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20 Nov 2022
Arvind KejriwalBJP wants to stop free power supply in Delhi: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday leveled a serious allegation against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) regarding the free electricity scheme currently implemented in Delhi.
20 Nov 2022
Prashant Kishor'Will gherao Nitish': Prashant Kishor over Bihar CM's job promise
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor has launched a stinging assault on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, warning the Janata Dal (United) leader of agitation if he doesn't deliver on his promise of providing "10 lakh government jobs" for the state's youth.
19 Nov 2022
Satyendar JainTihar Jail massage video: BJP files complaint against Kejriwal, Jain
After a purported video of Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) jailed leader Satyendar Jain—showing him getting a massage inside Tihar Jail—went viral on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Delhi unit filed a police complaint against Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal and Jain.
19 Nov 2022
Satyendar JainAAP's Satyendar Jain gets massages in jail; video goes viral
A video of imprisoned Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Satyendar Jain receiving a massage inside Tihar Jail has been going viral on social media.
19 Nov 2022
TelanganaTelangana MLAs poaching: BJP's BL Santhosh summoned by probe team
The Telangana Police has summoned senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BL Santhosh for questioning as part of its investigation into the alleged case of poaching of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) legislators.
18 Nov 2022
TelanganaHyderabad: BJP MP Dharmapuri's home vandalized, KCR's daughter warns him
Supporters of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS)—formerly Telangana Rashtra Samithi—allegedly damaged the house of Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Nizamabad MP Arvind Dharmapuri in Hyderabad on Friday.
18 Nov 2022
Arvind KejriwalAmid row with AAP, Delhi L-G locks think-tank chief's office
The tussle between Delhi Lieutenant Governor (L-G) VK Saxena and the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday reached a new level after the former locked the office of Jasmine Shah, the vice-chairperson of Dialogue and Development Commission of Delhi (DDCD).
18 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsBJP begins campaigning for Gujarat polls, AAP for MCD elections
With less than a fortnight remaining for the Gujarat Assembly elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to begin its marathon poll campaign dubbed as carpet bombing on Friday.
16 Nov 2022
Ajay MakenAjay Maken quits as AICC's Rajasthan in-charge
Upset over inaction against Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's loyalists for rebelling ahead of the Congress's presidential elections, Ajay Maken has resigned as the All India Congress Committee's (AICC) Rajasthan in-charge.
16 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsAAP Surat candidate Kanchan Jariwala, 'kidnapped' by BJP, withdraws nominations
Following the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) claim that the BJP on Tuesday evening kidnapped its poll candidate from Surat (East), Kanchan Jariwala along with his family, he was 'found' at the Returning Officer's (RO) office withdrawing his nomination on Wednesday.
16 Nov 2022
Congress PartyGujarat assembly polls: Shashi Tharoor not among Congress star campaigners
Congress Party is dealing a severe blow after Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor opted out of the Gujarat election campaign.
15 Nov 2022
BiharNo alliance with Chirag Paswan until he apologizes: Pashupati Paras
Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) president and Union minister, Pashupati Paras, has dismissed reports of his party joining hands with his estranged nephew Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).
15 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsGujarat: Amit Shah says Bhupendra Patel is BJP's CM candidate
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has confirmed that Bhupendra Patel would "undoubtedly" remain Gujarat's chief minister when the saffron party secures a majority in the Gujarat Assembly elections next month.
14 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsGujarat: 6-time MLA rebels after being denied BJP ticket
Madhubhai Shrivastav—a six-time MLA from Waghodia in Vadodara, Gujarat, who won on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket in the previous Assembly elections—has rebelled after the ruling party declined to re-nominate him.
12 Nov 2022
Himachal PradeshHimachal Pradesh records nearly 66% voter turnout as polling concludes
The fate of 412 candidates, including several renowned politicians, has been sealed in the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.
12 Nov 2022
GujaratCongress unveils Gujarat poll manifesto, promises free electricity, unemployment grant
Congress on Saturday unveiled its manifesto for Gujarat polls that are scheduled on December 1 and 5.
12 Nov 2022
Himachal Pradesh ElectionsHimachal Pradesh votes today to decide fate of 412 candidates
Single-phase polling for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections kicked-off on Saturday.
10 Nov 2022
Mulayam Singh YadavDimple Yadav to contest from Mainpuri seat after Mulayam's death
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday announced that Dimple Yadav, daughter-in-law of deceased parliamentarian Mulayam Singh Yadav, will contest the upcoming bypoll from the Mainpuri parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh (UP).
10 Nov 2022
Lalu Prasad YadavLalu Yadav's daughter Rohini to donate kidney to her father
Former Union minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav (74), who has been suffering from multiple illnesses for quite some time, is set to receive a kidney from his daughter Rohini Acharya.
10 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsGujarat leader who 'saved lives' in Morbi gets BJP ticket
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the first list of 160 candidates for the upcoming Gujarat Assembly election which is scheduled next month.
08 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsBJP Union ministers to seek people's suggestions for Gujarat manifesto
With the Gujarat Assembly elections inching closer, Union ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are visiting the poll-bound state to seek suggestions and feedback from one crore citizens.
08 Nov 2022
KeralaGovernors v/s state governments: Tussle brewing in three southern states
The governments of three south Indian states, namely Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, are embroiled in a major tussle with their respective governors.
08 Nov 2022
Himachal Pradesh ElectionsAhead of Himachal elections, 26 Congress leaders switch to BJP
As the state Assembly elections are inching closer in Himachal Pradesh, the competition appears to be skewing toward the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
07 Nov 2022
Congress PartyKarnataka: Congress leader triggers controversy over 'Hindu meaning' remarks
Karnataka Congress Working President Satish Laxmanrao Jarkiholi stoked a major controversy by saying the word "Hindu" has a vulgar meaning and did not originate in India but from Persian, NDTV reported.
06 Nov 2022
Assembly BypollsBypoll results: BJP retains 4 assembly seats, RJD bags 1
Results for bypolls of 7 assembly seats across 6 states, Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Telangana, began emerging as the counting got underway on Sunday.
05 Nov 2022
Arvind KejriwalBJP offered to release minister if we quit Gujarat: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday made a big revelation regarding the Gujarat assembly elections.
03 Nov 2022
Himachal Pradesh ElectionsCongress party of raja-ranis: Amit Shah ahead of Himachal polls
Addressing a rally in Nadaun on Tuesday for the upcoming elections in Himachal Pradesh, Union Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah took a dig at the Congress calling it a party of rajas and ranis (kings and queens), referring to nepotism within the party.
02 Nov 2022
Ashok GehlotFollow discipline: Gehlot after Pilot calls PM Modi's praise 'interesting'
In a veiled attack at fellow party leader and rival Sachin Pilot, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday said that "everyone" should follow discipline.
01 Nov 2022
TelanganaTelangana: BJP, TRS clash just day ahead of Munugode bypoll
Multiple clashes erupted between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS)—recently renamed Bharat Rashtra Samithi—workers in Telangana in the last leg of campaigning for the Munugode bypoll.
01 Nov 2022
Arvind KejriwalMorbi bridge collapse: Kejriwal demands Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel's resignation
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday demanded the immediate resignation of Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel over the Morbi bridge collapse on Sunday that killed 135 people and injured more than 170 others.
01 Nov 2022
MorbiMorbi bridge collapse: Civil hospital facelifted before PM Modi's visit?
Images of a facelift of Gujarat's Morbi civil hospital, where those injured in the suspension bridge collapse—which killed 135—are admitted, have surfaced ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to meet the victims of the tragedy on Tuesday.
31 Oct 2022
Gujarat'Act of God or fraud:' BJP cornered over Morbi tragedy
Following the Morbi bridge collapse in Gujarat, which claimed at least 141 lives and left over 170 people injured, opposition leaders have been attacking the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its "negligence."
30 Oct 2022
Trinamool CongressTMC, BJP spar over Bengal MLA's wife winning lottery
A significant lottery win by the wife of a ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Vivek Gupta in West Bengal has sparked a political row.
29 Oct 2022
Arvind KejriwalKejriwal launches AAP's 'choose your chief minister' campaign for Gujarat
The National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Arvind Kejriwal announced on Saturday the launch of a crowdsourcing initiative to select the party's chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming Gujarat elections.
27 Oct 2022
TelanganaTelangana horse trading: BJP leaders detained for 'buying' BRS MLAs
Three Bharatiya Janata Party leaders were detained in a midnight raid on the intervening night of October 26 and 27, when they were allegedly trying to execute a deal with Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) in Telangana.
26 Oct 2022
KeralaKerala: Governor demands removal of finance minister over 'seditious' speech
Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has entered a fresh tussle with the ruling coalition Left Democratic Front (LDF) after demanding that Finance Minister KN Balagopal be fired for making alleged "seditious" statements at a university.
26 Oct 2022
Arvind KejriwalLakshmi-Ganesh pics on currency will revive economy: Kejriwal to Modi
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal Wednesday appealed to the Centre to include photos of Hindu deities Lakshmi and Ganesh on currency notes along with Mahatma Gandhi's to revive India's economy and bring "prosperity."
26 Oct 2022
Mallikarjun KhargeGandhi loyalist Mallikarjun Kharge officially takes charge as Congress president
Veteran Congressman Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday took over reins of the Congress Party as its first non-Gandhi President in over two decades.
23 Oct 2022
KarnatakaKarnataka: BJP minister slaps woman; Congress demands his immediate dismissal
A Karnataka minister has been embroiled in controversy after he slapped a woman in the full public gaze on Saturday.
22 Oct 2022
Firecrackers BanFirecracker ban hurts sentiments, hits workers: RSS-affiliate Swadeshi Jagaran Manch
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch (SJM), an affiliate of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), has opposed the firecrackers ban announced by many state governments, including Delhi, during Diwali terming it "unscientific" and aimed at "hurting sentiments".