India, Politics, 15th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 15 Mar 2019

India, Politics, 15 Mar 2019

Mumbai Municipal Commissioner Ajoy Mehta on day suspended two civic engineers in connection with Thursday's foot overbridge collapse which claimed six lives. (Photo: File)

2 civic engineers suspended post audit on Mumbai bridge collapse

Mehta also ordered a probe against them and a departmental inquiry against two retired chief engineers of the BMC.

15 Mar 2019 8:38 PM

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's wife Pushkar was found dead under mysterious circumstances in a suite of a Delhi hotel on the night of January 17, 2014. (Photo: File)

Court seeks Delhi Police reply in Sunanda Pushkar death case

Sessions Judge Arun Bharadwaj asked Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) to file his reply and posted the matter for hearing to March 29.

15 Mar 2019 7:16 PM

AAP leader Alka Lamba on Friday dropped subtle hints about her inclination to join back Congress. (Photo: File)

AAP leader Alka Lamba hints at returning to Congress

However, Lamba has not made any official announcement regarding her exit from AAP.

15 Mar 2019 7:03 PM

Mayawati also said that BSP is striving to ally with all those regional players who are associated with neither BJP nor the Congress. (Photo: File)

Mayawati urges Pawan Kalyan to become Andhra CM; announces ties with JSP

BSP announced an alliance with Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP) for the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

15 Mar 2019 6:46 PM

The Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the Election Commission on petitions filed by AMMK leaders VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran challenging the Delhi High Court order in the ‘two leaves’ symbol case. (Photo: File)

SC seeks reply from EC in two leaves symbol case

A bench headed by CJI Ranjan Gogoi comprising of Justices Deepak Gupta and Sanjiv Khanna asked the poll body to file its reply on the plea.

15 Mar 2019 6:30 PM

Former chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said the Karnataka Congress wants party president Rahul Gandhi to contest the coming Lok Sabha polls from the southern state. (Photo: File)

Siddaramaiah wants Rahul to contest LS polls from Karnataka; calls him next PM

Congress Legislature Party leader recalled Indira Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi contesting the Lok Sabha polls from Karnataka in the past.

15 Mar 2019 5:52 PM

Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader and MP K Kavitha (pic) on Friday asserted that her party is not B-team of either Congress or BJP and would fight the Lok Sabha elections on the issues concerning people of Telangana. (Photo: ANI)

BJP, Congress two sides of same coin, TRS not anyone’s B-team: K Kavitha

Kavitha also lambasted BJP and Congress and claimed that they did not pay heed to any issue pertaining to Telangana.

15 Mar 2019 5:46 PM

Responding to suspicions on Vivekananda's sudden death, Naidu immediately discussed the matter with police officials and spoke to the Director General of Police (DGP), intelligence officials and Kadapa district police. (Photo: File)

Chandrababu Naidu, YSR Cong party orders SIT probe into Reddy's demise

Chandrababu Naidu also extended condolences to Vivekananda's family and lauded the services by the deceased as an MP, MLA and MLC.

15 Mar 2019 5:04 PM

Former Congress MP from Haryana Arvind Sharma joined the Bharatiya Janta Party(BJP) on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Ex-Congress MP Arvind Sharma joins BJP; hails Modi’s work

Arvind Sharma who was three times Member of the parliament had expressed his feelings to work for the nation with BJP's ideologies.

15 Mar 2019 4:51 PM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'failing' to provide jobs for the youth in the state. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

Rahul attacks CM Patnaik, PM Modi over soaring unemployment in Odisha

Rahul asserted that his party not only makes promises but also keeps them.

15 Mar 2019 4:36 PM

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that Vadakkan is 'not a big leader.' (Photo: File)

Vadakkan not a big leader: Rahul on Sonia Gandhi’s close aid Tom’s exit

The former Congress spokesperson joined the BJP on Thursday stating that the grand old party was now resorting to 'use and throw' approach.

15 Mar 2019 4:15 PM

The Congress chief said his party wanted to increase health expenditure to 3 per cent of the country's GDP. (File Photo)

Cong may include Healthcare Act promise in manifesto: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said his party was looking at including the promise of Healthcare Act in its manifesto.

15 Mar 2019 4:10 PM

delegation of Congress leaders on Friday approached the Election Commission and sought its intervention in removing hoardings projecting achievements of the Narendra Modi government, claiming it as a violation of the model code of conduct. (Photo: File)

Cong seeks EC intervention to remove hoardings of BJP at public places

The Congress demanded that the EC issue directions for immediate removal of all such hoardings and seek a compliance report in the matter.

15 Mar 2019 4:03 PM

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge wrote a letter refusing to attend the Lokpal meeting on Friday. (Photo: File)

Kharge again declines to attend Lokpal meet; says oppn can’t be ‘voiceless’

Mallikarjun Kharge rejected to attend the Lokpal Selection Committee meeting for the seventh time since February last year.

15 Mar 2019 2:40 PM

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M K Stalin on Friday announced the constituencies that the party will contest with its allies, including Congress naming the coalition as Secular Progressive Alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

DMK announces seat allocation with allies for Lok Sabha polls

DMK chief M K Stalin named the coalition as Secular Progressive Alliance.

15 Mar 2019 1:28 PM

CBI said, the apex court told that fair trial in the pending case would not be possible if Kumar is granted bail. (Photo: File)

CBI seeks dismissal of Sajjan Kumar's plea in SC in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

The probe agency in reply on Sajjan's plea said he has a 'large political clout' and is capable of "influencing or terrorising" witnesses.

15 Mar 2019 1:04 PM

The petitioners have sought to use of Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) in at least 50 per cent of votes cast through EVMs. (Photo: File)

SC notice to EC on plea by 21 oppn parties for paper trail verification

The top court will hear the matter on March 25 again.

15 Mar 2019 11:37 AM

However, Hassan was the first one to flag the massive sex abuse case last week. (Photo: File)

Watch: Kamal Haasan questions TN govt over Pollachi sexual assault case

Kamal Haasan attacks Chief Minister E Palaniswami over Pollachi sex abuse case.

15 Mar 2019 10:23 AM

'I have never kept such ''dushmani'' (enmity) in politics. My best wishes to him,' (File Photo)

Nitin Gadkari says there's no place for enmity, jealousy in politics

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said he never keeps enmity with political rivals, and extended his good wishes to former BJP MP Nana Patole.

15 Mar 2019 9:42 AM

He also said he will not step down as Leader of Opposition and will discuss this with the party high command. (File Photo)

Wont campaign for NCP if Sharad Pawar disrespects my family: Cong Leader

Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil said NCP chief Sharad Pawar's comments on his late father were 'unwarranted'.

15 Mar 2019 9:35 AM

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