Kamal Nath’s ‘UP-Bihar’ statement draws ire from parties

The newly elected chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, Kamal Nath, drew opposition ire for his “UP-Bihar people snatching MP jobs” remark, which he made while announcing waiver of farmers’ loan in his state. Read More
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Bhupesh Baghel takes oath as Chhattisgarh chief minister

President of Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee Bhupesh Baghel has been sworn in as third chief minister of Chhattisgarh, on Monday. Read More
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Rafale: SC finds no irregularities, dismisses petitions for probe

The Supreme Court, on Friday, has dismissed all the petitions demanding investigation into Rafale jet deal saying it found no irregularities or wrongdoing in the government’s decision-making process for the purchase of the warplanes from France’s Dassault Aviation. Read More
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In Sabarimala, man sets self ablaze at BJP protest site, dies

Venugopalan Nair, 49, has set himself a blaze by pouring petrol over his body in front of the Bharatiya Janata Party protest venue in Sabarimala at around 2am on Thursday. Read More
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Non-disclosure of criminal cases: SC notice to Fadnavis

The Supreme Court has ordered the Maharashtra chief minister, Devendra Fadnavis, to respond to a petition that alleges that Fadnavis has not disclosed the criminal cases pending against him in his election affidavit. Read More
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‘Dejected’ and ‘betrayed’ Upendra Kushwaha quits NDA

Union minister and RLSP leader Upendra Kushwaha has resigned from his post as minister of state for human resource development as well as from the NDA after a scuffle with ruling government over seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Read More
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BJP hints at supporting TRS in Telangana

While considering most of the exit polls that predict Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) retaining power in Telangana, the Bharatiya Janata Party has hinted at supporting TRS in case it falls short of numbers. Read More
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SC orders enforcement of witness protection by 2019

Following the path of the US, the UK and China, India is all set to implement the witness protection plan in the country. The Supreme Court, while supporting the plan, has asked the Centre, states and Union territories to enforce the plan by the end of 2019. Read More
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‘Cow slaughter’: Violence in UP’s Bulandshahr, cop among two dead

Clashes broke out in Bulandshahr’s Syana area in Uttar Pradesh over alleged cow slaughter in which two people, including a police inspector, were killed. The officer, Subodh Kumar Singh, was killed when a mob attacked a police outpost and set a police vehicle on fire. Read More
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NITI Aayog clarifies its role in the release of GDP back-series data

While responding to the criticism and clarifying the role of his department in the release of GDP back-series data by the Central Statistics Office, the NITI Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar said that the department was asked to look at the data before its release. Read More
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