Basavaraj Bommai said that Governor Thawar Chand Gehlot has given his assent to the ordinance promulgated by the state government to hike the quota for SC/ST communities.

Amravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 10 (ANI): After the resignation of the cabinet minister of Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, the new Cabinet of Jagan Mohan Reddy would be sworn in at 11.31 am on Monday, as per sources.

Lucknow Mar 26 PTI Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of pro-tem speaker to senior BJP leader Ramapati Shastri at the Raj Bhawan here on SaturdayChief Minister Yogi Adityanath was among those present on the occasion sources in the Raj Bhawan saidShastri the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP MLA from Mankapur in Gonda district will now administer the oath to the newly-elected legislators of the Uttar Pradesh AssemblyA panel of four others was also administered the oath to assist Shastri the sources saidAn eight-time MLA Shastri was the social welfare minister in the previous Yogi Adityanath governmentAfter the 2017 poll victory of the saffron party he was given the portfolio of social welfare and Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe welfareShastri had also served as a minister during the regimes of former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers Kalyan Singh and Rajnath Singh PTI SAB RC

Dona Paula (Goa) [India], February 4 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Friday took a jibe at Punjab Congress hours after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested Bhupinder Singh Honey, the nephew of Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi, in a money laundering case.

Imphal Jan 31 PTI The regional Naga Peoples Front NPF which won four seats in the Manipur assembly elections in 2017 on Monday said it would contest in 10 constituencies this timeThe Shiv Sena also released its first list of six candidates for the election to the 60-member assemblyIn a statement the NPF said its nominees will fight in 10 constituencies reserved for the Scheduled Tribe categoryManipur has 20 ST constituencies and all are located in the hills Majority of the Naga population in the state also live in hill areasThe NPF which had ruled the neighbouring Nagaland for several years renominated the four MLAs who won in the last electionsThey included D Korungthang who had won the 2017 polls on a Congress ticket but joined the NPF in early January this yearFormer minister Francis Ngajokpa and ex-MLA K Pammei would be contesting from Tadubi and Tamenglong constituenciesRetired IAS officer Ram Muivah is another contestant of the NPF the statement saidIt said There is a necessity for regional political parties to come together in order to effectively address the issues confronting our people Meanwhile Shiv Sena will be contesting the Manipur assembly elections for the first time and most of its candidates named in the first list are greenhorns The Shiv Senas state president M Tombi Singh told PTI that the will announce its other candidates very soonAssembly polls will be held in the state in two phases on February 27 and March 3 PTI COR NN NN

Nearly 16 months after a factional rebellion led by Sachin Pilot, the Ashok Gehlot-led Rajasthan government is set to see a cabinet shuffle.  In total, 15 ministers will take oath Sunday: 12 new and three Ministers of State who are being elevated to Cabinet rank. The new Cabinet, finalised by the Congress high command, will […]

New Delhi [India], October 15 (ANI): The Delhi High Court has recently denied bail to four people, including a woman, who had allegedly defiled the statue of 'Baba Sahab' Bhim Rao Ambedkar on the occasion of Independence Day.

New Delhi [India], September 23 (ANI): The Centre has filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court and said the exclusion of any caste other than Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe from the purview of the upcoming 2021 Census is a "conscious policy decision" taken by Central government.

New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): The Centre has relaxed the provisions of Income-Tax Act, 1961 Act in relation to the payment of interest regarding TDS by Scheduled Bank to a member of Scheduled Tribe (ST) community on Friday.