S Jaishankar and historian Ramchandra Guha were engaged in a Twitter spat over the claim in a new book that Jawaharlal Nehru did not want Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in his Cabinet in 1947, and omitted Patel’s name from the initial Cabinet list.
Some Opposition leaders maintain that a new political equation will take shape in Bihar before the polls scheduled later this year.
He did not show up even for the Finance Minister’s reply to the debate on the Union Budget
On Monday, Rudy was liberal in making comments on the ministers.
On his India trip, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is on a pilgrimage after holding bilateral talks with the Indian leadership.
When the BJP picked Ram Nath Kovind as its presidential candidate, Sharma had to leave that house for him so that he could prepare for the presidential election.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a warm gesture by attending the wedding function of RSP Lok Sabha member N K Premachandran’s son.
Naidu is passionate about mother tongue and is learnt to have said that “mother tongue is like the eye; other languages like glasses”.
Given charge of party candidates from constituencies in South Delhi, Shekhawat, who oversaw all preparations for Modi’s rally, did not take the seat meant for him on the dais.
Sonia, who was admitted to Ganga Ram Hospital on Sunday with stomach infection, could be discharged on Tuesday, but party leaders appeared doubtful on whether she would be able to address a scheduled campaign rally in East Delhi on Wednesday.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and his party MP Imtiaz Jaleel have also asked questions on how the moves would benefit the railways.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah may be leading the BJP’s campaign in Delhi from the forefront but the change in the party’s national leadership was reflected in the BJP’s Sankalp Patra for the elections released on Friday.
Shaina N C’s name is now doing the rounds as a possible Rajya Sabha candidate.
A movie buff, he also doesn’t want to miss good films. ‘The Sky is Pink’ was the last film he went to a theatre to watch, and the former Deputy Prime Minister is apparently keen on going to a hall again to catch another one.
MoS (Finance) Anurag Thakur, who had to fill in for Sitharaman, distributed the awards and merit certificates at the event.
Not a single corporate or potential investor referred either to Kashmir or CAA during their interactions with the delegation led by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal.
Calling himself a “pod-itician”, O’Brien, in his podcast, spoke about why he chose to speak in Bangla in Parliament.
There is no word on Cabinet expansion either, and the uncertainty has started worrying the Congress leadership.
A change in the menu of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) left many Keralites infuriated, as it excluded dishes from the state.
The change of BJP president on Monday afternoon was immediately reflected in the sitting arrangements at the party headquarters in the evening.
Kamal Nath has left for Davos to attend the World Economic Forum’s 50th annual meeting
Starting Thursday, the Ministry of Finance, led by Nirmala Sitharaman, started a campaign to highlight how Budget promises have been kept.
According to party sources, the leadership has expressed displeasure with him over the BJP’s performance by not allocating key departments like Home and Revenue to his candidates.
A section of the high command wants to give the reins of the state unit to Shivakumar. Some leaders say there could be a twist in the form of a third name.
The calendar is selling on Amazon, and is selling well, to believe officials. “We are happy to announce that the stock has been replenished. You can place your order now at @amazonIN,” the Ayush ministry’s handle tweeted recently.


