Ahead of elections for the Rajya Sabha, the Congress in Assam has offered an olive branch to the AIUDF headed by Badruddin Ajmal to keep the BJP at bay.
The daily direct flight services on the Kolkata-Jharsuguda-Kolkata sector will be operated under the central government's regional connectivity scheme Udan, the airline said in a release.
Air India's regional arm Alliance Air said on Sunday it will fly a group of "children with special needs" onboard its ATRaircraft over Bhubaneshwar skies on Wednesday.
The Congress and the NCP on Thursday inched closer to form a government along with Shiv Sena in Maharashtra as they were thrashing out the nitty gritty of power sharing and finalising a common minimum programme to govern the politically-crucial state.
Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee chief Mullapally Ramachandran on Monday expressed his displeasure on the ongoing talks of the party leadership about government formation in Maharashtra with the Shiv Sena
The impasse remains despite results of the October 24 assembly polls giving the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance a combined seat strength of 161, way past the 145 majority mark in the 288-member House.
He said there was no hurry to form the next government and rejected speculation that the Shiv Sena may split if there was a delay in formation of the new Council of Ministers.
Extending wishes to the BJP-JJP alliance, the Akali Dal patron and five-time former Chief Minister Badal said he is confident that the two parties will work together in a constructive manner for the welfare of the poor and social harmony.
Alliance Air recently launched its maiden overseas flight from Chennai to Jaffna making it the 55th destination connected by the airline.
According to Congress sources, Gandhi's go-ahead to the Congress-Left alliance is politically significant given TMC's recent call for uniting of all opposition forces in Bengal in a bid to stop the march of BJP in the state.
The incident was reported at around 8:21 pm after flight Alliance Air - 9643, from Delhi to Jaipur developed landing gear problems and returned to Delhi Airport.
Meanwhile, 10 Karnataka Congress-JD(S) MLAs stayed at Sofitel hotel in Mumbai after the resignations came through.
The JD(S)-Congress government in Karnataka plunged into a crisis with 13 MLAs of the alliance submitting their resignation to the Speaker.
Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav takes a dig on alliance with BSP
Hours after Mayawati announced her plans of going solo in future elections in a series of tweets, a senior SP leader accused her of "weakening" the fight for social justice.
The Congress and the UPA allies have decided to support the candidature of Om Birla as the Speaker of Lok Sabha.
Party leaders, who met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Bhuyemau Guest house in Rae Bareli on Wednesday, said that the party should make an effort to stand on its own feet.
According to the sources, Sanjay Singh has proposed 6:3:1 seat sharing in Haryana in which Congress would fight from six seats, while the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) would field its candidates for three seats and one candidate would be fielded by the AAP.
Questioning Congress leader Randeep Surjewala's statement where he said his party was not in talks with the AAP or any other party for an alliance in Haryana and Punjab, Rai asked whether the Congress has forgotten about its loss in the bypolls in Jind.
It is pertinent to mention here that the state sends the largest number of MPs (80) to Indian Parliament.
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