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Sources told CNN-News18, as current Governor NN Vohra’s term comes to an end, a new Governor would be appointed over the next few days before the conclusion of Amarnath Yatra.

The former Union minister spoke at a book release function in Pune.

During his hour-long meeting, KCR reiterated the demand for central grant of Rs 20,000 crore for the Kaleshwaram Project as well as early completion of pending railway projects.

In an interview with News18, Shridhar Damle, who has co-authored the book ‘RSS: A View to the Inside’ with Walter Anderson, says the Sangh is unlikely to repeat its cadre mobilisation of 2014, but won’t stop pracharaks from helping the BJP.

According to sources aware of the deliberations, the Congress delegation led by senior leaders said the party was "vehemently" opposed to simultaneous elections.

Six leaders of the Trinamool Congress were detained at the Silchar airport while attempting to visit Assam post the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Some of the reasons for calling the August 2 bandh include poor budgetary allocation for these 13 districts in Kumarswamy's Budget that was presented on July 5.

The Supreme Court in a ruling in March had introduced safeguards which, Dalit leaders and organisations said, diluted the Act and rendered it toothless.

Starting with "economic help to farmers" as point number one to "reforms in police system", "ambulance services in 15 minutes" and "police help in 15 minutes", the video seeks to remind people of the promise of "every hand has right to work" and also "fre...

Uttar Pradesh BJP MP Hari Om Pandey said that soon a new nation like Pakistan will be carved out from India if the government fails to curb the rising Muslim population.

Arun Jaitley said that in the absence of no real issue, Congress is redefining secularism as a euphemism for majority bashing and in the process antagonising the majority against itself.

The Congress indicated that it may give a privilege motion notice against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman for “lying” about the secrecy clause in a 2008 Indo-French pact.

The Speaker, however, assured the opposition members that she will look into the matter and said she could not see the Officers' Gallery from her seat.

Sources said the news of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav not wanting to ally with the grand old party was just posturing in an effort to get the maximum out of seat sharing.

He said that a 'mahagathbandhan' (that is anti-BJP) was needed for the 2019 general election, but not for the Assembly polls due in the state later this year.

Addressing party workers during a protest rally here, Babbar alleged, "The Uttar Pradesh Police is behaving like bouncers of the Yogi Adityanath government and is hell bent on harassing the poor people.