Politics
YSR Congress Says MPs to Quit Over Andhra Special Status Demand, Urges TDP to Follow Suit
The party said its parliamentarians would not wait for the April 6 deadline it had set earlier.
High Drama at Puducherry Assembly as Cops 'Deny' Entry to Three BJP MLAs
The nominated BJP members V Saminathan, K G Shankar and S Selvaganapthy said they were prevented by the police, who were posted both inside and outside the assembly premises, from entering the House.
Congress Escalates Data War With Spying Charge on PM Modi, BJP Fires 'My Name is Rahul' Counter
While Rahul Gandhi had accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of leaking user data from his official app to American firms, BJP’s social media head Amit Malviya said the Congress was giving data to companies in Singapore.
BJP Sets Target of Over 21 Lok Sabha Seats From North East in 2019 Polls
Shah attacked the Congress and said the northeastern part of the country lagged behind other regions post-Independence due to faulty policies of the oldest political party of India.
Despite Loss, Mayawati Makes a Powerful Statement With UP Rajya Sabha Results
If Ambedkar wins, Mayawati would have symbolically reversed the injustice done to the Dalit icon in 1952.
Rajya Sabha Election Result LIVE Updates: BJP Wins 9 Seats in UP Prestige Battle, Exacts Revenge on SP-BSP for Bypoll Loss
JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy wants Rajya Sabha elections cancelled in Karnataka, alleging that the Returning Officer favoured the ruling Congress and that two MLAs from the grand old party cross-voted for the BJP.
SP Rajya Sabha Candidate Jaya Bachchan Declares Assets Worth Over Rs 1000 Crore
The wife of Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan and a former actor herself, Jaya submitted an affidavit to the Election Commission declaring her assets, along with those of her husband. In 2012, Jaya had declared the couple’s assets to be worth Rs 343 crore.
PM Modi Talks About Removing Corruption While Sharing Stage With Jailed Leaders, Says Rahul Gandhi
"Four years of Modi's rule has gone by and he had made big speeches. There is only a year left for his rule and I would like to tell party workers that the same kind of rule is going to continue and Modi is going to lose the next election," Rahul Gandhi s...
In Subtle Message to Coalition Partner BJP, Nitish Says 'He Runs the Govt'
In September 2013, just two months after snapping 17-year-old ties with the BJP, Nitish Kumar, while addressing a program hosted by National Commission for Minorities, famously said, “Hame Kabhi Topi lagani paregi to kabhi Tilak bhi lagana parega (We migh...
Congress Sets the Tone for 2019 Lok Sabha Polls in 84th Plenary
The attack is sharp and pointed. The Congress plenary has listed out a detailed plan on what is going to be its line of attack in months leading up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
After Maldivian Minister's Kashmir Remark, Top Envoy Tries to Defuse Situation
Admitting that there was an "environment of mistrust" between India and Maldives caused by a host of issues in recent years, the envoy said, "lack of engagement" was responsible for the current state of affairs, but asserted that the two countries should...
Unfazed by Losses in Recent Bypolls, BJP Confident of Win in Maharashtra
The by-election in Bhandara-Gondia is due as its sitting BJP MP, Nana Patole, resigned from the seat late last year and joined the Congress. Also, following the death of senior Congress leader Patangrao Kadam, there is a vacancy in his Palus-Kadegaon Asse...
AAP MLAs Not Happy, Searching for Alternative: Amarinder on Kejriwal Apology
Taking a jibe at Arvind Kejriwal for apologising to former Akali Minister Bikram Singh Majithia, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh said that maybe the Delhi CM was trying to “reduce his load”. He also said that AAP MLAs are not happy and were now looking for an a...
Days After Bypoll Win, Akhilesh-Mayawati Poster Put up Outside SP Headquarters
The board also carries images of BSP founder Kanshi Ram, SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and SP leader Azam Khan. Interestingly, Mayawati’s image is the biggest of them all.
Arvind Kejriwal Apologises to Punjab Leader Bikram Majithia for 'Unfounded' Drug Trade Allegations
During the Punjab Assembly election campaigning in 2016, Kejriwal had time and again attacked the Punjab government and particularly Bikram Singh Majithia for being hand in glove with the drug mafia in Punjab.
Common Opposition Candidate is Best Strategy to Beat BJP, Says CPI
CPI General Secretary Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy said it is possible to adopt such an approach in most of the states but not at a national level, as also in states where the Congress and the Left, and the Congress and regional parties are "main opponents",...