In Saturday's fractured verdict, BJP is most likely to form the next government along with its alliance partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), but the support of JDU and Independent Tongpang Ozukum could prove to be vital.
The senior Gandhi paused for a while hoping that the party workers will get the hint, but to no avail. The incessant cracker noise continued and a visibly miffed, but poised Sonia Gandhi waited at the dais.
The 18 MLAs had refused to support Chief Minister K Palaniswami and revolted against him last year. The MLAs filed a plea with the Madras HC questioning the validity of the Speaker’s decision.
The cyclone struck the eastern coast early on Thursday with the maximum damage being recorded in Srikakulam and Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha's Gajapati and Ganjam districts.
A party leader said the allegations levelled against the Union minister of state for external affairs were serious but added that there were several aspects to it, including that there was no legal case against him.
A bench comprising CJI and Justices S K Kaul on Thursday again told the lawyers, standing in the queue, to mention only those cases for urgent hearing "which cannot wait".
Justice Daya Chaudhary allowed the petition of the accused challenging a sessions court decision that he be tried as an adult in the case. The sessions court had upheld a Juvenile Justice Board order.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has urged Saudi Arabia to release footage of Khashoggi and President Donald Trump has demanded answers over his fate, as the kingdom faces growing pressure to provide a convincing explanation for his disappearance.
Rahul Gandhi urged MP Congress leaders to polls with full vigour and not let factionalism hamper the party’s chances in the assembly elections.
Officials have now said that MJ Akbar will only return on Sunday after completing his trip to Equatorial Guinea.
Most of the members of the board were reportedly not in favour of letting women of all age groups enter the Sabarimala temple and therefore have considered a change of plans.
On Wednesday Sanand was forcibly shifted to the AIIMS hospital from his Matri Sadan ashram after his health deteriorated significantly.
This comes just a day ahead of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s 3-day visit to France, where she is expected to discuss the progress of the Rafale jets in the making.
Protesting against the administration’s move to forcibly disrupt his agitation, Sanand said officials have no right to end his fast in this fashion.
Social Activist VP Zuhra, President of Kozhikode-based progressive Muslim women’s forum NISA, has decided to petition the Supreme Court, praying that Sunni mosques across the country must allow entry to women.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has told the Assam government that Gorkhas or people of Nepali origin cannot be referred to the foreigners’ tribunal.
Earlier, Preity Zinta's advocate told the court that the actor is willing to settle the matter if Ness Wadia is ready to apologise. The lawyer said they were not insisting on a written apology.