New Delhi, May 22:  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today launched all-out attack against the Narendra Modi government with focus on the powers of ordering postings and transfers in this semi-state saying the Lieutenant Governor was like Viceroy getting orders from London, in this case Prime Minister Narendra Modi. AddressingRead More

New Delhi, May 22:  The Union government today intervened and issued a notification clarifying the powers of the Lieutenant Governor on issuing postings and transfers of officers that goes against the office of the Chief Minister. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had questioned the powers of Lt Governor Najeeb Jung toRead More

NEW DELHI: BJP President Amit Shah said there was little scope for the Narendra Modi government to make more changes to the land acquisition Bill and that the legislation in its current form balances the rights of farmers and development. He rejected allegations of bias towards companies. “I don’t seeRead More

CHENNAI: AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa was today unanimously elected its Legislature Party Leader, paving the way for her return as a chief minister of Tamil Nadu for the fourth time. An early morning meeting of party MLAs here elected her unanimously, party sources said. Party Treasurer and Chief Minister ORead More

NEW DELHI: The decision to allocate a coal field in Jharkhand to industrialist Naveen Jindal’s company was taken by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, two senior government officers accused of corruption said today in court. In 2007, the Prime Minister held direct charge of the Coal Ministry. Dasari Narayan RaoRead More

New Delhi, May 22: Congress leader and industrialist Naveen Jindal, ex-Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayan Rao, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda and seven others were today granted bail by a special court in a coal block allocation scam case. Jindal, Rao, Koda, formed coal Secretary Harish ChandraRead More

Chandigarh, May 22: Exposing what the party lambasted as its anti-farmer face, the Congress today targeted the Narendra Modi government for its betrayal with the farmers and dubbed the amendments to the land acquisition legislation by this government as the Life Acquisition Act. Former Union Minister and Member of Parliament,Read More

* Sukhbir Badal meets Prakash Javadekar to clear eco sensitive zones around Sukhna New Delhi/Chandigarh May 22 – In order to remove hardships being faced by farmers in making commercial use of their agricultural lands in Punjab Land Preservation Act (PLPA) areas, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Mr Sukhbir Singh BadalRead More

Chandigarh, May 22:   The Punjab government might have realised the snowballing effect that the controversy would trigger but provocation has already been provided with the orders to reinstate controversial cop Gurmeet Singh Pinky which had to be withdrawn within four days on May 20. Pinky was a police ‘cat’Read More

Chandigarh, May 22: Strongly opposing the additional burden put on the people by way of cess on petrol, diesel and electricity to generate more than Rs 1400 crore, People’s Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal today called upon Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir SinghRead More