Politics

Banerjee is a regular user of Facebook and her page has over 16 lakh 'likes'. She also has over 2.6 lakh followers on Twitter.

"Our party demands a fair and fearless judicial inquiry. We want to know whether any political party is playing politics here. We do not want that politics be involved in the issues of students. Students may have differences but they are to be resolved am...

DMK also promised improvisation in some ongoing schemes like marriage assistance plan.

Punjab will elect a new Assembly sometime in February or March 2017.

Armed with the Speaker's decision that it was a money bill, the government pushed it in the Rajya Sabha, which cannot amend it but only make recommendations for amendment.

Prominent among those who have got the ticket now are former minister S Semmalai, AIADMK Executive Committee member and Women's Wing Deputy Secretary C R Saraswathi, Madurai Mayor V V Rajan Chellappa and sitting MLA A Murugesan.

Sajad, chairman of Peoples Conference (PC), contested 2014 assembly elections from Handwara constituency in Kupwara district and won.

In the second half of first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, voters from 31 constituencies will cast their votes on April 11.

Though high, the voting percentage was lower than that recorded in the 2011 Assembly polls in the same seats.

Ramdev added that chanting the slogan has nothing to do with religion and that it should be chanted as an affirmation of faith in the motherland.

After taking oath, Mehbooba, who is PDP Lok Sabha MP from Anantnag seat, will have six month within which she will have to contest election and win as MLA or MLC.

The candidates' list of various parties includes film stars, soccer and cricket players, a retired army colonel, and a former investment banker.

The first phase will have two polling dates beginning April 4 and April 11.

While noting that the Opposition should be heard by the ruling party MLAs, Kejriwal also asked the Opposition to respect the mandate of the people.