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Hit by desertions, Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Monday asserted that he would be in politics till such time he was alive and his party shall soon witness a 'transformation.' Following the Assembly poll debacle and days after senior leaders quit the party, Haasan lashed out, describing them as 'nomadic' and 'yatris', albeit without naming any of them. He indicated that they would not be entertained if they sought to re-join the Maiam. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Sj5ACu

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday slammed the Congress party for "fomenting communal disharmony" after an alleged toolkit attributed to AICC Research Department emerged.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3fqMEtx

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Monday blamed the Centre for the rise in coronavirus positive cases in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Punjab. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3taoQQg

YS Sharmila, sister of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, is likely to float a new political party in today's 'Sankalpa Sabha' in Telangana's Khammam. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Q7da26

National Congress Party (NCP) leader Dilip Walse Patil on Monday replaced Anil Deshmukh as the new home minister of Maharashtra. Deshmukh resigned on Monday from his post, hours after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into corruption charges leveled against him. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3wosMPr

National Congress Party (NCP) leader Dilip Walse Patil is expected to replace Anil Deshmukh as the new home minister of Maharashtra. Deshmukh resigned on Monday from his post, hours after the Bombay High Court ordered a CBI probe into corruption charges leveled against him.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3uoljhe

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021, amid scenes of opposition members walking out in protest. The bill, which was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday, seeks to make it clear that the "government" in Delhi means the "Lieutenant Governor". The bill also makes it mandatory for the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government to take the opinion of the L-G before any executive action. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3fbu1LC

Rajya Sabha on Wednesday witnessed disruptions as opposition members trooped in the well of the house raising slogans to protest the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The upper saw two brief, back-to-back adjournments due to the continued protests.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3riG4cv

Political developments continued to emerge from Maharashtra on Monday as allegations flew thick and fast in the Sachin Waze case. IPS officer Param Bir Singh moved the Supreme Court seeking direction for an immediate "unbiased, uninfluenced, impartial and fair" CBI probe into alleged corrupt malpractices of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. The matter shook the Parliament, causing an uproar over the corruption allegations in the Question Hour. Meanwhile, NCP chief Sharad Pawar continued to defend Deshmukh, and dismissed demands for his resignation. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2NIMFPC

NCP state chief Jayant Patil on Sunday said there was no question of Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh resigning. The minister's statement came against the backdrop of ex-Mumbai police chief Param Bir Singh's corruption allegation. He had claimed that Deshmukh wanted police officers to collect Rs 100 crore monthly from bars and hotels in Mumbai.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3c4TnbS

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday said NCP chief Sharad Pawar was trying to save the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government in view of allegations of corruption levelled by former Mumbai police commissioner Param Bir Singh against state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2OL1IsH

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday made several explosive claims in connection with the mystery SUV case. Addressing a press conference, Fadnavis said that arrested police officer Sachin Vaze was just a "small fish" in a big conspiracy, further prompting investigating agencies to probe his "political bosses".  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2Nr4Fhb

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Amid speculations about a leadership change in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat late on Monday met with Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda at the latter's residence in Delhi. However, Uttarakhand BJP MLA Munna Singh Chauhan said that a wrong impression is being given about unhappiness over Rawat as Chief Minister. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3t1Ibme

Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day as Opposition members continued their protest over rising fuel prices on Monday. When the House reconvened at 7 pm after an adjournment, the Chair allowed discussion on the issue of women empowerment on the occasion of International Women's Day. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3ekZFG8

A number of celebs - a popular singer, an actor and a actor-director joined Trinamool Congress in poll-bound West Bengal on Thursday. Popular singer Aditi Munshi, actor Subhadra Mukherjee and actor-director Dheeraj Pandit joined TMC during the day at Trinamool Bhavan. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2O5Ez3z

The bitter fight for the elections in Bengal has reached the sweet shops with popular retailers in the state churning out new delicacies, capturing the mood of the season -- 'Khela Hobe' vs 'Jai Shri Ram'. Balaram Mallick Radharaman Mallick, one of the iconic sweet shops of Kolkata, has launched sandesh with the two slogans written on them. from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3bdwvGI

Only a strong and united Congress can challenge BJP dominance, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said on Thursday, following controversy over his recent tweet about the party's alliance policy in West Bengal. Sharma, who is the deputy leader of the Congress party in the Rajya Sabha, had said that the party's alliance with ISF and other such forces in West Bengal militates against the core ideology of the party.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/3c4ojIf

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav met West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the state secretariat on Monday, in a bid to forge unity among secular parties in the upcoming assembly polls. Yadav appealed to the people from Bihar domiciled here to vote for the ruling TMC.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/307dNtX

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's decision to take his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine triggered a political slugfest on Monday. Opposition parties linked Modi's attire during inoculation and the association of the nurses, to poll-bound states.  from IndiaTV Politics: Google News Feed https://ift.tt/2PipjAF