Politics

Parrikar is likely to take charge of the Defence Ministry which is currently held by Jaitley as an additional charge along with the Finance Ministry portfolio.

Abhishek Singhvi said that Congress always fought polls under collective leadership but it was surprising that BJP which projects chief ministerial candidate was not doing so in Delhi.

The BJP had announced Neelam Langeh as its candidate for Ramban seat but Girdhari Lal filed his nomination papers from the seat.

Ahead of the Assembly elections this month, opposition PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said a "strong wave" was building for her party in Jammu and Kashmir given its "pro-people agenda".

Thackeray said that the meeting was to discuss killing of three Dalits in Ahmednagar.

The government is likely to amend the Lokpal bill to include the Leader of largest opposition party in the selection committee.

Rahul Gandhi has embarked on brainstorming sessions with senior Congress leaders to decide the future course for the party.

The Centre celebrated Sardar Patel's birth anniversary, which coincides with former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's death anniversary as National Unity Day.

"News reports of my speech at the CAG conference do not accurately reflect the spirit of my speech," Jaitley said in a Facebook post.

"I want the media to stop focusing on baseless rumours. We have not demanded anything yet," Sena MP Sanjay Raut said.

Fadnavis political career started in the early nineties, when he joined the BJP as a ward President of its youth wing.

A meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs is scheduled tomorrow amid talk that it could decide on a month-long winter session beginning November 24.

The meeting to elect the Legislature Party Leader and the Chief Minister designate will be held at 11 am at Vidhan Bhavan on Tuesday.

"A great effort by @ShashiTharoor! His active participation in Swachh Bharat Mission is very encouraging," Modi tweeted.

The voting will begin on November 25. The second phase will be held on December 2, the third on December 9, the fourth on December 14 and the fifth phase on December 20.

Apart from Mufti and Satyarthi, Omar nominated actress Deepika Padukone and politicians Milind Deora and Bayjant Jay Panda to the campaign.