Non-Congress parties come together to stake claim in Meghalaya
Upsetting the Congress’s plans to form the government in Meghalaya, the non-Congress parties have come together to stake claim and will meet the Governor on Sunday evening. The National People’s Party chief Conrad Sangma is likely to be the chief ministerial candidate for the alliance.
Tripura’s first BJP government to take charge on March 8
Manik Sarkar resigned as Chief Minister of Tripura on March 4 but was told to officiate until the new government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party takes charge. State BJP president Biplab Kumar Deb, frontrunner for Chief Minister, said the swearing-in would be on March 8, two days after party heavyweights converge to elect the legislature party leader.
Neiphiu Rio has majority, should form government: Nagaland Governor
Neiphiu Rio has the majority and should form the government, Nagaland Governor P.B. Acharya said on March 4 after a meeting with the NDPP leader, who claimed he has the support of 32 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly. Mr. Acharya said he has asked Mr. Rio to submit signatures of all the 32 MLAs supporting him by March 5.
BJP-NDPP alliance gains another seat, stakes claim
The Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), which is in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has gained a seat in Nagaland after the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday reversed the result of the Tenning Assembly constituency. With this, the total number of seats in support of the alliance has gone up to 32 — one more than the majority mark of 31 in the 60-member Assembly.
KCR makes a pitch for non-BJP, non-Congress alternative at Centre
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao made a strong pitch for forging a non-Congress and non-BJP alternative at the Central level as according to him governments headed by the two parties have failed to live up to expectations.
INX media PMLA case: Karti Chidambaram taken to Mumbai for questioning
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Sunday took Karti Chidambaram to Mumbai for confrontation with former INX Media directors Indrani and Peter Mukherjea. The Mukherjeas, who are facing trial in their daughter Sheena Bora's murder case, are currently lodged in a Mumbai jail.
No other Act is treated with as much contempt, says Prasar Bharati Chairman A. Surya Prakash
The rift between the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and public broadcaster Prasar Bharati is growing by the day. In this exclusive interview with The Hindu, former journalist and Prasar Bharati Chairman A. Surya Prakash talks about the present crisis.
Trump says maybe U.S. will have a President for life someday
President Donald Trump says he thinks it’s great that China’s President now holds that office for life and muses that maybe the U.S. will do the same someday. Mr. Trump’s remarks came during a luncheon for Republican donors on Saturday at his South Florida estate. CNN reported the remarks based on a recording it obtained.
Pakistan elects its first Dalit woman Senator
Pakistan elected its first Dalit woman Senator over the weekend, in polls which also saw the ruling party strengthen its hand ahead of general elections in the country. Opposition candidate Krishna Kumari Kohli’s surprise victory stirred a wave of optimism on social media, as Pakistanis celebrated the rare win for a woman from a marginalised community that lies at the bottom of the Hindu caste hierarchy.
The Hindu Quiz: Snack on Science
For close to 60 years starting around 1645 there was an extended minimum in the number of sunspots. This period is named after a couple who studied it. Who are they? For more interesting questions, take the quiz to test your knowledge.
