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Congress slams AAP over Bharat Ratna delay for Manmohan Singh
Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa has slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led government for failing to keep its word of moving a resolution in the Assembly to posthumously confer the Bharat Ratna on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
'My father saved 22 Sikhs...': Parvesh Verma recalls anti-Sikh riots
Delhi Cabinet Minister Parvesh Verma on Tuesday remembered the horrors of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, saying his father had saved 22 Sikhs by hiding them in their house.
Stalin warns Tamil Nadu could lose 8 MPs in delimitation
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has convened an all-party meeting on March 5 to deliberate on the possible repercussions of the impending delimitation exercise.
21 AAP MLAs suspended from Delhi assembly for 3 days
Delhi Assembly Speaker Vijender Gupta on Tuesday suspended 21 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs till February 28 for creating a ruckus during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's address.
Amid Congress rift talk, Tharoor posts pic with BJP leader
Congress Member of Parliament Shashi Tharoor has posted a photograph on X with Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and British Secretary of State for Trade Jonathan Reynolds.
CAG report tabled by Delhi CM; what it reveals
The Delhi Excise Policy caused a massive financial loss of ₹2,002 crore to the government, a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the assembly on Tuesday revealed.
Eve-teasing or overtaking? BJP, TMC spar over Bengal woman's death
A political row has erupted in West Bengal after a 27-year-old woman died in a road mishap in Paschim Bardhaman district.
Atishi, 11 AAP MLAs suspended amid uproar in Delhi Assembly
Twelve Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs, including Leader of Opposition Atishi, were suspended from the Delhi Assembly due to their "disruptive sloganeering" during Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena's speech on Tuesday.
CPM says Modi government 'not fascist'; CPI, Congress react
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) has released a detailed note justifying why it hasn't called the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government fascist or neo-fascist in its draft political resolution.
Karnataka MLAs to get recliners for 'quick naps' post-lunch
In a bid to enhance post-lunch attendance in the Karnataka Assembly, Speaker UT Khadar has devised an innovative plan.
BJP says it'll take reporters on 'tour' inside 'Sheeshmahal'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a "guided tour" for journalists inside the controversial 'Sheeshmahal.'
'Is Modi bigger...?' AAP targets BJP over missing Ambedkar photos
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of removing photographs of BR Ambedkar and Bhagat Singh from the Chief Minister's office in Delhi.
BJP leader accuses Sam Pitroda of illegally occupying forest land
Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader NR Ramesh has filed a complaint against Congress leader Sam Pitroda, accusing him of illegally occupying 12.35 acres of reserve forest land in Yelahanka, Bengaluru, since 1991.
Uddhav, Raj Thackeray's pictures at wedding function spark reunion speculation
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray and Shiv Sena (UBT) head Uddhav Thackeray were seen together at a wedding in Mumbai on Sunday.
Congress protests outside Rajasthan Assembly over BJP leader's 'dadi' remarks
The Congress party on Monday held a massive protest outside the Rajasthan Assembly after state minister Avinash Gehlot's comments on former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Ayodhya BJP leader dies before reaching hospital; family blames barricades
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader BD Dwivedi from Ayodhya died while being rushed to a hospital on Saturday.
'Where ignorance is...': Tharoor's cryptic post amid reports of rift
Amid reports of a rift with his party, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor shared a cryptic post on X, formerly Twitter.
Atishi becomes Delhi's 1st woman Leader of Opposition
In a historic first, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Atishi has been appointed as the Leader of Opposition in the Delhi Assembly.
Stalin's 'beehive' warning to Centre after Pradhan's letter over NEP
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has escalated the ongoing row with the central government over the National Education Policy (NEP) and its controversial trilingual language policy.
Why Congress MLAs spent night inside Rajasthan Assembly
Six Congress MLAs in Rajasthan were suspended from the rest of the Budget Session on Friday.
Sonia Gandhi discharged from hospital
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was discharged from New Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday.
'No question of imposing language...': Education minister amid Hindi row
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, asking him to rethink the state's opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Canceled $21M USAID fund was for Bangladesh, not India: Report
A political row has erupted between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over an Indian Express report regarding the canceled $21 million United States Agency for International Development (USAID) grant for voter turnout in India.
Congress MP assaulted on street; Assam CM shares attackers' names
Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Rakibul Hussain was attacked by a mob in Assam's Nagaon district on Thursday.
Mayawati says Congress fought Delhi polls as 'BJP's B-team'
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks on her party's political strategy.
New Delhi government terminates all appointments made during AAP administration
The newly formed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Delhi, under newly appointed Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, has scrapped all co-terminus appointments in the offices of the former chief minister and cabinet ministers.
'Headed to Himalayas?': Modi teases Pawan Kalyan over simple attire
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the swearing-in ceremony of Delhi's new Chief Minister Rekha Gupta.
Maliwal attends Rekha Gupta's oath-taking, says Kejriwal must be investigated
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Swati Maliwal attended Bharatiya Janata Party's Rekha Gupta's swearing-in ceremony as the new Chief Minister of Delhi on Thursday.
Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM
First-time legislator from Shalimar Bagh, Rekha Gupta, took oath as the new chief minister of Delhi on Thursday at Ramlila Maidan.
Man who accused KCR of corruption killed before court appearance
N Rajalingamurthy, a man in his 50s who had earlier accused former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao of corruption, was found murdered in Jayashankar Bhupalpally town on Wednesday night.
Why BJP chose first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as Delhi CM
In an unpredictable move, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) appointed first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as the new Delhi chief minister on Wednesday.
Meet the 6 MLAs in Rekha Gupta's council of ministers
The new Delhi government will have six cabinet members, including Parvesh Verma, who defeated Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Arvind Kejriwal in the recent Assembly elections.
BJP names Rekha Gupta as new Delhi CM
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Rekha Gupta as the new chief minister of Delhi.
'Sangam water clean': Yogi calls high fecal bacteria report 'propaganda'
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that baseless allegations are circulating against Sanatan Dharma after a report flagged high levels of fecal coliform in Ganga at Prayagraj.
Can Amritpal Singh lose his seat for missing Parliamentary proceedings?
Amritpal Singh, the Khadoor Sahib Lok Sabha MP, has moved the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking permission to attend parliamentary proceedings.
'No cold war with Fadnavis': Shinde refutes reports of rift
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde has dismissed claims of a rift in the Mahayuti alliance, which includes Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Shiv Sena.
Teenager poses as Amit Shah's son, extorts money from MLAs
A 19-year-old man has been arrested for impersonating Union Home Minister Amit Shah's son Jay Shah.
'Don't trigger another language war in TN': Udhayanidhi warns Centre
Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin has warned the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government against sparking another language war in the state.
BJP to announce Delhi's CM today
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will announce the new chief minister of Delhi on Wednesday, after a meeting of the BJP legislature party.
'This is Mrityu Kumbh...': Mamata attacks Yogi government over stampede
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Maha Kumbh Mela stampede which happened on January 29 in Prayagraj.