The Supreme Court is likely to deliver the verdict on Thursday on various petitions filed by the rival factions Uddhav Thackeray and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde in connection with the Maharashtra political crisis.
Central bank data showed that bank credit to the private sector considered an engine of economic growth, dropped over fivefold in the period under review during the current difficult times. It clearly showed that businesses had been badly hit by the ongoing economic and political crisis.
Speaking on Dawn News English show 'Spotlight', the PML-N leader made it clear that martial law always remained a possibility if the system failed or when there was a conflict between institutions and the political leadership was unable to chart a way forward.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who flagged off Rajasthan's first Vande Bharat Express on Wednesday, said that Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot attended the programme despite a political crisis in the state.
Amid speculations about Sachin Pilot's next move in the ongoing crisis in Rajasthan Congress, Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday said that in case the Congress leader intends to join the party, AAP would hold discussions with party supremo Arvind Kejriwal.
Congress leader Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who is party incharge of Rajasthan, on Wednesday held a meeting with party president Mallikarjun Kharge regarding the issues facing the party in Rajasthan and said the manner in which Sachin Pilot raised the issue of corruption was wrong
Months before elections in Rajasthan, the rebellion that was simmering between leader Sachin Pilot and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot once again came to the fore with the former announcing a day-long fast against corruption on Tuesday.
The bill is aimed at curtailing the powers of the chief justice -- including the suo motu and the formation of benches. The PTI has strongly condemned the move to pass the legislation and said it is an "attack on the judiciary".
The cash-strapped nation is reeling with the repercussions of a deepening political crisis, which initially began in April last year when former prime minister Imran Khan was ousted through a vote of a no-confidence motion, and the derailment of the USD 6.5 billion International Monetary Fun
As the Pakistani government lurches from one political crisis to another, the decision-makers sitting in Islamabad have decided to go ahead with a 'digital census' exercise that appears to be almost comical, if not for its insidious intent.