Politics

Bharatiya Janata Party releases first list of candidates for the October 15 Maharashtra Assembly polls.

Chavan on Thursday informed that the Congress will contest the elections along with Mulayam Singh's Samajwadi Party.

Ajay Maken said that the Congress workers are enthused and feel that this is nothing but better scenario in the long term.

Ahead of his US visit, PM Narendra Modi says that the US is India's 'natural global partner'.

"Congress is fully with the people in this unprecedented disaster... There is a need to operationalise 24x7 helplines for relieving the flood victims of psychological stress," Azad said.

The White House on Wednesday said this is unlikely to be an issue as they respectfully accommodate the practices of visitors.

Thackeray proved that he is a true son of Balasaheb, and sent a strong message that he could not tolerate any disrespect to him or his party.

"Shah has spoken to Sena chief and that itself indicates that we are very very eager to have the alliance," BJP's General Secretay in charge of Maharashtra Rajiv Pratap Rudy said.

Speaking to CNN-IBN, Bharat Barai, chief organiser of the event, said. "Mr Modi is a visionary. And young people want to meet him and hear him."

These two major cities with more than 10 fully urbanised assembly seats can change the outcome and decide who rules the state.

"Such discussions are not held through press conferences. Talks are on between the two parties," Prithviraj Chavan said.

India had called off the Foreign Secretary level meeting with Pakistan after their High Commissioner to New Delhi Abdul Basit met with Kashmiri separatist leaders even though the Modi government had warned him against it.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated John Key on being re-elected for a third term as the Prime Minister of New Zealand.

People under preventive detention have the right to vote, the Election Commission has said ahead of Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana.

The UPA had cleared a proposal banning conversion of official bungalows of MPs into memorials.

Sitharaman is travelling to Cairns to attend G20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors on the weekend.