Rajasthan

However, neither Pilot nor State In-charge Ajay Maken spoke anything about the meeting but the two did meet and held discussions on Rajasthan politics, sources say adding that Rahul Gandhi has assured Sachin Pilot about an amicable settlement after talking to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot who is likely to travel to Delhi after he gets well.

Lokesh Sharma on Saturday night sent his resignation to the Chief Minister explaining the background of the tweet and said that it is up to the CM to accept it or reject it. His tweet said, "Majboot ko Majboor, Mamooli ko Magroor kiya jaye, baad hi khet to khaye, us fasal to kaun bachaye. (When the strong is forced down and the minor is made to feel proud; when the fence eats the field, who will save that crop)"

The monsoon session of Rajasthan Assembly will start from September 9 and a day before it, Meghwal wrote to BJP state president Satish Poonia demanding removal of Kataria and has asked to bring a motion of condemnation against Kataria in the house. Meghwal has also written to BJP president J.P. Nadda and has clarified why he is raising the demand.

In many places, Congress leaders are anguished over ticket distribution amid demand for tickets from family members of MLAs or other senior leaders while in other places, Congressmen are planning to defeat their own candidates for various reasons. In Bharatpur, differences between MLA Jahida Khan and Wajib Ali have come out in the open while in Jodhpur, two renowned families.

This is a rare event and is said to date back around 1,000 years -- it is followed by farmers singing songs in glory of Veer Tejaji, a local hero who sacrificed his life to protect cows. Rajasthan's 'Teja songs' sung in glory of Veer Tejaji, a Jan Nayak also known as people's hero, will soon be researched by PhD students in the UK, historians say here.

Following Dotasra's statement, BJP leaders are making a beeline to congratulate the Congress leader for his change in stand. Addressing the August Kranti Day programme at the PCC headquarters here on Monday, Dotasra said, "One of the two leaders of RSS was seen as freedom fighter when the Congress was fighting for Independence."

The banner had four pictures -- those of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP President JP Nadda, Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria and state BJP President Satish Poonia. Surprisingly, the photo of former Rajasthan Chief Minister and BJP leader Vasundhara Raje, who was present on the dais, was missing from the banner put up behind the stage.

Shivakumar reached here at around 1.30 p.m. in a chartered plane and went to Gehlot's residence. He had a discussion with him for half an hour and went to Delhi thereafter. Addressing the media, Shivakumar said: "I am on a personal tour and have not come here with any message for anyone nor have come with any special agenda. There is nothing special to be discussed on Karnataka, Rajasthan and the centre but personal work."

The dinner was hosted on Thursday night. The two-day one-on-one interaction round was aimed to break the ice between the two camps being led by Gehlot and former deputy CM Sachin Pilot. Surprisingly, Pilot, being in Delhi, was absent in this so-called dinner diplomacy which did become a talk of the town. The CM, meanwhile, reiterated his call asking all the MLAs to forget and forgive the past and move ahead to develop the state.

The incident is from Sunday when these tourists were out enjoy a pleasant evening -- some were busy taking selfies while others chatting when they were struck down. Around twenty-seven people were reported to have been on the watch tower and the fort wall when the incident happened. Jaipur police Commissioner Anand Shrivastav confirmed the incident. "A total of 11 people have died as lightning struck them while 8 people have been injured," Shrivastav said.