Politics

Going by itinerary of Meria Kumar, who is arriving in Patna on Thursday evening, Chief Minister’s latest move has made it clear that he would not be able to meet her.

West Bengal Governor K N Tripathi on Tuesday spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh on the issue of communal clashes in North 24 Parganas.

Six Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislators in Tripura are likely to cast votes in favour of NDA nominee Ram Nath Kovind in the July 17 presidential poll, a party leader said on Sunday.

NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind and his rival Meira Kumar would visit Hyderabad this week to drum up support for their candidature from legislators in Telangana for the July 17 polls.

BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday said the surgical strike conducted by the Army in Pak-Occupied Kashmir last year changed the world's outlook towards India and showed the country is committed to "self-defence".

Goa's lone Rajya Sabha MP Shantaram Naik on Saturday said India needs a "full time" defence minister considering the threat perception to the nation from the neighbouring countries.

BJP President Amit Shah on Saturday came down heavily on those raising questions over the current spate of lynchings, saying "there were lynchings in 2011, 2012, 2013 as well, but nobody posed a question".

Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram has deflected criticism over the opposition boycott of the launch of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying the Parliament event is mere "symbolism".

Two unidentified men on Wednesday hurled paper missiles inside the Delhi Assembly House while a session was underway leading to a scuffle in which the duo were allegedly thrashed by some of the AAP legislators in its premises.

Highlighting his achievements in rooting out corruption, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that there has been "not even one taint or blot" on his government in the past three years.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday hit out at detractors for casually using 'undeclared emergency' to describe the present BJP government saying they should introspect where they were during the Emergency under Indira Gandhi.

It all began with Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu’s statement on Thursday that loan waivers “have become a fashion statement.”

"Loan waivers have become a fashion now. Loans should be waived only in extreme situations. It is not a final solution. You need to take care of the system along with the farmers.”

The AIADMK's rebel faction led by former Chief Minister O Pannerselvam on Thursday decided to back NDA's Ram Nath Kovind for the July 17 presidential poll.

Can the Opposition come up with a move that can match the political masterstroke played by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah in naming Ram Nath Kovind as presidential candidate?

As the BJP parliamentary board sat down on Monday to pick its presidential candidate, a senior party leader watching from the sidelines immediately ruled out two names.