BJP-NCP govt in Maharastra: Congress says 'backstabbing'

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress on Saturday was caught sleeping and checkmated by the Nationalist Congress Party in an early morning coup when BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis took oath as Chief Minister and Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar was made…

Fadnavis sworn-in as Maha CM, Ajit Pawar as Dy CM

Mumbai (IANS) In a stunning political development, Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari on Saturday morning administered the oath of office to Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis as the new Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Nationalist Congress…

Rs 809 cr allocated to repair 4,861 railway bridges: Goyal

New Delhi (IANS) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday informed the Rajya Sabha that railways has sanctioned 4,168 bridges for repair and strengthening this year at an estimated cost of Rs 809 crore.

In a written reply to a question…

Cong's J&K doublespeak? Anti-mobile in 2003, for net in 2019

New Delhi (IANS) In a major embarassment for the Congress, which has been demanding internet connections be restored in Jammu and Kashmir, its leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's 2003 parliamentary question where he had drawn a connection…

Maoists wiped out from Jharkhand, people can now easily travel late night: Nadda

Latehar: Acting president of BJP JP Nadda said that under Chief Minister Raghubar Das the Maoists have been wiped out from the state and now the people can easily travel out with their families in the night.

Addressing an election rally in…

Ahead of polls, over 1 cr cash seized in Jharkhand

Ranchi/(IANS): With just a few days to go for the first phase of voting in Jharkhand, the police have recovered more than Rs 1 crore cash from two places of the state on Friday.

The security forces recovered Rs 60 lakh cash during checking…

Babulal Marandi, CP Singh and others file their nominations

Ranchi/Giridih: On the 7th day of nomination for the third phase of voting on 17 seats political heavyweights including former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi Urban Development Minister CP Singh filed their nominations.

Mr Marandi filed his…

People should not give a single seat to anti democratic JMM and Congress

Hazaribagh: Chief Minister Raghubar Das said that JMM and Congress indulge in family politics and are anti democratic therefore the people of the state should not allow these parties to win any seat.

Addressing public meetings in Hazaribagh…

Without Manifesto all political parties fighting to capture throne in Jharkhand

Ranchi: Despite the battle lines being drawn and the star campaigners of the respective parties already campaigning in the state but all the major parties in Jharkhand including the BJP Congress JMM and the JVM are yet to bring out their political…

Delivery of voter slips for first and second phase commenced: CEO

Ranchi: Additional Chief Electoral Officer Kripanand Jha said delivery of voter slips has commenced among voters on seats which will go into the polls in the first and second phase of the polls.

Addressing a press conference here he said that…