Politics

Scoffing at the BJP for agreeing to treat the JD(U) as its equal in terms of seat-sharing, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav says the saffron party has betrayed Ram Vilas Paswan and Upendra Kushwaha.

G Raman Nair was suspended from the Congress after he inaugurated a BJP protest against allowing women of menstruating age to enter the Sabarimala temple.

Sources within Congress told News18 that the party leaders were very happy with the support they received from opposition parties on the issue.

Rahul will once again start his visit on a religious note by paying obeisance at the famous Mahakal temple in Ujjain, a shrine which is frequented by CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan too.

In a series of tweets, the former finance and home minister referred to the Jammu and Kashmir governor's reported criticism of the National Conference and Peoples Democratic Party for their alleged frequent reference to Pakistan's role in resolving the Ka...

Senior Congress leaders will participate in the protest outside the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in Delhi, while state leaders will lead the demonstrations in their regions, party spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said.

Top Congress leaders will be part of the protest outside the Central Bureau of Investigation headquarters in the national capital, while state leaders, including state party chiefs, will take part in similar protests.

Sources have said that the BJP election management committee would meet in Bhopal on October 29 and the names finalised by the committee would then be presented to the central election committee on October 30 for final approval.

The Central Election Committee of the Congress selected the candidates and the party's general secretary in-charge of the CEC, Mukul Wasnik, made the announcement.

Senior leaders said there is still uncertainty in the seat share. While TDP wants 25, Telangana Jana Samithi led by professor Kodandaram is asking for 15 seats and CPI wants 10 seats to contest in the elections.

Amit Jogi said that the alliance between Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, BSP & CPI would make his father, the star campaigner, visit 90 constituencies, making it difficult to concentrate on his own.

Allahabad's ancient name was ‘Prayag’ but was changed after 16th-century Mughal emperor Akbar founded a fort near the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna, known as ‘Sangam’.

Congress spokesperson R P N Singh said it is "extremely unfortunate" that the prime minister is silent as it is his duty to stand up for the rights of the women of the country and speak up and clarify his stand on the issue.

Naidu's charge against the Centre comes days after the Income Tax department conducted searches at the premises of ruling TDP Rajya Sabha member CM Ramesh in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.

On Sunday, during a public meeting at Hoshangabad, the BJP chief sent out a stern message against nepotism saying leaders should not expect tickets for their family members.

Yadav accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of failing to fulfill any of the promises he made to the people during the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.