The Trinamool chief had held the railway portfolio in the NDA government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee between 1999 and 2001, and during the Congress-led UPA-2 from 2009 to 2011.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday reached out to Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and NCP-SC leader Sharad Pawar, seeking their support for the NDA's Vice Presidential candidate, CP Radhakrishnan.
Amid the row over reciting the RSS anthem in the Karnataka Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Friday denied the speculations of joining hands with the BJP and RSS.
A businessman, claiming to be a BJP worker, was apprehended on Friday from Gandhi Nagar in Delhi's Shahdara for raising slogans against MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely at an event where Chief Minister Rekha Gupta was also present, Deputy Commissioner of Police Shahdara said.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar held an important meeting on Friday with senior state officials. In this meeting, it was announced that this year's Ganesh Festival will be celebrated as a "Mahayuti Government's State Festival."
Addressing her first public event after the attack, Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Friday, said she will not be afraid and will not get tired till the people of Delhi get their rights.
DMK party Minister K.N. Nehru on Friday slammed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader Vijay for referring to Chief Minister M.K. Stalin as "Uncle" during a public conference in Madurai, terming the remark disrespectful.
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday left her residence to attend a program in Gandhi Nagar market. This is the first time that CM Gupta has left her residence since she was attacked on August 20.
Referring to the previous attacks on AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal, Bharadwaj said that it was the duty of the police to register case in "attempt of murder" and the accused should have been taken under police custody. Stating that Arvind Kejriwal's matter was kept "weak", the AAP leader said
Addressing reporters in Guwahati on Thursday, the Chief Minister said, "Last time when I visited Dhubri, we saw a wall writing asking people of Dhubri district to show allegiance to Bangladesh."
The Punjabi film industry has lost one of its most beloved comedians and actors, Jaswinder Bhalla, who passed away in Mohali on Friday morning at the age of 65.