Jaitley is the leader of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha and therefore the leader of the House.
The numbers, however, appear in favour of the NDA, which claims the support of 126 members in the Upper House, after it received a boost from the BJD.
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Election Live: JD(U) leader and NDA nominee Harivansh has defeated UPA candidate BK Hariprasad by 20 votes to be elected the new Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman. As per the final tally, Harivansh won 125 votes while Hariprasad polled 105.
AAP MP Sanjay Singh said party will neither back NDA nominee Harivansh Narayan Singh nor support opposition candidate BK Hariprasad in elections to the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman.
Sanjay Singh said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal rejected his Bihar counterpart and JD(U) President Nitish Kumar's request to support the NDA nominee, Harivansh Narayan Singh, in the election as he has the backing of the BJP.
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is likely to meet and address the Indian diaspora settled in Germany and Britain towards the end of August.
The Congress has also been pressing for price details of the deal but the NDA government has refused to divulge them citing confidentiality provisions of a 2008 Indo-France pact. The government has asserted that there were no irregularities in the deal.
Both parties will try to reach out to the state’s substantial tribal population on the occasion of World Tribal Day.
The saffron party, which has become wary after a tent collapsed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Midnapore rally in June, also appealed to the police to allow the use of walkie-talkies during Saturday's rally.
After much politics over the burial space, Karunanidhi's mortal remains will be taken to Marina Beach at 4pm.
Congress’s success in wooing allies, especially the DMK, to clinch an alliance that pulverised AIADMK in 40 seats in Tamil Nadu proved to be the decider that led to Vajpayee government's exit in 2004.
NCP’s Vandana Chavan was intially considered a frontrunner to be opposition candidate. It is learnt that NCP later dropped the idea of nominating Chavan after talks with regional parties like TRS and BJD did not evince positive response.
In its counter affidavit, the Tamil Nadu government has also cited that all three leaders buried at Marina — Annadurai, MGR and Jayalalithaa — were sitting CMs at the time of death.
Swaminathan Gurumurthy said all the former chief ministers, including Rajaji and Kamraj, have been given burial on the other side near the IIT.
For Kalaignar, who had mastered literature, screenplay writing, political oratory, journalism and written word, every aspect of his life’s journey was political.
Karunanidhi acquired fame as a firebrand leader who never lost his composure. He also employed other tools in his arsenal — light-hearted humour and sharp wit — to disarm his political rivals.
A 60-year-old man and woman were killed in the commotion outside Chennai’s Rajaji Hall as the crowds became restless in line to pay their last respects to DMK patriarch Karunanidhi.
The fourth to withdraw his application, advocate S Duraiswamy alleged that there were "political motives behind not allowing Karunanidhi's burial at Marina beach" and said his petition had nothing to do with providing Karunanidhi a place beside his political God-father Anna Durai.
He also dismissed reports of an anti-incumbency wave against the ruling NDA government. Shah said that the anti-incumbency wave depends on the way the government is run
The BJP received a boost as its bickering ally Shiv Sena said it will support the NDA's nominee as it was an "apolitical" post.
The DMK wants Kalaignar to be laid to rest, and his memorial built, next to his mentor Anna's Samadhi at the Anna square on Marina beach. But the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister did not agree.
Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadavsaid the Congress can be given the seats that are left after an arrangement with the other three parties.
Karunanidhi was an outstanding leader but the movement will not stop. His legacy will continue to inspire others.
5 time TN CM M Karunanidhi passed away at the Kauvery hospital in Chennai on Tuesday. 1000s of supporters of DMK Chief are mourning outside the Kauvery hospital Supporters have been camping here for 11 days from the time he was admitted The DMK Patriarch breathed his last at 6:10pm on Tuesday. Watch how his supporters mourned at the news of DMK patriarch's death
Taking a jibe at the Bihar CM for his inaction in Muzaffarpur shelter home rape cases, Yadav said that the accused are known to the chief minister and attempts are being made to shield the accused.
Surjewalla also said that there was a growing discontent among people with the current BJP government.
With DMK Cheif M Karunanidhi, 5-time Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, passing away, people have reached out with their condolences.
The PM said that he had the opportunity of interacting with Karunanidhi on several occasions and his understanding of policy and emphasis on social welfare stood out.
DMK President Kalaignar M Karunanidhi, passes away at the age of 94.Karunanidhi has left behind a family steeped in politics right through to the third generation- he's survived by his sons MK Stalin, Alagiri, MK Muthu and MK Thamizharasu, daughters Kanimozhi and Selvi. With Karunanidhi's death, the Dravidian era of politics in Tamil Nadu has come to a close. His bete noire in politics J Jayalalitha died on 5th December 2016
When politicians have a sense of humour.
The top court also allowed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to direct the banks to initiate separate insolvency proceedings against JIL's holding company Jaiprakash Associate Limited (JAL).The bench said home buyers should be included in the committee of creditors in accordance with the amendments made in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).
IKEA Group CEO Jesper Brodin said the opening of its first Indian store in Hyderabad marks a milestone in the company's journey here which began over three decades ago through sourcing of products.
Forex dealers said besides sustained selling of the greenback, a higher opening of the domestic equity markets boosted the local unit at the interbank forex market.
The 30-share Sensex climbed 162.56 points, or 0.42 per cent, to 38,050,12 in early trade on Thursday, breaching its previous intra-day record of 37,931.42 hit on Wednesday.
The current account deficit is projected to widen further to 2.6 per cent of the GDP on rising oil prices and strong demand for imports, offset by a slight increase in remittances, the report said.
Tesla's board on earlier on Wednesday said it was evaluating taking the company private, which would be the biggest leveraged buyout of all time.
IKEA's Hyderabad store has come up with an investment of Rs 1,000 crore and will house a 1,000-seater restaurant, IKEA's largest.
The warning, that also acts as an advisory, comes at a time when the income tax returns filing season is on and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has sometime back extended the deadline to do till August 31.
The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India approved the transfer of surplus amounting to Rs 500 billion for the year ended June 30, 2018 to the Government of India.
The approval comes less than three months after the announcement of the mega deal, which is also being opposed by various trader organisations.
In Telangana, the country's third largest private sector bank, currently has 123 branches and 731 ATMs.
The court would sell "each and every property" of the firm to recover the cost of construction of the pending real estate projects, a bench of Justices Arun Mishra and U U Lalit also threatened.
The company which is looking to set up 25 stores in India by 2025 will also enter e-commerce segment by next year, besides exploring small format stores as part of expansion plans in the country.
A bailout package for AI does not show any serious application of mind to devising a long term strategy for the airline. This sort of piecemeal approach is unlikely to solve the AI conundrum.
"You talk about business, this is the group. And we're so honoured to have you. And we're gonna be discussing later on some of the ideas you may have to, as the expression goes, make America great again," said Trump.
International Monetary Fund also said that a dual rate structure with a low standard rate and an additional higher rate on select items can be progressive and preserve revenue neutrality.
The deficit in the current account stood at USD 28.3 billion in the January-June period, down from USD 34.1 billion in the first quarter.
"India now contributes, in purchasing power parity measures, 15 per cent of the growth in the global economy, which is substantial," Ranil Salgado, International Monetary Fund's mission chief for India. This is next to only China and the US, he said.
Petrol price in Delhi was on Tuesday hiked by 9 paisa a litre to Rs 77.06 while diesel rates went up by 6 paisa to Rs 68.50 per litre, according to daily price notification issued by state-owned oil firms.
The broader NSE Nifty closed at a fresh record high of 11,389.45, showing marginal gain of 2.35 points or 0.02 per cent.
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