political leadership

Patna, March 8 Nishant Kumar, son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, joined the JD(U) on Sunday and said he would work to strengthen the party's organization.Nishant, an engineering graduate in his 40s, was inducted into the party at its headquarters here in the presence of top leaders...

Patna, March 8 The son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Nishant Kumar, will formally join the JD(U) on Sunday, marking a generational shift in party leadership, sources said.Nishant met party MLAs and MLCs at the residence of JD(U)'s working national president Sanjay Jha here on Friday...

Patna, March 8 – Nishant Kumar, the son of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is set to formally join the Janata Dal(United) on Sunday afternoon in Patna, marking his entry into active politics.The joining ceremony is scheduled at 1 p.m. at the party office in the presence of senior leaders...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, the rapper turned politician, is set to form the government in Nepal after securing a resounding victory in the crucial general election, results of which were declared on Sunday. This victory has significantly weakened the established parties in the...

Kathmandu, March 7 – Balendra Shah, the rapper-turned-politician, and his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) are poised to form the next government in Nepal after securing a decisive victory in the recent general elections, effectively ending the political dominance of established parties in the...

Basti (UP), March 7 Bihar Panchayat Raj Minister Deepak Prakash said on Saturday that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to guide the state government even if he moves to the Rajya Sabha, asserting that there was no pressure on him to resign.Earlier this week, Nitish Kumar filed...

Ranchi, March 7 Khiru Mahto was unopposed elected as the president of the Jharkhand unit of the Janata Dal (United) for the third consecutive term, a party official said.Shravan Kumar, the state election officer appointed to conduct the organizational elections, presented the certificate to...

Mumbai, March 7 – Following his unopposed re-election to the Rajya Sabha, former Union Minister and NCP-SP President Sharad Pawar, on Saturday, issued a heartfelt letter expressing his deep gratitude towards the people of Maharashtra.Due to ongoing health concerns and medical advice to rest...

Mysuru (Karnataka), March 7 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that he will present two more Budgets during the remaining tenure of the government if the party high command permits him to do so.He made the statement in response to a question on whether he would present two...

Patna, March 7 – Nishant Kumar, the son of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, has taken his first visible step towards active political involvement.On Saturday morning, he visited the residence of Sanjay Jha, the National Executive President of the Janata Dal (United), where he held an informal...

Mumbai, March 6 More than a month after his death in a plane crash, former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar was prominently featured in the state assembly. Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis effusively praised him during his budget speech on Friday, and announced a memorial in his...

Patna, March 6 Amid growing political speculation in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday assured party leaders and workers that his decision to contest the Rajya Sabha elections would not negatively affect either the party or governance in the state.Speaking during a meeting of the...

Kohima, March 6 – Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton on Friday welcomed the appointment of senior BJP leader Nand Kishore Yadav as the new Governor of the state.President Droupadi Murmu announced the appointment and transfer of Governors and...

Jammu, March 6 Senior BJP leader Kavinder Gupta expressed his gratitude to the President, Prime Minister, and Home Minister on Friday after his appointment as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh, calling the responsibility to serve the nation a matter of great pride.Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief...

Patna, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's governance over the past two decades on Thursday, even as the latter signed nomination papers for his next political journey, from the legislature to the Parliament, while also paving the way for a...

New Delhi, March 5 Iran has not yet elected a successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Syed Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in a joint US-Israeli airstrike last week, a senior Iranian official said on Thursday.Ayatollah Dr Abdul Majeed Hakeemelahi, the representative of Iran's supreme leader...

Ranchi, March 5 Leader of the Opposition in the Jharkhand Assembly, Babulal Marandi, on Thursday said Nitish Kumar's tenure as the Chief Minister of Bihar will be remembered as a golden chapter in the state's history.Kumar announced his decision to enter the Rajya Sabha earlier in the day...

Chennai, March 5 – The Indian National Congress has nominated All India Congress Committee (AICC) Secretary Christopher Tilak as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu in the upcoming biennial elections, scheduled for this month.The seat has been allocated to the Congress as part of...

Patna, March 5 – Nitish Kumar, leader of the JD(U), announced on Thursday that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, effectively ending his tenure as the longest-serving Chief Minister of Bihar.Kumar, who has served as Chief Minister for a record 10 terms since 2005, stated that the...

New Delhi, March 5 With Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announcing that he will be contesting the Rajya Sabha elections, the Congress said on Thursday that a "leadership coup and regime change orchestrated by G2" has taken place and is a "huge betrayal" of the people's mandate.Kumar...