Politics

As per this deal, the BJP has vacated Valmikinagar, Jhanjharpur, Siwan and Gaya constituencies for the JD(U), and Nawada for the LJP.

The list of candidates reflects the push for politically including backward classes and the Muslim community. Of the 25 Lok Sabha candidatures announced, seven are from backward classes, four SC and one ST.

The legislators, who were disqualified, have been nominated again for the nine constituencies where by elections will be held.

The Congress president also mocked the Kisan Samman Nidhi Yojana announced by the government for farmers, saying the hype was big but the amount being given was paltry.

Khaira who might possibly take on Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal of the SAD and state finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal from Bathinda, asked them to 'not waste public money and sit down with him for a debate and let the people decide.'

The Salipur MLA had earlier given indication about his move when he stopped using party flag and banners during a recent padyatra in his constituency.

The top Congress leader, in his interaction with students of the Stella Maris College here on March 13, promised 33 per cent reservation in government jobs for women and answered several of their questions.

The Chandrababu Naidu government had withdrawn the 'general consent' accorded to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to exercise its authority in the state on November 8 last year.

Acting on a complaint by deputy speaker of Tamil Nadu assembly Pollachi V Jayaraman, the cybercrime wing of the city police registered a case of spreading false propaganda on social media against Jayaraman.

Fifteen per cent budgetary allocation for the education sector and a major thrust to agriculture sector with an offer of Rs 5,000 monthly pension for farmers over 60 years are the other main highlights.

The apex court was hearing a PIL seeking various directions, including setting up of special courts to try criminal cases involving lawmakers.

Once a favourite of Banerjee, the rift between the two grew over problems in Chatterjee’s personal life that went public, causing an embarrassment to the Trinamool Congress.

The meeting is being viewed in political circles as an attempt to woo the Dalits in Uttar Pradesh and pit Azad against the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).

Raja Uike, son of the Rajya Sabha member, was arrested along with Abhishek Lakda (22) and Shahrukh Khan (26) on Tuesday night at Devdara locality in the city, police said.

Two senior party leaders tender their resignations, while AGP founding leader and former CM Prafulla Kumar Mahanta says he was kept in the dark about the alliance that was led by party president Atul Bora.

Randeep Singh Surjewala said Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his favourites are resorting to levelling completely baseless and fake allegations against Rahul Gandhi.