Politics

Seat-sharing troubles continue in Maharashtra where the smaller parties in the grand Shiv Sena-BJP Mahayuti alliance have issued an ultimatum.

Given the caste-break up of the candidatures, the BJP has tried to strike a fair balance between the Jat and non-Jat candidates.

"What news is there if the alliance remains? But there is certainly news if it snaps. That is why, some in media are waiting for the alliance to snap," it said.

"In this MoU, Arunachal Pradesh has been shown as a disputed territory. The Prime Minister should apologise for this major lapse and blunder," Congress leader Ajay Maken said.

These accounts have certain limitations such as balance at any point of time should not exceed Rs 50,000, total credit in one year should not exceed Rs 1 lakh, and total withdrawal should not exceed Rs 10,000 in a month.

Earlier this week, the US Senate had unanimously passed a resolution designating September 30 as 'US-India Partnership Day'.

Congress on Friday raked up the need for having a Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha insisting that it was not a titular position and is required to form a "shadow cabinet".

In a series of tweets, former Delhi chief minister said the party had learnt from its sources that Jung had raised an objection for the fund transfer.

"Even in comparison to the earlier round of assembly elections in these states, there is a sharp decline," senior CPI(M) leader Sitaram Yechury said.

RPI(A) is a constituent of 'Mahayuti', a rainbow alliance led by BJP and Shiv Sena.

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance's meeting comes against the backdrop of CBI probing the Saradha scam in which thousands of crores or rupees of gullible investors were allegedly swindled.

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday sanctioned Rs 70 lakh for the restoration and conservation of the historic 'Lahori Gate' and 'Delhi Gate' of the famous Qila Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district.

Narendra Modi has appointed former McKinsey India Chairman Adil Zainulbhai as the Chairman of Quality Council of India.

The seat-sharing talks are currently stuck over NCP's demand of equal number of seats.

After suffering a jolt in recently concluded bypolls in three states, it is to be seen whether the BJP can retain its hold on other states.

"People are fed up with long power cuts ranging from four to five hours everyday," DPCC chief Arvinder Singh Lovely said.