Politics

Speaker Haribhau Bagde in a suo moto statement made the announcement in the Lower House and installed Patil as LoP.

The party headed by Mufti Mohammed Sayeed said while it has ideological differences with BJP, the vote was against also against Congress rule.

Sources said the Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) is likely to send out a circular suggesting the activities for the government departments on Christmas.

The National Conference(NC) leader asserted that it was "inconceivable" for his party to go with the BJP.

The BJP said "obstruction is not a substitute of TMC's conspiracy in the Saradha scam".

The BJP chief said he was not criticising the Dravidian parties but the their governments based on performance.

RSS chief Bhagwat said India was a "Hindu nation" where many Hindus had been forcibly converted to other religions.

"She has been admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital here for further treatment of the infection," AICC general secretary Ajay Maken said.

In view of the high turnout in previous phases in Kashmir Valley compared to previous polls, Jammu is expected to have a high voter turnout.

A total of 1791 discretionary quota plots have been cancelled by the state Cabinet.

The comedian-turned politician is one of the star campaigners for AAP.

The tweet form CM Omar asks PM Modi and BJP president Shah to stop misleading people on tourist inflow in Kashmir.

The Rajya Sabha resumes after a week of uproar over the hate speech by MoS Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti.

The case relates to the bomb blast at a function attended by Mishra at Samastipur Railway Station on January 2, 1975.

Thirty paramilitary forces companies have been deployed in and around the Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar.

The sixteen constituencies are spread over three districts of Baramulla, Budgam and Pulwama - all in Kashmir Valley.