ficci said 30 crore new bank accounts were opened and seven crore people benefited from the Mudra bank (which benefits small entrepreneurs).