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Ahead of cabinet reshuffle, Goa CM Pramod Sawant drops four ministers

The swearing-in ceremony of new ministers is scheduled to be held at 3 pm.

13 July 2019 2:03 PM IST

State Congress chief Sachin Pilot and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot are contending for the post of Chief Minister. (Photo: PTI)

Amid K'taka, Goa turmoil, BJP says Rajasthan govt could fall; Cong...

BJP MLA Vasudev Devnani said that after the resignation of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Congress MLAs were feeling...

13 July 2019 1:21 PM IST

Congress leader D K Shivakumar visited the residence of Congress MLA and state minister MTB Nagaraj early on Saturday morning. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Karnataka crisis: 1 Cong MLA to stay back, Shivakumar works on others

DK Shivakumar said they should live together and die together because they had worked for 40 years for the party.

13 July 2019 12:09 PM IST

Her recent statement comes at a time when Congress is facing tough times in Goa and Karnataka with many MLAs in both states switching sides to join rival BJP. (Photo: ANI)

'Will be appointed minister when they need me,' says BSP MLA Ramabai

She claimed to have been offered ministerial berth and crores of rupees by BJP in exchange for withdrawing support from...

13 July 2019 11:13 AM IST

The development comes two days after 10 Goa Congress MLAs joined the BJP in the presence of its working president J P Nadda and Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant in Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: ANI)

Days after renewing membership, Goa BJP worker resigns over induction...

Sanvorderkar who claims to be working for the party for about two decades now made his resignation public by posting it...

13 July 2019 9:44 AM IST

Sakshi is the daughter of Rajesh Misra, a legislator from Bareilly. She married Ajitesh Kumar, a 29-year-old businessman, last Thursday at a temple in Prayagraj. (Photo: Screengrab)

'Feeling safe now,' says UP BJP leader's daughter who was threatened...

Sakshi said she was feeling safe after the police promised them protection after the media's intervention.

13 July 2019 9:37 AM IST

Accusing BJP of not taking any steps to prevent the move, Surjewala said, The notification came on March 4. But the government did not do anything to prevent it. In future, we could see many more industries, including services, where exports worth USD 28 billion could be significantly affected. (Photo: File)

Privacy of citizens a severe casualty under BJP govt: Congress

Surjewala cited a news report, which alleged that the government has given out data of citizens, while levelling the...

13 July 2019 9:15 AM IST

Pramod Sawant already has his personal account on both social media platforms while the official Facebook and Twitter accounts (Image: ANI)

New cabinet ministers to be sworn in at 3 pm today: Goa CM

CM said the three members from coalition partner Goa Forward Party and an Independent MLA Rohan Khaunte would be dropped...

13 July 2019 8:19 AM IST

the ruling TMC blamed BJP for the attacked and called for a 12-hour shutdown in Chinsurah to protest against the incident. (Photo: File)

TMC leader Sofiul Hasan shot dead in WB, party blames BJP

The assailants opened fire when Sofiul Hasan was travelling in a car on his way towards Hariharpara in West Bengal.

12 July 2019 9:29 PM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi leaves Sewree court in Mumbai. (Photo: Rajesh Jadhav)

BJP uses money and threats to bring down state government: Rahul...

Rahul made these remarks after appearing in a court here in connection with a criminal defamation suit filed against...

12 July 2019 8:31 PM IST

Pramod Sawant already has his personal account on both social media platforms while the official Facebook and Twitter accounts (Image: ANI)

Goa CM seeks resignations of four ministers to induct new faces into...

With 10 MLAs changing the sides, the strength of Congress on the floor of the House has reduced to mere five.

12 July 2019 8:24 PM IST

Led by Leader of Opposition Chandrakant Kavlekar, 10 of the 15 Congress MLAs in Goa joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

'Political prostitution' happened in Goa: Cong MLA on switching...

After the merger of the breakaway Congress MLAs, the BJP's strength in the 40-member assembly has gone up to 27.

12 July 2019 5:07 PM IST