Amir Subhani is the only Muslim civil servant serving as chief secretary right now. BJP has said chief secretary's appointment is the chief minister’s 'prerogative'.
Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi are likely to address just seven rallies, with no role planned for other central leaders, in a campaign that will largely be 'former CM Harish Rawat vs BJP'.
The Income Tax Department raided 50 locations linked to Pushpraj Jain across Delhi, UP, Surat and Mumbai, sources say. Jain himself claims he's got nothing to hide.
Polls were held in 58 urban local bodies across 20 districts. Of 1,184 wards in town and city municipal councils & town panchayats, Congress bagged 501 while ruling BJP won 433.
Speaking at a Loksatta event, Pawar says he was the only Union minister during UPA term to hold conversations with then CM Modi and visited Gujarat at the state govt’s request.
Over the past five years, Congress has especially been stung by defections in Goa. In 2017, it emerged as single largest party with 17 MLAs in 40-member house. Now it's down to 2.
Lobo, ports minister in Goa’s BJP govt and a powerful leader from North Goa's Bardez region, alleged the party had become commercialised and was ignoring old workers.
Karnataka CM says law to release temples from govt control will be introduced before budget session. Also promises special team to ‘enforce’ anti-conversion law once it’s cleared.
Day after a witness claimed that ATS officers forced him to take names of Yogi & RSS leaders in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, the UP CM accused Congress of 'nurturing' terrorists.
Recent data does not support any dramatic shift away from the dollar. As per IMF, the share of international transactions conducted in dollars has declined from 56.90% to 56.77%.
Increase in employment subsidy, Rs 500 crore for estate revamp, new townships in pipeline—but land cost, power breakdowns and inspector raj top among key worries for industry leaders.
CDS Anil Chauhan says future space capability will not be built by government agencies alone. ‘It will be co-developed with industry, start-ups, and technology innovators’.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
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