Politics

Dilip Ghosh and other top BJP leaders participated in a Ganesh Puja held at a club of which TMC leader Sabyasachi Dutta is the president fuelling speculations of his possible move to BJP in the near future.

MP Arjun Singh suffered head injuries on Sunday when police allegedly indulged in baton charge at Kankinara in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district to lift a road blockade by a group of persons.

Several BJP leaders, have directly accused Kumaraswamy of being behind the snooping episode to save his government which was then rocked by dissidence within. A number of Congress leaders had also sought a probe into it.

BJP National General Secretary Muralidhar Rao claimed that Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in Jammu and Kashmir were deprived of reservations for the last 70 years, which their counteparts in Tamil Nadu enjoyed.

Chatterjee, a four-time TMC MLA, had joined the BJP along with Banerjee in New Delhi on August 14. His close associate Baishakhi Banerjee claimed Sovan's desire to quit the saffron party.

Political circles are abuzz with speculation that Scindia is in touch with BJP leaders and he could switch parties unless he is made the PCC chief.

The Maharashtra unit of Congress had last year expelled Chaturvedi from the party for "promoting" rebel candidates during the 2017 Nagpur Municipal Corporation elections.

Addressing a press conference at the party office, JP Nadda said that an overwhelming support for the BJP was visible during its membership drive as the target was to recruit 2.2 crore members.

This will be the fourth contest of 63-year-old Mani C Kappen as a candidate of LDF from the same constituency. On all the earlier occasions he was defeated by KM Mani who represented the seat from its inception in 1965.

In the National Executive Meet, Mayawati mentioned that party ideologue, Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, was never in favour of Article 370 and hence, the party extended its support to the government on the issue.

Rahul Gandhi's reaction came after the RBI allowed the government to take Rs 1.76 lakh crore from its reserves to provide a fresh impetus to the economy.

In India, untouchability was banned through the Untouchability (Offences) Act 1955 which was later called The Protection of Civil Rights Act.

Chief ministers or their representatives and top police and civil officials of 10 Naxal-violence affected states are expected to attend the meeting — a first of its kind after Shah assumed charge about three months ago.

ABVP, in a statement, claimed the bust was removed by Delhi University Students' Union, the student outfit's member and outgoing president Shakti Singh accused the varsity administration of removing the busts.

Jaitley had the competence to handle finance ministry on the one hand and defence ministry on the other with ease, Ram Madhav Said.

Ram Madhav was delivering "A Talk on Historical Correction of a Historical Blunder of Article 370", organised by the BJPs state youth wing in Tirupati.