Why Congress candidate Meenakshi Natarajan’s Rajya Sabha nomination was rejected?
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
According to the returning officer, Natarajan failed to mention a court case in Form 26 (the affidavit), thereby submitting an incomplete affidavit.
In a major move to accelerate industrial development in Bihar, the state Cabinet has decided that approvals required for setting up new industries will be granted within 30 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday received messages of congratulations and praise from several world leaders as he prepared to become India's longest-serving elected Prime Minister, a milestone that drew recognition from countries across Asia, the Pacific and the Caribbean.
The Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) [CPI(ML)] has expressed deep concern over the continuing rise in inflation across the country and demanded that the Central Government immediately announce special economic relief measures to ease the burden on ordinary people.
The examination, held in two shifts on Tuesday at 1,183 centers across all 75 districts of the state, concluded successfully in a peaceful and well-organized manner.
Stopping short of decrying the induction of defecting AIADMK legislators on their resignation of their posts into the ruling Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as horse trading, the VCK and CPI(M) allies of the government on Tuesday warned that such a move would not augur well for healthy politics besides undermining the credibility of the new dispensation under Chief Minister Vijay.
Rejecting China-Pakistan remarks on Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday asserted that the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh "have been, are and will always remain integral and inalienable parts of India and no other country has the locus standi to comment on the same".
The Chief Minister made this crucial announcement during a press conference at Kerala House in Delhi, amid escalating tensions surrounding the long-running Munambam land dispute.
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on Tuesday unveiled an ambitious anti-graft initiative, "Project Zero," to make the state completely corruption-free through a phased and systematic process.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah may step down from his post following a series of high-level meetings with the Congress leadership in New Delhi, sources said on Tuesday, even as the party officially dismissed speculation over a leadership transition in the state.
