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In a post on X, Amit Shah stated that the Modi government is committed to creating a strong, secure, and prosperous Bharat by adopting a strict stance against Naxalism while focusing on comprehensive development. The goal is to completely eliminate Naxalism by March 31, 2026. Union Home Minister Amit Shah appreciate the significant progress made on the…

Close to a year after the INDIA bloc’s show of strength at Ramlila Maidan before the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is looking at projecting the oath-taking ceremony of Delhi’s new Chief Minister and council of ministers — at the same venue — as a joint front of the BJP-led NDA. According to sources, apart from Prime…

The announcement came just before the Delhi polls where BJP is locked in a fierce contest against Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party. Aimed to spur consumer sentiment in general, the tax sops offered were also being seen as an attempt to woo Delhi’s 40 lakh income tax-payers. New Delhi: Hoping to cash in on a slew of…

Gadkari also accused the AAP government of failing to address the national capital’s water and pollution crises. New Delhi: Delhi will be free of traffic congestion and air pollution within five years if the BJP wins the February 5 assembly polls, Union minister Nitin Gadkari asserted on Thursday. Laying stress on the benefits of a “double-engine” government,…

Yogi Adityanath at Mahakumbh 2025: Taking into account OP Rajbhar’s controversies, will his alliance continue with BJP in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections? Om Prakash Rajbhar, the president of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party, often makes his allies uneasy with controversial statements. He has been with Mayawati’s BSP, Akhilesh Yadav’s SP and with the Bharatiya Janata Party, and…

In a shocking move, a resident of Bihar’s Samastipur moved court against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleging that he lost milk worth Rs 250 over one of the remarks made by the leader. The man, in his petition, alleged that a remark by the Leader of Opposition Lok Sabha caused him to drop a pail of milk…

MPs received a 15-day notice ahead of the commencement of the Budget Session. Usually, a 21-day notice has to be given to MPs but the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs had admitted earlier that due to various reasons, this was not adhered to on several occasions. New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress on Sunday found fault with the Narendra…

Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday hit back at Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, saying the latter’s fight is about saving the Congress, not the country. “Today Rahul Gandhi came to Delhi. He abused me a lot. But I will not comment on his statements. His fight is to save Congress, my…

While addressing the ‘Jhuggi Basti Pradhan Sammelan’ at Delhi’s JLN stadium, the BJP leader slammed the AAP leader saying that the AAP supremo’s “manipulations” were understood by Delhi people. The campaigning for the Delhi assembly polls intensified on Saturday after union Home Minister Amit Shah lashed out at Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal over his…

Gearing up for the Delhi Assembly elections, Congress is likely to unveil its much famed ‘guarantees’ from Monday—which they call a package to fight inflation—promising monthly allowance to women, a health insurance scheme, and unique ration kits containing daily essentials for the poor. Sources said the announcements of guarantees will be made in phases between Monday and…

Mamata Banerjee alleged during an administrative meeting that the BSF, which guards the Bangladesh border, was allowing infiltration into Bengal. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the BSF of allowing infiltration from Bangladesh to destabilise the state, calling it the Centre’s “nefarious blueprint”. The CM alleged during an administrative meeting that the BSF, which guards the…

Arvind Kejriwal has asked if the RSS supports the BJP’s “wrongdoings” Amid the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) campaign for the Delhi Election, party convener Arvind Kejriwal has shot off a letter to Mohan Bhagwat, the chief of BJP’s ideological parent RSS, and asked several questions on the BJP’s politics. Mr Kejriwal has asked if the RSS supports…

The fact that the Congress was at full strength is a testimony to the fact that the party wants to own up to its former PM and not let the BJP hog any credit. It wants to project Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government as insensitive Barely has the fire of the funeral pyre dimmed, and…

Speaking to the media, Congress leader K C Venugopal said a petition seeking Shah’s resignation would be submitted to President Droupadi Murmu through district collectors. He alleged that Shah’s remarks belittled Ambedkar and deeply hurt those upholding constitutional values. Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress will organise the Babasaheb Ambedkar Samman March to district collectorates nationwide on December 24, AICC…

Hitting out at the BJP and clarifying the party’s stance on the tussle that took place at the Parliament complex on Thursday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the chaos was engineered to distract from Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s ‘fashion’ remarks on BR Ambedkar that ignited a massive row between the Opposition and the ruling party. Keeping…

BJP had filed a complaint against Rahul Gandhi under various sections including 109 (attempt to murder), 115 (voluntarily causing grievous hurt), 117 (voluntary causing grievous hurt), 125 (act of endangering life or personal safety of others), 131 (use of criminal force), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 3(5) (common intention). Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal alleged that the FIR…

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Assam of using excessive police force, leading to the deaths of two party workers during protests. Congress leaders blamed the state government for a violent crackdown. Both incidents have sparked political controversy, with Congress demanding compensation and action against the police. On Wednesday, Congress leader…

The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for ‘One Nation One Election’ was finalised on Wednesday. The panel will include Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur. The Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for ‘One Nation One Election’ was finalised on Wednesday. The JPC will have 21 members from Lok Sabha; 10 from Rajya Sabha.…

A long-time proponent of the Palestinian cause, Priyanka has strongly voiced her opposition to the conflict in Gaza. She was recently sporting a black-and-white keffiyeh (a traditional Palestinian headscarf) during a meeting with Palestine embassy charge d’affaires Abed Elrazeg Abu Jazer. Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was seen with a bag emblazoned with “Palestine” on it, as…

PM Narendra Modi on Saturday spoke for over 110 minutes while participating in a two-day debate on the “Glorious Journey of 75 Years of the Constitution of India.” The Congress on Saturday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 11 resolutions he articulated in his speech in the Lok Sabha as “hollow” and called him a “distorian” par excellence…

The Court observed that Gandhi’s speech and pamphlets, alleging Savarkar was a British servant who received a pension, spread hatred in society. A court in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a complaint filed over allegedly derogatory remarks against VD Savarkar during his Bharat Jodo rally in Maharashtra last year. Additional Chief Judicial…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply to the debate on the 75th anniversary of India’s Constitution in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to reply in the debate on the 75th anniversary of India’s Constitution in the Lok Sabha on Saturday. The Lok Sabha began a two-day debate on December…

Businessman Manoj Parmar and his wife Neha were found hanging at their home in Madhya Pradesh’s Sehore district. A Madhya Pradesh couple whose kids gifted their piggy banks to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi during his Nyay Yatra were found hanging at their residence in Sehore district on Friday morning. The tragic incident has sparked controversy, with the…

Delhi Assembly Elections: There was a buzz that 15 seats would be for Congress, one or two for other INDIA bloc members, and the rest for AAP Delhi Election News: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has said his party will fight the Delhi assembly elections alone. He rubbished the buzz about Congress and AAP being…

Rajya Sabha Chairman No-Confidence Motion: The resolution must secure voting by a majority of the total members of the House for passage. The opposition parties led by Congress on Tuesday moved a no-confidence motion against Vice-President and Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, making it the first such action in the history of Indian Parliament. INDIA parties alleged…

“One nation, one election” had also figured as a promise in the Bharatiya Janata Party manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections and then in August, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged all political parties to help realise its implementation while pointing to the challenges to India’s progress by frequent elections. The Centre is likely to introduce the…

Kiren Rijiju said instead of creating scene and wasting public money, Congress should introspect on why people don’t take ‘Rahul Gandhi’ seriously. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, saying its intentions to “destroy India and defeat PM Modi” will fail, even as the Opposition party staged a protest demanding…

Highlighting the achievements of prominent Indians on the global stage, Atishi said, “Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, and former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal are all Indians. World Bank President Ajay Banga is also an Indian. From top doctors to engineers, Indians are excelling in every field.”   New Delhi: A video of Delhi Chief…

Amidst the ongoing internal struggle within the TMC between veteran leaders and the younger faction, West Bengal Chief Minister and party chief Mamata Banerjee on Friday said any decision regarding her successor would be made collectively by the party leadership rather than by her personally. New Delhi: Amid reports of fissures with the Opposition INDIA bloc over…

Mamata Banerjee clarified that the TMC stands as a disciplined party where no one can dictate terms or dominate over others. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that the decision on her potential successor as the leader of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) would be made collectively by the party and not her alone. The…

Raghav Chadha requested government that it announces Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh. AAP MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday appealed to the Union government to bestow Bharat Ratna award for freedom fighter Bhagat Singh. “I request the government that it announces Bharat Ratna for Bhagat Singh. If it happens the coming generations of this country would hail this…

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to nudge the United Nations to deploy a peacekeeping force in Bangladesh, even as the Bharatiya Janata Party, the main challenger to her Trinamool Congress in the state, moved to cash in on the atrocities on the minority community in the neighbouring country.…

Sonia Gandhi’s idea of communication was a “sharp and serious departure from the earlier Congress culture”, Najma Heptulla says New Delhi: After being elected president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 1999, Najma Heptulla rang up the then Congress chief Sonia Gandhi from Berlin to convey the news but had to hold the phone line for an…

Maharashtra CM news: Shiv Sena leader Uday Samant said Eknath Shinde is not upset, and he left for in Satara district because he was down with fever and cold. Maharashtra CM news: Caretaker Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde is not upset, and he left for his native village in Satara district because he was down with fever…

Maharashtra CM news: Eknath Shinde said he has assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he will abide by the BJP’s decision on naming his successor. Union home minister Amit Shah will meet Maharashtra’s caretaker chief minister Eknath Shinde, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Devendra Fadnavis and Nationalist Congress Party’s Ajit Pawar in New Delhi on Thursday to discuss…

Khan had contested from the Versova seat with a ticket from Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) . Former Big Boss fame actor-turned politician Ajaz Khan who has a massive following of 5.6 million on social media platform Instagram, faced a major loss in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections held on November 20. Khan managed to win just a…

Yogi Adityanath said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for the past 10 years, the nation has made uninterrupted progress in security, poverty alleviation, infrastructure development, and preserving its heritage. In a scathing attack at Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that while the country’s heritage is represented by…

When Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, he asked Tata to set up the factory in Gujarat, Pawar had claimed. Pune: Calling NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar “owner of a fake narrative factory,” Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday sought to refute his claim that industrial projects were being taken to Gujarat from the…

Jharkhand will go to polls on November 13 and 20, and results will be declared on November 23. The ruling JMM in Jharkhand has sought President Droupadi Murmu’s intervention to ensure a level-playing field for star campaigners in the upcoming assembly polls, alleging that Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s helicopter was not allowed to take off for one-and-a-half…

He will address the election rallies in Chaibasa and Garhwa. Ranchi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address two rallies in poll-bound Jharkhand on Monday. He will address the election rallies in Chaibasa and Garhwa. “Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to arrive at Gaya airport in Bihar around 11 am and fly to Garhwa via helicopter…

‘Look at her condition. She was in the BJP all her life and now she has gone to another party…‘imported ‘maal’ does not work here, only original ‘maal’ works here…and we have that,’ Sawant said while campaigning for Congress party’s Mumbaidevi candidate Amin Patel. Mumbai: Shiv Sena leader and fashion designer Shaina N C has questioned the…

Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez, Bruce Springsteen and even The Avengers have come out in support of Kamala Harris, while Donald Trump has the likes of Elon Musk, Kid Rock and Hulk Hogan supporting him. Can the influence of celebrities sway voters when it comes to the US election? With many of the biggest music and movie…

As many as 7,995 candidates have filed 10,905 nominations with the Election Commission (EC) for the November 20 polls, said a statement issued by the office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). Mumbai: Nearly 8,000 candidates, including those from major political parties in ruling as well as opposition camps, have filed their nominations for the 288…

On the last day of filing of nominations, a decision on seven seats in the ruling alliance is yet to be announced. The assembly election in Maharashtra this year has gone off script, with no clarity on which party is contesting how many seats in the ruling alliance or the opposition front. On the last day of…

The coastal Konkan division in Maharashtra, spread from Sindhudurg to Mumbai, also covers Palghar, Thane, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts. Voting will be held in all 288 state assembly constituencies on November 20 and results will be declared on November 23. Mumbai: The serene coastal belt of Maharashtra, including Mumbai, offers an interesting backdrop for a showdown between…

The Election Commission of India is set to announce the dates of elections for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on Tuesday, October 15 at 3.30 pm. News Delhi: The Election Commission of India is set to announce the dates of elections for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on Tuesday, October 15. The announcement on the…

The combative speeches come weeks before Maharashtra polls, which are to be held before November-end. Playing out a clip of his taking oath as Maharashtra Chief Minister from Shivaji Park in 2019, Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday sent out both a message and a warning to his rivals as he delivered his annual Dussehra speech from the iconic…

Former Maharashtra Minister and senior leader of Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) Baba Siddique was shot dead in Bandra East, Mumbai, on Saturday evening. How and When the firing took place? The NCP leader was present at his MLA son Zeeshan Siddiqui’s office near Colgate ground in Nirmal Nagar in Bandra (East). He left the office…

The Sena (UBT) chief who has been pressing his allies Congress and NCP (SP) to announce the MVA’s chief ministerial face, played a video clip of his oath-taking as chief minister in 2019, and asked the party cadres if he did not adhere to the oath. Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said he…

Speaking after the symbolic burning of Ravan’s effigy, Kejriwal praised Lord Ram’s virtues of sacrifice and righteousness, urging citizens to take inspiration from the Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas. New Delhi: Former chief minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal, attending a Ramleela event at Chirag Delhi on Saturday, emphasised Delhi government’s “commitment” to the ideals of ‘Ramrajya’. Speaking…

The Haryana exit polls 2024 results predict that the Congress is expected to trounce the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana, and is tipped to win close to 60 seats in the 90-seat Assembly where the majority mark is 46. C-Voter Haryana Exit Poll Result 2024: According to C-Voter, the Congress is projected to win 50-58…

At least 415 candidates, including former deputy Chief Ministers Tara Chand of Congress and Muzaffar Hussain Beig, are contesting in the third phase. Mock polling also took place at various polling booths before the start of the polls. The polling for the third and final phase of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections has begun on Tuesday,…

With American support for Ukraine at a partisan crossroads, Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday slammed suggestions that Kyiv should cede territory for the sake of peace with Moscow as “dangerous and unacceptable.” The Democratic presidential nominee spoke alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as she unleashed the veiled criticism of Republican candidate Donald Trump’s push for Ukraine…

Among the prominent candidates are former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah from both Budgam and Ganderbal seats, Jammu and Kashmir BJP chief Ravinder Raina from Nowshera assembly seat and Pradesh Congress Committee president Tariq Hamid Karra from Central-Shalteng seat. Voting for the second phase of Assembly elections in Jammu…

Atishi is the youngest leader to become Delhi’s Chief Minister Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi today took oath as the new Chief Minister of Delhi, days after Arvind Kejriwal got bail in the Delhi liquor policy case and announced his resignation. Atishi is the youngest leader to become Delhi’s Chief Minister. Before she took oath, she…

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to the agitating doctors, who had arrived at her residence for talks, to join the meeting, amid their demand for live-streaming of the discussions. “I would request you all to come inside and attend the meeting. As the matter is before the court, we cannot allow live streaming.…

Earlier, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, intensified criticism against BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Monday, condemning her recent comments on the farmers’ protest. Coming down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut’s statement on farmers’ agitation, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday said that the anti-farmer ideology is the…

A clarification by the BJP accompanied the reproof: Kangana Ranaut’s remark does not represent the party’s views and the BJP expresses disagreement with it. Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut has been reprimanded by the BJP leadership after her remarks on the farmers’ protest triggered controversy. A clarification accompanied the reproof – Kangana Ranaut’s comments do not represent the party’s…

He also questioned JD(S) leader and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy about the source of his family’s wealth and said he could not have made thousands of crores through farming. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Sunday termed the opposition BJP and JD(S)’ ongoing ‘padayatra’ against alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority site allotment scam, seeking…

The political warfare over the Ayodhya rape case took another turn after Akhilesh Yadav’s party demanded a narco test for Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya. The political slugfest between the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata intensified on Saturday after the authorities took ‘bulldozer action’ against the main accused, a SP functionary, in a rape case in…

The Karnataka deputy chief minister said opposition leaders are shying away from taking responsibility for the scams that took place during their tenure. Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Shivakumar stated on Friday that there is a conspiracy hatched against him to put him in prison. Speaking to reporters, after the ‘Jan Andolan Sabha’ organised to counter BJP’s ‘padayatra’ at Bidadi…

Ashwini Vaishnaw’s reaction came after the opposition parties questioned whether he is a rail minister or a “reel minister.” Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, while addressing the Lok Sabha on Thursday, lost his cool with opposition members. “Chup baitho (be quiet). We are not just people who make reels, we are people who work hard,” he said.…

Nitin Gadkari said levying GST on life insurance premiums amounts to taxing the uncertainties of life. The Congress on Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over union minister Nitin Gadkari’s letter to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming it was a sign of internal dissent and rumblings against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In his letter, Gadkari urged…