Politics

Stalin, the leader of opposition in the assembly, said the return of Sri Lanka's former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the country's new prime minister has shocked Tamils across the world.

A statement issued by the MGP comes even as Goa Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Vinay Tendulkar has maintained that there will be no change in leadership in the coastal state.

Congress sources said Sonia, who last visited Raebareli in April 2017, will be accompanied by Rahul Gandhi on the trip.

The incidents of preventing women in the 10-50 age group from offering worship at the temple and attacking media personnel, who had come to cover the historic event, was part of a conspiracy led by the RSS, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan alleged.

With the resignation, the Congress' strength in the 40-member house has come down to 30, while that of opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) stands at 6. Four seats are vacant.

Hindus not only in India, but the world over want that the case gets expedited, Ravi Shankar Prasad said.

Salman Khurshid's comment on the alliance comes in the backdrop of the opposition's efforts to stitch a united front against the BJP before the 2019 elections and BSP chief Mayawati's decision to go it alone in the upcoming assembly polls.

In a public meeting on Wednesday, Shivakumar had said the decision by the party to accord separate religion status to Lingayats had perhaps backfired and that people should forgive the party for making this mistake.

"These people (Maoists) take strength from the country's enemies and always malign the nation wherever they go," he charged in his annual Vijayadashmi address at the RSS headquarters at Reshimbagh here.

The Congress has not yet declared a chief ministerial candidate for the state, where it is gearing up to dethrone the Vasundhara Raje-led BJP government.

Rajnath Singh advised the Telugu Desam Party supremo to look into the Congress party's history before 'falling into its trap.'

Gandhi was taking a dig at the prime minister over the allegations of sexual harassment against Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar and the rape charges against BJP’s Uttar Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar.

Nitish Kumar reminded the people that he was responsible for running the state which was based on principles and committed to development of all without discrimination.

An array of senior NDA leaders , including actor-turned MP Suresh Gopi and Bharatiya Dharma Jana Sena chief Thushar Vellappally, were at the forefront of the march.

Shatrughan Sinha said a French publication had quoted former French president Francois Hollande as saying that the Indian government had proposed Reliance Defence as a partner for the French aerospace major Dassault Aviation for the deal.

Shah also asked Rahul Gandhi to give an account of the work done by 'four generations' of his family instead of questioning the performance of PM Modi's government.