Politics
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",...
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.