Congress taking all its MLAs to Bhopal to avoid poaching

New Delhi (IANS) Surprised by BJP and NCP chief Sharad Pawar's nephew Ajit Pawar over government formation in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking all its 44 MLAs to Madhya Pradesh capital Bhopal to avoid poaching.

According to Congress…

Pawar, Thackeray, Raut in midnight rendezvous

Mumbai (IANS) Inching towards forming the Maharashtra government, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar had a midnight rendezvous meeting with Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray, here.

Thackeray was accompanied by his son…

Bizarre traffic rules, fines you must know

New Delhi (IANS) Traffic rules are made to ensure safety of commuters, but most people do not care to read them in detail and end up paying fines. Not only this, the fines imposed for violation of those rules defy all logic. IANS took a closer look…

After brief semblance of normalcy, Kashmir shutdown returns

Srinagar (IANS) Markets in Kashmir have closed again after resuming business for a few days for the first time since August 5. The closure has come in the wake of threats through posters.

Public transport which suffered most of the losses due…

Sena, Congress, NCP pitch for Uddhav Thackeray as CM

Mumbai (IANS) After separate meetings of the Shiv Sena and the Congress, NCP and their smaller allies, a consensus has apparently emerged on Sena President Uddhav Thackeray's name for the post of Chief Minister, here on Friday.

The Sena…

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…

Uttar Pradesh tops chart in PDS corruption

New Delhi (IANS) As many as 807 complaints of corruption in the public distribution system (PDS) were received across the country till October 31, 2019, of which Uttar Pradesh reported maximum number of complaints, Union Minister of State…

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…

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…