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Home Minister Amit Shah met West Bengal (WB) Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 20, amid growing tensions between Raj Bhawan and the office of the Chief Minister. They discussed subjects such as education system and the state's sitution on governance and policy. Dhankhar in a series of tweets stated that the meeting is a part of his duty under Article 159 of the Constitution of India.
Ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections commencing from March 27, the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) looks to possibly axe several sitting MLAs from its candidate list. CM Mamata Banerjee met the party's 12-member selection committee to pick… read-more
TAGS: TMC, West Bengal Assembly Elections, MLAs, Candidates, CM Mamata Banerjee
Gujarat Home Minister Pradipsinh Jadeja has affirmed that the state will introduce a bill to counter 'love jihad' in its month-long budget session that started on March 1. Jadeja said, "The (Dharma Swatantrata) bill will prohibit and provision… read-more
TAGS: Gujarat, Home Minister, Pradipsinh Jadeja, Love Jihad, UP, Madhya Pradesh
The central government approves diversion of 140 hectares forest land for doubling railway lines despite strong protests to save Goa's Mollem. Out of the total, nearly 120ha of forest falls under Mollem's Bhagwan Mahavir National Park that will… read-more
TAGS: Goa, Mollem, Bhagwan Mahavir National Park, Collem, Margao
Former Andhra Pradesh CM and current State Opposition leader N Chandrababu Naidu sat on the floor of Tirupati airport in protest after he was detained by cops. The police argued that Naidu's departure would be against the Model Code of Conduct… read-more
TAGS: Andhra Pradesh, TDP, YSRC, Chandrababu Naidu, Tirupati Airport, Chittoor
Renowned poll-strategist Prashant Kishor has once again joined the Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh as his principal advisor. CM Amarinder tweeted, “…look forward to working together for the betterment of the people of Punjab.” Earlier… read-more
TAGS: Punjab, Captain Amarinder Singh, Punjab CM, Congress, Prashant Kishor
Citing "suffocated" in Mamta Banerjee’s leadership, the Trinamool Congress MP Dinesh Trivedi announced his resignation on February 12 as a Rajya Sabha member. Giving another jolt to the incumbent Banerjee led West Bengal government, Trivedi… read-more
TAGS: Indian Politics, Dinesh Trivedi, TMC, Rajya Sabha Member