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Seat-sharing deadlock triggers turmoil in Shinde Sena's Pune unit; city chief walks out of meeting

India, Dec. 28 -- Internal tensions within the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena surfaced on Saturday as alliance talks in Pune remain inconclusive and seat-sharing within the ruling Mahayuti coalition rema... Read More


As talks with NCP collapse, Sharad Pawar's party returns to MVA table for Pune civic polls

India, Dec. 28 -- Negotiations between the two rival Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) factions over seat sharing have hit a deadlock, prompting the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) to reopen talks with Congr... Read More


Amritsar vigilance SSP suspended for misconduct

AMRITSAR, Dec. 28 -- The Punjab government has suspended a senior superintendent of police (vigilance), Amritsar, for his alleged grave misconduct and dereliction of duty, according to an order. The D... Read More


Jairam Ramesh questions Environment Minister over Aravalli Hills redefinition, cites FSI

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Congress Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh on Sunday raised questions over the re-definition of the Aravalli Hills, citing Forest Survey of India's (FSI) 2010 definition and objection... Read More


Punjab, VB-G RAM G and limits of a 'special session'

India, Dec. 28 -- The Punjab cabinet's move to recommend a one-day special session of the Vidhan Sabha on December 30 to oppose the Centre's new rural employment law -VB-G RAM G (Viksit Bharat-Guarant... Read More


HC defers hearing in MLA Mehraj Malik's case to Jan 29

JAMMU, Dec. 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir high court on Saturday heard the state government on detention of AAP MLA from Doda East Mehraj Malik and deferred the case to January 29 next year. After liste... Read More


'HC erred': CBI in appeal against relief to Sengar

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Delhi high court erred in narrowly defining "public servant" while suspending former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar's life sentence in the 2017 ra... Read More


Party belongs to allsections: UP BJP chief

Agra, Dec. 28 -- Days after taking a tough stand against caste-based gatherings within the party, state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Saturday said, "Bharatiya Janata Party is a party of 'sarv sam... Read More


BJP state chief more significant than SP nat'l president: Chaudhary

Lucknow/Agra, Dec. 28 -- Uttar Pradesh BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary on Saturday said his party's state chief holds a more significant position than the national president of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwa... Read More


Aravallis: SC takes suo motu cognisance, lists it for Dec 29

New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- The Supreme Court on Saturday took suo motu cognisance of the contentious issue surrounding the definition of the Aravallis, reopening the possibility of a judicial relook at its... Read More