Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Thursday condoled the death of veteran Bollywood actor-turned-politician Vinod Khanna who died after a prolonged illness.
Finding it difficult to abort the long-cherished VVIP culture of red beacons atop their vehicles, politicians in West Bengal are now looking for new ways to skirt the Centre’s ban.
Ray was Minister of State for Coal in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
At a late night meeting here on Wednesday, the Chief Minister directed officials to provide better public facilities including approach roads, toilets, rest houses, places to sit and drinking water near religious places in the state.
The resignations come a day after Arvind Kejriwal-led party placed a poor second in the MCD polls.
Over 70 per cent of the 2,516 candidates, including 40 of the AAP and 92 of the Congress, lost their security deposit in the Delhi municipal elections.
The Congress, which finished a distant third in the MCD polls, has got around 11 per cent more votes than the 2015 Assembly election, while the AAP's vote share came down to half of its previous tally.
The reprieve given by a special court to former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati in a rape case proved to be shortlived as a court here today remanded him in judicial custody in a separate case.
In perhaps the closest fight in the civic polls, an AAP candidate lost a ward in south Delhi to her BJP rival by a margin of just two votes.
BJP president Amit Shah today visited a slum in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's home turf in her Bhawanipur assembly constituency and garnered a warm welcome for himself.
The Congress today pitched for opposition unity after a drubbing in the MCD polls where it came distant third after the BJP and the AAP.
Newly-founded Swaraj India, which contested its maiden polls in the Delhi's civic body elections, drew a a blank even as the party said its performance needs introspection. Yogendra Yadav-led Swaraj India ran its campaign with a message to clear Delh
Over 49,000 voters opted for the None of The Above (NOTA) option in the municipal elections, with people in North Delhi areas exercising it the most.
As the senior leadership of the AAP blamed EVMs for the party's poor show in the Punjab assembly election and the MCD polls, many in the party seem to have rejected the claim.
Road is not long for Arvind Kejriwal and AAP, which has consistently loosing people’s faith, if they do not amend their ways.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday congratulated the victorious BJP and assured his government's support for the betterment of Delhi.
His tweet came as the BJP recorded a significant victory in polls to all the three municipal corporations of Delhi.
14 opposition members including 12 belonging to the Congress were suspended today for one year from the Rajasthan Assembly on grounds of indiscipline.
T T V Dhinakaran, who was arrested last night by Delhi Police for alleged attempts to bribe an EC official, was today sent to 5-day police custody by a Delhi court.
Former AAP leader Mayank Gandhi has slammed Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal in an open letter after party's rout in MCD polls.
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