He began his life in politics as an angry young man. In his later years, he tried to reconcile ideology with practical politics. But the effort met with limited success. Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a lifelong member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, or CPI(M), and former chief minister of West Bengal,…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved the Clean Plant Programme (CPP) with an outlay of Rs 1,766 crore to revolutionize India’s horticulture sector. The programme, proposed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, aims to enhance the…
Illustration: Ajay Mohanty There are no plans to bring a law on electoral bonds for funding of political parties, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. The Lower House was also told that no proposal for funding of political parties through the Election Commission was under consideration of the government.…
BJP-JD(S) are scheduled to conclude their protest march on Saturday by holding a mega rally on reaching Mysuru. (Representational) The combined Opposition, BJP and JD(S), on Friday continued their protest march, demanding the resignation of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment ‘scam.’ The…
The Sixth Schedule provides for the creation of Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) with legislative, judicial and administrative autonomy within a state. | Photo: Freepik The democratic representation and decision-making powers of the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (LAHDCs) have been retained following the formation of the Union Territory of Ladakh…
Former West Bengal CM and CPI leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (Photo: PTI) Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, a seasoned leader of the Left and former Chief Minister of West Bengal, passed away this morning at his residence in south Kolkata. He was 80 years old. Bhattacharjee had been dealing with health issues for some…
The team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrived in J-K this morning. Image: X@ECISVEEP A team of the Election Commission of India is set to review on Thursday the preparedness for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir and take feedback from political parties, officials said. The team led…
Manoj Kumar Jha (RJD) argued that ten per cent of the people have control over majority of the country’s properties. Opposition members in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday pressed for a caste census, imposition of super rich tax, and removal of GST levy on life and medical insurance premiums. Participating in…
The separate elections for each Rajya Sabha seat will be held on September 3 and the results will be announced the same day. Elections to 12 vacant Rajya Sabha seats in nine states will be held on September 3, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. Ten Rajya Sabha seats fell…
MPs from various parties such as TMC, Congress, AAP and NCP (SC), among others, participated in the protest on the steps leading to the Makar Dwar of Parliament Union minister Nitin Gadkari also wrote to Sitharaman and urged her to consider withdrawing the GST. | Photo: PTI Press Trust of…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, and Home Minister Amit Shah at an all-party meeting about the ongoing developments in Bangladesh, in Parliament House on Tuesday | Photo: PTI The government in Parliament on Tuesday expressed its deep concern over a surge of violence targeting minorities in…
The MP with a fake degree has a dirty disease of lying but Priyanka Gandhiji is not a Lok Sabha member yet, so taking her name is also a matter of privilege: Supriya Shrinate Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra did not attend the Ambani wedding and was not even…
The chief minister will also meet BJP office bearers at the Circuit House. | Photo: PTI Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will begin his two-day visit to Ayodhya on Tuesday, according to an official statement. Adityanath is scheduled to visit Hanumangarhi and Shri Ram Lalla temples on Tuesday morning.…
Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Monday blamed the Kerala government for the devastating landslides in Wayanad that claimed over 200 lives, accusing it of “allowing” illegal habitation and mining in the highly-sensitive area. “We feel it’s purely their (state government) mistake. There has been…
Party leader said that AAP will contest all 36 seats in Mumbai. | File Photo: PTI The Aam Aadmi Party will contest the Maharashtra assembly polls and field candidates on all 36 seats in Mumbai, its leader Preeti Sharma Menon said on Monday. Addressing a press conference here, she also…