Directions were given during meeting of Union council of ministers chaired by the prime minister & comes in the backdrop of a possible cabinet reshuffle, those present told ThePrint.
The panel was hearing the views of the Department of Legal Affairs, Legislative Department and the Law Commission of India on UCC. BJP suggests exempting Northeast from the code.
Mann had announced costs for keeping Ansari in Punjab jail would be recovered from the two leaders. While Amarinder called it 'foolish', Randhwaha says he will take legal recourse.
Basavaraj Bommai is among frontrunners while Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, C.N. Ashwath Narayan & Araga Jnanendra are also in race. Decision likely within a day or two, says BJP MLA.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar took 8 MLAs with him to the BJP Sunday, thereby reducing the party’s numbers in the Assembly from 53 to 44. Congress has 45.
On Sunday, Pawar’s nephew Ajit Pawar engineered a dramatic coup in the party by taking along eight other MLAs to the ruling camp of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde.
The additions take the number of ministers in the Maharashtra cabinet to 29, against a maximum approved number of 43. None of the new ministers have been assigned portfolios yet.
Ajit Pawar was in touch with BJP for a long time, but decided to switch over after Sharad Pawar restructured NCP & gave charge to Supriya Sule & Praful Patel, say BJP insiders.
Both parties cosied up to Apna Dal factions at separate events on Kurmi leader Sonelal Patel’s 74th birth anniversary. One was attended by Amit Shah, the other by Akhilesh Yadav.
From Mohun Bagan and East Bengal to Mohammedan Sporting, footbclubs once shaped identity, pride and belonging across Bengal’s social fabric. Now, the political field has taken over.
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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