INDIA bloc has been opposing the government's decision to appoint BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker, overlooking Congress's Kodikunnil Suresh.
In an interview to Financial Times, Congress MP says LS poll results brought about a ‘tectonic shift’ in Indian politics, claims some from ruling alliance in touch with Opposition.
The viral video, which shows Nitish Kumar meeting Congress's Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, along with RJD's Tejashvi Yadav, is from last year, before the Bihar CM joined NDA.
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu & JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar emerge as kingmakers, setting India on course for coalition govt after 2009. Uttar Pradesh was biggest surprise this time.
Udhhav Thackeray's statement comes after INDIA & Maha Vikas Aghadi pulled off an impressive performance. Hours earlier, Rahul Gandhi said decision only after talks with allies Wednesday.
As of 5.30 PM, INDIA is leading in 231 seats, while NDA is ahead in 295. BJP has won 36 seats and is leading in 203, while Congress has claimed nine wins and is leading in 90 seats.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal also asked AAP workers to not get demoralised & told INDIA bloc parties to direct polling agents to not leave counting centres without tallying EVM & VVPAT numbers.
For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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