India, Politics, 9th Jul 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 09 Jul 2019

India, Politics, 09 Jul 2019

Yesterday, the Karnataka state cabinet resigned in paving way for the rebel legislators to be appointed and facilitating the reformation of the cabinet. (Photo: ANI)

K'taka: Cong leaders meet to save government; BJP to meet governor tomorrow

Congress has alleged that BJP is behind the resignations of the MLAs accusing the BJP of poaching.

09 Jul 2019 10:08 PM

Biddhanagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta was seen with BJP leader Mukul Roy on Sunday evening, hours after Dutta was not invited for a meeting with Bidhannagar councillors. (Photo: Facebook | sabyasachi.dutta.9465)

TMC councillors sign no-confidence document against Bidhannagar Mayor Sabyasachi Dutta

The Chairman will now pass it on to the Commissioner following which a board meeting will be held next week.

09 Jul 2019 9:33 PM

This comes hours after the Shivajinagar MLA resigned from the assembly. (Photo: File)

SIT investigates suspended Cong MLA Roshan Big in a ponzy scam case

The lawmaker was earlier suspended from the Congress for his anti-party activities.

09 Jul 2019 9:03 PM

Thirteen MLAs have flown to Mumbai after they tendered their resignations. (Photo: File)

'BJP appoints CMs in bars, restaurants' says Ghulam Nabi Azad

Azad will be leading for Bengaluru after senior leader and MLA Roshan Baig resigned.

09 Jul 2019 7:55 PM

Azad has stayed away from the formation of the committee while Tanwar has said that there is no intrusion in the domain of All India Congress Committee (AICC). (Photo: ANI)

Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ashok Tanwar clash over formation of Election Management Committee

The war of words persists between the two senior leaders over the Election Management Committee formed by Tanwar.

09 Jul 2019 6:38 PM

NCP general secretary Jitendra Awhad said the BJP-led state government was shameless, and Sawant was trying to protect the contractor who was responsible for the tragedy. (Photo: ANI video screengrab)

Watch: NCP workers throw crabs at state minister’s residence over dam breach comment

‘There were no leakages earlier. Leakage happened after large number of crabs gathered around dam,’ the Maharashtra minister said earlier.

09 Jul 2019 5:19 PM

Locals allege that after Bangladesh constructed a dam a few years ago, the riverbed ha started going dry in summers. (Photo: ANI)

Atrai drying because of Bangladesh dam construction: Mamata Banerjee

The nearly 400 km long river is a source of livelihood to thousands of fishermen and farmers, who use its water for irrigation.

09 Jul 2019 5:07 PM

This is the first major assembly session after YSRCP government came to power. (Photo: ANI)

Andhra government likely to give priority to 'Navaratnas' in budget

'Navaratnas', is the nine major flagship programs assured by YSRCP during the election campaign.

09 Jul 2019 4:32 PM

Another independent MLA, H Nagesh, who was inducted as a minister last month, withdrew support from the Kumaraswamy government on Monday. (Photo: File)

Karnataka crisis: Kumaraswamy reaches Prestige Golfshire Club to meet JD(S) MLAs

The Cong-JDS coalition government in the state plunged into crisis after 11 MLAs resigned on Saturday.

09 Jul 2019 4:07 PM

In a letter to the Governor, Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar have expressed confidence to upheld the constitutional norms. (Photo: File)

Relief for K'taka coalition as Speaker says 8 rebel resignations illegal

So far, 16 rebel MLAs and two Independents have put in their papers, dissatisfied over the allocation of berths.

09 Jul 2019 3:40 PM

The Congress-JDS coalition government has slumped into a major crisis after 11 Congress MLAs resigned from the membership of Assembly on July 6. (Photo: ANI)

Ghulam Nabi Azad, BK Hariprasad tasked to tackle Karnataka crisis

This comes after Siddaramaiah declares that he has sought for the disqualification of rebel MLAs and also ban from contensting for 6 years.

09 Jul 2019 3:26 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday accused the Congress in the Lok Sabha of failing to put its own house in order in Karnataka and was disturbing the proceedings of Parliament. (Photo: File)

Congress unable to put its house in order: Rajnath Singh

Rajnath maintained that the problems faced by the party following the resignation of its MLAS in the state were its internal matter.

09 Jul 2019 2:13 PM

Congress members had been raising slogans from their seats and later from the well of the House over developments in Karnataka. (Photo: LSTV)

'Congress unable to put its house in order,' says Rajnath Singh

He maintained that the problems faced by the party following the resignation of its MLAs in the state were its internal matter.

09 Jul 2019 2:07 PM

'Poaching politics should be stopped,' Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said. (Photo: LSTV)

Congress, DMK stage walk out in Lok Sabha on Karnataka developments

The Congress members then staged a walkout in Lok Sabha, DMK members too joined them.

09 Jul 2019 2:05 PM

West Bengal Congress president Somen Mitra submitted a letter of resignation from the post taking responsibility for the party's poor show in the Lok Sabha election, sources said Tuesday. (Photo: File)

Bengal Congress chief Somen Mitra resigns, party turns down

Gaurav Gogoi refused to accept Mitra's resignation and requested him to continue in the post, they said.

09 Jul 2019 2:02 PM

He also said that the Congress party has sought for the disqualification of members for their anti-party activities and for colluding with the BJP. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

‘Seek to disqualify party deserters’: Siddaramaiah after CLP meet

‘It has been a habit of BJP to destabilise the govt. This is undemocratic, people haven't given mandate to BJP to form the govt,’ he said.

09 Jul 2019 1:34 PM

The 13-month-old Congress-JD(S) government in the state has landed in a major crisis after 11 Congress MLAs on July 6 claimed to have put in their papers to Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar. (Photo: File)

150 km long pad yatras on Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary: PM Modi orders BJP MPs

Between Oct 2-Oct 31, a 150 km long pad yatra will be undertaken in each Lok Sabha constituency.

09 Jul 2019 1:33 PM

Karnataka Congress leader Roshan Baig, who was suspended from the party, resigned from the post of MLA on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

Suspended K'taka Cong leader Roshan Baig resigns from post of MLA

Baig, who was recently suspended for his anti-party activities had earlier said that he would join BJP.

09 Jul 2019 1:08 PM

The strength of the ruling coalition in Karnataka has come down to 105, which is eight short of the half-way mark of 113. (Photo: File)

Congress gives adjournment motion notice in LS over Karnataka crisis

The party has charged the BJP with conspiracy to topple the Congress-JD(S) government.

09 Jul 2019 11:25 AM

The infighting in the Mumbai Congress has taken a new turn with a letter of actress and party member Urmila Matondkar, making scathing comments against trusted aides of her senior colleague Sanjay Nirupam, surfacing Monday. (Photo: File)

Urmila’s letter slamming Nirupam’s aides surfaces, reveals cracks in Mumbai Cong

The actress-politician accused the duo of showing a 'total lack of coordination, honesty and efficiency, ensuring a disastrous outcome'.

09 Jul 2019 11:21 AM

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