Patole wrote that he was resigning as the chairman of the Kisan Congress and 'dismissing' the unit.
There is buzz that the PM, confident of an election victory, will introduce 25 new ministers.
Let's take a look at Bipasha Basu-Karan Singh Grover's starry wedding reception...
She is the first woman chief minister of Gujarat.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and demanded a probe into allegations of dubious funding of companies run by Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari. In his communication, Digvijay Singh urged the prime minister to ask the ministry of corporate afairs to institute an inquiry by the Serious Fraud Investigation Office into the matter, saying that, "a prima facie case does exist".
Modi to cover more than 100 Lok Sabha constituencies by February next year,.
The news of Shah joining the Cabinet came from Gujarat BJP chief Jitu Vaghani, who tweeted a congratulatory message. "Had a courtesy meeting with our mentor Amit Shah and gave my best wishes to him on his inclusion as a strong member of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's council of ministers," he tweeted.
'Let Modi not be in the news, I will stop making cartoons on him.'
Erstwhile Team Anna will gherao the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi on Sunday on the coal block allocation issue even as prominent member Kiran Bedi voiced her disagreement over targeting the main opposition party.
A galaxy of top leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari and leaders of BJP's allies such as Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, Shiromani Akali Dal supremo Parkash Singh Badal and Lok Janshakti Party founder Ram Vilas Paswan were present with Shah.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be the deputy leader.
Rajiv Kumar will continue as vice-chairman of the body, along with other full-time members V K Saraswat, Ramesh Chand and V K Paul.
Top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa will attend the swearing-in ceremony in which Narendra Modi will take oath as Gujarat chief minister on Wednesday. Heavy security arrangements have been made at the Sardar Patel Stadium where Modi will be sworn in as Chief Minister at a grand function at around 11 am.
Rajput's father while opposing the plea of Chakraborty, said Mumbai Police has not filed any case after the death of his son and did not allow the Patna Police to investigate by quarantining their senior officers.
Air Commodore Nitin Sathe discovers how the IAF trained Pakistani air force pilots, during the 1971 War, which led to the birth of the Bangladesh air force.
Congress leader Digvijay Singh on Thursday demanded resignation of Nitin Gadkari as Bharatiya Janata Party President in the wake of a letter written by him to Centre seeking release of funds for an irrigation project in Maharashtra, in which an associate of his is said to be a contractor.
The Major Ports Authority Bill, 2020 was passed through ballot votes in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with 84 votes in its favour and 44 against it. The Lok Sabha had passed the bill on September 23 last year.
Kovind requested Modi to advise him about the names of others to be appointed members of the Union Council of Ministers; and indicate the date and time of the swearing-in ceremony to be held at the Rashtrapati Bhavan
'I am not someone special.' 'I don't want to be shortlisted for a role just because I belong to the family I do.'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the tragic loss of lives in the fire.
Images from Day 5 of the first Test between India and New Zealand, at Green Park in Kanpur, on Monday.
A number of Union ministers including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reached the residence of Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi in New Delhi to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr on Wednesday.
Bollywood actors salute Irrfan Khan, legend.
The dinner was followed by a meeting in which nearly two dozen allies facilitated Prime Minister Modi.
There is also a buzz about Shah joining the government. About 60 ministers may take oath.
Dilip Kumar remained in demand all through his career because he kept reinventing himself in keeping with the changing times in Indian cinema, argues Mohammad Asim Siddiqui.
Suspended Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Jethmalani, who had openly opposed Nitin Gadkari's re-electionas the party chief, on lauded Rajnath Singh for his "wisdom" and hoped that the new president will "cleanse" the organisation.
Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Tuesday turned 88 with senior leaders, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh wishing him a healthy life.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Monday slapped a criminal defamation case against Congress leader Digvijaya Singh for accusing him of having business links with his party MP Ajay Sancheti who allegedly pocketed Rs 500 crore in coal block allocation.
Nitin Gadkari is the rising star, Arun Jaitley commands respect while minister of state Dharmendra Pradhan seems to be the PM's new favourite.
Bharatiya Janata Party President Nitin Gadkari on Friday served a criminal defamation notice on Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh for implicating him in the allocation of a coal block to BJP Rajya Sabha member Ajay Sancheti by the BJP-ruled Chhattisgarh government.
The 10-day Ganpati festival has commenced with devotees welcoming home Lord Ganesha with much fanfare!
The April 11 polling will decide the fate of several political bigwigs.
As counting is underway in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, we take a look at who's leading and who's trailing.
Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh was on Saturday summoned by a Delhi court to face trial in a criminal defamation case lodged against him by Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari.
A number of senior faces from the outgoing cabinet including Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, Nirmala Sitharaman, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Piyush Goyal, Narendra Singh Tomar and Prakash Javadekar are expected to figure in the new cabinet.
"The intention of horse-trading stand exposed now. The lies of those promising transparent governance are becoming evident now," it said, adding that "unethical" ways do not suit the tradition of the state.
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