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07 Dec 2022
Delhi2022 MCD elections: AAP surges ahead in contest with BJP
The counting of votes for 250 wards of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began at 8 am on Wednesday at 42 counting centers amid heavy security with around 10,000 personnel.
06 Dec 2022
Trinamool CongressTMC spokesperson Saket Gokhale allegedly arrested for Morbi bridge tweet
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday claimed the Gujarat Police arrested its spokesperson Saket Gokhale in Jaipur.
05 Dec 2022
GujaratGujarat elections: 'Underdeveloped' villages in Kheda, Mehsana districts boycott polling
Muslim voters in Undhela village of Gujarat's Kheda district on Monday boycotted the assembly elections as they were allegedly upset with the public flogging of some Muslim men by police in October, NDTV reported.
05 Dec 2022
GujaratExit polls predict BJP in Gujarat, AAP sweeping MCD polls
The fate of 1,621 candidates has been sealed in the voting machines as the Gujarat Assembly elections concluded on Monday.
05 Dec 2022
GujaratGujarat polling: Congress flags Modi, Shah's 'walk' after casting vote
Gujarat Congress is expected to approach the Election Commission of India (ECI) to complain about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah's 'walk' after voting in the second round of the Gujarat Assembly Elections, India Today reported.
05 Dec 2022
SPBypolls of prestige: Akhilesh claims cops stopping people from voting
While bypolls are underway in one Lok Sabha constituency and six state Assembly seats on Monday, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the police and administration were stopping people from casting votes.
05 Dec 2022
Jammu And KashmirLocal body polls: Re-polling in Kashmir as PoK candidates contested
Re-election is underway in two District Development Council (DDC) constituencies in north Kashmir on Monday, two years after the contesting candidates were found to be Pakistani nationals.
05 Dec 2022
Uttar PradeshBattle of prestige: Bypolls begin in UP, 4 other states
The stakes are high in the bypolls, which began on Monday in five states for six assembly constituencies and a parliamentary seat.
05 Dec 2022
GujaratGujarat election phase-2 begins: PM Modi casts vote in Ahmedabad
The second and final phase of the Gujarat state Assembly elections began for 93 of 182 constituencies in 14 districts across north and central Gujarat on Monday morning at 8 am.
04 Dec 2022
Lalu Prasad YadavBihar ministers perform puja before Lalu's kidney transplant on Monday
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Tejashwi Yadav flew out to Singapore on Saturday night to be present with Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and his father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, during his kidney transplant operation on Monday.
04 Dec 2022
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)MCD elections: Vote for honest administration, garbage-free Delhi, appeals Kejriwal
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) urged people of Delhi to vote for an "honest, working administration" and a clean city as the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls began in the national capital on Sunday morning.
04 Dec 2022
Municipal Corporation Of DelhiHigh-stakes MCD polls: Schools, markets shut as Delhi votes today
The polling for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) began in the national capital on Sunday morning.
03 Dec 2022
Indian National Congress (INC)Rahul Gandhi, other senior leaders to skip Parliament this winter
In a significant decision, the Indian National Congress (INC) has chosen to keep former President Rahul Gandhi and top leaders away from the Winter Session of Parliament so that attention is not diverted from its Bharat Jodo Yatra, NDTV reported, citing sources.
02 Dec 2022
Congress PartyCongress President Kharge likely to stay as Rajya Sabha LoP
Mallikarjun Kharge, the President of the Congress, is reportedly set to continue as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha as the grand old party is yet to decide on his replacement in the Parliament.
02 Dec 2022
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP appoints ex-Congressman Shergill as national spokesperson; Amarinder, Jakhar elevated
Three months after quitting the Congress with scathing remarks about sycophancy in the grand old party, lawyer-politician Jaiveer Shergill was appointed as the national spokesperson of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday.
01 Dec 2022
Narendra ModiGujarat is land of Rambhakts: Modi on Kharge's 'Raavan' jibe
As the first phase of polling for Gujarat state Assembly elections is underway in 19 districts on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a campaign rally at Kalol, Gandhinagar district.
01 Dec 2022
GujaratJambur, Gujarat's 'mini-Africa', celebrates first opportunity to vote
While the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly polls began on Thursday morning, it marked a historic moment for the locals of Jambur in the Junagadh district of the state.
01 Dec 2022
GujaratGujarat votes: Polling begins on 89 seats in phase 1
The first phase of polling for the state Assembly elections kicked off in Gujarat on Thursday morning.
30 Nov 2022
Bhagwant MannPunjab: Agriculture workers protest outside CM Bhagwant Mann's residence
A massive protest was held outside the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann in Sangrur, Punjab.
29 Nov 2022
Congress PartyCongress chief Kharge compares Modi with Raavan, BJP hits back
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for leading every election campaign of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
27 Nov 2022
Rahul GandhiMP: Rahul walks with dog, rides bike in Ambedkar's birthplace
From walking with a German Shepherd to riding a bike, Rahul Gandhi's different avatars were on display in Mhow, the birthplace of the father of the Indian Constitution, Dr. BR Ambedkar.
26 Nov 2022
DelhiMCD elections: 18% of AAP candidates named in criminal cases
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidates contesting the upcoming Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections face the highest number of criminal cases compared to candidates from other parties, as per Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
26 Nov 2022
Gujarat ElectionsGujarat polls: BJP promises 20L jobs, UCC implementation in manifesto
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday officially released its "Sankalp Patra" (manifesto) in Gujarat's Gandhinagar just days ahead of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly elections.
25 Nov 2022
Amit Shah2002 Gujarat riot perpetrators were 'taught a lesson': Amit Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Union Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah claimed on Friday that many anti-social elements were involved in the 2002 Gujarat violence as the Congress party previously supported them.
25 Nov 2022
Amit ShahRewrite 'distorted' history, Centre will support: Amit Shah to historians
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Shah urged historians to come forward and help rewrite history in the Indian context on Thursday.
25 Nov 2022
Eknath ShindeMaharashtra-Karnataka border dispute: Won't forfeit even an inch, says Shinde
Reacting to the fresh salvo over the Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute, the former state's CM Eknath Shinde proclaimed on Thursday that they wouldn't forfeit even an inch of land.
25 Nov 2022
RajasthanRift widens in Rajasthan Congress as Gehlot calls Pilot 'gaddar'
After Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot launched a full-blown attack on the purported second-in-command of the state's Congress unit, Sachin Pilot, calling him a traitor—to fizzle out his chief ministerial claim—the latter has hit back, saying it was unbecoming of the veteran to make such remarks.
24 Nov 2022
Edappadi K. PalaniswamiTamil Nadu: Palaniswami seeks action against DMK government, backs governor
Tamil Nadu Assembly's Leader of the Opposition and All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) interim general secretary, Edappadi K Palaniswami, has leveled serious corruption charges against the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
24 Nov 2022
Ashok Gehlot'Traitor can't be CM': Ashok Gehlot on Sachin Pilot
As Sachin Pilot loyalists continue to push the Congress high command to make him Rajasthan's chief minister, his rival and incumbent CM Ashok Gehlot said, "A gaddar (traitor) cannot be chief minister."
24 Nov 2022
DelhiMCD polls: BJP promises relief in property tax, factory licenses
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has been holding power in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) for the past 15 years is eyeing to retain it in the upcoming polls.
24 Nov 2022
MaharashtraFadnavis, Bommai engage in spat over Maharashtra-Karnataka border issue
The Maharashtra-Karnataka border dispute is once again in the news and this time for the latest back-and-forth between Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis and Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai.
24 Nov 2022
Rahul GandhiBharat Jodo Yatra: Priyanka Gandhi joins Rahul Gandhi, Congress jubilant
The Congress turned euphoric on Thursday after Rahul Gandhi was joined by his sister and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) for the first time.
23 Nov 2022
Rahul GandhiBharat Jodo Yatra: Rahul Gandhi to mobilize key activists, celebrities
Even as the Congress is braving the Medha Patkar row, the party feels there's a need for a proper structure to reach out to more non-political faces to join its Bharat Jodo Yatra.
23 Nov 2022
National Register of CitizensCheck voter rolls to avoid detention under NRC: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday told people of the state to ensure their names are on the electoral rolls to avoid being sent to detention camps under the garb of the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
23 Nov 2022
Rahul Gandhi'Looks like Saddam Hussein': Assam CM Sarma mocks Rahul Gandhi
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has mocked Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his bearded Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) look.
23 Nov 2022
Himachal Pradesh ElectionsForeseeing win, Himachal Congress leaders reach Delhi for CM chair
As the results of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections are a fortnight away, the top leaders of Congress's state unit, foreseeing a win, are camping in Delhi reportedly to secure the chief ministerial post.
22 Nov 2022
Congress PartyActors paid to walk in Bharat Jodo Yatra, claims BJP
Numerous Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders, including the likes of its IT cell in-charge Amit Malviya, claimed on Tuesday that actors were being paid to walk with Rahul Gandhi in the Congress's Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY).
22 Nov 2022
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Satyendar Jain's masseur is rape-accused prisoner, not physiotherapist: Reports
The controversy over the viral video showing jailed Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Satyendar Jain receiving massages in Tihar Jail has taken a new twist.
21 Nov 2022
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP attacks AAP again, this time with a 'sting' video
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released a sting video of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), accusing it of corruption.
21 Nov 2022
Congress PartySanjay Raut praises Rahul Gandhi amid speculations of MVA breakup
The relationship between the Congress party and the Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray faction has taken a new turn, only days after a rift over Rahul Gandhi's statements criticizing Hindutva icon—Veer Savarkar.