CM: News

06 Jun 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Food park project: UP CM reaches out to Patanjali's Balkrishna

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has directed officials to expedite the process for Patanjali Ayurved to set up its Rs. 6,000cr food park, after the company said it was pulling out from the project due to non-cooperation from the state government.

05 Jun 2018

Mayawati

6 times Mayawati acted like a Princess

Mayawati's way of life has forever been a subject of controversy in Indian politics. Its reasons and her insecurities can be debated, but in a country where every third person is poor, her flaunting of riches demand outright condemnation.

03 Jun 2018

Mehbooba Mufti

Mufti asks separatists to respond positively to Center's dialogue offer

J&K Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday asked the separatists in the state to come forward and respond positively to the dialogue offer made by the Center recently.

02 Jun 2018

Tripura

Tripura will develop 56-inch chest if youth take fitness: Deb

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb today said if the youth of the state take Union Sports Minister's fitness challenge, the health of Tripura would improve, too.

02 Jun 2018

Meghalaya

Meghalaya violence: Curfew extended to second day in Shillong

Curfew in some parts of Shillong was extended to the second day following night-long violence during which a mob torched a house, a shop and damaged about half a dozen vehicles.

Open a consulate in Bengaluru please: Kumaraswamy requests US envoy

There are 370 US companies operating out of Karnataka, and still its capital Bengaluru doesn't have a single US consulate.

01 Jun 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: Kumaraswamy to remain CM for five-years, JD(S) gets finance

Ten days after the Congress-JD(S) government was sworn in, the parties successfully reached a power-sharing arrangement yesterday.

30 May 2018

Karnataka

Farm loan waiver: Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy seeks 15 days' time

Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy today said saving farmers is the priority of his government, and as promised he would honor his commitment to waive farm loans within 15 days and insisted there was "no going back" on it.

30 May 2018

Yogi Adityanath

UP CM orders implementation of e-Office system in govt departments

The Uttar Pradesh cabinet has decided to bring all state government offices under the e-Office system by August 15.

28 May 2018

Shimla

No water to drink: For days now, Shimla living worst-nightmare

The capital of Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, is reeling under acute drinking water shortage for the last seven days.

27 May 2018

Tamil Nadu

Jayalalithaa's voice-note, hand-written diet menu, released by probe panel

The probe panel, investigating former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa's death, released a voice note to the media, where she said blood pressure of 140/80 was normal for her.

26 May 2018

X

#4YearsOfModi: Akhilesh Yadav hits out at Modi government

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today hit out at the Narendra Modi government, alleging that the poor, Dalits, and women suffered during the last four years.

26 May 2018

Uddhav Thackeray

Uddhav releases controversial audio-clip of Fadnavis; BJP calls technology misuse

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, while addressing a rally last night in Palghar, released an audio clip, purportedly of Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis asking BJP workers to use all possible means to win the by-election.

25 May 2018

West Bengal

Virendra appointed new DG of WB Police as Purkayastha retires

The West Bengal government has appointed Virendra, who was posted as the DG (security), as the new Director General of police.

24 May 2018

Pakistan News

13 transgenders to contest Pakistan elections; 2 for National Assembly

At least 13 transgender persons will contest the general elections in Pakistan this year for the first time, with two of them contesting for the National Assembly.

24 May 2018

Karnataka

4 times father-son duo, Gowda and Kumaraswamy took U-turns

Newly sworn Karnataka chief minister, who had earlier promised farm loan waiver within 24 hours of assuming power, now claims that his coalition government has limitations.

24 May 2018

Karnataka

United Opposition in Karnataka, a signal for 2019 Lok Sabha?

After an intense fist fight between the BJP and the Congress-JD(S) coalition to assume power in Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy swore-in as the CM yesterday. The ceremony, however, was out-shined by the stellar show of strength from the opposition parties.

23 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Rajasthan officers to learn 'good-governance' from book on Modi's speeches

Rajasthan IAS officers will now learn 'good governance' from speeches by PM Narendra Modi, which he made when he was the CM of Gujarat.

23 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Rajasthan IAS officers to get a book on Modi's speeches

A book comprising PM Narendra Modi's speeches on "good governance" during his tenure as Gujarat's CM will be distributed among IAS officers in Rajasthan.

22 May 2018

Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath lays foundation of college, stadium in Gorakhpur

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday laid the foundation stone of a college and a stadium named after his spiritual guru, Mahant Avaidyanath, in Jungle Kaudia in Gorakhpur yesterday.

21 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: JD(S), Congress get to tricky business of power-distribution

HD Kumaraswamy will meet Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi today, to discuss the portfolio distribution and power delegation in the Congress-JD(S) post-poll alliance in Karnataka.

20 May 2018

Janata Dal (Secular)

How the Kumaraswamy's govt. is likely to be set up

Following Yeddyurappa's resignation as Karnataka's chief minister, JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy is set to take his oath as the new chief minister on May 23.

2.5-days-old CM: An emotional BS Yeddyurappa resigns, before floor test

In a major blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party, newly sworn-in Chief Minister BS Yeddyurappa resigned ahead of the floor test at the Vidhan Soudha in Bengaluru on Saturday.

19 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: Reports claim Yeddyurappa may resign before crucial floor test

What'll happen in the floor assembly at Bengaluru's Vidhan Soudha at 4 PM, has grabbed the nation's attention.

18 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka: All you need to know about tomorrow's floor test

Whether BS Yeddyurappa will remain the CM of Karnataka or his dreams will be shattered, will be known after the crucial floor test tomorrow.

18 May 2018

Karnataka

Will Yeddyurappa remain Karnataka's CM? It depends on a letter

The political thriller in Karnataka will today be played inside the Supreme Court, as the bench who heard Congress-JD(S) petition in an unusual overnight hearing fixed Friday as the next date.

16 May 2018

Jammu

MLAs switching parties should be banned from contesting polls: Abdullah

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said MLAs who switch parties should be banned from contesting elections for one term in order to prevent horse-trading in the event of a hung house.

16 May 2018

Karachi

Karachi mayor indicted in 2007 massacre case by Pakistan court

Karachi Mayor Waseem Akhtar, the leader of Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), was today indicted by a Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in the May 12, 2007, Karachi massacre case.

15 May 2018

Karnataka

#SemiFinals2019: Game of chess in Karnataka: Who will be CM?

In a shocking plot twist in the Karnataka Elections, the BJP fell short of a clear majority, giving JD(S) and Congress an upper hand.

15 May 2018

Karnataka

#SemiFinals2019: Congress blames EVMs (again); BJP calls it people's victory

The verdict of Karnataka elections confirms that Bharatiya Janata Party's BS Yeddyurappa will be the Chief Minister.

13 May 2018

Mamata Banerjee

WB police find "hundreds of crude-bombs" in TMC strongman's backyard

The hunt for a Trinamool Congress strongman accused of murder unexpectedly led the West Bengal police to hundreds of crude bombs in the accused's backyard.

13 May 2018

Karnataka

Post Karnataka polls, a quick look at possible scenarios

Weeks of intense campaigning for power in the politically-significant southern state of Karnataka have finally come to an end.

11 May 2018

Andhra Pradesh

Sick or drama? TDP leaders fall ill after cycle rallies

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is reportedly upset with TDP leaders falling sick after conducting cycle rallies across the state.

10 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka elections: First battle for the upcoming war in 2019

The unprecedented media space for Karnataka is anything but unreasonable, after all it's a fight between two national parties - one that's fighting an existential battle (Congress), while the other wanting to get done with its 'party of the north' tag (BJP).

08 May 2018

Karnataka

Amit Shah lists Congress's failures, BJP's achievements ahead of Karnataka-elections

BJP President Amit Shah spoke about issues concerning poll-bound Karnataka in an interview to Hindustan Times and said his party will win an absolute majority.

08 May 2018

Narendra Modi

J&K: Omar Abdullah condemns the killing of tourist from TN

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the killing of a tourist hailing from Tamil Nadu during a stone-pelting incident in Narbal area on Srinagar-Gulmarg road.

After saying 'tie hands, legs of voters', Yeddyurappa clarifies statement

BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa has issued a clarification about his controversial statement, where he asked people to bring non-voters to polling booths by tying their hands and legs to vote for Mahantesh Doddagoudar. He said he is from a village and this is how he speaks.

05 May 2018

N Chandrababu Naidu

Those committing sexual-assault against women should be hanged: Chandrababu Naidu

Persons committing crimes, including sexual assault, against women, should consider it as their last day on earth, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu warned.

04 May 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka Elections: BJP manifesto promises waiver of farm loans

Reaching out to farmers, the BJP manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls today promised allocation of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for irrigation projects and waiver of farm loans up to Rs. 1L borrowed from nationalized and cooperative banks.

04 May 2018

Bihar

Contradicting reports of 27-dead, toll in Bihar-bus accident's actually zero

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, sent out condolences tweets, yesterday after learning 27 people died in a bus in Motihari, after it caught fire.