Bhubaneswar, 9/10: In a major development, CM Naveen Patnaik approved the appointment of Advisors and Chairpersons of different Boards, Councils and These appointments are as follows Advisor to Departments: Rama Chandra Panda, Advisor, Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment Department Anubhav Patnaik, Advisor, E & IT Department Patnaik Sudhir Das, Advisor, Biju Swasthya Kalyana Yojana…
Patna, 9/10: Poll strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Sunday alleged that age was catching up with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who was also feeling “politically isolated, after being surrounded by people whom he did not trust”. Kishor made the stinging remarks in response to the statement by 71-year-old Kumar the day before that…
Chennai, 9/10: M K Stalin was elected unopposed as the President of DMK for a second consecutive term at the party’s general council meeting in Chennai. His election as the DMK President was announced by Arcot N Veerasamy, the incharge for elections for the President’s post on Sunday. Senior leaders Durai Murugan and…
New Delhi, 9/10: The national capital received the second highest rainfall since 2007 in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am, according to the India Meteorological data on Sunday. The city weathered near ceaseless rains – measuring 74mm till 8.30 am on Sunday – that brought the maximum temperature on Saturday down by…
Mumbai, 9/10: The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Saturday termed the Election Commission’s order barring both the Thackeray and Eknath Shinde factions from using the party name and election symbol in the coming Andheri East Assembly bypoll as “injustice”. The group led by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, on the other hand, termed…
Patna,8/10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday claimed that poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor had asked him to merge his JD(U) with the Congress. Speaking to reporters in Sitab Diara, the birthplace of socialist icon Jayaprakash Narayan, Kumar claimed that Kishor was working for the BJP. “He came to meet me recently…
New Delhi,8/10: Veteran Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) cannot become a national party by changing its name. Kharge, a contender for the Congress party’s presidential elections, told reporters that several regional parties in the past changed their names to go national but nothing happened. …
Mysuru, 8/10: The Railway Board, on Friday, changed the name of the popular train connecting Bengaluru and Mysuru from Tipu Superfast Express to Wodeyar Express—a move that received criticism from several quarters. The news was announced by Mysore Member of Parliament Pratap Simha on Twitter. The MP shared a letter he wrote to…
New Delhi, 8/10: Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor are people of stature and it is an insult to say that they will be remote controlled by the Gandhis. “They are people of stature and understanding. Either Kharge or Shashi Tharoor cannot be remote controlled. It is an insult…
New Delhi, 8/10: It’s the sovereign right of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to decide on the oil production capacities, Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri said Friday, adding that India will buy oil from wherever it has to. Refraining from commenting on the controversial decision of OPEC on cutting…
