India, Politics, 18th Aug 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 18 Aug 2019

India, Politics, 18 Aug 2019

Chouhan also appealed to Madhya Pradesh government to provide life-time pension to those who had lost their eyesight after a cataract operation in a private Indore hospital recently. (Photo: ANI)

Jungle Raj in Madhya Pradesh under Kamal Nath rule: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

‘We had worked so hard to make Madhya Pradesh an island of peace’, Chouhan said.

18 Aug 2019 8:27 PM

Continuing his tirade against the Congress leaders, Bhupinder Hooda said that like others, he never compromises when it comes to patriotism and self-respect. (Photo: ANI)

‘Congress has lost its way’: Ex-Haryana CM Hooda supports BJP on Kashmir

The comments by the top leader come amidst speculations that he might quit the party and chart an independent political course.

18 Aug 2019 6:56 PM

The sources said as these former MPs have not vacated their bungalows located in Lutyens' Delhi, newly-elected MPs, who won in the Lok Sabha election, have been staying at temporary accommodation. (Photo: Representational)

200 former MPs yet to vacate their official bungalows in Lutyens' Delhi

According to the rules, former MPs have to vacate their respective bungalows within one month of dissolution of the previous Lok Sabha.

18 Aug 2019 6:08 PM

‘There is neither enough ground nor any necessity for pre-closure of tenders and retendering of project works. Such a decision will plunge the project into uncertainty,’ Polavaram project CEO RK Jain reportedly said in his letter. (Photo: ANI)

Ignoring Centre’s advice, Andhra issues multi-crore tenders for Polavaram project

Costing Rs 58,000 cr, this irrigation scheme is project on Godavari River, it’s one of the most expensive ever undertaken by state.

18 Aug 2019 6:04 PM

The poll panel was then collecting Aadhaar numbers as part of its National Electoral Roll Purification and Authentication Programme (NERPAP). (Photo: File)

EC wants legal backing to seek Aadhaar numbers to clean up voters list

Seeking to check multiple entries and to make them error-free, the EC wanted to link Aadhaar numbers with voters' electoral data.

18 Aug 2019 5:31 PM

State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim on Saturday welcomed 10 councillors of the Naihati Municipality back into the TMC fold and alleged that they could have joined the BJP under duress. (Photo: ANI)

10 councillors rejoin TMC; 'BJP scared them with central agencies,' says WB minister

The minister claimed that those who follow principles of Mamata Banerjee and fight communalism can never go to BJP.

18 Aug 2019 5:05 PM

Former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Sunday said he was ready to face any investigation into the alleged phone tapping case which will now be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). (Photo: File)

Ready to face even international-level probe: Kumaraswamy on phone tapping

Earlier in the day, Yediyurappa said that the phone tapping case filed during Cong-JD(S) govt will be handed over to CBI.

18 Aug 2019 4:33 PM

‘I hope the recent attack on me in Raichak should be an eye-opener to the administration...,’ Sovan Chatterjee stated. (Photo: ANI)

'TMC acting out of vindictiveness': Sovan Chatterjee seeks police protection

Chatterjee, an MLA from Behala Purba Assembly constituency has held crucial ministries in TMC govt before resigning in November 2018.

18 Aug 2019 4:16 PM

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday kicked off his party's campaign for the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh flagging off a Jan Ashirwad Yatra. (Photo: File)

We ended corruption, ran transparent govt: Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar

The 'Jan Ashirwad Yatra' will cover all the 90-Assembly segments of the state in the next 22 days.

18 Aug 2019 3:45 PM

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday, adding that dialogue will only be held if the neighboring nation stops supporting terror. (Photo: ANI)

Talks with Pak only if it stops patronising terrorism: Rajnath Singh

Singh said, the BJP was committed to its election manifesto and it was fulfilling all that was promised.

18 Aug 2019 2:29 PM

Sinha, who crossed over to the Congress after BJP refused him a ticket from Bihar's Patna Sahib, profusely praised Modi for the announcement creating the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). (Photo: File)

Thought provoking, extremely courageous: Shatrughan Sinha on PM Modi's I-Day speech

The actor-turned-politician tweeted that Modi certainly deserved to be applauded and appreciated.

18 Aug 2019 2:20 PM

The allegations of illegal phone tapping against HD Kumaraswamy initially stormed in after rebel JD(S) and Congress MLAs, who were later disqualified from their respective parties, claimed that the former chief minister got their phones tapped. (Photo: ANI)

Yediyurappa is right in handing over phone tapping case to CBI: Shahnawaz Hussain

Earlier today, Yediyurappa had declared that phone tapping case filed during Kumaraswamy govt will be handed over to CBI.

18 Aug 2019 2:14 PM

BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal said the region did not get importance in defence policies when the Congress was in the centre, and that was why 'China captured its area up to the Demchok sector'. (Photo: File)

Nehru's ‘forward policy’ on China became backward: Ladakh BJP MP

The Ladakh MP criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for attacking the centre on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir.

18 Aug 2019 1:22 PM

Days after charges of phone tapping during the previous coalition government headed by JDS surfaced, Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Sunday said he will order a CBI probe into the allegations citing demands by several Congress leaders. (Photo: File)

'CBI to takeover probe of phone tapping charges,' says Yediyurappa

He also said it was the expectation of the people of the state that a detailed inquiry should be made and the culprits punished.

18 Aug 2019 12:27 PM

In an unusual political development, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Srujuna Chaudhary on Saturday alleged that Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy was taking revenge from his predecessor Chandrababu Naidu. (Photo: File)

Jagan Reddy taking revenge from Chandrababu Naidu: BJP MP

The former Union Minister also said that he had advised Naidu not to leave the NDA but he did not listen.

18 Aug 2019 11:58 AM

Yediyurappa met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi and appraised him about the flood situation in Karnataka and other issues. (Photo: ANI)

Karnataka cabinet expansion after BJP legislature party meeting on Aug 20

The Karnataka Congress earlier in the day criticised Yediyurappa for delaying in forming his cabinet in the state.

18 Aug 2019 11:47 AM

Coming down on red-tapism, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Saturday that he warned some officials earlier in the day that if a certain issue was not resolved, he would tell people 'dhulai karo' (thrash them). (Photo: File)

Work or will tell people ‘dhulai karo’: Nitin Gadkari warns officials

Asking entrepreneurs who attended convention to expand their businesses, Gadkari spoke about businessmen being harassed by govt officials.

18 Aug 2019 10:49 AM

Though locals have welcomed the Centre's decision to revoke Article 370 and make Ladakh a Union territory, they fear the influx of outsiders would lead to a change in the region's demography, jeopardize their culture and identity. (Photo: Representational | File)

Ladakh leaders urge Centre for tribal-area status to protect land, identity

Haji Anayat Ali also met the tribal affairs minister and discussed issues related to job reservation and other concerns of the youth.

18 Aug 2019 10:43 AM

The complaint has been filed Bhartiya Janata Yuva Morcha National Secretary Impreet Singh Bakshi referencing a tweet posted by Kidwai on August 10. (Photo: File)

Complaint filed against Cong Councilor for 'defamatory' remarks against Amit Shah

The complainant has sought the registration of an FIR against Yasmin Kidwai.

18 Aug 2019 9:06 AM

Sonia Gandhi was recently chosen as interim chief of Congress after a meeting of the party's Working Committee. (Photo: AP)

Cong will become stronger under Sonia Gandhi's leadership: Adhir Ranjan

'Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi have sacrificed their lives for India,' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said.

18 Aug 2019 8:20 AM

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