Mizoram witnessed a significant shift in its political landscape this year as it elected a non-Congress, non-Mizo National Front (MNF) government for the first time in 36 years. Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM), a party formed just six years ago and led by former IPS officer Lalduhoma, defeated the Zoramthanga-led MNF government by winning 27 out … Read more
More than 50 current and former elected officials, community leaders, religious leaders and representatives of nonprofit groups called Thursday for Colorado’s congressional delegation to push more forcefully for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas to stop the killing of civilians. “We must demand a cease-fire,” State Rep. Iman Jodeh said on the west steps of … Read more
The Maharashtra Legislative Secretariat on Sunday disqualified Congress MLA Sunil Kedar after a special court convicted him in a Rs 150 crore cooperative bank scam along with five others. However, backing Kedar, the Congress called his disqualification a “witch hunt”. Kedar was sentenced to five years of imprisonment on Friday following which the Maharashtra legislative … Read more
Karnataka Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar (PTI file) The bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna acceded to the request and adjourned the hearing The High Court of Karnataka on Friday adjourned to January 5 the hearing on a petition challenging the withdrawal of the sanction to prosecute Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in a disproportionate … Read more
New Delhi: During the fourth meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc on December 19 to take on the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the 28-party opposition grouping decided to launch its joint campaign in January. The INDIA bloc leaders also decided to finalise the seat sharing talks by December end. The … Read more
Last Updated: December 12, 2023, 21:22 IST Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) UCC has been placed by Constitution-makers in the Directive Principles, he said. “Do you mean to say that our Constitution-makers were also pursuing a communal agenda?” the … Read more
In a major reshuffle within the Congress party, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was replaced by former MP Avinash Pande as the AICC in-charge of Uttar Pradesh, while Sachin Pilot was assigned the role of General Secretary for the Chhattisgarh Congress on Saturday. Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be the general secretary ‘without any assigned portfolio’, the grand … Read more
The Maharashtra Congress is looking to contest about 25 Lok Sabha seats, this even as the Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) faction has taken aim at the Congress saying that the party can contest all the 48 seats if it wants and that there is not a single leader in the state Congress equipped to take … Read more
Rahul Gandhi Meet Sharad Pawar- Twitter New Delhi: NCP chief Sharad Pawar and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday held discussion on seat-sharing in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections next year. After the joint opposition protests at Jantar Mantar, Gandhi drove with Pawar to the latter’s 6, Janpath residence. The two leaders were closeted … Read more
Published By: Mahima Joshi Last Updated: December 17, 2023, 15:08 IST When the protesters tried to force their way through the barricades, police used a water cannon to disperse them. (Photo: X/@mohit_mohindra) Police had placed barricades near Punjab Congress Bhawan in Chandigarh to prevent the protesters from moving towards Mann’s residence. Police on Sunday used … Read more
