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01 Apr 2023

Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam: CM Sarma warns Kejriwal ahead of AAP rally

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has warned Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal against defaming him ahead of the latter's first political rally in the state on Sunday.

01 Apr 2023

Ashok Gehlot

Gehlot wants police to question Shah over 'frame Modi' remark

Congress leader and Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot has dared Union Home Minister Amit Shah to name the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers, who the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader claimed, had pressured him to frame Narendra Modi in a fake encounter case when he was Gujarat's chief minister.

31 Mar 2023

Biju Janata Dal

Odisha: BJD fields slain Naba Das's daughter for Jharsuguda bypoll

The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday nominated Dipali Das, the daughter of late Odisha Health Minister Naba Kishore Das, as the candidate for the upcoming bypoll to Odisha's Jharsuguda Assembly constituency.

31 Mar 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka Assembly elections: AAP releases 2nd list of 60 candidates

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday released its second list of candidates ahead of the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections, which are scheduled to take place on May 10.

30 Mar 2023

Amit Shah

CBI pressured me to frame Modi in fake encounter: Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday claimed that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) forced him to frame then Gujarat CM Narendra Modi in an alleged 2005 fake encounter case during the Congress-led government.

30 Mar 2023

Amit Malviya

BJP's Amit Malviya gets legal notice for defaming Congress leader

Amid Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's controversy, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) IT cell chief Amit Malviya has received a legal notice for defaming Youth Congress chief BV Srinivas.

29 Mar 2023

Nitish Kumar

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar declines to comment on RaGa's disqualification

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday said he will not speak on Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha as the matter involves the court's order, reported PTI.

Lakshadweep MP's membership restored, Congress expects success in RaGa's case

The Lok Sabha Secretariat reinstated Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MP from Lakshadweep PP Mohammad Faizal's membership on Wednesday, amid a major political row over Rahul Gandhi's suspension following his conviction in the 2019 defamation case.

29 Mar 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka elections on May 10, vote counting on May 13

Karnataka election will take place on May 10, and the votes will be counted on May 13, the Election Commission (ECI) announced on Wednesday.

29 Mar 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka Assembly elections 2023: Election Commission to announce schedule today

The Election Commission of India (ECI) is set to announce the schedule for the 2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly elections at 11.30 am on Wednesday.

27 Mar 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka: Protest outside Yediyurappa's residence over reservation; Section 144 imposed

A massive protest erupted outside former Karnataka chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BS Yediyurappa's residence in Shivamogga's Shikaripura, demanding the withdrawal of the state government's recent move on the internal reservation for the Scheduled Castes.

27 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Congress protest over Rahul's Lok Sabha disqualification enters Day 2

The Lok Sabha will meet for the first time on Monday since the disqualification of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi as the protest by the party over the issue entered the second day.

26 Mar 2023

Congress Party

Karnataka: Congress-BJP faceoff over Muslim OBC-quota scrapping; Shah invokes Constitution

A fresh spat erupted between the Congress and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka after the state government scrapped the 4% Other Backward Classes (OBC) reservation for Muslims.

26 Mar 2023

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Congress's nationwide 'satyagraha': Priyanka invokes Lord Ram to counter BJP

After the disqualification of Rahul Gandhi's Lok Sabha membership, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday attacked the central government in Delhi as part of the party's nationwide satyagraha.

26 Mar 2023

Congress Party

Congress to observe 'satyagraha' across India over Rahul Gandhi's disqualification

To protest Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification as a Lok Sabha member, the party is reportedly holding a day-long satyagraha (holding onto truth) across all states and district headquarters on Sunday.

Congress conspiring to use Rahul's conviction for Karnataka polls: BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday accused the Congress of conspiring to use Rahul Gandhi's conviction in a 2019 defamation case and disqualification as a Lok Sabha member to use it for the Karnataka Assembly polls.

25 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Don't care about disqualification, jail; will keep fighting: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked the Centre and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), asserting he wasn't afraid of and did not care about being jailed or disqualified as a member of the Parliament.

25 Mar 2023

Karnataka Election

Karnataka Assembly elections: Congress releases 1st list of 124 candidates

The Congress revealed its first list of 124 candidates on Saturday for the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka, with former state Chief Minister Siddaramaiah being fielded from his home constituency of Varuna.

25 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi to hold 1st presser today after MP disqualification

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will hold a press conference at 1:00 pm on Saturday, a day after his disqualification as a member of Lok Sabha.

25 Mar 2023

Karnataka

Karnataka ends 4% Muslim OBC reservation, hikes Lingayat, Vokkaliga quota

In an eye-rolling decision, the Karnataka government has reportedly ended the 4% OBC reservation quota for Muslims.

25 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

After Rahul's disqualification, BJP's Kushboo Sundar criticized for old tweet

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's disqualification from the Lok Sabha due to his conviction in a 2019 defamation case has created problems for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Khushbu Sundar.

25 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

After Rahul Gandhi's disqualification, Wayanad likely to witness bypoll soon

With former Congress President Rahul Gandhi disqualified as a member of the Parliament (MP) after being convicted of criminal defamation in a 2019 case on Friday, the Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala fell vacant and is likely to witness a bypoll by September.

24 Mar 2023

Congress Party

After disqualification, Rahul Gandhi may lose election contesting eligibility too

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from the Lok Sabha on Friday after being convicted of criminal defamation in a 2019 case.

24 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

'Black day for democracy': Opposition on Rahul Gandhi's MP disqualification

Several Opposition leaders have hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was disqualified as a member of the Lok Sabha on Friday.

24 Mar 2023

Farooq Abdullah

Allah sent Lord Ram to show right path: Farooq Abdullah

In a veiled attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), National Conference MP and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah said that some people want to capitalize on the name of Lord Ram.

24 Mar 2023

Congress Party

Opposition meet today over RaGa's conviction in Modi surname case

Opposition MPs are set to meet on Friday at 10 am regarding the conviction of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in a 2019 criminal defamation case by a Surat court.

23 Mar 2023

Jairam Ramesh

Probe Shah for calling Meghalaya government corrupt: Congress to CBI

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday said that he has written to the director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to question Home Minister Amit Shah for calling the Meghalaya government the "most corrupt" in India.

21 Mar 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Centre's objection to budget 'unconstitutional': Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the Centre's objection to the proposed Delhi budget was "unconstitutional" and "completely groundless," reported NDTV.

21 Mar 2023

Punjab

How pro-Khalistani leader Amritpal Singh witnessed such meteoric rise

Pro-Khalistani leader and Waris Punjab De (WPD) chief Amritpal Singh has grabbed the headlines for nearly a month now.

20 Mar 2023

Parliament

Rajya Sabha adjourned again amid ruckus over Gandhi's London remarks

The ongoing clash between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition MPs continued for the sixth day on Monday, resulting in the 10th adjournment of the Rajya Sabha since the second leg of the Parliament Budget Session started.

20 Mar 2023

G20 Summit

BJP MPs, Rahul Gandhi lock horns at G20 presidency meet

Even as Congress MP Shashi Tharoor described Saturday's parliamentary consultative committee meeting regarding India's G20 presidency as "amicable," reports say Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders allegedly traded charges, accusing each other of attempting to undermine the country.

BJP trying to make Rahul Gandhi hero, says Mamata Banerjee

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Mamata Banerjee, slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an internal party meeting in Murshidabad district on Sunday.

20 Mar 2023

Mamata Banerjee

Rahul Gandhi is PM Modi's biggest TRP: Mamata Banerjee

Trinamool Congress (TMC) head and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an internal party meeting in Murshidabad on Sunday.

Rahul Gandhi overstepped democratic limits, must be sent packing: Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Sunday said that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has allegedly overstepped all limits of democracy.

19 Mar 2023

Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi clarifies London remarks at Jaishankar-led parliamentary panel meeting

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi reportedly gave an explanation of his remarks on India's democracy made during his recent United Kingdom (UK) visit, which triggered a massive row, at a parliamentary panel meeting chaired by S Jaishankar on Saturday.

18 Mar 2023

Amit Shah

'Trust the judicial process': Amit Shah's advice on Adani-Hindenburg row

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has broken his silence on the opposition's demand to form a joint parliamentary committee to investigate the Adani Group-Hindenburg Research row.

17 Mar 2023

Delhi

Delhi budget session: All the major developments that took place

The Delhi budget session took off on Friday with massive chaos as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs raised slogans during Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena's address in the Assembly.

17 Mar 2023

Varun Gandhi

Varun Gandhi declines invitation to speak at Oxford Union debate

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi has turned down an invitation for a debate at Oxford University about whether India is on the right path under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's governance.

17 Mar 2023

Priyanka Chaturvedi

Amruta Fadnavis, Priyanka question each other's 'aukat' over designer case 

Amruta Fadnavis, the wife of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, recently filed a police complaint against a fashion designer, which has now triggered a political row in the state.

17 Mar 2023

Narendra Modi

Privilege motion against Modi for attacking Gandhis over 'Nehru' surname

Senior Congress leader and MP K C Venugopal has moved a privilege motion against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajya Sabha for his alleged derogatory remarks against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, reported Hindustan Times.