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Mamata Banerjee inaugurates Puri-like Jagannath Temple in Digha

30 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

'Aatank ka saathi': Posters targeting Rahul Gandhi appear in Amethi 

Posters branding Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as a "supporter of terror" have emerged across Amethi ahead of his visit to his former Lok Sabha constituency.

Congress shares 'headless poster of Modi'; ex-Pakistan minister reshares it 

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reacted sharply after the Congress party shared a controversial poster, apparently referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

29 Apr 2025

Mallikarjun Kharge

Congress urges Modi to call special session on Pahalgam attack 

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to convene a special session of Parliament in light of the Pahalgam terror attack that left 26 dead.

29 Apr 2025

MK Stalin

'Tamil Nadu not Manipur, Kashmir; no Kumbh-like deaths here': Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin gave a strong rebuttal to those questioning the state's law and order situation.

29 Apr 2025

Asaduddin Owaisi

'Your mother was killed by terrorists': Owaisi attacks Bilawal Bhutto 

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has condemned the latest provocative statement from Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

Congress issues gag-order after leaders' controversial comments on Pahalgam attack 

The Congress leadership has issued a directive prohibiting its members from making statements in public deviating from the party line on the recent Pahalgam terror attack in J&K.

28 Apr 2025

Maharashtra

'Doubtful Pahalgam terrorists had time to ask...victims' religion': Congress MLA 

Maharashtra Congress MLA Vijay Wadettiwar has created a storm over his comments on the recent Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 on April 22.

28 Apr 2025

Jammu And Kashmir

'Pahalgam attack united all...it's beginning of end of terror': Omar  

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has said that every part of the country, from north to south and from east to west, came together to condemn the heinous Pahalgam attack.

28 Apr 2025

Goa

'Pakistan will split, Balochistan will be new country': Goa CM 

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has hinted that Pakistan is on the verge of division due to Balochistan's fight for independence.

28 Apr 2025

Narendra Modi

Robert Vadra clarifies 'Muslims feeling weakened' remark after backlash 

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi's husband Robert Vadra has clarified his recent statement on the Pahalgam attack.

28 Apr 2025

Asaduddin Owaisi

'Your budget less than India's military budget': Owaisi shreds Pakistan 

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi, Hyderabad MP, has lashed out at Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack.

28 Apr 2025

Hamas

'Becoming the advocate of BJP?': Congress leader slams Shashi Tharoor

Congress leader Udit Raj has slammed his party colleague Shashi Tharoor for his comments on the Pahalgam terror attack.

28 Apr 2025

M K Stalin

Tamil Nadu ministers Senthil Balaji, K Ponmudy resign 

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) party leaders V Senthil Balaji and K Ponmudy have resigned from the state Cabinet.

27 Apr 2025

Hamas

'No nation can guarantee complete intelligence': Tharoor on Pahalgam attack

Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor defended the government's intelligence services in the wake of the recent Pahalgam terror attack.

27 Apr 2025

Amit Malviya

BJP accuses TMC of defaming widow of Pahalgam attack victim

BJP IT Cell Chief Amit Malviya has accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) of trying to defame the widow of a victim from the recent Pahalgam terror attack.

27 Apr 2025

Himanta Biswa Sarma

'No one can deter...': Himanta Sarma on Bilawal Bhutto's threats

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma criticized Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for his remarks about India.

26 Apr 2025

Narendra Modi

Siddaramaiah questions PM Modi's commitment to fight terrorism

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has openly questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's sincerity toward fighting terrorism.

25 Apr 2025

Jammu And Kashmir

Suvendu Adhikari flags 'Kashmiris with suspicious device'; it was WiFi

West Bengal Legislative Assembly Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari has created a clatter on social media by alleging two individuals, whom he identified as Kashmiri, installed a "suspicious" wireless device on a rooftop in Baruipur.

25 Apr 2025

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

BJP leader Raja Iqbal Singh elected Delhi mayor 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Raja Iqbal Singh, a former Akali Dal leader, has been elected as the new mayor of Delhi.

25 Apr 2025

Indira Gandhi

'Even your grandmother…praised Savarkar': SC slams Rahul for 'servant' remark

The Supreme Court has admonished Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for calling freedom fighter VD Savarkar a "servant" of the British.

25 Apr 2025

Asaduddin Owaisi

'Where will India keep all...water?': Owaisi after Indus Treaty suspension  

All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi has welcomed the government's decision to suspend the Indus Waters Treaty in the wake of the terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.

'Resign or face jail': Supreme Court warns Tamil Nadu minister 

The Supreme Court of India has given a stark choice to Tamil Nadu minister V Senthil Balaji: quit as minister, or go to jail.

23 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

'Absurd': ECI reacts to Rahul Gandhi's 'poll panel compromised' allegation  

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has rejected Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's accusations of an unusual spike in voter turnout in the last two hours of the Maharashtra assembly elections.

22 Apr 2025

Bengaluru

'Kannadigas don't attack': Siddaramaiah condemns road rage involving IAF officer  

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has denounced a recent road rage incident in Bengaluru involving IAF Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose and a local, Vikas Kumar.

22 Apr 2025

Indira Gandhi

'Elected representatives are ultimate masters': VP Dhankhar attacks SC again 

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has once again reiterated the supremacy of elected representatives over constitutional matters.

22 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

'National Herald ki loot': Bansuri Swaraj carries bag targeting Congress 

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Bansuri Swaraj was seen carrying a tote bag that said "National Herald Ki Loot" as she entered the Parliament Annexe building on Tuesday.

22 Apr 2025

Ajit Pawar

'Congress-NCP were aware of 26/11 attacks in advance': BJP leader  

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Madhav Bhandari has leveled serious allegations against the Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).

21 Apr 2025

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP to boycott MCD mayor elections, cites alleged BJP rigging

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has declared that it would boycott the upcoming elections for mayor and deputy mayor of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).

21 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

'Defaming India again': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for EC comments

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks against the Election Commission of India.

21 Apr 2025

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

'Khalistani elements planning my assassination': Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu

Union Minister Ravneet Singh Bittu alleged that some pro-Khalistan elements belonging to the 'Waris Punjab De' group led by radical preacher Amritpal Singh are conspiring to kill him and other political leaders of Punjab.

BJP MP Dubey labels former CEC Quraishi as 'Muslim Commissioner'

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey has faced backlash for comments made against Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) S.Y. Quraishi.

20 Apr 2025

Amit Shah

Congress dismisses BJP's disavowal of MPs's remarks on Supreme Court

The Congress has rejected BJP president J.P. Nadda's efforts to distance the party from controversial remarks by MPs Nishikant Dubey and Dinesh Sharma against the Supreme Court of India.

20 Apr 2025

Devendra Fadnavis

Amid Raj, Uddhav Thackeray reunion hint, 'zero' formula jibe

Maharashtra's Raj Thackeray and Uddhav Thackeray are hinting at a possible reunion after decades, in a significant political development.

20 Apr 2025

J P Nadda

CJI responsible for civil wars in India, claims BJP MP

BJP MP Nishikant Dubey has made some controversial statements, blaming the Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna for all civil wars in the country.

19 Apr 2025

Raj Thackeray

'Maharashtra much bigger than our fights': Thackeray cousins tease reunion 

Both Raj and Uddhav Thackeray have expressed willingness to put aside their political differences for the greater good of Maharashtra's linguistic and cultural interests.

19 Apr 2025

AIADMK

'Bring...all your aides': Stalin dares Shah to win TN elections 

Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin has thrown a challenge to Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

18 Apr 2025

Amit Shah

BJP to announce 5 new state presidents by April 20

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to declare new state presidents for five states by this weekend.

ED attaches Jagan Reddy's assets in decades-old money laundering case

The Hyderabad Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached assets worth over ₹800 crore in its probe into a money laundering case against former Andhra Pradesh CM YS Jagan Mohan Reddy and Dalmia Cements (Bharat) Limited (DCBL).

Ex-Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh (60) to marry party colleague

Former West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Dilip Ghosh will marry his party colleague on Friday, according to multiple reports.

17 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi to speak at Brown University during US visit

Rahul Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and senior Congress leader, will be visiting the United States of America on April 21-22. He is scheduled to speak at Brown University in Rhode Island.

17 Apr 2025

Delhi High Court

Dhankhar criticizes SC, calls Article 142 'nuclear missile' against democracy

Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has been vocal in his strong criticisms of the judiciary, after a landmark SC ruling that imposed a deadline on the President and Governors to approve Bills.

Robert Vadra blames BJP for ED summons, calls them baseless

Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law, Robert Vadra, has hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his recent summons by the Enforcement Directorate (ED).

17 Apr 2025

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP leader Durgesh Pathak's house raided by CBI: Party 

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Durgesh Pathak's house on Thursday.

16 Apr 2025

Amit Shah

'PM should rein in Shah': Mamata claims Bengal violence preplanned 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has claimed that the recent violence over the Waqf law was planned.

16 Apr 2025

Assam

Congress protests outside ED headquarters after Sonia, Rahul Gandhi chargesheeted 

The Congress Party has launched a countrywide protest against the Centre and its investigative agencies.

15 Apr 2025

Siddaramaiah

Setback for Siddaramaiah; court orders further investigation in MUDA case 

A special court in Bengaluru has postponed its order on the Lokayukta's closure report in the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) land allotment case against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

15 Apr 2025

Rahul Gandhi

National Herald case: ED files chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi, Rahul  

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has filed a chargesheet against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in its ongoing investigation in the National Herald case.

15 Apr 2025

Delhi

'Stay for 3 days, you'll get...': Gadkari on Delhi's pollution

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has sounded a stark warning regarding the severe pollution levels in Delhi.

15 Apr 2025

Mahatma Gandhi

Rahul to launch 'Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan' aimed at revamping party 

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will launch the Sangathan Srijan Abhiyan on Tuesday.

BJP MLA's son booked after forcibly entering temple, assaulting priest

The Madhya Pradesh police have registered a case against Rudraksh Shukla, son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA, days after a group forced their way into the famous Mata Tekri temple in Dewas after it had closed.

15 Apr 2025

Delhi

'Cancel registration': Delhi CM warns schools against arbitrary fee hike  

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta has issued a strict warning to private schools against arbitrary fee hikes.

15 Apr 2025

Tamil Nadu

Stalin forms panel to recommend measures for Tamil Nadu's autonomy  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has formed a high-level committee to recommend measures on state autonomy and to improve working ties with the central government.

15 Apr 2025

Asaduddin Owaisi

'Why were you…chaiwalla': Opposition counters PM's 'Muslims fix bicycles' remark 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's latest statement criticizing the opposition's rejection of the new Waqf Act has created a storm.

15 Apr 2025

Mamata Banerjee

'Don't need any demon': Mamata appeals for peace amid violence 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has appealed to the public to maintain peace amid the ongoing violence in the state, sparked by the Waqf Amendment Act.

14 Apr 2025

BR Ambedkar

Telangana becomes 1st state to implement Scheduled Castes sub-categorization

The Telangana government has become the first in India to implement the Supreme Court-approved subcategorization of Scheduled Castes (SC).

'Take Waqf properties, we'll gouge out eyes': TMC MP threatens  

Murshidabad witnessed violent clashes over the Waqf Amendment Act during the weekend, claiming three lives and injuring several.

14 Apr 2025

Congress Party

'Votebank ka virus': Modi targets Congress for opposing Waqf Act 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has slammed the Congress party for opposing the Waqf (Amendment) Act, saying they are appeasing Muslim fundamentalists.

14 Apr 2025

Karnataka

Karnataka survey proposes pushing caste-based quotas to 75%

Karnataka's recent caste survey has suggested a drastic change in the state's reservation system.

14 Apr 2025

Hyderabad

Pawan Kalyan's wife shaves head after son survives fire accident 

Actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan's wife Anna Lezhneva recently offered her hair as a token of gratitude at the Tirumala Tirupati temple.

'Mamata acts secular but...': Adhir Ranjan over Murshidabad violence 

Veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of "doing drama" over the recent violence in Murshidabad district.

13 Apr 2025

Tamil Nadu

TN governor sparks new controversy over 'Jai Shri Ram' slogan

Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has sparked a fresh controversy by reportedly asking students at a function to chant "Jai Shri Ram."

13 Apr 2025

Delhi

Yogi Adityanath accuses Congress of disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accused the Congress party of disrespecting Dr B.R. Ambedkar, the principal architect of the Indian Constitution.

13 Apr 2025

Ajit Pawar

Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar unite for social causes in Maharashtra

In a surprising development, two of Maharashtra's most powerful leaders, Sharad Pawar and Ajit Pawar, have been seen together twice this week.

BJP blames Mamata Banerjee for 'anti-Hindu violence' in West Bengal

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee of encouraging violence against Hindus in the state.

12 Apr 2025

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government enacts 10 laws post Supreme Court ruling

The Tamil Nadu government has enacted 10 laws following a Supreme Court ruling.