Rupani's 'weak' CM image may have led to his downfall

Vijay Rupani may have been a soft-spoken chief minister, but political observers feel that it may have also contributed to his image of being a 'weak' CM, who allowed bureaucrats to overrule the......

'First Congress Candidate To Get Vote From A Thackeray'

While the responses of the candidates were predictable, depending on which side they belonged to, an interesting point slipped through when Rahul Shewale cited the Dharavi Redevelopment Project as......

'BJP will have no effect. Not even an iota'

'The people of Tamil Nadu, in particular Chennai, know about the double standards of the BJP. Nothing will work for them here.' IMAGE: Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam MP Thamizhachi Thangapandian......

Pilot warns Congress of Modi's praise for Gehlot: 'Remember Azad'

Former Rajasthan deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot on Wednesday raised eyebrows over Prime Minister Narendra Modi “praise” for Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and also nudged his party to......

Railways undecided on luxury trains for 3 states

The much-hyped public private partnership motto of the railway ministry seems to have gone nowhere, as the ministry continues to sit over proposals from at least three state governments to start......

A new palace-on-wheels by Dec

Palace-on-wheels, the train that promises a royal seven-day tour of Rajasthan (if you have the money for it), will soon have a kin. The success of the train which now runs in the......

Rajasthan plans IT route to woo tourists

To achieve a 10 per cent growth against the present 7 per cent in the tourism sector, the Rajasthan government has decided to take infotech route. The state government has finalised several tourism......

Another Gujarat cadre IAS officer gets plum posting in Modi govt

In yet another secretary-level change, government appointed Hasmukh Adhia, a 1981 Gujarat cadre IAS officer, as the new Financial Services Secretary replacing G S Sandhu. Sandhu, a 1980 Rajasthan......

Narendra Modi ignores Team India stars

Governments at the state level are queuing up to shower riches onmembers of the Indian cricket team that brought the inaugural Twenty20 World Cup trophy home after beatingPakistan in the final. In......