Ranchi, 5/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday promised a nationwide caste census and removal of the 50 per cent cap on reservation if the I.N.D.I.A. bloc forms the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha polls. He also alleged that the BJP tried to topple the JMM-Congress-RJD government in Jharkhand as the chief…
New Delhi, 5/2: Congress leader and former president Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee on Monday said the time has come that the party should look outside the Nehru-Gandhi family for its leadership. Speaking to PTI on the sidelines of the 17th Jaipur Literature Festival here, she said the number of Congress’ seats in the Lok…
Ranchi, 5/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday met former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren’s wife Kalpana Soren, days after the JMM executive president was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in a money laundering case. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said Gandhi met Kalpana Soren a few minutes before a public rally at…
Visakhapatnam, 5/2: Indian bowlers won an engrossing battle against England’s firebrand batting for a series-levelling 106-run victory in the second Test here on Monday, blunting ‘Bazball’ with their resilience in a roller-coaster contest. England began day four at 67 for one, chasing a record target of 399. They were bowled out for 292 in the…
New Delhi, 5/2:A section of his party may not be enthused, and his opponent, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is adjusting his strategy for a counter, but Rahul Gandhi seems determined not to tone down his push for social justice – with the demand for a Caste Census at its forefront – as the Congress heads…
Ranchi, 5/2: Arrested JMM leader and former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren on Monday reached the assembly to take part in a trust vote of the Champai Soren-led government. A special court in Ranchi has allowed Hemant Soren, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive President, to participate in the floor test.
Uttarakhand, 4/2:The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Sunday approved the Uniform Civil Code draft bill, reported news agency PTI. This will pave the way for its tabling in state Assembly.
Vishakapatnam, 4/2:Set a stiff 399-run target, England were 67 for one in their second innings at stumps on the third day of the second Test against India here on Sunday. England lost opener Ben Duckett (28) with stumper KS Bharat taking the catch off Ravichandran Ashwin’s bowling. Zak Crawley (29) and Rehan Ahmed (9) were…
Ranchi, 4/2: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party stood for ‘Jal-Jungle-Jamin’ (water, forest and land) of tribal people and employment of youths. Gandhi was speaking during a roadshow in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, as part of his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’. After a night halt in Tundi block of the district on…
Bhubaneswar,4/2:Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University Prof Shntishree Dhulipudi Pandit today met Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik at Naveen Niwas. She is in the city for an MoU signing event with JNU for the establishment of Biju Patnaik Special Centre for Odia Studies. During the discussion Prof Pandit admired CM’s transformational initiatives in…
