Politics

The upper castes argue that Siddaramaiah's 'casteist' and populist politics are taking the state backward.

In the past fortnight alone, the membership of the Aam Aadmi Party in Gujarat has risen from about 7,500 to over 1.25 lakh.

In the wake of claims by former Home Secretary R K Singh, BJP said Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde should be sacked if it is proved in an inquiry that he tried to prevent Delhi police from taking action against an associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrah...

Terming the Delhi government's decision to disallow FDI in multi-brand retailing as "abrupt, irresponsible and ill-considered," Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said India is not a banana republic where policy decisions can be reversed.

As Lok Sabha elections approaches, Rahul Gandhi is being forced to handle an impossible task.

The complainant alleged that Vishwas objectionable comments on the procession of Muharram during a Kavi Sammelan (poets' meet).

He has asked the BJP high command to field candidates with a strong chance of winning in the Lok Sabha elections.

Shinde had earlier said, "I will be happy if Pawar becomes PM. He has been trying since 1992."

The proposal is to replace the present tax system with a single two per cent levy per receipt in bank accounts.

Bhushan had said a referendum should be carried out in Kashmir to decide on deployment of the army to deal with internal security threats there.

Shinde is among the former chief ministers of Maharashtra credited with "political patronage" by the judicial commission.

He echoed his party's line on Rahul Gandhi saying the Gandhi scion was most likely to take the baton from him after the 2014 elections.

Over the years, Singh's tenure has been in the line of fire with the country facing high inflation rates, rise in terror attacks, and multi crore scams.

Kejriwal had on Tuesday announced that the power tariff will be slashed by 50 per cent up to 400 units in Delhi.

"We are in talks with one-two small parties. AAP might take their support," he said.

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