Cong, TDP, CPI form grand alliance to fight Telangana polls - Congress, TDP and CPI on Tuesday announced "Maha Kootami" (grand alliance) to defeat TRS in the ensuing Telangana Assembly elections. While the CPI has allied with both the parties in the past, this is for the first time TDP has joined hands with Congress. This comes after CM K Chandrashekar Rao dissolved the assembly last week to have early elections.
Jaitley-Mallya meeting lasted over 15 mins, check CCTV: Congress - Congress leader PL Punia in a press conference with party president Rahul claimed that he witnessed Arun Jaitley and Vijay Mallya talking "discreetly" in the Parliament complex on March 1, 2016. Punia added that the meeting lasted over 15 minutes and the proof could be obtained from CCTV footage. Punia further said that he would quit politics if proven otherwise.
Hardik Patel breaks his indefinite fast on 19th day - Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti leader Hardik Patel ended his indefinite fast on the 19th day in Gujarat's Ahmedabad on Wednesday. Patel said his supporters persuaded him to break his fast to "live to fight another day". The 25-year-old leader was demanding reservations for Patidar community and loan waiver for farmers.
Will expel all Bangladeshi infiltrators: Amit Shah - Talking about National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam during a rally in Rajasthan, BJP President Amit Shah said, "BJP has vowed to not spare even a single Bangladeshi infiltrator. We will expel all of them." Shah also claimed that Congress is opposing the NRC as it's "more concerned about its vote bank rather than the country's security."
PM is anpad, ganwar, wrong to have book on him: Cong leader - Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday said, "Since (PM Narendra) Modi is anpad, ganwar (illiterate, uncivilised), it'll be wrong to introduce a film or a book on him in the school curriculum." Nirupam was reacting to reports that schools in Maharashtra have been directed to screen a documentary on PM Modi's childhood. Meanwhile, the state education department denied the reports.
