Politics
Karunanidhi Gives Rare 'Darshan' to DMK Cadre, Sets Off Comeback Buzz
DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi has been out of political action for around a year. He was last seen in public when he was discharged from a hospital on December 23 last year.
Amit Shah Targets Kerala CM Vijayan, Asks If Mandate was to 'Murder BJP-RSS Workers'
Amit Shah, who was in Kerala on the completion of 'janraksha yatra', didn't mince his words and tore into the CPI (M)-led government in Kerala.
Withdrawal of Troops Centre's Ploy to Maintain Unrest in Darjeeling, Says Mamata Banerjee
Calling it a bad decision both politically and administratively, Mamata said she has sent “strongly worded” letters to both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Rajnath Singh protesting the decision.
Nitish Attacks Congress Over 'Vikas Gone Crazy' Campaign in Gujarat
Speaking at a book launch, Nitish reiterated that demonetisation and GST were in the interest of the nation, and there was no need to be worried about opposition's attack on the government for the slowdown.
Gurdaspur By-Election Results LIVE: Congress Candidate Sunil Jakhar Wins by Over 1,90,000 Votes
The Congress seems to be heading for a massive win in the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha bypoll with its candidate Sunil Jakhar leading by over 1 lakh votes.
BSP to Fight Civic Polls on Party Symbol to Regain Lost Ground in UP
Party sources said that after the defeat in the assembly election earlier this year, Mayawati has made the civic body elections a prestige issue.
Congress 'Benefited' From Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination: Uma Bharti
She was responding to a question on the Supreme Court's recent observations while hearing a plea seeking re-opening of the investigation into the assassination.
Anandiben Patel Refuses to Contest Gujarat Polls, Cites Age as Reason
Anandiben had replaced Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Minister of Gujarat in 2014 after BJP’s victory in the general elections.
HC Gives 6 Months to Centre to Look into Accounts of All Political Parties
On March 28, 2014, the high court had ordered the Election Commission and the Ministry of Home Affairs to look into the accounts of political parties and take action within six months.
Sharad Yadav Faction of JD(U) Holds National Council Meeting Tomorrow
Lashing out at the government over demonetisation of high-value currency in November and the Goods and Services Tax rollout, Yadav said both the steps devastated the economy, especially small and medium enterprises.
Supreme Court Asks EC to Decide Claim Over AIADMK Poll Symbol by Nov 10
A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra disposed off the petition filed by T T V Dinakaran, the deputy general secretary of a faction of the AIADMK party, challenging a Madras High Court order asking the poll panel to decide the election symbol row by...
Young Turks Ready to Usher in Generational Shift Across Parties
Akhilesh Yadav's anointment should be viewed as the beginning of a generational shift in Indian politics that would pan out across the country in the coming months.
Karnataka Will Not Accept Centre's Diktat on Fuel Prices, Says CM Siddaramaiah
Siddarmaiah, who also holds the Finance portfolio, took umbrage at the Centres suggestion that since it had cut excise duties by Rs 2, it was now left to the states individually to reduce fuel prices further for their citizens.
Open to Bring All Parties Opposed to BJP Under Our Banner: Congress
Congress Party chief spokesperson, Randeep Singh Surjewala said in response to a reporter's question on Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar's purported remark that the Congress should take an initiative to bring all the opposition parties...
Don't Waste Time, Address Farmer, Unemployment Issues, Rahul Tells PM Modi
Rahul said that demonetisation was a failure, and instead of achieving anything, people lost their jobs. Upon his arrival, while addressing a gathering, Rahul urged people to understand GST "properly".
CPI(M)'s Youth Wing Moves SC to Prevent Deportation of Rohingya Children
The petitioner organisation has contended that under Article 32 of the Constitution of India, deportation of the child refugees in Rohingya camps must be safeguarded.