Politics

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is in favour of a referendum for residents of the national capital to decide if it should be granted statehood.

"When farmers are deprived of fair MSP and Jawans of OROP, it is not the right time to hike salaries/pension for MPs." said Patel on the proposed 100% salary hike.

The party has worked hard to mend fences with TMC head and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Vijayvargiya's appointment is being seen as a step in this direction.

Yashwant Sinha, who was a member of the Cabinet Committee on Security during Vajpayee's regime, asserted that there was no "goof up".

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said some bills were crucial for the country's growth, and added he hoped the opposition would not disrupt parliament over the Lalit Modi controversy.

Home Minister Singh said AFSPA would be removed if conducive conditions developed. The statement came in the context of PDP's condemnation of BJP MP's opposition to rollback of AFSPA.

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the AAP government was compelled to take the step as the media failed to show the work being done by it.

CM Singh demanded Rs 3,000 crore from the Centre for overall development of Naxal-affected Bastar division comprising seven districts.

Chaos broke out at the 150-year-old Calcutta University's main campus when agitating teachers were roughed up by supporters of TMC student wing.

The ACB falls within the purview of Directorate of Vigilance and no permission was obtained by Meena before issuing transfer orders, the state government said in a fresh order.

Law Minister Sadananda Gowda rejected reports of reconsideration on Section 377, saying that the government has no plan to scrap the law that criminalises homosexuality.

The PMO cited prior appointments as the reason for refusal of the meeting. The PMO has said that whenever the PM has time, he grants appointments to those wanting to meet him.

Delhi BJP, however, claimed that the bill was over Rs 1 lakh and said that it would also seek power bill details of all AAP ministers.

"People vote for us in elections. So commitment to the people are the most important."

In an exclusive interview with CNN-IBN, the Bihar CM accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of making flimsy statements, adding that "they just don't know how to react".