Politics

A formal notification for the first phase of polls will be issued on Saturday, with the last date for filing nominations March 11.

The statement of Labour Minister Mahendra Singh Sisodiya, a staunch supporter of Scindia, comes at a time when the state government is faced with an alleged poaching bid ahead of the Rajya Sabha polls scheduled later this month.

The meeting was held at the initiative of Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, who was appointed to the constitutional post over seven months ago.

The Tamil superstar said he was disappointment over a particular issue that was discussed during the meeting, but refused to divulge details about the same.

BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said rather than maintain utmost neutrality and exhort peace to all sections, the Congress leader chose to play divisive politics aimed at consolidating a vote bank.

While the government has said the matter will be taken up after Holi, the opposition opines that an important matter like the Delhi communal violence cannot wait.

The Bhim Army also plans to wean away a number of former BSP MPs, MLAs and MLCs. "Talks are underway and a number of BSP leaders have already contacted us. Many of them are upset with the BSP and want an option," said a Bhim Army activist.

The meeting, at the Prime Minister's Office in Parliament, lasted half an hour. Emerging from the meeting, Kejriwal told reporters that the Delhi Police could have prevented the loss of lives in the violence had it remained active and vigilant like the la...

Opposition Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) members also joined the protest and stood in the well of the House and raised slogans against Yatnal, a former railway minister in the Vajpayee government.

The high court asked the state government to confine reservations to 50% as per existing norms. It also directed the authorities to conduct elections by March-ned

Citizens from across Bengaluru, who've been working at the grassroots level in areas of solid waste management, education, water conservation and healthcare, will be seen challenging the BJP, Congress and JD(S) in the upcoming civic body polls.

The Congress is likely to submit adjournment motion notices in both Houses of Parliament, demanding a debate over the violence in Delhi, while AAP's Sanjay Singh said he will demand a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) to investigate the riots.

Amid speculation that the AAP is trying to woo Sidhu ahead of the 2022 Punjab Assembly polls, Mann said he has made the offer to the cricketer-turned-politician to join the party.

Responding to reporters who asked him about his alleged hate speech in the run-up to the Delhi elections, Thakur said half-knowledge is dangerous, refusing to comment further as the matter is sub judice.

The AAP government on Friday gave a go-ahead to the city police to prosecute former JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar and nine others in connection with a 2016 sedition case.

Referring to the corruption in the system, specially in the context of bajari mining, Pilot said "harsh action, irrespective of the status, stature and influence of the corrupt, will have to be taken to root out corruption".