political leadership

Baghdad, April 12 – The Iraqi Parliament elected former Environment Minister Nizar Amadi as the country's new president, following a decisive voting session held in the capital, Baghdad.Parliament Speaker Haibat al-Halbousi officially announced Amadi as the winner after he secured 227 votes in...

Bengaluru, April 11 Pressure is mounting within the ruling Congress in Karnataka for a cabinet reshuffle, as a group of senior legislators will travel to New Delhi to meet the party high command and urge them to give opportunities to fresh faces.According to party sources, a group of senior...

Ayodhya, April 11 – Nripendra Misra, Chairman of the Ram Mandir Construction Committee and former Principal Secretary to the late Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, reflected on the events surrounding the 1992 demolition of the Babri Masjid, stating on Saturday that key decisions in such...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 11 – Even before the election results are announced, a quiet but unmistakable race for the Chief Minister’s chair has begun within the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, which is facing a difficult choice due to the strong leaders it has from the state.While a section within...

Mysuru (Karnataka), April 10 Amid the ongoing power struggle within the ruling Congress in the state, Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy claimed on Friday that Siddaramaiah will not step down as Chief Minister on his own.The JD(S) leader was responding to a question about whether Siddaramaiah...

Panaji, April 10 Amit Palekar, the former president of the Goa unit of the Aam Aadmi Party, joined the Congress on Friday.Palekar, who had been projected as the AAP's chief ministerial candidate during the 2022 elections, recently resigned from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.He was inducted...

Mumbai, April 10 Former Union minister Narayan Rane delivered an outstanding performance as Leader of the Opposition in the Maharashtra legislative assembly after the 1999 elections, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday."Then state ministers like Jayant Patil and Ajit Pawar would often...

Chennai, April 10 – In a significant development within the Indian National Congress, Alka Lamba, President of the All India Mahila Congress, has ordered the removal of Hzeena Syed from her position as President of the Tamil Nadu Pradesh Mahila Congress, citing alleged anti-party activities...

New Delhi, April 10 – The political landscape in New Delhi and Bihar witnessed a significant shift on Friday as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, triggering a wave of reactions from leaders across the political spectrum, ranging from praise by NDA allies to...

Patna, April 10 Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, along with other NDA leaders, congratulated JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar on taking oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday.The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha Chairman C P Radhakrishnan in his chamber in a...

Patna, April 10 – Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) Chief Nitish Kumar will take oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha on Friday.Both Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Kumar Sinha and Samrat Choudhary arrived in the national capital on Thursday and are likely to attend the...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 Senior Biju Janata Dal leader Dr. Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the post of Parliamentary Party leader of the BJD in the Rajya Sabha.The party supremo and former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik accepted Patra's resignation on Thursday."President of Biju...

Bhubaneswar, April 9 BJD president Naveen Patnaik accepted the resignation of Sasmit Patra as the leader of the regional outfit's parliamentary party on Thursday.Patra, a two-time Rajya Sabha MP, had submitted his resignation on Wednesday, citing reasons that remain undisclosed.The office of...

Jaipur, April 9 – Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot extended his heartfelt congratulations and best wishes on the Foundation Day of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), recalling his deep-rooted association with the organization and its legacy of student activism."I firmly...

Morena, April 8 – Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday directed party workers to intensify their outreach at the grassroots level and ensure dominance at the booth level in the upcoming elections.Khandelwal made this assertion while addressing party workers in Morena...

New Delhi, April 8 – Speculation is mounting around a social media post shared by Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Instagram on Wednesday, in which a purported supporter suggests that he should start his own youth-led political party, rather than joining existing organizations.This comes at a...

New Delhi, April 8 Sharing a social media video in which a user suggests that the sidelined AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, should form his own political party instead of joining another, Chadha commented briefly on Wednesday: "interesting thought," further fueling speculation.This comes after the...

April 7, New Delhi — Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun departed for China on a "peaceful journey" and a potential meeting with President Xi Jinping.Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang, Taiwan's largest opposition party, is travelling at a time of increased Chinese military pressure on...

Patna, April 7 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant, said on Tuesday that people will never forget the work his father has done over the past two decades and urged them to continue their support for him and the party.His remarks come amid speculation about the next chief minister...

Ranchi, April 7 Jharkhand BJP chief Aditya Sahu said on Tuesday that the party's aim is to form a "double-engine" government in the state by 2029.Addressing newly elected party office-bearers, Sahu urged them to expose the alleged wrongdoings of the JMM-led state government at their respective...