Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday lashed out at his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren for his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jagan took exception to a tweet by Soren in which the latter took a dig at the Prime Minister saying he only spoke “Mann ki Baat” and that … Read more
The Supreme Court quashing the Maharashtra government’s law on reservation to Marathas in admissions and government jobs is likely to have political ramifications as some Maratha outfits have threatened to step up their agitations. The issue might snowball into a bigger headache for the government as some Maratha leaders now want the community to be … Read more
Congress leader and Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Badal Wednesday demanded a GST Council meeting immediately for serious mid-term corrections on tax issues, saying the federal body has not met for six months now. In a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, he said the GST Council has to meet to discuss key issues relating … Read more
The Samajwadi Party beat the BJP in the closely-fought zilla panchayat elections in UP, with independent/other party candidates registering wins in the highest number of wards. In BJP’s first-ever organised foray into local polls, it also failed to mark its presence in the key districts of Ayodhya and Varanasi. SP’s victory in the closely-contested zilla … Read more
After winning a fifth consecutive term in Assembly polls, BJP leader and senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that he did not want to talk about who would become the next chief minister of the state as the decision will be made by the party’s central parliamentary board. The BJP had projected … Read more
Despite trends till Sunday afternoon showing a comeback for the BJP in Assam, the Congress claimed that the Grand Alliance of the opposition parties will emerge victorious and form the government once the final results are out. All India Congress Committee National General Secretary Jitendra Singh said the trends so far will be reversed in … Read more
Telangana health minister Etela Rajender dared an enquiry by the central bureau of investigation (CBI) or a sitting judge into the allegations against him of encroaching assigned lands of landless poor for his poultry businesses. Within a couple of hours from the Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao ordering the chief secretary to initiate an inquiry … Read more
Karnataka on Friday officially announced it is unable to launch vaccination for citizens in the 18-44 year age group on May 1, and health minister K Sudhakar appealed to those enrolled not to visit health centres until they hear from the government. People can continue to enroll on the Cowin portal, but vaccination for people … Read more
By Craig Torres Federal Reserve officials strengthened their assessment of the economy on Wednesday and signaled that risks have diminished while leaving their policy interest rate near zero and maintaining a $120 billion monthly pace of asset purchases. “Amid progress on vaccinations and strong policy support, indicators of economic activity and employment have strengthened,” the … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that the truth about the pandemic is shrouded and deaths are being under-reported. “Shroud the truth. Deny oxygen shortage. Underreport deaths. Government of India (GOI) is doing everything to save his fake image,” he said on Twitter. He shared the front page of ‘The New York Times‘ showing … Read more