The Congress won’t and can’t on its own reinvent itself. The masses must seize control of the grand old party by forcing open its doors, because its original character is that of the instrument meant for the masses of all castes and creed, now devoid of them. This option too is plausible but not easy to operationalise.
Soumendu Adhikari, a brother of political heavyweight Suvendu Adhikari who recently quit the TMC to join the BJP, claimed that he has been illegally removed by the West Bengal government's Municipal Affairs Department from the post of administrator of the civic body.
Palaniswami's remarks assume significance since the BJP has been maintaining that the CM candidate would be chosen by the NDA coordination committee though the nominee for the top post would be from the largest partner.
U.S. President Donald Trump returned to Washington from his Florida resort on Thursday, a day earlier than planned, as he continued a fight with Congress over a defense bill and stimulus checks and amid a spike in tensions with Iran.
The S&P 500 reversed course and turned positive on Thursday and the dollar advanced as investors prepared to close the book on a turbulent year of pandemic, recession and recovery.
President Donald Trump delivered a yearend video message Thursday after returning early from vacation, highlighting his administrations work to rapidly develop a vaccine against COVID19 and rebuild the economy.Wall Street advanced on Thursday and the dollar gained ground as investors closed the book on a turbulent year of pandemic, recession and recovery.
Congress is ending a chaotic session, a twoyear political firestorm that started with the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, was riven by impeachment and a pandemic, and now closes with a rare rebuff by Republicans of President Donald Trump.
President Donald Trump on Thursday extended pandemicrelated bans on green cards and work visas to large groups of applicants through March 31, while a federal appeals court sided with him on a rule that requires new immigrants to have their own health insurance.U.S. stocks are closing 2020 on a strong note, and many investors are betting the party will continue after a tumultuous year that marked both the end of the longest bull market and the shortestlived bear market ever.Republican Senator Josh Hawley on Wednesday pledged to challenge Democrat Presidentelect Joe Biden's victory when Congress convenes to officially tally the electoral votes, which could trigger a lengthy debate in the Senate but has virtually no chance of overturning the results.
President Donald Trump is cutting short his Florida holiday vacation and returning to Washington on Thursday, one day earlier than expected for reasons the White House didn't explain.The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Wednesday he foresees America achieving enough collective COVID19 immunity through vaccinations to regain "some semblance of normality" by autumn 2021, despite early setbacks in the vaccine rollout.
On Rajinikanth's announcement that he would not launch a political party, Ravi said that he respects his decision.The leading U.S. infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said on Wednesday he foresees America achieving enough collective COVID19 immunity through vaccinations to regain "some semblance of normality" by fall 2021, despite early setbacks in the vaccine rollout.
Mamata Banerjee made a sudden detour and entered the tribal village while returning to Kolkata wrapping up a two-day visit to Bolpur in Birbhum district. Banerjee helped a tribal woman Rama Bagdi in cooking vegetables and had tea at the adjacent stall of Babu Bagdi.U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans, declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to $2,000 from $600.U.S. Senate leader Mitch McConnell dealt a likely death blow on Wednesday to President Donald Trump's bid to boost coronavirus aid to Americans, declining to schedule a swift Senate vote on a bill to raise relief checks to $2,000 from $600.Presidentelect Joe Biden and President Donald Trump will campaign next week in Georgia, holding dueling events on the eve of runoff elections that will determine who controls the U.S. Senate and the fate of Biden's legislative agenda.
He also slammed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) action against leaders of the ruling alliance and their family members as "misuse of authority".
Thousands of farmers, mainly from Punjab and Haryana, are protesting at various borders of the national capital for more than a month against the three new laws.
Commenting on farmer leaders' meeting with the Centre over the laws on Wednesday, former Union minister and Akali Dal's Bathinda MP Harsimrat Kaur Badal said they shouldn't fall into trap of extended meetings, which yield nothing.
The ED has summoned Varsha Raut, wife of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, for questioning in the over Rs 4,300-crore PMC Bank money-laundering case.
Launching a veiled attack on the Centre and the BJP, the Congress in Maharashtra on Wednesday alleged that Bollywood was being deliberately "terrorised" through the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB). In a statement, Maharashtra Congress spokesperson Sachin Sawant also questioned when will the NCB summon actress KanganaRanaut"who consumeddrugs and forced others to take them", for interrogation.
<p>A team of TMC MPs has sent a letter to the President on Tuesday listing "all such transgressions" by Dhankhar in recent times and urged him to take action as per Article 156, Clause 1 of the Constitution, the party's Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy told reporters here.
Mansukh Vasava dropped the idea of quitting the party following talks with its senior leaders
The Akal Takht Jathedar said he had received complaints from some members of the community. TheCongress MLA from Amritsar East allegedly wore the shawl which had Sikh religious symbols embroidered on it.
There is a direct fight between the ruling BJP-JJP combine and the Congress in the polls. The local elections come at a time when the farmers are protesting against the farm laws.
When President Donald Trump was running for reelection, foreignborn U.S. residents were rushing to get their American citizenship before it might be too late.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday put off a vote on increasing COVID19 relief checks from $600 to $2,000 and urged senators to override President Donald Trump's veto of a defense bill, in a rare challenge to his fellow Republican three weeks before Trump leaves office.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un chaired a politburo meeting on preparations for a rare Congress that is expected to set new economic and political goals as the country faces growing challenges, state media said on Wednesday.
Joe Biden’s prediction of a grim winter appeared aimed at lowering public expectations that the pandemic will be over soon after he takes office on January.
Around 60 to 70 Congress leaders and workers were taken into custody at Shahid Park here while staging a protest without permission, Circle Officer (Sadar) Anurag Singh said.
The country's annus horribilis draws to a close and 2021 dawns with the promise of sweeping reconfigurations.
NCP supremo Sharad Pawar on Tuesday asserted that agriculture cannot be run "sitting in Delhi" as it involves farmers toiling in distant villages.
Many Congress leaders feel that by pitching Sharad Pawar as the leader of the UPA, the Shiv Sena, which obviously has a lot at stake in Maharashtra, may be trying to ensure the longevity of its government.
Former Assam PWD Minister and Congress MLA from Golaghat Ajanta Neog, Congress' Lakhipur MLA Rajdeep Gowala, and senior Bodoland People's Front (BPF) Bolendra Mushahary joined the ruling party in the presence of its state President Ranjeet Kumar Dass and Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma.The U.S. Federal Reserve's response to the coronavirus pandemic began on Feb. 28 with a 44word statement of faith in the economy from Chair Jerome Powell, an oldschool measure aimed at calming nosediving financial markets.
Banerjee, while addressing a mega roadshow in Bolpur, branded Visva-Bharati Vice-Chancellor Bidyut Chakrabarty as a "BJP man", and said he plans on destroying the rich heritage of the hallowed institution by "importing divisive and communal politics inside its campus".
Gowda was at the centre of the high drama in the legislative council on December 15, which saw BJP-JD(S) and Congress members hurling abuses and pushing each other over a row pertaining to a no-confidence motion against Chairman K Pratapachandra Shetty.An unusual battle in Congress over President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 coronavirus aid checks for Americans shifts on Tuesday to the Senate, where Republicans opposed to higher spending are under pressure to approve the additional relief.Vasava said he tried his best to be loyal to the party and assimilate the party's values in his life, adding he is human and prone to mistakes.
He said the Left and other secular parties in West Bengal have no less commitment than the ruling TMC to ensuring that communalism does not rear its ugly head in the state.
Police, however, said that a scuffle broke out between locals and a group of people but the situation was soon brought under control.</p>
PM Modi said that on coming to power, he personally monitored the project and held a dialogue with the stakeholders and got new technology as a result of which about 1100 km work will be completed in next few months.
Chugh alleged that the state had lately been witnessing frequent incidents like blocking of roads and rail traffic, disrupting functioning of toll plazas and snapping of telecommunication lines which indicate that disruptive forces have been at work and the state police has failed to control them.A federal judge on Monday ordered two Georgia counties to reverse a decision removing thousands of voters from the rolls ahead of Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine which political party controls the U.S. Senate.
Rajinikanth said 'Rajini Makkal Mandram' will continue to work with people and he requested members, public as well as his fans to forgive him.
President Donald Trumps push for $2,000 COVID19 relief checks now rests with the Senate after the House voted overwhelmingly to meet the president's demand to increase the $600 stipends, but Republicans have shown little interest in boosting spending.The Democraticled U.S. House of Representatives voted 275134 to meet President Donald Trump's demand for $2,000 COVID19 relief checks on Monday, sending the measure on to an uncertain future in the Republicancontrolled Senate.Biden mocked for apology, described as weak leader on world stage Federalist columnist Eddie Scarry on Chinese newspaper mocking Biden ...
