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27 Mar 2018
ISISSushma Swaraj re-tweets Congress poll about her failure
External affairs minister Sushma Swaraj re-tweeted a poll started by the Congress.
27 Mar 2018
MayawatiAfter flirting briefly, Mayawati won't back Akhilesh for UP bypolls
On Monday, Mayawati sprang a surprise by announcing that BSP won't support SP in the upcoming bypolls for Kairana parliamentary and Noorpur assembly seats.
27 Mar 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka will vote on May 12, results on May 15
The Election Commission has announced the dates for the 2018 Karnataka Assembly elections. The state will go to vote on May 12.
27 Mar 2018
West BengalWB: BJP-chief in trouble for brandishing weapons at Ram-Navami rally
West Bengal BJP Chief Dilip Ghosh is in trouble after his antics at the party's Ram Navami rally in Kharagpur.
26 Mar 2018
HaryanaAAP promised Kejriwal rally attendees Rs. 350, but didn't pay
AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal is receiving muck flak. Laborers have alleged they had been promised money and food to attend his rally in Hisar (Haryana) yesterday.
26 Mar 2018
FacebookBJP: Congress shared users' data with Singapore-based firm
The Cambridge Analytica (CA) controversy continues to simmer.
26 Mar 2018
IndiaBJP MLA to women: Don't make boyfriends, atrocities will stop
A recent report claimed that in the first 45 days of 2018, there were 243 rape cases, 19 deaths due to dowry and 315 molestation cases.
25 Mar 2018
West BengalKolkata: TMC, BJP take out rallies to celebrate Ram Navami
The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and the opposition BJP organized rallies and colorful processions to celebrate Ram Navami in the state on Sunday.
25 Mar 2018
Andhra PradeshTDP-BJP hit out at each other after falling-out
On March 8, Chandrababu Naidu-led TDP pulled out two ministers from the NDA government.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaCambridge Analytica issue: EC calls a meeting to check voter-influence
Recently, a scandal erupted after it was alleged that UK-based Cambridge Analytica (CA) harvested data of 50 million Facebook users to subvert 2016 US presidential elections.
25 Mar 2018
IndiaBJP sets early deadlines for central schemes before 2019-LS elections
To reap electoral benefits in 2019 parliamentary elections, the Narendra Modi-led NDA government has set early deadlines for implementing key central schemes.
24 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiWill impose one GST-slab, if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said if his party comes to power, it would impose one slab of Goods and Services Tax instead of five and abolish the 28% GST slab.
24 Mar 2018
Samajwadi PartyRajya Sabha polls: SP cancels victory celebration after BSP loss
In a show of solidarity to the BSP, Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has cancelled victory celebrations for its own candidate after BSP's lone candidate lost in the Rajya Sabha polls.
24 Mar 2018
IndiaCambridge Analytica row: Rahul accuses BJP of peddling "fake news"
Congress and BJP have been engaged in a slinging match over hiring the services of controversial data firm Cambridge Analytica (CA).
24 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiBJP's North-East target for 2019 elections: 21 of 25 seats
Sounding the poll bugle for 2019 LS elections, BJP President Amit Shah has set his party's target for the North-East.
24 Mar 2018
Mizoram2019 Election: Shah sets target of 21 seats from northeast
Gearing up for the 2019 General election, BJP President Amit Shah today set a target of 21 seats out of 25 parliamentary constituencies from the northeast in the Lok Sabha polls.
24 Mar 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Fodder scam: Lalu sentenced to 7-years jail in Dumka-treasury case
Today, a special CBI court in Ranchi pronounced a prison sentence of 7 years for embattled RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav in the fourth fodder scam case involving the Dumka treasury.
24 Mar 2018
JharkhandRS polls: BJP wins 28/59 seats, but short of majority
Yesterday, the BJP-led NDA moved closer to a working majority in the RS, improving its tally from 58 to 68 seats.
23 Mar 2018
MumbaiSmriti Irani's birthday: 6 interesting facts about the actress-turned-politician
Smriti Irani once claimed "an ideological umbilical cord with BJP." Her grandfather was a swayamsevak and mother, a booth-activist.
23 Mar 2018
DelhiOffice-of-profit case: Delhi HC restores membership of 20 AAP MLAs
In a big relief for AAP, Delhi HC today restored membership of its 20 disqualified MLAs. It referred the case back to the Election Commission (EC).
23 Mar 2018
Samajwadi PartyRajya Sabha polls: BSP MLA hints he voted for BJP
Uttar Pradesh BSP MLA Anil Singh on Friday indicated that he had cross-voted in favor of the BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls, saying "I am with Maharaj-ji," referring to UP CM Yogi Adityanath.
23 Mar 2018
IndiaRuling party's 'lying factory' at work again: Rahul Gandhi
Launching a fresh attack against the Bhartiya Janata Party, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said that the ruling party's "lying factory" was at work again by spinning "fake news" about the Congress party's links to data firm Cambridge Analytica (CA).
23 Mar 2018
Shiv SenaAll you need to know about today's Rajya Sabha polls
Today, Rajya Sabha will vote for the remaining 25 of 59 seats in six states, including UP. Undoubtedly, the UP elections will be a nail-biting affair.
22 Mar 2018
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)Report: 87% of Rajya Sabha candidates are crorepatis
An Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) survey has revealed that a whopping 55 candidates (87%) of the analyzed 63 candidates contesting the Rajya Sabha elections are crorepatis.
22 Mar 2018
IndiaParliament lost 14 days, government now rushes to clear logjam
Since the Parliament reconvened on March 5, proceedings have been washed out every day as various parties haven't stopped protesting.
22 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi Budget 2018: AAP presents Rs. 53,000cr "Green" Budget
Today, Delhi's Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government presented its budget.
22 Mar 2018
Yogi AdityanathYogi government initiates the process to withdraw 131 riots cases
UP CM Yogi Adityanath's government has started the process of withdrawing as many as 131 cases lodged against Hindus in connection with the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots.
22 Mar 2018
Sasikala NatarajanJayalalithaa had refused to go to hospital: Sasikala
In a 55-page affidavit submitted before Justice A. Arumughaswamy Commission, jailed AIADMK leader VK Sasikala recounted the events leading to former TN CM Jayalalithaa's death.
21 Mar 2018
Ravi Shankar PrasadCongress has hired Cambridge Analytica for 2019 polls, BJP alleges
Information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad alleged that Congress has roped in Cambridge Analytica (CA), UK-based data analytics firm, for strategizing for the 2019 parliamentary elections.
21 Mar 2018
DelhiMajithia, Gadkari, Sibal pardon Kejriwal; Will Jaitley be so forgiving?
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal is on an apology marathon. Allegedly, this is to put his party out of the financial mess caused due to multiple defamation cases slapped against him, thanks to his foolhardy statements.
21 Mar 2018
IndiaInspired by Rahul's speech, 71-yr-old Goa-Congress chief decides to resign
Without a clear roadmap for the country, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi seems to be making no impression whatsoever on the country's population.
20 Mar 2018
KarnatakaLingayats get special religious minority status, but are they non-Hindus?
Yesterday, Karnataka's Congress-led Siddaramaiah government granted a special religious minority status to the Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats.
20 Mar 2018
IndiaCongress President Rahul Gandhi begins 3rd Karnataka visit; assails Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "insulting" the common man by claiming credit for India's progress, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday, as he embarked on his third visit to poll-bound Karnataka.
20 Mar 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka government gives Lingayats separate religion status
In a political gamble ahead of the Assembly polls, Karnataka's Congress-led Siddaramaiah government granted a special religious minority status to the Lingayats and Veerashaiva-Lingayats.
20 Mar 2018
ChennaiSasikala's husband Natarajan, who 'made Jayalalithaa CM,' dead
VK Sasikala's husband M Natarajan died in Chennai early this morning after multiple organ failure. He was 74.
19 Mar 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaForeign poll-funding won't be scrutinized as Lok Sabha passes bill
The Lok Sabha has passed a bill that exempts political parties from scrutiny of foreign funds they have received from abroad since 1976.
19 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiOpposition couldn't move no-confidence motion as Speaker adjourns LS
The Parliament logjam continued today. As soon as the Lok Sabha assembled, opposition MPs trooped into the Well, raising slogans and holding placards.
19 Mar 2018
Arvind KejriwalAfter Majithia, Arvind Kejriwal apologizes to Nitin Gadkari
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's apology spree continues. Now, in a letter, Kejriwal apologized to road, transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari for calling him one of the most corrupt politicians.
19 Mar 2018
GorakhpurYogi government's 1st year: How did it fare?
Last March, belying expectations and poll punters, BJP and its allies stormed to power in the UP assembly, winning 325 of 403 seats.
19 Mar 2018
Narendra ModiMNS Chief Raj Thackeray calls for 'Modi-mukt Bharat' by 2019
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led NDA government and called for unity of Opposition parties and also a "Modi-mukt Bharat" by 2019.