Politics

Sources say that before Lok Sabha dates are announced in February next year, PM Modi will have completed almost 50 rallies throughout the country.

According to highly placed sources in the Bhartiya Janata Party, the Kisan Sammelans across the state will focus on the MSP increment announced by the Centre. The party will be highlighting the recent hike in the Minimum Support Price for paddy crop.

While some welcomed the move with few amendments in Article 356, some leaders have vehemently opposed the decision by terming it as BJP’s ploy to weaken the democratic structure of India.

In 2014, the JanaSena chief had supported BJP-TDP alliance. But after the tie-up failed in getting Special Status for Andhra Pradesh, Kalyan decided that his party will contest on all Assembly seats in the upcoming elections.

The TDP claimed that it was opposing simultaneous elections to safeguard the "federal system."

The decision to hike the MSP of 14 kharif (summer-sown) crops, including paddy, cotton and pulses, was taken by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting chaired by Modi.

The recent support for the chief minister has led to speculation of another split in the Congress, six months after four legislative council members led by Ashok Chaudhary joined the JD(U).

Her lack of legislative experience and virtually no backing by her own party colleagues made the matter worse for the "dream girl" of Kannada cinema of yesteryears.

BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi also termed as 'fake' the Thomson Reuters Foundation survey of about 550 experts on women’s issues that found India the world's most dangerous country for women.

imran Ansari claimed that he had told Mehbooba several times that relatives will 'make you incompetent' but she paid no heed till the government fell.

Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi will be in Uttar Pradesh on July 4 and 5 in an attempt to revive their rural connect along with booth level interactions and social media strategies.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also retweeted some of the tweets by the troll and posted a poll asking Twitterati if they approved of such posts.

Both leaders were seen at a local hotel on the occasion of the 72nd birthday of Ramgopal Yadav, embracing each other and exchanging greetings with partymen and workers.

Giriraj Singh took a dig at Congress saying, "Those who came to power after Independence exploited Gandhi politically, but buried his policies."

A video surfaced on Tuesday showing Siddaramaiah expressing doubts about the longevity of the coalition government in Karnataka.

Manoj Tewari also sought the chief minister's attention towards the problems being faced by the people of Delhi due to water "crisis", power cuts and pollution.