Politics
Revanna Questions Sumalatha's Political Foray Just Months After Her Husband's Death, Draws Flak
JD(S) leader Revanna was reacting to Sumalatha’s decision to contest from Mandya, a district dominated by Vokkaligas, the dominant agrarian caste of Karnataka.
Kanhaiya Kumar Not in First List of CPI Candidates, Talks with RJD for Begusarai in Rough Weather
The Left party on Friday said it has identified 53 seats in 24 states for the upcoming polls and announced names of 15 candidates.
Tripura Congress Dismisses Speculation of Sacrificing Seats For CPI(M)
The state Congress working president was reacting to media reports from earlier which claimed that party may stay away from the Lok Sabha polls to facilitate a CPI (M) win over BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Rahul Gandhi to Address Delhi Congress Booth In-charges on Monday
Delhi Congress leaders said that Gandhi wanted to meet the booth in-charges to encourage them and give them tips about cornering the BJP and the AAP over the failures of their dispensations at the Centre and in Delhi.
Chandrababu Naidu Accuses TRS of 'Mental Torture' Over Data Theft Issue, Urges EC to Intervene
The TDP government has dismissed the charge of data theft and sought transfer of the case from Telangana to Andhra Pradesh while Naidu has accused BJP and TRS of helping YSRC.
Rahul Alleges Modi Responsible for Delay in Rafale Jet Delivery; Govt Says Attempt to Shift Focus
Rahul Gandhi's attack came a day after the government told the Supreme Court that documents related to the Rafale deal have been stolen from the Defence Ministry.
Chidambaram Cites Nixon-Era Pentagon Papers to Demand Publication of Rafale Document
On June 30, 1971, the Supreme Court of the United States overturned the Richard Nixon administration's effort to restrain 'The New York Times' and 'The Washington Post' from publishing a top-secret history of the Vietnam War called the Pentagon Papers.
Chennai Railway Station To Be Renamed After MGR, PM Modi Announces At Tamil Nadu Rally
PM Modi, who was addressing a grand rally at Kancheepuram, also said the proposal of planes to and from Tamil Nadu making inflight announcements in Tamil language is being considered.
Aren't You Ashamed of Doing Politics Over Jawans' Dead Bodies? Mamata Asks Modi
'Those who are questioning the government over the outcome of the airstrikes on Jaish training camps in Balakot are branded as 'Pakistanis' as if we all belong to the neighbouring country and only he (Modi) is an Indian,' West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata...
DMDK Has Second Thoughts on Joining AIADMK-BJP Alliance in Tamil Nadu After EPS Announcement
Vijayakanth’s posters that had appeared alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s at a rally venue in Kancheepuram have been removed.
Mehbooba, Omar Welcome Pak Minister’s Sacking for Anti-Hindu Remark, Ask Why Bigotry Not Punished Here
At a press conference last month, the Pakistan minister was quoted by Samaa news agency, referring to the Hindus as 'cow urine-drinking people'.
Akhilesh Yadav to Announce UP Seat-Sharing Agreement With RLD Today
Speculations are rife that the three seats the RLD has clinched in the agreement are from the Mathura, Baghpat and Muzaffarnagar constituencies. The SP had earlier conceded one seat in the seat-sharing agreement to accommodate RLD, which had been pressing...
CPM Central Committee Approves Seat-Sharing Formula with Congress in Bengal For 2019 LS Polls
The decision was taken by the CPM despite the Congress’s perceptible key role in the so-called 'Mahagatbandhan' of opposition parties in the run-up to the polls of which Trinamool Supremo Mamata Banerjee is a crucial part.
Govt Wants to Exploit IAF Action for Poll Gains, Cross-questioning Puts it in Tight Spot, Says Mehbooba
Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday said the citizens of the country had every right to 'question the credibility' of the Balakot operation, especially due to the government’s 'ambiguity' about the details.
Why Terror Attacks Now and Not When Deve Gowda was PM, Asks Kumaraswamy
Slamming the BJP for the manner in which they were celebrating the pre-emptive air strikes by hoisting victory flags, he alleged this was only creating an atmosphere of strife between two communities.
Savitribai Phule, Bahraich MP and Former BJP Leader, Joins Congress
A prominent Scheduled Caste leader, Phule had resigned from the basic membership of BJP on the death anniversary of BR Ambedkar last year.