Politics

The 61-year-old won the Alwar seat in the 2014 parliamentary elections after defeating Congress candidate and former union minister Jitendra Singh.

The party's merged factions under Edappadi Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam on Tuesday declared late chief minister J Jayalalithaa as AIADMK's "permanent" general secretary and annulled the appointment of V K Sasikala as interim general secretary.

It was a nail-biting finish to what was once being seen as a one-sided battle in favour of the ABVP and the see-saw battle was clearly getting reflected in the mood swings in the camps.

Ritabrata Banerjee has been under suspension since June over allegations of leading a lavish lifestyle and hobnobbing with BJP leaders. Party insiders said that a majority of the state committee members supported his expulsion at the meeting on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, Maya Kodnani's lawyer had filed an application in the special court, giving a list of defence witnesses that she wanted to be examined as part of the trial. The list also included the name of BJP president Amit Shah.

Guha has been an ardent critic of the BJP and Modi government. He had also claimed in the past that he was receiving “identical threat emails” warning him not to castigate the Modi government.

Mohan Prakash was replaced by Deepak Babaria, and two more secretaries - Zubair Khan and Sanjay Kapoor - were also appointed. Babaria was serving as the AICC Secretary in-charge of Kerala.

Bengal’s Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said the state would not follow the Centre order as they feel this is an attempt of saffronisation of education.

Gauri Lankesh, editor of Gauri Lankesh Patrike, was shot dead by unidentified assailants at her home in Bengaluru on Tuesday night.

The Netaji Indoor Stadium is governed by the state sports department. Few days ago, the department informed the West Bengal BJP unit that it was not possible for them to rent the stadium for Amit Shah's event, as it was booked for the entire month.

The assertion came after the meeting convened by Palaniswami amid persistent demand by the opposition for a floor test after rebellion by 21 MLAs loyal to Dhinakaran.

Five chief ministers, three former chief ministers and other allies from the North-East Democratic Alliance will hold a day-long meeting in New Delhi with an agenda of safe borders, inclusive development and national integration, BJP general secretary Bhu...

Dharmendra Pradhan performed well in a scheme close to PM Modi – Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana – through which LPG connections have been provided to 2.5 crore people.

Kamal Haasan also made it clear that he is not leaning towards DMK or anyone for that matter and said that he wants to take the middle path and do good for the people.

This work will be carried out under the aegis of Uttar Pradesh Gau Seva Ayog. The state government will ensure help if anywhere needed. CM Yogi Adityanath also instructed to constitute a committee under the leadership of the District Magistrate for the sm...

The combative Dinakaran has already removed a number of ministers and other functionaries from various positions in the AIADMK and gave them to his supporters.