Politics

No more potholes in Bengaluru? CM Kumaraswamy assures BBMP will find solution

The newly-elected Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy held a meeting with the BBMP officials last week to look for a permanent solution to the pothole issues in Bengaluru.

Jun 7, 2018

Rs 637-crore plan to install solar plants in Northeast India, Maoist-hit districts gets Centre's nod

Centre approves Rs 637 crore plan to install solar plants, streetlights and provide study lamps at public service institutions by 2020.

Jun 7, 2018

Dinesh Gundu Rao's misses out on ministerial berth; will he head KPCC?

Dinesh Gundu Rao missed out on a Karnataka cabinet berth on June 6. A total of 25 MLAs - 9 from JD(S), 14 from Congress, one from BSP and an independent candidate - took oath as Karnataka cabinet ministers.

Jun 7, 2018

Uttar Pradesh government bans liquor in select areas of Mathura

The ban comes following calls for Mathura to receive the same status as Vrindavan and Barsana, where meat and liquor were banned in 2017.

Jun 7, 2018

Bridge in Phaphamau in Allahabad to receive an upgrade with new six lane highway

Cabinet clears plan to build the highway across the Ganga at a cost of Rs 1,948.25 crore.

Jun 6, 2018

Rahul Gandhi sets the tone for Madhya Pradesh elections at Mandsaur, promises farm loan waivers

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi addressed a rally at Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, June 6. A year back on this date, six farmers were killed in police firing.

Jun 6, 2018

Death of NEET aspirant sparks political debate in Tamil Nadu Assembly

NEET aspirant Pratibha's death sparked a war of words between AIADMK and DMK following which the latter claimed that the ruling party had failed to protect the students in Tamil Nadu who are aspiring to study medicine.

Jun 6, 2018

Karnataka Cabinet: Complete list of ministers in Congress-JD(S) coalition

The government decided to split the 34 cabinet ministries in the ratio of 2:1. Congress took the lion's share with 22 berths while the JD (S) had 12, including the post of the Chief Minister.

Jun 6, 2018

Sri Reddy warns Pawan Kalyan against criticising Nara Lokesh, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

Controversial actress Sri Reddy has warned Jana Sena Party chief power star Pawan Kalyan against criticising IT and Panchayati Raj Minister Nara Lokesh and YS Jagan Mohan Reddy.

Jun 6, 2018

Shiv Sena to march alone in 2019 elections, rules out tie-up with BJP

Shiv Sena did not shy away from taking potshots at the saffron party. Through the party's editorial, Saamana, the Sena has ruled out the need for a 'poster boy' to contest in the elections, highlighting the recent performance in Palghar bypolls.

Jun 6, 2018

Kerala Assembly: Congress-led opposition goes berserk, Speaker adjourns House

Even as the Speaker, P Sreeramakrishnan stood his ground following a disagreement with a Congress leader, the opposition was up in arms and rushed near the Speaker's podium and shouted slogans.

Jun 6, 2018

Patanjali to shift food park from Noida after slow response from UP government

After apparent dilly-dallying by the Yogi Adityanath government, the Managing Director of Patanjali has decided to put his foot down. While the land for the facility in Noida was sanctioned by former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, Patanjali was yet to receive a green signal for the food park.

Jun 6, 2018

Madhya Pradesh announces scheme to waiver outstanding electricity bills for poor

Apart from waiving the outstanding bills for labourers and poor families in the state, the MP government has also introduced a new scheme to provide subsidised electricity, one that is expected to benefit 88 lakh families in the state.

Jun 6, 2018

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman refutes allegations of corruption in Rafale deal

The NDA government signed a deal with French company Dassault Aviation to purchase 36 Rafale jets in a deal worth around $1.5 billion, one of the largest military procurements in recent history.

Jun 5, 2018

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls for simultaneous elections for 'development'

He said a team in Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Siddharth Nath Singh is formed in this regard to look into the possibility of holding only one election.

Jun 5, 2018