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08 Sep 2021

Haryana

Protesters should specify farm law lacunae, government will rectify: Minister

The protesting farmers should point out the shortcomings in the new farm laws so that the government can rectify them, Union Minister Bhanu Pratap Verma said on Tuesday, alleging they were tutored into the agitation by Opposition parties.

07 Sep 2021

Mayawati

UP: BSP's Mayawati promises Brahmin security, no new memorials

As Assembly elections are drawing near in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has pitched Brahmin security as her key electoral plank.

07 Sep 2021

Chhattisgarh

CM Baghel's father sent to custody over remarks against Brahmins

Congress leader and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's father, Nand Kumar Baghel, has been sent to a 15-day judicial custody by a court in Raipur for allegedly making derogatory comments about the Brahmin community, news agency ANI reported citing his lawyer.

07 Sep 2021

West Bengal

Now, a biopic on TMC's 'colorful' Madan Mitra

TMC MLA Madan Mitra, known for his quirky comments and colorful outfits, has given his nod for a biopic, which would trace his four-decade-long political career that started as a close aide of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

07 Sep 2021

Bihar

Lalu's sidelined son Tej Pratap Yadav floats parallel organization

Sidelined in the Rashtriya Janata Dal, founded by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has floated a new students body with the ostensible aim of strengthening the parent organization.

07 Sep 2021

Jammu And Kashmir

'Fake claims of normalcy': Mehbooba Mufti allegedly under house arrest

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, today said she has been placed under house arrest.

07 Sep 2021

Uttar Pradesh

Congress to bring law against lynching if voted to power

The Congress will prepare a proposal for bringing a law against mob lynching and send it to the President if voted to power in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, the party said on Monday.

06 Sep 2021

Taliban

BJP wants Akhtar to apologize for comparing RSS with Taliban

Security was beefed up outside the residence of writer-lyricist Javed Akhtar in Mumbai on Monday after a Maharashtra BJP MLA demanded an apology from him over his remark where he allegedly compared the RSS with the Taliban, a police official said.

06 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

Expect Adityanath government to be reelected: Govindacharya

Former RSS ideologue KN Govindacharya on Sunday said that he expects the incumbent BJP government in Uttar Pradesh to be reelected in the state elections next year.

06 Sep 2021

West Bengal

Bengal education minister criticizes governor for comment against state government

West Bengal Education Minister Bratya Basu on Sunday took a dig at Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar for his tweet on injustice to para and contractual teachers, saying that the state government has done a lot for them and he could instead turn his focus on states like Tripura.

05 Sep 2021

Farmers

Muzaffarnagar Mahapanchayat: Farmers call for Bharat Bandh on September 27

At the "Kisan Mahapanchayat" in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Sunday, protesting farmers resolved to intensify their protest against the Centre's controversial farm laws.

04 Sep 2021

West Bengal

Mamata Banerjee set to contest by-election on September 30

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is set to contest the Bhabanipur Assembly by-election on September 30, according to the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India today.

03 Sep 2021

West Bengal

Mamata's 'idol' to share space with Durga in Kolkata pandal

A controversy has erupted in West Bengal over the organizers of a Durga puja pandal deciding to put up an idol of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at their marquee alongside Goddess Durga's.

03 Sep 2021

Bihar

Bihar MLA on train in undergarments scandalizes co-passengers

The opposition in Bihar on Friday found fresh ammunition against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's JD(U) after a video of a party MLA traveling by a New Delhi-bound train in undergarments went viral.

03 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

Congress never monetized core, strategic assets: Chidambaram on NMP

Former Union finance minister P Chidambaram on Friday slammed the Centre's National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP), saying his Congress party monetized non-core, loss-making assets when in power, in stark contrast to what the Narendra Modi-led government proposes to do.

02 Sep 2021

Punjab

All is not well in Punjab Congress, says Harish Rawat

Congress' Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat on Thursday conceded that "all is not well" in the party's state unit, hinting at a brewing power tussle ahead of Assembly elections.

02 Sep 2021

Narendra Modi

Former Rajya Sabha MP, veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passes away

Former BJP MP and veteran journalist Chandan Mitra passed away, his son Kushan Mitra said on Thursday.

01 Sep 2021

West Bengal

Narada sting: ED chargesheet names WB ministers, TMC MLA

The Enforcement Directorate on Wednesday named two West Bengal ministers and a Trinamool Congress MLA in its chargesheet in the Narada sting case.

01 Sep 2021

Punjab

Harish Rawat apologizes for 'Panj Pyare' remark

AICC General Secretary Harish Rawat on Wednesday apologized for referring to the party's Punjab leadership as Panj Pyare and will atone for his remark by sweeping the floor at a gurdwara.

01 Sep 2021

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP will contest all 403 seats in 2022 UP elections

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on all 403 seats, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh announced on Tuesday.

31 Aug 2021

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand: BJP Minister suggests 'app to divert rain'; gets mocked

Uttarakhand Minister Dhan Singh Rawat has grabbed attention after a video of him went viral on social media, where he was heard talking about a mobile application to "regulate excessive rainfall."

31 Aug 2021

Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi slams government's Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday termed the government's revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial an "insult to martyrs," saying only a person who does not know the meaning of martyrdom can inflict such an insult.

30 Aug 2021

Kerala

Kerala: Revolt in Congress over DCC list; senior leader resigns

Infighting has intensified in Congress' Kerala unit following the appointment of 14 new district Congress Committee chiefs.

30 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

'Taking orders from Taliban?': BJP on Maharashtra's Dahi Handi ban

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday slammed the Maharashtra government for banning the popular "Dahi Handi" celebrations on Janmashtami.

30 Aug 2021

Karnal

'Incorrect choice of words': Haryana CM on "smash heads" remark

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that an IAS officer's remarks to "crack the heads" of the protesting farmers were not right.

30 Aug 2021

Haryana

Lathi-charge on farmers akin to second Jallianwala Bagh: Shiv Sena

The Shiv Sena on Monday termed the lathi-charge on Farmers by the police in Haryana as the "second Jallianwala Bagh" and said the Khattar government has no right to remain in power anymore.

30 Aug 2021

Narendra Modi

Tripura is emerging as a model state: Giriraj Singh

Union Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Giriraj Singh on Sunday said Tripura is emerging as a model state in the country.

28 Aug 2021

Jaipur

Suffering from cardiac trouble due to post-COVID-19 complications: Gehlot

A day after undergoing angioplasty, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said he was unable to go among the people during the past several days as he was suffering from post-COVID-19 health issues.

27 Aug 2021

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh Congress crisis: CM Bhupesh Baghel meets Rahul Gandhi again

Amid an ongoing power tussle in the ruling Congress in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Rahul Gandhi at the latter's residence on Friday for the second time this week.

27 Aug 2021

Yogi Adityanath

Ex-IPS officer to float political party ahead of UP polls

Ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, former IPS officer Amitabh Thakur on Friday said he will float a new political party soon.

27 Aug 2021

Taliban

BJP's Chugh hits out at Mufti over her Taliban remarks

Lambasting PDP president Mehbooba Mufti for her reference to the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan to call upon the government to restore Jammu and Kashmir's special status, BJP General Secretary Tarun Chugh has said she is daydreaming and that her wishes will never come true.

27 Aug 2021

Punjab

Navjot Singh Sidhu's advisor quits amid row over Kashmir remarks

Malvinder Singh Mali on Friday quit as an advisor to Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu amid a controversy over his remarks.

26 Aug 2021

Amarinder Singh

If Sidhu doesn't remove advisors, Congress will: Harish Rawat

Trouble seems to be mounting for Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu as the party's Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat called for the removal of his advisors.

25 Aug 2021

Amarinder Singh

2022 Punjab polls under Amarinder Singh's leadership: Congress' Harish Rawat

Indian National Congress' Punjab in-charge Harish Rawat reiterated on Wednesday that the party will contest the 2022 Punjab Assembly elections under the leadership of Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

25 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Narayan Rane granted bail at midnight; court says arrest 'justified'

Union Minister Narayan Rane was granted bail around midnight on Tuesday, hours after the police arrested him for his "slap" remark against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

25 Aug 2021

Rajasthan

Government giving assets to private sector at throwaway prices: Pilot

Congress leader Sachin Pilot lashed out at the Centre on Wednesday over its asset monetization program, saying the central government should help the poor and the middle class instead of giving away the assets created in the past 70 years to the private sector at throwaway prices.

24 Aug 2021

Narendra Modi

Modi selling crown jewels of India: Rahul Gandhi on NMP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at the Centre over the National Monetization Pipeline, saying that the Narendra Modi government is selling what Congress had built over 75 years.

24 Aug 2021

Amarinder Singh

Punjab: CM faces revolt; ministers, MLAs say they've 'lost faith'

Trouble is mounting again in Punjab as dozens of MLAs and ministers have openly revolted against Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, seeking his replacement ahead of Assembly elections next year.

24 Aug 2021

Madhya Pradesh

'Goons insulting Hindu culture': Congress criticizes attack on Muslim vendor

The Congress and other Opposition parties have criticized the attack on a Muslim bangle seller in Madhya Pradesh's Indore over the weekend.

24 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Narayan Rane arrested over 'slap Uddhav Thackeray' remark

Union Minister Narayan Rane was arrested on Tuesday over derogatory comments against Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.