Maharashtra deal gets CWC nod

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the party, met on Thursday to discuss the issue of Maharashtra alliance with Shiv Sena and sources say that the CWC has given its go-ahead to the deal.

After…

Congress gears up for Jharkhand polls, calls meet

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of Jharkhand assembly elections, the Congress has called meeting of all its General Secretaries and State In-charges on Thursday to gear up for polls as only 7 days are left for the first phase of voting, slated on November…

Sunni Board distances itself from AIMPLB on Ayodhya

Lucknow (IANS) The Sunni Waqf Board has said that it is distancing itself from the decision of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on the filing of a review petition against the Supreme Court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.

"We…

Sena CM-led Maha govt to be in place by Dec 1st week: Raut

New Delhi (IANS) Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut said here on Wednesday that the clouds over the government formation efforts in Maharashtra shall clear within a couple of days or so.

"There are certain internal processes of the different parties…

Jharkhand polls: Rebel Saryu Rai becomes opposition's cause

Ranchi (IANS) Former minister turned rebel, Saryu Rai is giving jitters to the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) in Jharkhand, as the opposition is trying to make him a rallying point in its campaign strategy.

The main opposition party, the Jharkhand…

Not a single person killed in police firing in J&K: Shah

New Delhi (IANS) Asserting that normalcy has returned in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday in the Rajya Sabha that not a single civilian was killed in police firing in the Kashmir Valley since abrogation of Article…

NRC will be implemented nationwide: Amit Shah

New Delhi (IANS) The National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be implemented nationwide, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday, asserting that no person from any religion need to be afraid of it.

"The NRC exercise is…

Rabri Devi to campaign for RJD candidates in Jharkhand

Ranchi (IANS) Former Bihar Chief Minister and wife of jailed RJD chief Lalu Prasad, did not meet her husband in jail, but will campaign in the Jharkhand assembly polls.

The name of Rabri Devi is on top in the list of RJD star campaigners for…

BJP MPs briefed on RCEP, Modi's foreign tours

New Delhi (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's foreign tours and staying out of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) dominated BJP's Parliamentary Party meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting which was chaired by Home…

Muslim litigants support AIMPLB on Ayodhya review plea

Ayodhya (IANS) After the All India Muslim Personal Law Board decided to file a review petition against the Supreme Court's Ayodhya verdict, three more Muslim litigants from Ayodhya announced support for the AIMPLB in its move to file a review…