PDP’s Mehbooba Mufti accuses Centre of ‘sabotaging’ district council polls
The former chief minister's allegations came as political parties alleged the absence of a level playing field as candidates are being locked up.
In Hyderabad civic polls, test for TRS-AIMIM ‘friendship’ as BJP makes it key plank
They have never officially been in alliance, but ruling party TRS and AIMIM have been known to share a friendly relationship since Telangana was formed in 2014.
BJP deploying battery of senior leaders, ministers in J&K district council poll campaign
Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain have already visited J&K ahead of the November-December polls.
Pawan Kalyan’s Jana Sena Party announces support to BJP for Hyderabad civic polls
Pawan Kalyan said his party candidates who have already filed nomination for the 1 December polls would withdraw from the contest.
Cow slaughter ban will be reality in Karnataka in near future, says BJP leader CT Ravi
Ravi said he has asked Animal Husbandry Minister Prabhu B. Chauhan to get the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter & Preservation of Cattle Bill passed in the Cabinet.
Allow competitive exams to be written in regional languages, KCR writes to Modi
In his letter to PM Modi, Telangana CM K. Chandrasekhar Rao has said allowing regional languages will provide students a 'fair opportunity'.
Congress forms panels to ‘speak in one voice’, writers of ‘leadership change’ letter find space
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi Friday constituted three 5-member committees — on economy, foreign affairs, national security — to help the party form positions on important issues.
For BJP, J&K local body polls a fight between national flag and ‘Pakistan-China lovers’
According to BJP general secretary Tarun Chugh, the local body polls in J&K will be fought between nationalist forces and forces who want disturbance in the UT.
Kapil Sibal should refrain from demoralising Congress party workers, says Harish Rawat
Former Uttarakhand CM Rawat said Kapil Sibal should make statements to uplift the Congress and asserted that leaders need to take responsibility for their areas.
Kharge says Congress leaders remark over leadership ‘weakens’ party from within
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge stressed the need to support the party's high command and said it pained him that some senior leaders spoke against the party & its leadership.
Ahmed Patel’s death is the biggest political event of 2020
Sonia Gandhi’s lieutenant is no more, paving way for a new Congress system to emerge.
Govt approves merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS India
The withdrawal restrictions have also been lifted. Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said those responsible for deteriorating financial health of the bank would be penalised.
Defence
Indian Navy inducts two American drones on lease, could add more later
The two drones, flying with Indian Navy logo, are under the full operational control of the force and it will have exclusive access to all the information that the drone will capture.
What the amazing rise & sudden death of a ‘Holy Warrior’ tell us about Islam & politics in Pakistan
Khadim Hussain Rizvi was the face of Pakistan’s radical Islamist politics. His sudden death, however, will not end the mass appeal of religious fundamentalism.