Politics

The petitioner wants the SC to give orders to restrain Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari from inviting representatives of the NCP, Shiv Sena and Congress to form a government against popular mandate.

Talking to reporters at the party headquarters in New Delhi, Priyanka Gandhi also said the country's economy is in a 'bad state' and there is a 'severe slowdown'.

Congress' Randeep Surjewala hit out at the decision to approve disinvestment of the government's majority stake in BPCL and said that it was akin to selling the country.

On November 15, the high court had dismissed Chidambaram''s bail plea in the case filed by the ED, saying prima facie allegations against him were serious in nature and he played an "active and key role" in the offence.

The Parliament session will open with obituary references to two members of the Upper House — former Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Ram Jethmalani — and former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.

The Congress leader of the Lok Sabha said the TMC supremo is only interested in herself and hardly cares about the ideologies of other parties and therefore, the alliance didn't materialise.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that a coordination committee should be formed for better coordination among allies.

Kejriwal and the ruling AAP have been at the forefront of blaming stubble burning in neighbouring Punjab and Haryana as one of the major reasons for high levels of air pollution during winters in Delhi.

Terming the promise of regularising unauthorised colonies an 'election gimmick', the party leaders visited unauthorised colonies in the national capital and talked to the residents.

The party has said it plans to hold agitations in various parts of the country till November 25, during which it would take out protests to highlight the "failures" of the BJP-led government.

Lalu Prasad yadav's son Tej Pratap Yadav was not in the car when the accident took place. Two people who were inside the car said they were on way to Delhi to meet him.

Breaking his silence on the impasse, BJP chief Amit Shah on Wednesday said the Shiv Sena's demands, including sharing the chief minister's post, were 'unacceptable'.

For the moment, Khattar will hold all the departments except those allocated to Chautala. When the cabinet is expanded on Thursday, some of the portfolios held by Khattar will be distributed among the new ministers.

The meetings in the national capital will follow deliberations among Pawar, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel and other senior leaders of the two parties here on Tuesday.

President's Rule came into force on Tuesday evening, after Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari sent a report to the Centre stating that formation of a stable government was impossible in the current situation despite all his efforts.

Tata-controlled Progressive Electoral Trust gave Rs 356 crore in donation, while Prudent Electoral Trust — India's richest trust — gave Rs 54.25 crore in donations, according to information provided by the BJP.