Chennai, March 23 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, the political landscape in the state is entering a crucial phase. With barely a month left for polling and the filing of nomination papers set to begin on March 30, political parties are under increasing pressure to finalise their strategies. Yet, key alliances are still struggling to reach a consensus on seat-sharing arrangements. Both the ruling DMK-led alliance and the AIADMK-led National Democratic Allian…
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Chennai, March 20 (IANS) Political activity within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu intensified on Friday as key allies, PMK president Anbumani Ramadoss and AMMK general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran, left for New Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah, amid ongoing seat-sharing negotiations ahead of the Assembly elections. The back-to-back visits by NDA leaders signal a crucial phase in alliance discussions, coming just a day after AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K. Pal…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) The government on Wednesday said that the Bharat Taxi platform has generated over Rs 35 crore in income for drivers with a modest investment of around Rs 5 crore so far, while creating employment opportunities for nearly 20,000 drivers and 200 support staff.Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that Bharat Taxi, India’s first cooperative-led ride-hailing platform, is emerging as a major step towards empowering drivers and promoting inclusive growth in the mobility secto…
Chandigarh, March 13 (IANS) In connection with the “Badlav Rally” to be held on March 14 at Killi Chahilan in Punjab’s Moga and addressed by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the Bharatiya Janata Party organised a “flag march” on Friday in major markets of the Dakha Assembly constituency. The march was conducted under the leadership of BJP leader and Dakha constituency in-charge Paramjit Singh Kainth, with participation from party workers and a large number of local supporters. The “fla…
Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president K.T. Rama Rao has demanded a probe by the Central agencies into the alleged irregular allocation of government contracts to KLSR Infratech Private Limited, a company, which he says is linked to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy as a benami entity.In a letter to Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, he raised serious concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Telangana.In his letter, KTR alleged that…
Patna, March 12 (IANS) Former Union Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh on Thursday said that Nitish Kumar’s decision to seek membership of the Rajya Sabha is a personal one, but, at the same time, he hinted that the circumstances surrounding the move suggest some other reasons may also be involved.Speaking to IANS, RCP Singh said the National Democratic Alliance had contested the Bihar Assembly elections just three months ago under Nitish Kumar’s leadership and secured a strong mandate.“If …
Srinagar, March 11 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) said on Wednesday that it has written to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking revocation of FIRs and suspension of 50 Kashmiri Students at Rajasthan’s Mewar University.Nasir Kheuhami, national convenor of JKSA said, “The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Wednesday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking the revocation of FIRs, suspension orders, and an end to the academic uncertainty and harassment fac…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) Former West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on Sunday said his resignation from the post was a conscious decision and the reasons behind it would remain confidential till the right time.Speaking to reporters after arriving at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, Bose said he would return to West Bengal again to cast his vote.Bose, a native of Kerala, had shifted his voting base to West Bengal barely a week before tendering his resignation from off…
Kolkata, March 8 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Sunday sought a report from the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government seeking details of the protocol violations during President Droupadi Murmu’s visit to the state.President Murmu was the Chief Guest and the main speaker at International Santal Conclave Gossaipur in Darjeeling on Saturday.Sources in the state secretariat Nabanna said that the main question raised by the MHA in its communique was why the state administrati…
Kolkata, March 7 (IANS) After Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Vice-President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Saturday launched an offensive against the West Bengal government and the ruling Trinamool Congress over the controversy surrounding the venue change for the 9th International Santal Conference, where President Droupadi Murmu was the chief guest. He said that the office of the President, being the highest constitutional office of our Republic, must always receive th…