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Everything is fine between JDU and BJP, says Nitish Kumar
Everything is fine between Janata Dal-United (JDU) and the BJP, said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar here on Sunday while negating the growing perception of a rift between the two allies after his party did not join Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre.Kumar, who was talking to media persons after the oath-taking ceremony of eight new ministers, Kumar said: "There were vacancies from the JD-U quota in the ministry. So, JDU leaders were inducted. There is no issue with the BJP. Everything is fine between the two parties."Echoing similar sentiments, Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi said: "JDU has inducted ministers from its own quota. We have our vacant slots in the state Council of Ministers, which will fill in the future."Eight new ministers who were inducted in the state's Council of Ministers are Ashok Chaudhary, Shyam Rajak, Laxmeshwar Prasad, Bhima Bharati, Ram Sevak Singh, Sanjay Jha, Neeraj Kumar, and Narendra Narayan Yadav. They were ..
Nitish inducts 8 JD-U members in Cabinet, leaves out BJP
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inducted eight JD-U MLAs as Cabinet Ministers, leaving out his ally the BJP and fuelling speculation of a rift between the two parties.
Madhya Pradesh: 33 IAS, 37 IPS officers transferred
In a major administrative reshuffle, the Congress government in Madhya Pradesh has transferred 33 IAS and 37 IPS officers, including collectors of 15 districts and Superintendent of Police (SP) of as many districts in the state. As per the order issued post-midnight on Saturday, Bhopal collector Sudam P Khade was transferred as additional secretary in the state secretariat, although nobody was appointed in his place, a state government official said. The collectors of Dhar, Khandwa, Dindori, Agar Malwa, Alijrajpur, Shajapur, Burhanpur, Niwari, Satna, Sehore, Damoh, Raisen, Katni, and Neemuch districts were also transferred. The state government also transferred 37 Indian Police Service (IPS) officers, including the SPs in 15 districts. As per the order, the SPs of Shahdol, Shivpuri, Katni, Anuppur, Seoni, Sidhi, Dhar, Jabalpur, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Shajapur, Barwani, Singrauli, Agar Malwa and Bhopal (North) were transferred. Bhopal Zone Inspector General (IG) Jaideep Prasad
Kovind, Modi, Rahul greet Telangana on Statehood Day
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi were among the leaders who greeted the people of Telangana on its Statehood Day on Sunday.
Mayawati sacks office bearers over election debacle
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) President Mayawati has removed the election coordinators of six states and state Presidents of two states, ostensibly for the poor showing in the Lok Sabha battle.
Mulayam wants seniors to return, Shivpal included
Defeat, they say, is the best adhesive and the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh is learning this the hard way.
Indian envoy apologizes after guests at Islamabad iftar party harassed
India's High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria offered a public apology after numerous Pakistanis trying to attend an iftar party hosted by him were harassed and forced to leave the venue.
Trump is like a 20th-century fascist: London Mayor
Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has compared the language used by Donald Trump to rally his supporters to that of "the fascists of the 20th century" in an explosive intervention ahead of the US Presidents state visit to the UK that begins on Monday.
Join hands with govt to help end corruption, KCR tells people
: Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao Sunday called upon the people of the state to join hands with the government in putting an end to corruption and to establish highest standards in transparent administration. The government after redefining the functioning of local bodies enacted the new Panchayati Raj Act and is contemplating enacting the new Municipal Act, and alsodecided to have a re-look at the Revenue Act and review it thoroughly, KCR, as Rao is also referred to as said. Any reform that is done with common effort of government and people will become a reality and be successful, he said after unfurling the national flag as part of Telangana Formation Day celebrations here. "I request large-scale people's participation for successful implementation of the new Panchayati Raj, new Municipal and new Revenue Acts. People for their day-to-day requirements do have connection with these three departments. "If all of us together can drive away corruption from ...
N Korea test-fired same type of missiles in May: Seoul
North Korea fired the same type of short-range missiles during the two weapons tests last month, according to South Korean Defence Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo."We see the weapons (North Korea fired on May 4 and May 9) as nearly the same type, though we are analyzing some differences," Yonhap News Agency quoted the minister as telling reporters here on Saturday.The South Korean minister, however, stressed that more analysis was needed to verify if the missiles were ballistic in nature."Some have pointed out that they appear to be the same type of Russia's Iskander, and they bear many similarities. But there are some differences," he said.This is the first time South Korea recognised that short-range missiles were test-fired by Pyongyang. The United States, on the other hand, claimed that short-range ballistic missiles were tested by the reclusive state in early May.Furthermore, Washington strongly criticised the weapons tests, with acting US Secretary of Defence Patrick Shanahan stating .
China threatens to use force against US over Taiwan remark
Asserting China will be "reunified", Defence Minister Wei Fenghe on Sunday threatened to use armed forces against the United States if it does not stop interfering in the Taiwan issue."No attempts to split China will succeed. Any interference in the Taiwan question is doomed to failure," Sputnik quoted Wei, as saying,"We will strive for the process of peaceful reunification with utmost sincerity and greatest efforts but we make no promise to renounce the use of force. Any underestimation of the PLA's (People Liberation Army) resolve and will is extremely dangerous," he added.China considers Taiwan to be its breakaway part but Taiwanese want a separate nation.This comes a day after Washington released its first Indo-Pacific Strategy Report, in which it has critiqued China for its policy in South-China sea and Taiwan."During the last decade, China continued to emphasize capabilities for Taiwan contingencies. China has never renounced the use of military force against Taiwan, and ...
Will never be a part of NDA-led Union Cabinet, says JD(U)
Calling it a "final decision", Janata Dal (United), a crucial ally of BJP in Bihar, on Sunday decided that the party will never be a part of the NDA-led Union Cabinet.JD(U) secretary general and chief spokesperson K C Tyagi told ANI that the proposal of one Cabinet berth given by the NDA was unacceptable by the party, hence, they took this decision."The proposal that was given was unacceptable to the JD(U), therefore we have decided that in future also JD(U) will never be a part of the NDA led Union Cabinet, this is our final decision," Tyagi asserted.This comes days after the JD (U) decided to not be a part of Narendra Modi's new Cabinet, saying it would not accept the BJP's offer of only one ministerial berth."They (BJP) wanted only one person from JD(U) in the Cabinet, so it would have been just symbolic participation. We informed them that we do not need it (Cabinet berth)," JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar had said after a meeting of party leaders on May 30.Kumar, who later attended ...
BJP responds to Rahul's 'aggressive approach' instruction to MPs, says it will harm Congress
Responding to Congress president Rahul Gandhi's appeal to his MPs to be aggressive in the parliament, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday alleged that the Congress wants to stall the parliament."For Rahul Gandhi, fighting against BJP is to stop parliament to function and abuse the Prime Minister and raise questions over the valour of the Army," he said.He cautioned the Congress and said that if they continued to stall parliament proceedings, it will be difficult to get even five of their candidates elected to Lok Sabha in 2024. "Rahul Gandhi will not be able to stall Parliament this time," he stated.Addressing a meet of Congress' newly-elected MPs, Gandhi had on Saturday said, "You are going to enjoy yourself, you are going to shout a little more than usual. You are going to have to be a little more aggressive."He had also said: "There is no institution that is going to support you in this country, no one is going to support you. It is like during the British period, when not a ...
Iftar party row: Omar Abdullah urges India, Pak to "stop this nonsense"
National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Sunday reacted to the row over Indian High Commissioner's Iftar party in Islamabad urging both the countries to "stop this nonsense".Omar's response came after sources said that guests were "aggressively turned away" by Pakistani security officials from an Iftar party hosted by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Saturday and even calls were made to stop many of them from attending it.Criticising the Pakistani side for their "tit for tat diplomacy", Omaar tweeted, "Stupid tit for tat diplomacy. It was stupid when we did it outside the Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi & it's stupid when it's done outside our's in Islamabad. Now that it's 1-1 perhaps it's time to move on & stop this nonsense."Indian envoy Ajay Bisaria told ANI on Sunday that "such intimidatory tactics" are "counter-productive" for bilateral relations."We apologise to all our guests who were aggressively turned away from our Iftar party last evening. ...
Lutyens's Delhi has to change (Khan Market Dialogues-I)
Post-election analysis is a part of every democracy. It's just 10 days since the Narendra Modi-led Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) swept to an even bigger victory than its triumph in 2014. Today the party has a simple majority on its own and a near two-third majority through its coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
Bihar Cabinet expansion, 8 JD-U MLAs appointed ministers
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday inducted eight new JD-U MLAs as Ministers in his Cabinet. The Cabinet expansion comes two days after Janata Dal-United (JD-U) chief opted out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new government at the Centre.
Puducherry CM holds meeting to decide next assembly speaker
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy led the cabinet meeting to decide the next assembly speaker on Sunday.The election of the speaker of Puducherry Assembly is scheduled to be held on June 3.The post of Speaker has been lying vacant after Congress' V Vaithilingam stepped down on March 21 to contest in the Lok Sabha elections from the lone seat of the Union Territory, which he won with a record margin of 1,96,802 votes against his rival K Narayanasamy of the All India N R Congress.
8 new ministers inducted into Bihar cabinet
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expanded his Council of Ministers on Sunday, with the inclusion of eight new Ministers from the Janata Dal (United).Ashok Chaudhary, Shyam Rajak, Laxmeshwar Prasad, Bhima Bharati, Ram Sevak Singh, Sanjay Jha, Neeraj Kumar and Narendra Narayan Yadav were administered the oath of office and secrecy by Governor Lalji Tandon at Rajbhavan here.Negating the claim that there is a rift between BJP and JD (U) over the allotment of only one ministerial berth in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's new cabinet, newly-inducted minister Shyam Rajak told ANI: "National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is intact. People are merely spreading rumours."Echoing similar sentiment, another JD (U) leader Neeraj Kumar who also took an oath today, had said: "JDU will never leave NDA.""Ministry formation is the prerogative of the Chief Minister. I have performed all the responsibility given to me by my party. I am glad that Nitish Kumar chose me," he added.Former Bihar unit Congress chief
State-run AAI pitches for adding its airports for foreign flights
The state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) wants more of its airports included as point of call in the bilateral discussion for traffic rights with countries in the Middle-East and Southeast Asia.
Siachen to be Rajnath Singh's first visit as Defence Minister
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI) As Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh's first visit outside the national capital would be to the Siachen Glacier-- the world's highest battlefield - to review the security situation along the borders with Pakistan.During the visit, the Defence Minister would be accompanied by Army Chief General Bipin Rawat and other senior officials from the Defence Ministry, government sources told ANI.At the glacier, Rajnath Singh would be briefed about the operations being conducted by the Army, along with the support of air effort by the Indian Air Force.Northern Army Commander Lt General Ranbir Singh, 14 Corps Commander, and Kargil war hero Lt General YK Joshi are also expected to brief him about the security situation in the region.The Indian Army has deployed a brigade in the area where some posts are located above the altitude of 23,000 altitude which even poses difficulty in breathing.During the UPA-1 regime, there were calls for demilitarising the glacier but the