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10 Aug 2022
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Nitish Kumar's oath as Bihar CM today after switching allies
Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Bihar's chief minister for the eighth time on Wednesday.
09 Aug 2022
Bihar'Ready for Mahagathbandhan 2.0': Nitish Kumar and Tejashwi Yadav
An hour after resigning as Bihar's chief minister, Nitish Kumar on Tuesday returned to Patna's Raj Bhavan with Tejashwi Yadav to stake claim to form a new government—led by Mahagathbandhan 2.0.
09 Aug 2022
BiharBihar: CM Nitish Kumar resigns, JD(U) ends alliance with BJP
Amid a brewing political crisis in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday submitted his resignation to Governor Phagu Chauhan.
08 Aug 2022
MaharashtraSanjay Raut sent to judicial custody till August 22
A special court in Mumbai sent Shiv Sena Member of Parliament (MP) Sanjay Raut to 14-day judicial custody on Monday.
08 Aug 2022
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Cabinet expansion due this week, Fadnavis may get home
Sources have indicated that the cabinet expansion in Maharashtra is expected to take place this week following a series of meetings to resolve lingering issues that were delaying the move during a dispute over the state's Home Ministry.
08 Aug 2022
BiharBihar: CM Nitish Kumar rings Gandhi as BJP-JD(U) rift widens
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has called for a meeting of Members of Parliament (MPs) and Members of Legislative Assemblies (MLAs) of Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday.
07 Aug 2022
BiharNitish a man of vendetta: RCP Singh after quitting JD(U)
A day after quitting the Janata Dal (United), former union minister RCP Singh slammed the Bihar Chief Minister and called him "a man full of vendetta."
07 Aug 2022
RajasthanMeet 'son of soil' Jagdeep Dhankhar, India's 14th Vice President
Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was elected as the 14th vice president of India on Saturday.
07 Aug 2022
TelanganaPM to chair NITI Aayog meet today; KCR to boycott
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will preside over the NITI Aayog's (National Institution for Transforming India) seventh Governing Council meeting on Sunday at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
06 Aug 2022
Narendra ModiJagdeep Dhankhar is India's 14th vice president
Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been elected as the 14th vice president of India.
06 Aug 2022
Venkaiah NaiduIt's Dhankhar vs Alva in vice presidential election today
India will elect its new vice president (VP) on Saturday, more than a week after Droupadi Murmu became the country's first tribal woman president.
05 Aug 2022
Narendra ModiConvince people there's no 'setting' with Banerjee: Roy to Modi
Ex-Meghalaya governor and former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Tathagata Roy on Friday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of his proposed meeting with West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee.
05 Aug 2022
Delhi PoliceRahul, Priyanka Gandhi detained as Congress marches towards Rashtrapati Bhavan
The Delhi Police detained former Congress President Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, and other party leaders on Friday as they marched towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan to protest unemployment and inflation.
04 Aug 2022
AssamAssam becoming center of Jihadi activities: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday made a startling statement saying that the state is becoming the center of jihadi activities.
04 Aug 2022
Lok SabhaFrom not eating onions to UPA barbs, Sitharaman's controversial comments
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presently all over the news for her controversial remarks and opinionated views on various topics.
04 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC asks EC not to decide on 'real' Shiv Sena
Former Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction got immediate relief from the Supreme Court on Thursday.
03 Aug 2022
Trinamool CongressWB cabinet reshuffle: 9 ministers, including Babul Supriyo, take oath
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday made a major reshuffle in the cabinet.
03 Aug 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaThackeray claims original Sena with him; Shinde camp denies defection
The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Shiv Sena faction led by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to redraft its response to petitions filed by the opposing Uddhav Thackeray group following the recent political turmoil in Maharashtra.
03 Aug 2022
Sonia GandhiEnforcement Directorate seals National Herald office just day after raids
A day after raiding multiple locations linked to the National Herald newspaper on Tuesday, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday sealed a portion of the newspaper's office.
02 Aug 2022
ElectionsBJP meeting regarding vice-presidential polls on August 5: Pralhad Joshi
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Tuesday the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will hold a meeting on Friday to discuss the impending vice-presidential elections.
02 Aug 2022
Ministry Of Home AffairsWill implement CAA after COVID-19 booster vaccination drive: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said the government will implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019, or the CAA, after the COVID-19 booster vaccination drive is over, The Indian Express reported.
02 Aug 2022
West BengalCrores kept in my flats without my knowledge: Arpita Mukherjee
Arpita Mukherjee—a close aide of arrested former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee—has now claimed the money recovered from her two Kolkata flats does not belong to her.
02 Aug 2022
Sonia Gandhi'National Herald' case: ED raids 12 locations after questioning Gandhis
Days after the questioning of Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) reportedly is conducting raids at multiple locations on Tuesday as part of the National Herald case.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalMamata to reshuffle cabinet on Wednesday amid Partha Chatterjee's arrest
Days after former West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee was put in jail, CM Mamata Banerjee announced a cabinet reshuffle.
01 Aug 2022
Shiv SenaSuspension of 4 Congress MPs revoked; price rise debate begins
The Lok Sabha began debating price rise on Monday afternoon after the suspension of four Congress MPs was revoked following repeated disturbances that necessitated two adjournments.
01 Aug 2022
JharkhandLawyer fighting PIL against Jharkhand CM Soren arrested in Kolkata
A lawyer fighting two PILs against Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren was arrested in Kolkata on Sunday.
01 Aug 2022
MaharashtraPatra Chawl scam: Sanjay Raut sent to 4-day ED custody
Senior Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut was sent to four-day Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody on Monday.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalI'm victim of conspiracy, recovered money not mine: Partha Chatterjee
Partha Chatterjee, the arrested and now-sacked West Bengal minister at the center of a multi-crore school recruitment scam, claimed on Sunday he was the victim of a conspiracy.
31 Jul 2022
JharkhandCongress MLA alleges Sarma wants to bring down Jharkhand government
A Congress MLA from Jharkhand has now revealed that his colleagues jailed in Bengal over the seizure of cash worth lakhs have urged him to accompany them to Guwahati to meet Assam Chief Minister (CM) Himanta Biswa Sarma.
31 Jul 2022
Shiv SenaSanjay Raut detained by ED after raid at his residence
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Sunday detained Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in the Patra Chawl scam case.
31 Jul 2022
Jharkhand3 Jharkhand Congress MLAs, caught with cash in vehicle, arrested
Three Jharkhand Congress MLAs were arrested a day after they were found in West Bengal with cash in their vehicle.
30 Jul 2022
MaharashtraWithout Gujaratis, no money will be left in Mumbai: Koshyari
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has sparked controversy by stating that if Gujaratis and Rajasthanis are moved from Maharashtra, particularly Mumbai and Thane, there will be no money left in the state and the state will cease to be the country's financial capital.
30 Jul 2022
West BengalMamata Banerjee had no idea of scam, says TMC MP
A day after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee dismissed minister Partha Chatterjee over teacher recruitment scam, senior Trinamool Congress leader and legislator Saugata Roy claims no one, including CM Banerjee, was aware of it.
29 Jul 2022
Telangana4 Telangana municipal employees suspended for missing KTR's 'birthday'
Telangana government's municipal body reportedly suspended four government employees for not attending minister KT Rama Rao's 'birthday bash' on July 24.
29 Jul 2022
Delhi High CourtIrani case: Delhi HC orders Congress leaders to remove tweets
Amid the ongoing illegal bar row in Goa, Union Minister Smriti Irani scored a big win in a defamation suit against Congress leaders.
29 Jul 2022
DelhiDelhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's Singapore visit canceled, AAP blames Centre
After days of wrangling between Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, and the Centre over permission for his visit to Singapore, the AAP's national convenor won't be going.
28 Jul 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: 2 arrested, for BJYM worker's death, linked to PFI
The Karnataka Police arrested two suspects in the killing of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) youth wing worker on Thursday.
28 Jul 2022
Mamata BanerjeeWB: Mamata Banerjee sacks minister Partha Chatterjee after ED raids
Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday sacked the minister Partha Chatterjee, who has been arrested in the SSC scam.
28 Jul 2022
Lok SabhaRuckus in Lok Sabha over addressing President Murmu as 'Rashtrapatni'
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed Congress for the alleged "undignified" remarks of its leader for President Droupadi Murmu.
28 Jul 2022
West BengalMeet Arpita who stashed Rs. 50 crore for Partha Chatterjee
In a shocking series of events, West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee was taken into custody by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore teacher recruitment scam.
