In a huge improvement that has spellbound the country’s political scene, India’s Parliament formally restored Rahul Gandhi, a conspicuous resistance pioneer and scion of the prestigious Nehru-Gandhi family, to his situation as a legislator. This choice comes only three days after the nation’s top court suspended his criminal criticism conviction for offering comments that derided…
Former Kerala Chief Minister oommen Chandy, a top Congress leader, died in the early hours of Tuesday in a Bengaluru hospital. His death was confirmed by his son, Chandy Oommen, in a poignant Facebook message. The 79-year-old leader had been ill for some time and had traveled to Bengaluru for treatment. Oommen Chandy’s sudden death…
The Supreme Court of India has requested a statement from the Maharashtra legislative assembly speaker’s office in response to a petition asking the expedient determination of disqualification allegations against Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and other Shiv Sena MLAs.Prabhu, who was the Shiv Sena’s main whip during its unification, filed disqualification cases against Shinde and other…
In a remarkable turn of events, over two weeks after his unexpected appointment as deputy chief minister in the Eknath Shinde government, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar has now been appointed Finance Minister in the much-anticipated Maharashtra cabinet expansion. The portfolio reshuffle took place on Friday, signaling a dramatic realignment of key cabinet…
