Politics

The Sena is not helpless, he said while asserting that the party never engaged in "blackmailing" its ally.

The 20-month-old Fadnavis government will fill up portfolios rendered vacant after the resignation of senior minister Eknath Khadse over corruption charges in June.

"It's the silly season," he remarked when reporters contended that they are being blamed for the "indecisiveness" of the Congress leadership on the issue.

She vowed to strengthen textile and apparel sector as part of her new assignment.

The BJP said it was neither a demotion nor a promotion. Her successor Prakash Javadekar said Irani did good work as HRD minister.

His Rajya Sabha bio-data says that he also led a country-wide campaign for banning lottery and a movement for prohibition of smoking in public places.

Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackery declared that his party would not "beg" for a cabinet berths and whatever comes, it should be with respect.

The arrest of Rajendra Kumar is part of a conspiracy to paralyse the Chief Minister's office: Manish Sisodia.

Owaisi on Friday said his party would provide legal help to the five youths arrested by the NIA on charges of involvement in an alleged ISIS terror module.

"The trade body had booked a hall of (Veer Narmad) South Gujarat University for the function after proper written invitation, to which Kejriwal ji had given a date of July 10," Kalsaria said.

The government hopes to pass a bill for the rollout of a nationwide goods services tax which would replace multiple federal and state levies. e opposition Congress party, however, has blocked the measure in parliament.

An MLA from Dalhousie in Himachal Pradesh, Asha Kumari was convicted in a land grab case in February and was sentenced to one year imprisonment.

After he felicitated her, Girija Srinivas a Taluk Panchayat member from Tarikere in Chikmagalur district gave a peck to Siddaramaiah on his right cheek leaving him visibly embarrassed.

Eight candidates including Mehbooba Mufti of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hilal Ahmad Shah of the Congress and Iftikhar Hussain Misgar of the National Conference were contenders for the seat.

In South Kashmir's Anantnag assembly constituency the fate of Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti along with eight other contesting candidates will be decided by midday.

Kejriwal was awarded the B Tech (Hons) degree from IIT-Kharagpur.