'The Congress didn't win elections only on soft Hindutva.'
Naidu said Shah is not in race to the new CM as party wants him to continue as national president.
Buoyed by the formation of governments in Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh, the BJP is making a bid to expand its footprints in the region.
In the 2012 assembly elections, Goa had recorded an impressive 81.8 per cent voting.
Dubbing as a "brazen attempt" to woo the minority community Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde's remarks on minority youths in jails on terror charges, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said it marked a "new low" for the country.
The 192-nation United Nations General Assembly has voted unanimously to elect Ban Ki-moon for a second five-year term as the global body's secretary-general.
Opposition leaders and activists hit out at the Centre after the death of Jesuit priest and activist Stan Swamy on Monday, saying it should be held accountable for the "ruthless" and "inhuman treatment" meted out to the 84-year-old who was suffering from multiple ailments and awaiting bail on medical grounds.
'If you interpret Akhilesh's statement, he is clearly saying Shivpal wants to become chief minister.'
The Congress legislators, led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, demanded that the governor should summon one-day session of the assembly for a floor test.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday said he was sad to announce his resignation as Conservative Party leader, triggering a leadership election for a new Tory leader who will go on to become the new PM.
Asked if he considers himself as a front-runner for the chief minister's post in case the Congress wins the elections, Scindia said he does not want to answer hypothetical questions.
BJP hints at implementing Modi's model of minimum government maximum governance in Maharashtra
Every student of Classes 9 and 10 will receive Rs 2,200 and that of Classes 11 and 12 Rs 7,500 as scholarships, said the manifesto, which was released by Prasad in Ranchi, in the presence of Chief Minister Raghubar Das, Union Tribal Minister Arjun Munda and BJP's state unit president Laxman Gilua.
A report of five-member sub-group constituted by the Supreme Court to audit oxygen use in hospitals in the national capital during the second wave in April-May said the Delhi government "exaggerated" consumption of oxygen and made a claim of 1,140 MT, four times higher than the formula for bed capacity requirement of 289 MT.
The Madras high court on Tuesday dismissed a public interest litigation challenging the Tamil Nadu government constituting a panel on the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), saying it was not contrary to the orders of the Supreme Court on the matter.
The outcome in UP is far more significant than in the other states going to the polls next year. An unlikely setback in UP can cramp the Modi government, virtually making it a lame-duck two years ahead of the 2024 parliamentary poll, observes Virendra Kapoor.
The legislature party meeting will be held on Friday in the presence of the central observers and party in-charge of Uttarakhand affairs Shyam Jaju.
Panneerselvam's remark came a day after the two factions were squabbling and blaming each other for the delay in the talks getting off the ground.
The words 'industry', 'industrial development', 'jobs', and 'employment' have been ringing with higher frequency since Mamata Banerjee stepped into her third term with landslide victory after a high-octane election last year. "Our government's next target is industrial development," the chief minister (CM) had been heard stating at different public meetings in the past few months - perhaps setting the tone for the sixth edition of the Bengal Global Business Summit (BGBS) slated for later this month. Investor summits by any state are about intent, big numbers, and tall claims. Yet in competitive federalism, its importance as a marketing tool is undeniable.
The Andhra Pradesh chief minister has just witnessed his state's division and the idea of leaving the Congress to launch a regional party might leave him with nothing, says Aditi Phadnis
Groomed by the Nationalist Congress Party chief, Sharad Pawar, it was Patil's strong organisational skills and result-oriented strategies that paid rich dividends for the party in western Maharashtra.
"The JD-U and BJP are engaging in shadow boxing. There appears to be an agreement between BJP and JD-U that they would play Hindu and Muslim cards, respectively, to confuse voters," Paswan said while commenting on the recent tiff between the two ruling coalition partners of Bihar.
With Andhra Pradesh on the verge of a division, the "government" in the state exists only on paper after a notification issued by the Governor and is non-existent for practical purposes.
Payal, who has been residing at 7, Akbar Road bungalow since 1999, however, refused to move out and urged the court to pass an order.
The authorities in Bihar have registered an FIR against Khan Sir and five teachers for allegedly inciting violence over the controversy surrounding the results of tests conducted by the RRB-NTPC after the recent violent protests in Patna.
Taking exception to party leader Janardhan Dwivedi's praise for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a conversation with Rediff.com, the Congress on Thursday hinted that disciplinary action could be taken against its senior-most general secretary.
Nine ministers also take oath. Satpal Maharaj, Harak Singh Rawat, Madan Kaushik, Arvind Pandey, Subodh Uniyal,Yashpal Arya and Prakash Pant have been made Cabinet ministers.
Are we then seeing a new phase of dynastic politics in the Congress? Yes, sons and daughters will get a preferred treatment in the political party of their parents. But that preferred treatment will not guarantee succession immediately after the parent disappears from the scene. Instead, sons and daughters will have to learn to wait and go through a period of political apprenticeship before becoming ready to take on leadership roles.
Amidst protests by some Hindu groups in parts of Karnataka, American evangelist Benny Hinn has cancelled his visit to Bangalore on Wednesday.
A Vijay could be blocking the BJP's path to vijay in Delhi, it seems. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh
Mamata set 6 conditions for the state government to withdraw their four-day-long stir.
'BJP ministers in Chhattisgarh were arrogant'
he bench asked the Centre and J-K administration to file their responses within seven days.
The apex court set aside the order of the Kerala high court which had upheld the Central Administrative Tribunal's decision that had not found fault with the state government's decision to transfer Senkumar from the post of the state police chief.
Sources said that Abdullah has now been detained under the stringent Public Safety Act
Describing the Central Vista project as 'vital and essential', the Delhi high court on Monday allowed construction work on the project to continue and imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh on the petitioners for their 'motivated' plea.
A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi further said Karnataka assembly speaker K R Ramesh Kumar was free to decide on the resignations of the rebel legislators within the time-frame decided by him.
Former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Union government for retrieving the 'Kachatheevu' island that had been ceded to Sri Lanka by India in 1974.Jayalalitha, while contending that the move was unconstitutional, has also urged the apex court to quash the March 23, 1976 maritime boundary agreement which, according to her, deprived the fishing rights to Indian fishermen in the Bay of Bengal and Gulf of Mannar
The lawyer of the Special Investigation Team appointed by the Supreme Court to probe the 2002 Gujarat riots on Thursday contended that Sanjeev Bhatt, suspended Indian Police Service officer, forged evidence to malign the state government.
Some believe that it is unfair to compare the two. While Chiranjeevi is considered a mega star, NTR enjoyed the status of a demi god thanks to his role in hit mythological films. He had charmed the audience with his portrayal of Krishna, Rama and Karna.
