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ANI Patna, August 9 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar resigned on Tuesday breaking his alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Kumar, earlier in the day, held a meeting with the JD(U) leaders to discuss his next future political moves. He then sought time from Governor Phagu Chauhan. Around 4…

Noida, August 9 Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested self-proclaimed politician Shrikant Tyagi from Meerut for allegedly abusing and assualting a woman, a senior police official said on Tuesday. “We have arrested him along with three other people,” the official confirmed to IANS. Tyagi, who is accused of assaulting a woman…

New Delhi, August 9 Shrikant Tyagi, said to be a BJP leader, who was on the run after a video of him manhandling a woman in a Noida housing society went viral, was arrested from near Meerut on Tuesday. Details arte awaited. IANS Read More | Source: The Tribune…

Chandigarh, August 9 The Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), Punjab, has arrested gangster Happy Bhullar of the Bambiha gang. He was a proclaimed offender. AGTF officials confirmed the move but did not disclose from where he was arrested. A media briefing is expected later in the day. The Bambiha gang in…

Taipei, August 9 *China’s sea and military exercises continue, especially around the median line, which should be of international concern, says Taiwan’s foreign minister. *Says the median line of the Taiwan Strait has been there for decades, safeguarding peace and stability, but China is trying to wreck that. *Says we…

Mumbai, August 9 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry, 41 days after taking oath as the CM. Eighteen legislators, including state BJP president Chandrakant Patil, were sworn in as cabinet ministers at Raj Bhavan in south Mumbai. The list doesn’t include a woman. The strength…

Mumbai, August 9 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry 41 days after taking oath as the CM by inducting 18 ministers, nine each from his rebel Shiv Sena group and the BJP. The list doesn’t include a woman, a move being panned by politicians and…

Mumbai, August 9 Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde will expand his two-member ministry on Tuesday, 41 days after he took oath as the CM. On June 30, Shinde was sworn in as chief minister and Devendra Fadnavis took oath as deputy CM. Shinde told reporters in Nanded on Monday that…

Mumbai, August 9 *Eknath Shinde-led ministry expanded: BJP’s Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Sudhir Mungantiwar sworn in ministers; 16 others to take oath. *Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil takes oath as minister in Eknath Shinde-led cabinet. *On June 30, Shinde was sworn in as chief minister and Devendra Fadnavis took oath…

Aditi TandonNew Delhi, August 8The Parliamentary panel on Law and Justice on Monday asked the government to enact a uniform adoption law subsuming existing legislations, remove the word “illegitimate” used in the statute for children born out of wedlock and grant adoption rights to LGBTQ.The committee headed by BJP’s Sushil…

Chandigarh, August 8The Haryana Vidhan Sabha witnessed walkouts by the Congress twice and constant disruptions during a discussion on the issue of threat calls to six MLAs and over the murder of DSP Surender Bishnoi in Nuh.As Speaker Gian Chand Gupta had listed the issue as a calling attention motion,…

New Delhi, August 8Hours before the two Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Monday, four days ahead of schedule (August 12), the government introduced the contentious Electricity Amendment Bill-2022 in the Lok Sabha to enable the entry of private players in India’s power distribution landscape.Tabled amid stiff opposition…

Vibha SharmaNew Delhi, August 8As Bihar politics heats up amid speculation of a break-up between NDA allies BJP and JD-U, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has convened a legislative party meeting of his MLAs on Tuesday in an apparent show of strength.A day after Nitish skipped a NITI Aayog meeting chaired…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, August 8 As Bihar politics heats up amid speculation of a break-up between NDA allies BJP and JD-U, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has convened a legislative party meeting of his MLAs on Tuesday in an apparent show of strength. A day after Nitish skipped a…

Anirudh Gupta Ferozepur, August 8 In what appeared to be a scene straight out of a Bollywood flick, police on Monday nabbed two drug peddlers after a hot chase. The dramatic turn of events unfolded in broad daylight near Bansi Gate area in the heart of Ferozepur city. The incident…