Sasikala Natarajan (born 1956) is again in the limelight after the demise of J Jayalalithaa. Sasikala, who is known as ‘Chinnamma’ for her fans was a confidante of deceased All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) chief and six times Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa. Sasikala is said to have absolute power behind … Read more
The Central Election Commission is gearing up to conduct state elections due in February – March 2017. The states that will go for assembly elections are Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand and Manipur. The Election Commission is of the opinion to conduct elections after the presentation of central budget in February 2017. The Assembly elections … Read more
Senior leader of the Congress party, Jairam Ramesh has penned the important incidents that took place during the separate Telangana state movement and the process of bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in his latest book ‘Old History and New Geography: Bifurcating Andhra Pradesh’. The book was published by Rupa Publications India and available at cover price … Read more
Mamata Banerjee has sworn in as Chief Minister of West Bengal for the second consecutive term. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the chief ministers of various states, Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav, Nitish Kumar, and Bhutan Prime Minister, Tshering Tobgay. Following are the members of new cabinet and portfolios of Mamata Banerjee’s ministry in West … Read more