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New Delhi, June 21 The BJP on Tuesday announced to field former Jharkhand Governor and a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, Draupadi Murmu, as NDA candidate for the Presidential poll. BJP National President JP Nadda said discussions were held on 20 names and it was decided to opt…

New Delhi, June 21 The BJP on Tuesday named Droupadi Murmu, a tribal leader of the party from Odisha, as the ruling NDA’s candidate for the presidential election, sending out a significant political message after elevating a Dalit, Ram Nath Kovind, to the top post five years back. BJP president…

New Delhi, June 21 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was questioned by the Enforcement Directorate for over 10 hours on Tuesday, the fifth day of his deposition in the National Herald money laundering case. The Congress MP from Wayanad has spent over 50 hours at the ED office over five sittings…

Chandigarh, June 21 Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh thrilled his audience when he dedicated his Vancouver concert to late singer-politician Sidhu Moosewala. In a recent video shared by Diljit, he paid a heartfelt tribute to Moosewala in music and in words. The clip, which is captioned ‘One love’, shows Diljit…

Bathinda, June 21 An FIR has been registered against gangster Saraj Mintoo for uploading post on Sidhu Moosewala from Bathinda jail. A video has surfaced on a social media account reportedly used by jailed gangster and Moosewala’s murder co-accused Saraj Sandhu, alias Mintoo, claiming that police will not be…

Mumbai, June 21 With uncertainty looming over the Maharashtra MVA government’s stability in the wake of Shiv Sena minister Eknath Shinde camping in Gujarat with some party MLAs, the stand of 29 legislators from smaller parties and Independents is likely to be crucial. The 288-member state Legislative Assembly has one…

Kanpur (UP), June 21A special investigation team probing the anti-Sikh riots here in 1984 arrested two more people for mass killings and setting a house ablaze, in which three people were charred to death, said a senior official on Tuesday.The arrests were made from Ghatampur and the number of those…

Chandigarh, June 21 Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha has been announced as the consensus presidential candidate of joint opposition. As many as 13 opposition parties met on Tuesday to finalise the name. Opposition leaders met at the Parliament annexe with NCP chief Sharad Pawar convening the meeting. The announcement…

Aditi Tandon Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 21 The opposition on Tuesday set up a contest for the July 18 presidential election by fielding 85 year old Yashwant Sinha as its common candidate to “uphold the secular and democratic character of the Indian Republic.” Thirteen parties unanimously chose Sinha…

New Delhi, June 21 BJP Maharashtra chief Chandrakant Patil on Tuesday said the BJP had no plan to make any pitch on government formation in Maharashtra. He also denied having sent any proposal to the rebel Sena leader. Addressing the media, Patil said the BJP had no role in the…

Mumbai, June 21 A meeting is under way on Tuesday between Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and top Shiv Sena leaders and MLAs, even as state minister Eknath Shinde is camping along with some party legislators in Gujarat. The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA- also comprising the NCP and…

Mumbai, June 21 A meeting is under way on Tuesday between Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and top Shiv Sena leaders and MLAs, even as state minister Eknath Shinde is camping along with some party legislators in Gujarat. The Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA- also comprising the NCP and…

Vibha Sharma New Delhi, June 21 BJP president JP Nadda and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday called on Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, sparking off speculation ahead of the party’s Parliamentary Board meeting to decide the candidate for the upcoming election to the top post in the country….

New Delhi, June 21 The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the Insulin Aspart injection, a product of Biocon Biologics under development to manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, officials…

Aditi Tandon New Delhi, June 21 Eighty-four-year-old Yashwant Sinha may emerge as the opposition’s consensus candidate for the July 18 presidential election with the ex-NDA minister throwing first strong hints that he is ready to run for the highest office of the country. “I am grateful to Mamataji for the…