Tag: Politics
Assembly Elections: Punjab Registers 17.77% Turnout, UP Reports 21.18% Voting Till 11 Am
Approximately 4.80 per cent polling across 117 Assembly constituencies was registered in the first one hour in Punjab that began on Sunday morning with Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi, Navjot Sidhu, Sukhbir Badal, Bhagwant Mann and Capt Amarinder Singh among the prominent faces in the fray ....
Punjab Vidhan Sabha Passes Unanimous Resolution For Installation Of Statues Of Bhagat Singh, Ambedkar And Maharaja Ranjit Singh
The Punjab Legislative assembly on Tuesday adopted a unanimous resolution moved by the leader of the house and Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann to install the statues of Shaheed-e-Azam Bhagat Singh, Bharat Ratan Bhim Rao Ambedkar and Sher-e-Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the complex of the assembly. ....
Pakistan Army Called In To Protect Islamabad's Red Zone
As Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan's caravan is on its way to famous D-Chowk after entering Islamabad on Thursday, the federal government has called in the Army for the security of the capital's Red Zone. ....
Fear For Democracy In Pakistan As ISI Gets Power Over Civil Service Appointments
Pakistani politicians and activists have raised fears about the military increasing its control over the country's public life after the new prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, gave the ISI spy agency vetting power over civil service appointments. ....
‘CM House Inaccessible, MLAs Stopped From Visiting Ayodhya’: Eknath Shinde Drops Letter Bomb On Uddhav Thackeray
Amid the deepening political crisis in Maharashtra, rebel Shiv Sena leader Eknath Khadse on Thursday tweeted a letter addressed to Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, and captioned it “this is the sentiment of MLAs”. ....
Maharashtra Political Tension: CM Thackeray Yanks Off Portfolios Of Rebel Ministers
A week into the unprecedented political crisis that threatens the survival of Maha Vikas Aghadi government, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday stripped all the nine rebel ministers of their portfolios and allocated them to other existing ministers.....
Rishi Sunak Now Bookmakers' Favourite To Become UK PM
Rishi Sunak, of East African Indian origin, was on Monday being touted as the bookmakers' favourite in the British Conservative party's leadership contest. The winner will automatically become the UK's Prime Minister.....
Bihar Politics: Nitish Kumar Resigns As Chief Minister, Breaks Alliance With BJP
Following a meeting with JD(U) MPs and MLAs today, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to break off the alliance with the BJP, sources said. He has now sought an appointment with Bihar Governor Phagu Chauhan at 4 pm today. ....
BJP May Use Hindutva Card Ahead Of 2023 Polls In MP
'Hindutva' has undoubtedly been a key tool of polarisation in the politics of the BJP, but it had very little impact in Madhya Pradesh, be it pre-demolition or post-demolition Babri Masjid. However, the relentless attempts at polarisation indicate that the moderate system of governance would be a thing of the past now, and the Hindutva card would came to the fore in the assembly elections in 2023. ....
Maharashtra: Ajit Pawar 'splits' NCP, Sworn-in As Deputy CM For 3rd Time In 3 Years
In a major political upset, Leader of Opposition Ajit Pawar on Sunday 'split' the Nationalist Congress Party to take oath as Deputy Chief Minister in the ruling alliance of Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party government of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. ....
