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14 Mar 2024
Sharad PawarSC pulls up Ajit's NCP for using Pawar's name, image
The Supreme Court on Thursday requested an undertaking from the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), urging them not to utilize pictures of Sharad Pawar in their posters.
14 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLS polls: AAP releases names of 8 candidates for Punjab
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its first list of eight candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.
14 Mar 2024
Amit Shah'CAA will never be taken back': Amit Shah defends law
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will never be repealed and that the government will never compromise on it.
13 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiLok Sabha elections: BJP releases 2nd list with 72 candidates
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday unveiled its second list of 72 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
13 Mar 2024
HaryanaHaryana's new CM Nayab Saini wins floor test
New Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini-led government won the floor test in the state assembly with the support of 48 MLAs on Wednesday.
13 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Maharashtra: BJP, allies resolve deadlock, Ajit's NCP gets 4 seats
The Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra—led by the Bharatiya Janata Party—has likely reached a new settlement in its seat-sharing talks for the 2024 general elections.
13 Mar 2024
Manohar Lal KhattarNew Haryana CM Saini to prove majority in assembly today
Nayab Singh Saini, who took oath as Haryana's chief minister on Tuesday, will prove his majority in the assembly on Wednesday.
12 Mar 2024
Congress PartyLok Sabha elections: Congress releases 2nd list with 43 candidates
The Congress on Tuesday unveiled its second list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections.
12 Mar 2024
Manohar Lal KhattarNayab Singh Saini takes oath as new Haryana CM
State Bharatiya Janata Party chief Nayab Singh Saini was sworn in as the new chief minister of Haryana in Chandigarh on Tuesday evening.
12 Mar 2024
Citizenship Amendment ActOpposition attacks Narendra Modi government over CAA
Opposition parties have lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government for implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA).
12 Mar 2024
Manohar Lal KhattarHaryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar resigns amid BJP-JJP alliance crisis
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar tendered his resignation on Tuesday morning after a meeting with Governor Bandaru Dattatreya.
12 Mar 2024
Congress PartyCongress chief Mallikarjun Kharge may skip 2024 Lok Sabha contest
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge might not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, NDTV reported.
11 Mar 2024
Mamata Banerjee'Full of rapists': BJP jibes TMC after Shatrughan Sinha's nomination
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday slammed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for choosing veteran actor Shatrughan Sinha as its candidate for the Asansol seat in the upcoming general elections.
10 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsTMC officially rules out alliance in West Bengal; Congress responds
The Congress lashed out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Sunday after the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee-led party announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats for the upcoming elections.
10 Mar 2024
Uddhav ThackerayMaharashtra: Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) confront over Mumbai Northwest seat
Cracks seemed to have emerged in the opposition Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc in Maharashtra ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
10 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLS poll: Yusuf Pathan, Mahua Moitra among TMC's 42 candidates
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) announced its list of candidates for the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections on Sunday.
10 Mar 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'Systematic erosion': Congress on Election Commissioner Arun Goel's resignation
Election Commissioner Arun Goel's sudden resignation on Saturday has triggered unease among political circles and raised questions about whether the upcoming general election will be conducted fairly.
09 Mar 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)Weeks before Lok Sabha polls, Election Commissioner Arun Goel resigns
Election Commissioner Arun Goel has resigned from his position, leaving the Election Commission of India (ECI) with just one member, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar.
09 Mar 2024
Amit ShahTDP, BJP, JanaSena form alliance for Lok Sabha, assembly polls
The Telugu Desam Party (TDP), led by N Chandrababu Naidu, has joined forces with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the JanaSena Party (JSP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
09 Mar 2024
Dravida Munnetra KazhagamTN: DMK seals seat-sharing deal with Congress, Kamal Haasan's MNM
Tamil Nadu's ruling party, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), has reached a seat-sharing agreement with the Congress ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, NDTV reported.
09 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)MP: Senior Congress leaders Suresh Pachouri, Sanjay Shukla join BJP
Senior Congress leaders Suresh Pachouri and Sanjay Shukla joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), among others, in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, on Saturday ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
09 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsLok Sabha polls: Shah holds late-night meeting on Maharashtra seat-sharing
Ahead of the highly anticipated Lok Sabha elections, seat-sharing talks between the Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in Maharashtra took place at Home Minister Amit Shah's residence in Delhi on Friday night.
08 Mar 2024
Jammu And Kashmir'How did J&K progress under Article 370?': Farooq counters PM
Farooq Abdullah on Thursday dismissed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claims of dynastic politics in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and said that the erstwhile state made progress while Article 370 was in place.
08 Mar 2024
N Chandrababu NaiduChandrababu Naidu may return to NDA after 6 years: Report
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) supremo and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu is reportedly set to return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
08 Mar 2024
Rahul GandhiLS polls: Congress finalizes candidates for 6 states, announcement soon
The Congress's Central Election Committee (CEC) has reportedly selected candidates for six out of 10 states during its first meeting on Thursday evening for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
07 Mar 2024
BengaluruAs Bengaluru suffers worst-ever water crisis, political blame game ensues
The ongoing water crisis in Bengaluru has sparked a political blame game, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pointing fingers at the Congress's government for poor water management and threatening protests.
07 Mar 2024
Congress PartyRahul Gandhi announces Congress's 5 guarantees ahead of polls
Rahul Gandhi revealed the Congress's five guarantees to Indians on Thursday.
07 Mar 2024
Calcutta High CourtEx-Calcutta HC judge Abhijit Gangopadhyay joins BJP
Former Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay—who confirmed his resignation on Tuesday—has officially joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata.
07 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiCongress was 'misguiding' Kashmir over Article 370: Modi in Srinagar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday slammed Congress and its allies for "misleading" the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and the entire country in the name of Article 370.
07 Mar 2024
Naveen PatnaikNaveen Patnaik's BJD, BJP hint at alliance after 15 years
Odisha's Biju Janata Dal (BJD), led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, is considering reestablishing ties with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly elections.
07 Mar 2024
Lok Sabha ElectionsINDIA bloc attempts coup, offers seats to BJP's Bihar ally
The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) has reportedly attempted a political coup in Bihar before the crucial 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
06 Mar 2024
Sonia GandhiPriyanka to debut from Raebareli, Rahul Gandhi to reclaim Amethi
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to enter the electoral fray from Raebareli, NDTV reported, citing party sources.
06 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiModi attacks Mamata with 'Sandeshkhali storm' barb at Bengal rally
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee at a rally in her stronghold, North 24 Parganas district.
06 Mar 2024
Amit ShahShah holds late-night meeting on Maharashtra seat-sharing, talks positive: Reports
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held meetings with Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and both Deputy Chief Ministers, Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis, on Tuesday night to discuss seat-sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
05 Mar 2024
West BengalCalcutta HC Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay resigns, to join BJP
Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay—who confirmed his resignation earlier on Tuesday—has said that he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday.
05 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Pragya Thakur accuses BJP MLA of running illegal liquor vend
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lok Sabha MP from Bhopal, Pragya Singh Thakur, has accused fellow party leader and legislator Sudesh Rai of running an illegal liquor store in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district.
05 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiKharge slams SBI's plea seeking time for electoral bond data
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government of using the State Bank of India (SBI) to hide its alleged "dubious dealings" concerning electoral bonds.
04 Mar 2024
Delhi GovernmentAAP announces Rs. 1,000 monthly assistance to all Delhi women
The Delhi government on Monday announced the "Mukhyamantri Samman Yojna"—a scheme providing monthly assistance of Rs. 1,000 to all women over 18 years in the national capital.
04 Mar 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Pakistan Zindabad' slogans row: Karnataka minister dismisses BJP's claims
Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Sunday dismissed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s claims that "Pakistan Zindabad" slogans were raised outside the assembly.
04 Mar 2024
Narendra ModiBJP launches 'Modi ka Parivar' campaign to counter Lalu's jibe
A day after Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad Yadav remarked Prime Minister Narendra Modi "does not have a family," top Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have changed their X handles to include "Modi Ka Parivar."