The legislators had ‘masala dosa’ and curd rice for supper in the assembly lounges. Many went to sleep early after a long day in the House due to heated exchanges and acrimonious scenes in the House, as the ruling combine was reportedly delayed in going... read more

Replying to DMK legislator Thangam Thennarasu, who wanted the State to continue to run 1,248 schools since these were intended to be converted into libraries by the government (in view of reported poor enrolments), the Minister said it was not the c... read more

The party leadership thinks Thorat’s soft-spoken nature would take unite all warring factions within the state unit when the party needs all hands on the deck in its difficult time read more

Buzz around Sangram Jagtap, Avdhut Tatkare, Bhausaheb Chikatgaonkar, Jyoti Kalani read more

With nine Congress and three JD-S rebels staying at a five-star hotel in Mumbai along with the two Independents, the ruling allies will not have the numbers required to win the trust vote if moved and put to vote in the 225-member Assembly, including... read more

Thorat, whose family has always been active in the cooperative sector, served as an agriculture, revenue and school education minister in Congress-led governments until 2014. read more

“We have no objection to No Confidence Motion. We will wait until Monday. On Monday, we are ready to face the No Confidence Motion,” said BS Yeddyurappa, who hopes to come back as Karnataka chief minister. read more

A day after Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy made a surprise announcement in the Assembly that he would seek a trust vote, efforts were intensified to reach out to the dissident legislators. read more

Important or interesting events that happened in Mumbai schools recently read more

The Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka is in a turmoil after several MLAs, mostly of the Congress, resigned from the Assembly, threatening the stability of the ruling dispensation. read more

Congress in Goa lost 10 of its lawmakers out of 15 after Chandrakant Kavlekar, the leader of the Opposition in the Assembly defected to BJP. read more

The Swabhiman Anchal containing 151 villages in 9 gram panchayats remains a major cause of concern for the state police as Maoist commanders of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee operate there. read more

The parties have yet to strike any formal deal – such an attempt failed ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections – but their leaders have been making it a point over the past couple of weeks to be seen together and to speak in one voice across multiple... read more

The district in-charges are “fresh faces” who have been tasked with strengthening the grassroots level organisation of the party. read more

On a day of high drama, eight of the coalition MLAs went to Raj Bhavan to meet Governor Vajubhai Vala, while three Congress MLAs went to the residence of Energy Minister D K Shivkumar, who has mounted efforts to wean away the dissidents and persuade... read more