At a joint press conference with Congress leaders, NCP president Sharad Pawar said the two parties will discuss and evolve a consensus on what should be the policies and programs if the Shiv Sena was to be supported. NCP chief Sharad Pawar with Congress leader Ahmed Patel in Mumbai on Tuesday. Mumbai: The Congress and NCP said on Tuesday evening that they had yet not taken any decision about supporting the Shiv Sena to form government in Maharashtra... 

The absence and resignation of the 17 MLAs during the trust vote had led to the collapse of the HD Kumaraswamy-headed coalition government in July, helping the BJP come to power. The then Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar had disqualified the 17 lawmakers under the anti-defection law, which they have challenged in the Supreme Court. The rebel MLAs housed in Mumbai said they would stand by their decision and not attend the trust vote on Thursday. Bengaluru:... 

The decision, reportedly taken after a review, comes as part of an annual exercise to review the SPG cover that only a select few in the country are entitled to. file photo of Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh in New Delhi. New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government has withdrawn the Special Protection Group (SPG) from former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s security cover. A statement from the ministry of home affairs said that Singh will now... 

Jaitley had the competence to handle finance ministry on the one hand and defence ministry on the other with ease, Ram Madhav Said. File photo of former Union finance minister Arun Jaitley. Hyderabad: Senior BJP leader and former Union Minister Arun Jaitley, who passed away on Saturday, was a one-stop reference for the party on matters relating to law, Constitution and others, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav said. Jaitley had the competence to handle... 

New Delhi: India has has no problem in issuing visas to Pakistani artistes, a Union Home Ministry official said on Friday. File photo of Home Minister Rajnath Singh. “Government of India has no problem in giving visa to any Pakistani artiste,” a Home Ministry official told IANS. “We have no problem in granting visas. If a person applies for visa and he fulfills the conditions, he gets it. It’s not that we don’t have to... 

Refuting Congress‘ claims of surgical strikes in 2013 during UPA rule, the former DGMO of the Indian Army, from 2012 to 2014, Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia, has clarified that the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army on 29 September, post Uri attacks were different from the one Congress claims were conducted. Representational image. In an interview with NDTV, on Wednesday, the former DGMO rubbished Congress’ claims of ‘surgical strikes’... 

The burden of proof always rests on the claimant. This is one of the most basic principles of logic. The person or party making a claim has to provide substantial evidence backing that claim, irrespective of any counter-claims made. But things are never this simple in international diplomacy, especially when it comes to India-Pakistan relations. The discussion around the evidence for the surgical strikes conducted by the Indian Army against terror... 

The question is being asked because its chief minister, handpicked by Narendra Modi, is stepping down. The short answer is: no, and I’ll explain why in a moment. But first, let’s speculate on the reasons why Anandiben Patel is going. First: The all-must-retire-at-75 rule is not applicable to Kalraj Mishra. It is true that he may be asked to go after the Uttar Pradesh elections, but till then he is important. So it should be accepted... 

Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley’s meeting today (Monday), with state finance ministers on the passage of Goods and Services Tax (GST) is crucial for the BJP to iron out the remaining differences with the Congress party, but doesn’t seem to be the last hurdle in the race. This is because, over the weekend, the political course in the capital has seemingly taken a turn and bad politics yet again seem to trample good economics. The reference... 

At the receiving end of unprecedented, vociferous Dalit angst and attempts by various political forces to mobilise and exploit that anger, a nervous and edgy BJP has launched a desperate firefight. Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Gorakhpur on Friday. Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Friday rally in Gorakhpur — one of the most important seats in eastern Uttar Pradesh with over 160 Assembly segments — was scheduled well in advance,...