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In the wake of the protests against Udhayanidhi's remarks in which he equated Sanatana Dharma with diseases like dengue, malaria and corona, BJP state president K Annamalai had stated that the party would gherao HRCE offices across the state if Sekar Babu did not resign by 10 September.
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An alleged payment received by Kerala CM Vijayan’s daughter Veena Vijayan from a mining company has snowballed into a controversy with Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding the CM’s explanation.
The Bihar assembly witnessed unruly scenes for a second consecutive day on Wednesday after members of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) smashed a chair and tossed shreds of paper during a protest seeking resignation of deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, against whom the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) recently filed a charge sheet in an alleged land-for-jobs scam.
In their resignation letter, the leaders highlighted the allegations from Uttam Kumar that over 50 per cent of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee members are leaders who recently joined from TDP. This disappointed the leaders who worked"KCR running dictatorial rule," 12 members of TPCC resign for Congress for the last 6 years.
In a blow to the ruling alliance and the Trinamool Congress in Meghalaya ahead of the Assembly polls next year, three MLAs -- two of the ruling National People's Party (NPP) and one of the TMC resigned.
Britain's Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak becomes the first Indian-origin Prime Minister of the UK. Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on Monday (Oct 23) became the Conservative Party leader, less than two months after he lost to Liz Truss in the Tory leadership race.
"Two ministers have resigned in the two-month-old government. Means two wickets have fallen. Nitish Kumar is yet to suffer more. This fight has now turned into a Jagda Babu vs Nitish Kumar. Could Jagda Babu also be the next wicket?" Modi asked.
Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) General Secretary Kamrul Islam Choudhury on Monday resigned from the primary membership of the party citing the "directionless and confused leadership of the APCC" to be the reason for quitting.
In the five-page letter, Veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad roasted Rahul Gandhi in which highlighted that he was one of the major reasons for the collapse of the Congress party
With his resignation, Jaiveer gave a major blow to the Sonia Gandhi-led party which is facing back-to-back resignations. Earlier, senior congress leader Anand Sharma resigned from the chairmanship of the party's steering committee.
The channel broadcasting the Sunak vs Truss debate tweeted, "Kate McCann fainted on air tonight and although she is fine, the medical advice was that we shouldn't continue with the debate. We apologize to our viewers and listeners."
Amid the ongoing contest for the Tory leadership, top contender Liz Truss has promised to review all EU laws retained in the British statute book by the end of next year, and to scrap measures deemed to be holding back the City of London.
Former UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Foreign Secretary Liz Truss emerged as the final two candidates in the Tory leadership race after Penny Mordaunt was knocked out of the contest on Wednesday (Jul 21).
Indian-origin former UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak won the most votes in the second round of voting to succeed Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister, as one candidate was eliminated.
The new British prime minister who will be replacing Boris Johnson, will be announced on Sept 5, said Graham Brady, Chairman of the Conservative Party's backbench 1922 Committee, on Jul 11.
Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has officially informed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe that he will be resigning from the position. Gotabaya Rajapaksa has informed that he will be resigning as previously announced, informs Sri Lanka Prime Minister's media unit.
The Indian origin Rishi Sunak, who is bidding to become the next Prime Minister of the UK, followed after the resignation of Boris Johnson, released his campaign video shedding light on his background.
Sunil Jakhar, senior Congress leader and former chief of its Punjab unit, quit the party today, weeks after he was issued a show-cause notice by the leadership over his criticism of former Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi.
Former Sri Lanka Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation comes days after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa requested Mahinda to step down from the position in a special meeting, on May 6.
Captain said, "They could appoint a CM they trust. Whatever the Congress president decides is good with me". He showed some discomfort too saying, "The way the conversation went down today has humiliated me.
In a major setback to the Trinamool Congress ahead of the assembly elections in 2021, party MP Dinesh Trivedi on Friday announced his resignation from the Rajya Sabha. He cited the reason that he was unable to do anything over the violence in West Bengal.
Ahead of facing the floor test mandated by the Supreme Court, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath preferred to resign from the post as the party fell short of a majority in the House after the resignation of 22 MLAs. He submitted his papers to Governor Lalji Tandon Friday.
In a fast moving development prior to floor testing ordered by the Supreme Court today, Ajit Pawar, who took oath as Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra along with Chief Minister Devendra Fadanvis, put in his papers today.
Fadnavis and Pawar were sworn in as Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister respectively on November 23 by the Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari after being satisfied by the proof regarding number of supporting MLAs submitted by the BJP and NCP.
Performing his duty aptly, crafting a progressing Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis had changed the course of the state after coming into power. As the political tussle still remains grave, Devendra Fadnavis performed his righteous duty as he resigned from his Chief Minister post thanking the electorate and his colleagues for the governance made possible in the first term of the government under him. Maharashtra governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari has however asked him to continue as the acting chief minister of th
A decision taken over the heat of the ongoing session in the Parliament over Article 370 and slating a major embarrassment for Congress, Congress Party’s Chief Whip in the Rajya Sabha and party’s Assam MP Bhubaneshwar Kalita resigned from the party. Bhubaneshwar Kalita’s resignation from the membership of the Upper House on Monday citing opposition to the stand taken by his party on the Kashmir issue.
Karnataka Assembly Speaker K. R. Ramesh Kumar, who led the complex political crisis to a desired end, who upheld the utmost dignity of the Constitution in every decision, announced his resignation today.
Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu has resigned from Punjab Cabinet. In a tweet, Sidhu has said that he sent his resignation to Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi on June 10 and would send it to Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh also. Sidhu had been sulking after being stripped of key portfolios in the Punjab cabinet reshuffle in June.
It is crystal clear that the pillars of Congress Party are weakening. Firstly Rahul Gandhi left his post with a dramatic scene. And now Congress Leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Milind Deora resign from their party posts, accepting people’s verdict in Lok Sabha elections.
British Prime Minister Theresa May formally stepped down as leader of her Conservative Party today, formally triggering the race for a new successor. But she will remain prime minister until a new leader is chosen, likely in late July, but has relinquished control over the direction of Britain's tortuous departure from the European Union.
Congress leader Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil today moved up resigning as a member of legislative assembly saying that the situation made him to do so. He submitted his resignation to the Speaker of the Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha, ahead of the assembly polls in the state and met CM Devendra Fadnavis later.
After the major loss attained in the national elections against BJP’s Smriti Irani form Amethi, the Congress President Rahul Gandhi seems to have undergone a serious trauma, that being witnessed form his activities abide. Gandhi had a series of visitors on Tuesday with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as well as Rajasthan's ruling duo Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot calling on him amid rumblings of discontent in the state and his insistence on quitting.
British Prime Minister Theresa May agreed to set a firm date for her resignation as Conservative Party leader to make way for a new leader in Downing Street by next month. After a crunch meeting with the party's influential 1922 Committee of backbench MPs, it was agreed that May would set out an exact timetable for her exit after her Brexit deal goes through the House of Commons for the fourth time in early June.
As the Sri Lankan defence had been informed earlier about the possibility of such attacks, the department paid less heed to this. With the attack, the government asked for Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resignation. The Defence Secretary resigned on Thursday, taking responsibility for what the government earlier termed “a major lapse” in intelligence on the Easter attacks that claimed over 250 lives.
With #MeToo movement gaining momentum as women are coming out and speaking about their ordeals, the movement has shaken the entire country. Mobashar Jawed Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs, has resigned from the central cabinet just ten days after the sexual harassment allegations were levelled against him by journalist Priya Ramani.
Finance Minister ARUN JAITLEY evaluates the performance of the Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian who has just resigned over pressing family matters and decided to go back to the United States.
President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday gave his nod to the imposition of governor's rule in Jammu and Kashmir after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pulled out itself from an alliance with the People Democratic Party's (PDP) in the state government.The decision comes after Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra forwarded his report to President Ram Nath Kovind for the imposition of Governor's rule in the valley. The report was sent to the President after Vohra held consultations with Mehbooba, BJP state chief
Soon after BJP pulled out itself from Jammu and Kashmir government alliance over its ally PDP’s soft approach towards terrorism and stone pelters on Friday, CM Mehbooba Mufti submitted her resignation to the Governor N N Vohra.
Curtains came down in Bengaluru Saturday after a high voltage political drama ended with the resignation by the incumbent Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa without facing the floor test. After making an emotional speech, the BJP leader quit as a chief minister skipping the trust vote.
The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to get reshuffled as BJP cabinet ministers including Deputy CM Nirmal Singh and others have resigned. However, BJP leader Kavinder Gupta will take charge as the next Deputy Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra have accepted the resignations of two BJP Ministers Choudhary Lal Singh and Chander Prakash Ganga with immediate effect.
Myanmar President Htin Kyaw, the right hand of Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, has resigned just two years after assuming the office. Suu Kyi had picked him after the national Constitution barred her from taking up the role. Myanmar said that it'll fill up the position within seven working days.
An advisor, VK Jain to Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has resigned from his post citing personal reasons and family commitment. According to news agency PTI, VK Jain has resigned from the post of advisor to the Delhi Chief Minister citing personal reasons and family commitment. He has submitted his resignation letter in the Chief Minister's Office and sent a copy to the lieutenant governor.
Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday announces his resignation to pave way for formation of new government as per people's mandate in recent elections.
World Boxing Champion Mary Kom has resigned from the post of National observer for Indian boxing after Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore made it clear that active sportspersons will not be considered for the position.
