Politics
Buoyed by Bypoll Results, RJD Seeks Nitish Kumar's Resignation
RJD legislators gathered at the main gate of the state assembly and shouted slogans against the NDA coalition in Bihar.
Yogi Adityanath's Stock Heads South in Poll-bound Karnataka After Bypoll Blues
Yogi Adityanath in his campaign speeches in Karnataka has attacked the Congress on development and law and order, but he has met with a lot of resistance from the Karnataka Congress in the past few months.
2 Congress MLAs Suspended for 3 Years, Another for a Year After Free For All Inside Gujarat Assembly
Speaker Rajendra Trivedi suspended Pratap Dudhat and Amrish Der for three years and Baldev Thakore for a year following acrimonious scenes in the state assembly.
Yogi Adityanath Blames Overconfidence for Failing to Realise Importance of SP-BSP Alliance
Addressing a press conference after the results became clear, Yogi Adityanath said that the result was unexpected and the party would review the shortcomings.
‘Beginning of the End Has Started,’ Says Mamata as UP, Bihar By-Election Results Pour in
The leads for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh and the Araria, Bhabhua and Jehanabad assembly bypolls in Bihar show the parties comprehensively beating the ruling BJP. In a series of tweets, Mamata Banerjee said Wednesday’s results...
Mission 2019 the Main Course as Sonia Gandhi Hosts Dinner for 20 Opposition Parties
The informal meet is expected to set the tone for opposition unity in the run up to the next elections and included all parties that have been attending consultations to adopt a common strategy in Parliament and outside against the BJP.
Not a Full-time Neta Yet, Says Rajinikanth After Kamal Haasan Questions Silence
"Still I have not become a full-time politician. I have not announced my party. I don't want to talk anything about politics (now)," he told reporters at the Dayanand Saraswati Ashram, where he will do meditation for a few days.
Punjab Minister Courts Controversy Over 'Shame' Remark on IAS Officers
A video of the Finance Minister, in which he is speaking in Punjabi while addressing the World Punjabi Conference on Sunday, has gone viral and has pitted the powerful IAS lobby in Punjab against him.
Abhishek Singhvi, TMC, Left Candidates File Nominations for Rajya Sabha Polls
West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee had announced last week that her party would support Singhvi for the fifth RS seat from the state.
As Phulpur Votes in Bypoll, Local BJP Wary of BSP-SP Eating Into 50% Dalit Votes
There are around 5.5 lakh Scheduled Caste voters in the Phulpur constituency, who have traditionally voted for the BSP. If the BSP manages to convince its voters to shift entirely to the SP, the newly formed alliance may have a winning formula in its hand...
Bihar Bypolls: Charges of EVM Fraud Fly in First Big Vote Since Lalu-Nitish Divorce
The bypolls are also a test for NDA's unity and strength as just before the polls, former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi's Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) left the alliance and joined the Mahagathbandhan.
If I Were PM, Would Have Thrown Demonetisation File in Dustbin: Rahul Gandhi
Responding to a question on women empowerment, Gandhi also said equality was not "good enough" for women empowerment and asserted that women have to be given more support than men to end the bias against them.
Suresh Prabhu Gets Additional Charge of Civil Aviation Ministry
In a brief communique, the spokesperson said, "The President, as advised by the Prime Minister, has directed that Suresh Prabhu, Cabinet Minister, shall be assigned the charge of the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in addition to his existing portfolio."
Mend Your Ways or Will Step In, Kamal Haasan’s Message to Tamil Nadu’s Big Two
The 63-year-old said he will try to form the next government in the southern state where politics is dominated largely by the AIADMK and the DMK.
BJP Releases List of 9 Rajya Sabha Nominees, Arun Jaitley to Shift From Gujarat to UP
Petroleum minister Dharmendra Pradhan will contest from Madhya Pradesh while law minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will again contest from Bihar.
Bengal CPI(M) Leaders Deliberate on 'Adjustment' with Congress
The four-day-long state conference, which began on Monday, will see the presence of the entire top brass of the party, including CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury and senior leaders Prakash Karat and Brinda Karat.