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BRS suspends former MP, ex-minister over ‘anti-party’ activities

K Chandrasekhar Rao. (PTI)
Updated on Apr 11, 2023 02:17 am IST

A charter for political reforms in India

ndia needs more freedom for citizens, more autonomy for institutions, more power for states, more openness in political parties, and a cleaner electoral system
Updated on May 23, 2020 10:22 pm IST

Murli Manohar Joshi seeks revival of talks across party lines

BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said that the practice of politicians cutting across party lines and discussing national and international issues without rancour needs to be revived.
Published on Sept 04, 2019 06:40 am IST

A go-to person for many, Arun Jaitley mastered facts across genres

With Arun Jaitley, the Capital has lost an imperative part of its history.
Updated on Aug 26, 2019 12:22 am IST

‘Blot on all legislators’: Smriti Irani condemns Azam Khan’s remarks against BJP MP Rama Devi

During the Zero Hour, Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani said the remarks of Khan in Lok Sabha on Thursday during the debate of Triple Talaq Bill were a blot on all legislators, including men.
Updated on Jul 26, 2019 01:58 pm IST

PM Modi meets ex-ministers over breakfast

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told ministerial colleagues from his first term in office to keep engaging with the electorate and ensure that the government’s policies and schemes reach their intended beneficiaries.
Published on Jul 10, 2019 11:37 pm IST

RS unanimously supports teachers’ reservation bill

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu conducts proceedings in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament in New Delhi.
Updated on Jul 03, 2019 11:22 pm IST

Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami requests PM Modi to make Tamil optional language in other states

In Tamil Nadu, leaders cutting across party lines have said the state would not tolerate any imposition of the third language.
Published on Jun 05, 2019 02:08 pm IST

Amit Shah ticks off 3 BJP leaders for Godse shocker, says not the party line

Amit Shah, in a series of tweets, said Pragya Thakur, Ananth Kumar Hegde and Nalin Kateel have been asked to give their explanation for their coments within ten days.
Updated on May 14, 2020 12:03 am IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Shakeel sure of win even without Congress’s backing

Ahmad said Purbe, contesting for the first time, was not in a position to defeat the BJP candidate, as he was largely unknown in the area.
Updated on Apr 30, 2019 02:26 pm IST

US House okays historic gun-control law

The bill proposes to expand federal background checks to online buyers firearms and at gun shows, that are currently not covered.
Published on Mar 01, 2019 12:31 am IST

What 2018 taught us about how not to reform the Indian State

India has historically been a centralised State. But the early rhetoric adopted by the Modi government of co-operative federalism and the adoption of the 14th Finance Commission indicated the possibility of a new phase of decentralisation. In 2018, however, the pendulum slowly swung back toward centralisation.
Updated on Jan 09, 2019 07:31 am IST

Crackdown on illegal hoardings: PMC flexes muscle, political parties in Pune oppose

Innumerable illegal flexes, hoardings, banners and posters continue to deface the city’s skyline and shows the lack of action on part of the officials concerned.
Updated on Dec 08, 2018 02:53 pm IST

Delhi building collapse: Political leaders including Kejriwal visit site, hospital

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visits a victim of a building collapse in Ashok Vihar, at a hospital in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept 26, 2018.
Published on Sept 27, 2018 01:54 am IST

Sports fraternity mourns former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s demise

Atal Bihari Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India on three occasions.
Updated on Aug 16, 2018 09:30 pm IST

Monday Musings: Citizens’ white paper on Pune’s water mafia is the need of the hour

Back-of-the-envelope calculations show that this black business of water mafia has grown to upwards of Rs. 100 crore per annum.
Updated on May 28, 2018 04:38 pm IST

Neighbour rapes 7-month-old girl, leaves her shrieking, bleeding on playground

The Rajasthan State Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought a report on the incident.
Updated on May 10, 2018 10:44 pm IST

Amit Shah congratulates Jharkhand CM on BJP’s municipal poll victory

Jharkhand chief minister Raghubar Das flashes a victory sign after results of the Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) elections, at the BJP headquarters in Ranchi on Friday.
Updated on Apr 21, 2018 09:24 am IST

Arunachal Pradesh leaders rubbish China’s ‘transgression’ charge

A conference room used for meetings between military commanders of China and India, at Bumla in Arunachal Pradesh.
Updated on Apr 09, 2018 08:26 pm IST

Shivpal mends bridges with Akhilesh, may even get to contest Lok Sabha polls

Cracks had emerged in ties between Shivpal (far right) and Akhilesh (left) in August 2016, when a power struggle broke out in the family.
Updated on Mar 26, 2018 08:12 pm IST