Politics

As Sonia Gandhi passes the baton of Congress presidency to her son Rahul Gandhi, News18 revisits her career in Indian politics. This is the fourth article in the five-part series.

After her three hour deposition before the Justice A Arumughaswamy Commission of Inquiry here, Deepa said she submitted her apprehensions over the circumstances leading to the hospitalisation of Jayalalithaa.

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal had taken part in Hazare's anti-corruption movement in 2011. Kejriwal had parted ways with the social activist and launched his own political outfit.

His statement came against the backdrop of the Shiv Sena reportedly pressuring ruling ally Bharatiya Janata Party against inducting Rane as a minister.

Velusamy has been replaced by IAS officer Praveen P Nair. Opposition parties, including DMK, had demanded that Velusamy be replaced.

Gandhi addressed a campaign meeting in Anand town in central Gujarat which is historically associated with Patel, a stalwart of freedom struggle and the country's first home minister.

Attacking Aiyar for the second day in a row after his “neech” barb, Modi said Aiyar told Pakistanis that 'jab tak Modi ko raste se hataya nahi jata,' relationship between India and Pakistan cannot improve.

Mani Shankar Aiyar, who was suspended on Thursday, said the Congress party had given him a lot and there was no future for India without the party.

With Rahul Gandhi virtually taking charge of the Congress ahead of his formal elevation as party chief, Mani Shankar Aiyar, like many among the old guard, has been isolated.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh also said the "achhe din" promise made by the BJP was “nowhere to be seen”.

BSP president Mayawati on Thursday asked the BJP and Congress to desist from politics over the Ayodhya issue and leave the matter concerning the hearing of the case to the Supreme Court.

Subramanian Swamy also termed the Congress as a "dharmashala" of one family on the day when Rahul filed his nomination for the party president's post.

In order to work in a more structured manner to keep a check on (Municipal Corporations of Delhi) MCDs, the AAP formed shadow cabinet in all three MCDs, the party said in a statement.

Vishal will go up against ruling AIADMK's E Madhusudhanan and the party's sidelined leader TTV Dhinakaran for the prestigious seat.

Buoyed by the latest GDP growth figures and the BJP's landslide victory in the Uttar Pradesh civic polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday good news is pouring in from all sides, and despite the criticism from various quarters, India is moving...

AIMIM managed to bag 12 municipal councillor posts, four nagar palika parishad member posts and 4 nagar panchayat posts, as per the data provided by state Election Commission.