Governors in the NDA regime and their tryst with controversiesSeveral governors in the last five years have been engaged in a running feud with the state government concerned or even had differences wi...
31 Dec, 2019, 08.30 AM IST
Bihar game plan: Gone in 40 hours and in Lalu’s absenceAfter cancelling a flight ticket earlier in the day, Prasad had no choice but to take the 8-hour road journey at night to be at the court h...
29 Jul, 2017, 02.26 PM IST
UP Polls 2017: SP candidate’s son shot at in MahobaThe 53 seats spread over 12 districts that went to the polls on Thursday had seen 59.9% polling in the 2012 assembly polls.
24 Feb, 2017, 01.10 AM IST
Congress seeks to rally non-BJP parties to oppose President's rule in ArunachalStung by Modi government's recommendation to impose President's rule in party-ruled Arunachal Pradesh, Congress today sought to rally round...
25 Jan, 2016, 06.44 PM IST
Bengali novelist Mani Sankar Mukherjee to get honorary DLittThe 82-year-old's best known novel 'Chowringhee' continues to attract readers even after more than 50 years of its publication.
09 Jan, 2016, 01.42 PM IST
Mizoram gets 7th Governor in 8 months, Aziz Qureshi sackedMizoram Governor Aziz Qureshi, who has had a running feud with the Centre and even approached the Supreme Court against attempts to ease hi...
28 Mar, 2015, 06.01 PM IST
Sonia and Rahul Gandhi running party in 'cohesive' manner: CongressDismissing speculation that Rahul could "run away" from politics, Digvijay maintained that he is made of "sterner staff" and will return to...
26 Feb, 2015, 09.17 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi could be elevated later this yearRahul Gandhi's sudden sabbatical to reflect upon the future course of the party may be a prelude to his elevation as Congress President.
25 Feb, 2015, 10.18 PM IST
No President's rule, will win trust vote on Feb 20: Jitan Ram ManjhiManjhi, who was expelled by the JD(U) after he refused to resign, said it was for BJP to decide if it wanted to support him or not.
16 Feb, 2015, 02.51 PM IST
Narendra Modi has no role in Bihar political crisis: Venkaiah NaiduRefuting Nitish Kumar's charge that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was behind the ongoing political crisis in Bihar, Union Minister M Venkaia...
15 Feb, 2015, 02.32 PM IST
State governments should partner in 'Clean India' campaign: West Bengal Governor Kesari NathWest Bengal Governor Kesari Nath today said state governments in the country should come forward and partner in Prime Minister Narendra Mod...
08 Nov, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
Ram Naik and V K Malhotra among five new governors to be appointed by President Pranab MukherjeeHome Ministry officials said the names of former UP BJP president Kesari Nath Tripathi, VK Malhotra, Kailash Joshi, BL Tandon and Naik have...
14 Jul, 2014, 04.33 AM IST
- Mulayam Singh Yadav has cheated minorities, says Beni Prasad Verma
"In 1998, when Atal Behari Vajpayee's government fell by one vote, he (Mulayam) had promised to support Sonia Gandhi," Beni said.
30 Mar, 2013, 06.14 PM IST
UP polls: BJP getting support from backwards due to Kushwaha: Kalraj MishraBJP feels that tainted former BSP leader Babu Singh Kushwaha's support to it could bolster its prospects in the elections in UP.
30 Jan, 2012, 02.47 PM IST
- BJP announces first list of 143 candidates for UP elections
BJP leaders Kalraj Mishra, Surya Pratap Sahi, Kesari Nath Tripathi and Om Prakash figure in the first list of 143 candidates for the forthc...
13 Dec, 2011, 11.35 PM IST
- BJP announces 15-member election committee for UP polls
On Uma Bharti's name being missing in the list, the BJP state chief said she will have a leading role in the election campaign.
12 Aug, 2011, 04.52 PM IST
- Karat defends Somnath’s expulsion
CPM general secretary Prakash Karat on Thursday defended his party’s decision to expel Somnath Chatterjee.
25 Jul, 2008, 03.04 AM IST