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13 Jan 2017

India

Modi 'replaces' Gandhiji in Khadi Udyog calendar, workers protest

Mahatma Gandhi has been 'replaced' by PM Narendra Modi in the Khadi Village Industries Commission's (KVIC) 2017 wall calendar and table diary.

12 Jan 2017

Politics

Sidhu to join Congress, contest from Amritsar East

Punjab Congress president Captain Amarinder Singh said Navjot Singh Sidhu would join the Congress "unconditionally, with no strings attached,"; he said Sidhu would contest from the Amritsar East seat.

12 Jan 2017

West Bengal

Mamata accuses Modi of hiding files on demonetization decision

TMC leader and West Bengal's Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused PM Modi of removing key files related to the decision to carry out demonetization.

12 Jan 2017

Politics

Modi's degree row: M S Acharyulu loses HRD post

Days after he allowed scrutiny of 1978 BA degree records from Delhi University, Information Commissioner M S Acharyulu was removed from the HRD ministry and replaced by Information Commissioner Manjula Parashar.

12 Jan 2017

India

Uttarakhand Assembly Polls: Congress, BJP in a direct fight

Uttarakhand is set to go to polls on 15 February for the 70-seat Assembly; results will be declared on 11 March.

11 Jan 2017

Delhi

Punjab CM will be from Punjab: Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal sought to put an end to speculation of him being AAP's chief ministerial candidate in Punjab; he said, "the people of Delhi have given me a responsibility, therefore I cannot be Punjab CM."

11 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Shoe hurled at Punjab CM Badal

A shoe was hurled at Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal at a public meeting in Bhatinda; the perpetrator identified as Gurbachan Singh, hurled a shoe at the CM while he was speaking about reforms.

11 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

SC dismisses petition seeking probe into Sahara diaries

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition seeking a CBI probe into the Sahara-Birla diaries, saying there was no case to be made.

11 Jan 2017

Delhi

Sisodia pegs Kejriwal as the CM candidate in Punjab

Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia asked the people in Punjab to choose AAP keeping in mind that they will be voting for Arvind Kejriwal as the chief ministerial candidate in the state.

10 Jan 2017

Punjab

Congress releases manifesto ahead of Punjab polls

The Congress released its manifesto for the upcoming polls in Punjab yesterday.

10 Jan 2017

India

Mayawati's brother under IT radar

Mayawati's brother Anand Kumar's assets grew exceptionally during her tenure as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

10 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Goa polls to be monitored via live-streaming

According to a senior official, the Election Commission of India will monitor election rallies in Goa through live-streaming and web casting.

08 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Kejriwal: Accept money from Cong, BJP, but vote for AAP

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal urged voters in Goa to accept money if it is offered by Congress and BJP workers, but asked them to make sure they vote for AAP.

06 Jan 2017

Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh aiming for win with a Harvard Professor's help

Steve Jarding has been providing CM Akhilesh Yadav the strategy for the upcoming elections like Prashant Kishor is doing for Rahul Gandhi.

07 Jan 2017

Politics

Navjot to be our star campaigner: Capt. Amarinder

Amarinder Singh said Navjot Singh will be the star Congress campaigner for the upcoming polls.

Rijiju may replace Khandu to be Arunchal's CM

Within days of CM Khandu joining the BJP with the support of 32 MLAs to form the first ever full-fledged government in Arunachal, speculations are rife that he may soon be replaced as the CM.

07 Jan 2017

Uttarakhand

Role of Election Commission in the world's largest democracy

Assembly elections will be held in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Manipur, and Goa from February onwards.

06 Jan 2017

Tamil Nadu

No Bharat Ratna for late Jayalalithaa

A public interest litigation seeking the 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour of the country, for Tamil Nadu's former Chief Minister and late AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa was dismissed by Madras High Court.

06 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Goa polls round the corner

Polls in Goa will be held on February 4, 2017 as announced by the Election Commission.

05 Jan 2017

Narendra Modi

Modi, Nitish Kumar ties warming up post note-ban

Sources stated that relations between PM Modi and Nitish Kumar have drastically improved after the demonetization scheme; Nitish Kumar is the only opposition leader to support the demonetization scheme.

05 Jan 2017

Politics

Suspended officer, Rajendra Kumar seeks retirement

Former principal secretary of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Rajendra Kumar now seeks voluntary retirement.

05 Jan 2017

India

Why the UP elections matter

Uttar Pradesh (UP) is India's largest state, accounting for around one-sixth of total population.

05 Jan 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

EC will resolve the 'cycle symbol' row based on precedents

Election Commission will decide the Samjwadi Party's cycle symbol row, between the Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav factions, based on precedents and set principles.

04 Jan 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mayawati releases UP ticket list

One day after political parties were restricted from seeking votes in the name of religion, BSP President Mayawati released her ticket distribution data for the upcoming UP elections.

From caste based issues to development focused: UP Polls

The transitional change in leadership of Uttar Pradesh that played out over the last week seems to be symptomatic of a deeper churn.

04 Jan 2017

Politics

Teesta Setalvad, spouse chargesheeted for FCRA violation

Activist Teesta Setalvad and her husband Javed Anand were chargesheeted by the CBI for violating foreign fund regulations.

04 Jan 2017

Uttar Pradesh

CEC announces poll dates

The Election Commission announced dates for state elections; Goa - 4 Feb; Punjab - 4 Feb, Uttarakhand - 15 Feb.

04 Jan 2017

Tamil Nadu

Stalin elected DMK working president

DMK treasurer and son of M Karunanidhi, MK Stalin has been elected as the working-president of the DMK; the post was created due to Karunanidhi's health issues.

03 Jan 2017

Politics

Congress may hire Prashant Kishor for Uttarakhand elections

Congress is looking to hire poll strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming elections in Uttarakhand.

02 Jan 2017

Tamil Nadu

M Thambidurai wants Sasikala to be Tamil Nadu's CM

Two days after VK Sasikala took charge as AIADMK's general secretary, the Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker M Thambidurai urged her to be the CM of the state.

02 Jan 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Samajwadi Party implodes over party symbol, EC may intervene

As the Samajwadi Party in-fighting intensified, sources said Akhilesh Yadav approached the EC to retain the party's cycle symbol; Mulayam also demanded the same and the EC will decide on the matter shortly.

02 Jan 2017

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Now Kejriwal, Raghubar Das join shoe-victim club

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal had a shoe hurled at him while addressing a public meeting at Rohtak; however, the shoe missed the target and the thrower, a local youth, was apprehended and handed over to police.

02 Jan 2017

Uttar Pradesh

SC bars parties from religious, caste-based campaigning

The Supreme Court has barred political parties from seeking votes on the basis of caste or religion.

01 Jan 2017

Delhi

Anil Baijal may not fix relationship with Kejriwal

Anil Baijal, the new Lt Governor of Delhi has remained non-committal about fixing the relationship with the Delhi government; he said, "I don't know why and how the relationship will improve. We will sit and talk."

Arunachal, the first NE state to get full-fledged BJP government

The dismissal of Pema Khandu from PPA led him and 32 other MLAs of the PPA joining BJP.

31 Dec 2016

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Truce between Akhilesh Yadav and Mulayam Singh Yadav

In a dramatic turn of events, Mulayam Singh Yadav revoked the expulsion of Akhilesh and Ram Gopal Yadav post his meeting with his son.

31 Dec 2016

Tamil Nadu

Sasikala takes over as AIADMK general secretary

V.K. Sasikala was appointed the general secretary of the AIADMK today.

31 Dec 2016

Delhi

Anil Baijal takes oath as the 20th LG of Delhi

Anil Baijal has took his oath to office as the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.

30 Dec 2016

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav gets ready for a new innings

Akhilesh Yadav, CM of Uttar Pradesh, has been sacked from the Samajwadi Party (SP) for six years.

30 Dec 2016

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam expels Akhilesh, Ram Gopal from SP for 6 years

Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav has expelled UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years on the grounds of indiscipline.