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23 Oct 2023
Congress PartyMP: Despite Congress's 'one-family-one-ticket' rule, 4 families get multiple tickets
The Congress has given tickets to multiple members from four families to run in the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections despite its "one-family, one-ticket" policy outlined in the Udaipur declaration in May 2022, Hindustan Times reported.
22 Oct 2023
Mamata BanerjeeMamata Banerjee 'abandoned' Mahua Moitra after cash-for-query row: BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) took a dig at Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Saturday after the party distanced itself from the alleged cash for query row involving TMC MP Mahua Moitra.
22 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP releases first list of candidates for Telangana assembly elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its first list of 52 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Telangana.
21 Oct 2023
Congress PartyCongress releases first list of candidates for Rajasthan assembly elections
The Congress Party released its first list of 33 candidates for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections on Saturday.
21 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Rajasthan assembly elections: BJP releases second list of candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released its second list of 83 candidates for the 2023 Rajasthan assembly elections, which will be held on November 25.
20 Oct 2023
Mahua MoitraReceived Hiranandani's letter: Ethics committee on Moitra's cash-for-query row
Lok Sabha Ethics Committee chairperson Vinod Sonkar said on Friday that the panel received businessman Darshan Hiranandani's letter against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra in the cash-for-query row, NDTV reported.
19 Oct 2023
National Democratic Alliance (NDA)JD(S) Karnataka chief removed amid revolt over BJP alliance
Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Deve Gowda ousted CM Ibrahim from his role as state president on Thursday.
19 Oct 2023
Ashok GehlotRajasthan assembly polls: Want to leave CM's post, says Gehlot
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said that he wants to leave the CM's post, but the "post is not leaving" him.
19 Oct 2023
Himanta Biswa SarmaSharad Pawar will send 'Supriya madam' to Gaza: Himanta Biswa
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma took a jibe at Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) supremo Sharad Pawar after the latter attacked PM Narendra Modi for standing with Israel in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.
18 Oct 2023
Rahul Gandhi'Adani Group over-invoiced coal imports, fleecing public,' alleges Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday accused Adani Group of overcharging for coal imports, alleging this practice cost the public Rs. 12,000 crore.
17 Oct 2023
Congress PartyMP: Congress promises Rs. 25L health cover, reservation, IPL team
The Congress on Tuesday unveiled its manifesto for Madhya Pradesh's upcoming assembly elections, featuring a variety of benefits for the voters.
17 Oct 2023
Raghav ChadhaAAP's Raghav Chadha won't have to vacate government bungalow: HC
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha to stay in his allotted government bungalow.
16 Oct 2023
Prashant BhushanSC transfers electoral bond scheme case to Constitution bench
The Supreme Court has referred all public interest litigations (PILs) challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme to a five-judge Constitution bench.
16 Oct 2023
Raghav ChadhaSC issues notice to Rajya Sabha over Raghav Chadha's suspension
The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Rajya Sabha Secretariat on a plea by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha challenging his indefinite suspension from the House, Live Law reported.
16 Oct 2023
Madhya Pradesh ElectionsNo SP, Congress seat-sharing agreement in MP assembly election: Report
Hopes of an alliance between Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) partners, the Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP), have allegedly hit a roadblock in Madhya Pradesh.
16 Oct 2023
Rahul GandhiMizoram: Rahul Gandhi begins marathon poll campaigning with foot march
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday kicked off the party's marathon election campaign in the poll-bound Mizoram, Hindustan Times reported.
15 Oct 2023
Mahua Moitra'BJP's troll sena': Mahua Moitra responds to viral personal photos
Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Sunday reacted to the circulation of her personal photos with Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on social media.
15 Oct 2023
Congress PartyWho is Vikram Mastal, Congress candidate fielded against Shivraj Chouhan?
The Congress released its first list of 144 candidates on Sunday for the upcoming assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh.
15 Oct 2023
Nitish Kumar'Second Gandhi': JD(U) posters praise Nitish Kumar; BJP, RJD object
A fresh political row erupted in Bihar after posters hailing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as "the country's second Gandhi" appeared in Patna on Sunday.
15 Oct 2023
Asaduddin Owaisi'Stand with Palestinians': Owaisi urges PM Modi, calls Netanyahu 'devil'
Hyderabad MP and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief, Asaduddin Owaisi, labeled Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a "devil" and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to support the people of Gaza.
15 Oct 2023
Congress PartyCongress announces 1st candidate list for Chhattisgarh, Telangana, MP elections
With the much-awaited assembly elections for five states just around the corner, the Congress party officially released its first list of candidates on Sunday for Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Chhattisgarh.
14 Oct 2023
Sharad PawarModi, MEA not on same page on Israel-Hamas conflict: Pawar
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar has alleged that the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to convey different positions regarding the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas.
14 Oct 2023
Priyanka Gandhi VadraMP: CM Chouhan spars with Priyanka, Nath on welfare schemes
As the election season gains momentum in Madhya Pradesh, a verbal spat erupted between Congress leaders Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Kamal Nath and the state's Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, over the execution of public welfare schemes.
11 Oct 2023
RajasthanEC revises assembly election polling date in Rajasthan
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced a change in the schedule for assembly elections in Rajasthan on Wednesday.
10 Oct 2023
Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi labels poll-bound Madhya Pradesh as 'BJP's laboratory'
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of turning Madhya Pradesh into its laboratory.
10 Oct 2023
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Raghav Chadha moves Delhi HC to prevent government bungalow eviction
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha moved the Delhi High Court on Tuesday against a trial court's order which paved the way for his eviction from the government bungalow allotted to him.
09 Oct 2023
Ajit PawarSC to hear NCP plea on rebels' disqualification on Friday
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea by Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction on Friday.
09 Oct 2023
Narendra ModiBJP will win all 5 states: Nadda after poll-date announcement
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President JP Nadda has said that his party will sweep the upcoming assembly elections in all five states.
09 Oct 2023
ManipurHave Centre's full support: CM Biren Singh amid Manipur violence
Amid the ongoing ethnic violence in Manipur, Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Monday expressed confidence that the central government trusts him to resolve the conflict.
09 Oct 2023
Election Commission of India (ECI)'Right time': ECI dodges question on J&K election dates
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday said that elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held at the "right time," keeping in mind the region's security situation.
09 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP releases 4th list of 57 candidates for Madhya Pradesh
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections scheduled on November 17.
09 Oct 2023
Congress PartyCongress key meet discusses caste census, strategy for upcoming polls
The Congress Working Committee (CWC) met in Delhi on Monday to chalk out its strategy for the upcoming assembly elections in five states and a nationwide caste census, PTI reported.
08 Oct 2023
LadakhLAHDC-Kargil poll: Congress-JKNC alliance wins 8 seats, BJP 1
The counting of votes for the elections to 26 seats of the 30-member Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Kargil, is underway on Sunday under tight security.
06 Oct 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Poster wars: Congress says BJP wants to murder Rahul Gandhi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are locked in a heated battle on social media over posters.
06 Oct 2023
Mahua MoitraTMC MP Mahua Moitra calls Union minister a 'liar'
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Mahua Moitra accused Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti of lying about an appointment with the TMC delegation and said that the protests against the Centre would continue.
05 Oct 2023
Sanjay SinghDelhi: BJP targets Kejriwal as AAP protests Sanjay Singh's arrest
The recent arrest of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh in connection with the alleged Delhi liquor scam case has triggered protests and counter-protests in the national capital.
05 Oct 2023
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)AAP to protest Sanjay Singh's arrest outside BJP headquarters today
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will be holding an agitation outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Delhi on Thursday in protest of the arrest of its Rajya Sabha leader, Sanjay Singh.
04 Oct 2023
LadakhLadakh hill council polls begin, it's BJP v/s united opposition
The polling for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (Kargil) in the Union Territory of Ladakh began on Wednesday.
03 Oct 2023
Narendra ModiChhattisgarh: PM Modi attacks Congress government, calls it 'ghotalebaaz sarkar'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday continued his offensive against the ruling Congress in poll-bound Chhattisgarh.
02 Oct 2023
Himanta Biswa SarmaDon't need Miya votes for 10 years: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) doesn't need the votes of the Miya people, Bengali-speaking Muslims in Assam, for the next 10 years until they abandon fundamentalism.
