The Congress and the NCP have been in an alliance since 1999. It was only in 2014 state assembly polls that the two sides parted ways. New Delhi:The leaders of the NCP and Congress met on Tuesday to discuss the seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Maharashtra state assembly polls. The NCP has demanded an equal number of seats from the Congress in the polls, citing the drubbing of its alliance partner in Lok Sabha elections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Congress won only one seat from the stateRead More

Karnataka LIVE:In a jolt to the Kumaraswamy government, the Supreme Court today said the 15 rebel Congress-JDS MLAs could not be forced to take part in the trust vote scheduled for tomorrow. The court also gave liberty to Speaker KR Ramesh to decide on the resignations of the MLAs, saying there was no deadline for him to take a call on the issue. The court decision capped intense arguments on Tuesday during which Kumaraswamy said the rebel MLAs are “hunting in a pack”, alleging their motive is to bring downRead More

Parliament LIVE:Two days after Lok Sabha proceedings descended into chaos as opposition parties protested against the passing of the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, the bill is slated to be tabled in the Rajya Sabha today. The bill gives powers to the NIA to probe terror attacks targeting Indians and Indian interests abroad. Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Narendra Modi-led government will never misuse the National Investigation Agency (NIA) law, but in turn, use it to finish off terrorism in the country.The latest amendments will enable theRead More

Suriya said that the National Education policy sought to impose entrance and qualifying examination on students and the three-language formula in Tamil Nadu. Chennai:Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has backed actor Suriya’s statements on the National Education policy, lashing out at both the ruling AIADMK-led state government and the Centre. In a statement on Twitter, Kamal Haasan said he agreed with many points raised by Suriya regarding the draft educational policy. “I agree with many of the points Suriya raises and he has my support. I condemn the autocratic attitude of theRead More

Police said bombs were hurled after a scuffle broke out between members of the TMC and BJP in front of the municipality office. Bangaon (WB):Supporters of the ruling TMC and the BJP clashed and bombs were hurled in front of Bangaon municipality office in West Bengal Tuesday following a dispute over a trust vote for control of the civic body. There were no immediate reports of any injury or arrest in the incident at Bangaon, which is 80 km from Kolkata and falls in North 24 Parganas district that hasRead More