Politics
TDP Seeks non-BJP, non-Cong Parties' Support for No-Confidence Motion Against Modi Govt
The state has been seeking special status on the grounds that it is at a disadvantage, especially because of the loss of capital Hyderabad to newly formed Telangana.
Who is India's Finance Minister, Asks Congress After Arun Jaitley's Facebook Post
Randeep Surjewala said Arun Jaitley should write a Facebook post to clarify as to whether he is India's Finance Minister or Piyush Goyal is, so that "at least India knows, who is pushing the economy on the brink of such misery that the economy currently i...
Kamal Nath Writes 'Open Letter' to Lord Shiva to End BJP 'Misrule' in Madhya Pradesh
In the letter, Kamal Nath has urged Lord Mahakaleshwar, a form of Lord Shiva, to bless the people of Madhya Pradesh so that they vote out the BJP and end the nearly 15-year-old "misrule" of the saffron party.
'Assault on Democracy': Former V-P Hamid Ansari Rejects 'One Nation, One Election'
In an interview to News18, former vice-president Hamid Ansari was also quite vocal about the ‘first past the post’ system of electoral victories in India.
I Express Regret, Says Jayant Sinha a Week After Garlanding Jharkhand Lynching Convicts
Sinha courted controversy last week after photographs of him garlanding the convicts at his residence in Hazaribagh (Jharkhand) surfaced in the public domain.
Rahul Gandhi Faces Alliance Blues as Congress State Units Want to go Different Ways
This week the Congress party was confronted with massive rumblings within its West Bengal unit where the state leadership is bitterly divided over alliance options.
Kumaraswamy’s Budget a ‘Revised’ One, Continuing Programmes of Previous Govt: Siddaramaiah
Asserting that it is the budget of the coalition government, Siddaramaiah said the coordination committee of which he is the chairman had approved the loan waiver.
Punjab AAP MLA Undergoes Dope Test, Asks Captain Amarinder Singh to Follow Suit
The MLA underwent the dope test a day after Punjab CM's ordered mandatory drug tests for all government employees, including police personnel. on Wednesday.
Facing Revolt, Mehbooba Mufti's PDP Adopts 'Wait and Watch' Policy
At the same time, leaders close to Mehbooba Mufti say that they are not very worried over the brewing crisis within the party and that the top party leadership is unlikely to issue a statement or call an emergency meeting of the party.
With SC Verdict Going AAP's Way, a List of Schemes That Stand to Gain
The SC said the Centre could not “usurp” the powers of the state and the “will of the people” could not lose its purpose. Over the last three years, the AAP government has claimed that the LG’s office has blocked several of its key schemes.
A Day After Meeting Amit Shah, Four Bengal Families Join Trinamool Congress
Purulia resident Phuchu Rajbhor, whom Shah met on Thursday, said they are not into politics but feel an affinity towards Trinamool and its supremo Mamata Banerjee. He revealed they have come to Kolkata to seek Trinamool's help after Shah went to their hou...
Congress' Questioning of Surgical Strikes Boosting Morale of Terrorists: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Questions like why the video was released now and where it came from are not relevant, Prasad said and asked the opposition party to answer if it considers the video real or not and approves of the surgical strikes or not.
CM Yogi Draws Flak for Refusing to Wear Cap at Kabir Mausoleum
When UP CM Yogi Adityanath visited the mausoleum, where PM Modi is set to offer floral tributes to mark the 500th death anniversary of saint Kabir, the caretaker offered him a skull cap, which the CM 'declined'.
Traffic Jams, Filth and Leaking Sewages Were Urban Face of Congress Rule: PM Modi
Attacking the UPA for its dismal urban development budget allocation, the PM claimed that his government has doled out Rs 2,30,000 crores for urban development while the UPA in its ten-year rule had only sanctioned Rs 95,000 crores.
BJP-PDP Govt Crumbles, Amit Shah Decides to Pull Party Out of ‘Untenable’ J&K Alliance
BJP leaders and ministers from Jammu and Kashmir met the top party leadership earlier in the day amid reports of straining of ties. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval also met Shah on Monday.
'Dynastic Approaches' Closing Doors of Opportunity for Common Man: Varun Gandhi
Gandhi was addressing an event on 'The road to India's Future: Opportunities and Challenges', organised by the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industries in Bengaluru.