Politics

The meeting was followed by dinner which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Shah, who arrived on Wednesday evening in connection with the Assembly elections, will address rallies in Banihal and Ramban on Thursday

Singh said that his party was ready for a debate on abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution which gives special status to J&K.

Sonia also said that there can be no India without secularism and it remains more than an ideal.

Chandigarh was made the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana, following the carving of Haryana as a separate state in 1966.

"Though I cannot say that Congress was not with me because no one helped me in this the way (former Home Minister P) Chidambaram did," Omar said.

Of the total 22 candidates, 12 are sitting MLAs including the four former ministers.

Jitendra Singh said BJP will go it alone "as of now" in the forthcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

Most of the ex-MLAs who lost in the previous Jharkhand elections are trying their luck again, after jumping boats.

Kanimozhi, along with the other accused in the corruption case walked out of jail on bail earlier this year on August 20.

Assembly proceedings will start at 11 AM and the first two days will see the members of the 13th Assembly take oath.

The expansion of Union Council of Ministers will take place at 1:30 pm in Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference moved the Supreme Court seeking postponement of Assembly polls in the flood-ravaged state.

Peres said that India must make efforts for collaboration between India-Israel-Australia to achieve food and water security.

Karthi had said that the party needs to to revisit the observer style of functioning.

Government decided to infuse Rs 2,375.42 crore to revive 23 District Central Cooperative Banks in four states which were on the verge of closure.