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08 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka verdict will teach BJP lesson to mend ways: Kharge
The May 12 Karnataka Assembly election results would teach a lesson to BJP to mend its ways and send a larger message that people won't accept what the NDA-led party is doing on the advice of RSS, senior Congress leader Mallikarjuna Kharge has claimed.
07 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaLeave official-bungalows after exiting office: SC tells former UP CMs
The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that former Uttar Pradesh CMs can not stay in official residences, once their terms end.
07 May 2018
TripuraTo promote nationalism, Tripura government proposes Hindi as news medium
The Congress and CPI (M) slammed BJP-IPFT government in Tripura for proposing Hindi as a medium for news on local TV channels over the state's second official language, Kokborok.
07 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaCongress reaches SC, demanding re-look into CJI impeachment motion
The Congress seems determined to take its impeachment motion against Chief Justice (CJI) Dipak Misra to its logical conclusion.
07 May 2018
IndiaOpposition parties are opposing every form of technology, says PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at the opposition for opposing technology be it in the form of Aadhaar card or EVMs.
07 May 2018
Madhya PradeshRSS leaders accuse Rahul Gandhi of "low level politics"
On a day Rahul Gandhi put up a video highlighting the "anti-Dalit" statements of BJP and RSS leaders, the Sangh hit back and accused the Congress president of indulging in "low level politics" and misguiding the society with "lies".
07 May 2018
India#KarnatakaPolls: BJP will get absolute-majority; hung assembly out-of-question: UP Minister
The BJP will get an absolute majority in Karnataka assembly elections slated for May 12, UP Minister Surya Pratap Shahi said.
06 May 2018
CMAfter saying 'tie hands, legs of voters', Yeddyurappa clarifies statement
BJP's Chief Ministerial candidate BS Yeddyurappa has issued a clarification about his controversial statement, where he asked people to bring non-voters to polling booths by tying their hands and legs to vote for Mahantesh Doddagoudar. He said he is from a village and this is how he speaks.
06 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress MLA Aditi Singh: Marriage to Rahul Gandhi mere rumors
With rumors claiming an impending marriage to Congress chief Rahul Gandhi doing rounds on social media, an annoyed Aditi Singh, MLA of UP's Rae Bareli, lashed out at rumormongers.
06 May 2018
Madhya PradeshMP Assembly polls: Congress leaders to go temple-hopping
Congress leaders would be seeking divine blessings at various temples in Madhya Pradesh in a bid to wrest power from the BJP in the state where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
06 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress celebrating Jayantis of Sultans for vote bank politics: PM
Accusing the Congress of distorting history as part of a conspiracy to divide society, PM Narendra Modi on Sunday flayed the Siddaramaiah government in the southern state of Karnataka for celebrating the "Jayantis of Sultans" for the sake of "vote bank politics".
06 May 2018
KarnatakaFrom loan waivers to foreign trips: Decoding Karnataka's manifestos
In a bid to project its CM candidate Yeddyurappa as pro-farmer, the BJP in its manifesto has promised to allocate Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for waiving farmer loans, and irrigation projects.
06 May 2018
Madhya PradeshBJP MLA advocates child marriage as it 'prevents' Love Jihad
A BJP lawmaker Gopal Parmar from Madhya Pradesh on Saturday advised parents to fix wedding of their girls before they turn 18, to prevent them from falling into 'dangerous' shackles of Love Jihad, a term coined by right-wing organizations for marriages between Hindu-women and Muslim-men.
05 May 2018
CMThose committing sexual-assault against women should be hanged: Chandrababu Naidu
Persons committing crimes, including sexual assault, against women, should consider it as their last day on earth, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu warned.
05 May 2018
Narendra ModiModi supporters seek divine help for BJP win in Karnataka
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's supporters are offering potted tulsi plants at a famous shrine in Udupi (Karnataka), seeking divine help for the BJP to unseat the Congress in Karnataka.
05 May 2018
IndiaKarnataka Manifesto: Why urban Karnataka matters?
About 38% of Karnataka's population lives in urban areas.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaWomen in Karnataka, does manifesto talk about security?
With increasing crimes against women, both BJP and Congress in Karnataka have promised to take substantial steps, but the execution as always, should raise our eyebrows.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Elections: BJP manifesto promises waiver of farm loans
Reaching out to farmers, the BJP manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls today promised allocation of Rs. 1.5 lakh crore for irrigation projects and waiver of farm loans up to Rs. 1L borrowed from nationalized and cooperative banks.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaSC prohibits Reddy from campaigning, but the mining-baron is back
Former BJP heavyweight G Janardhana Reddy (GJR), charged in over 60 cases of illegal mining, cannot campaign in Ballari, the SC has ruled.
04 May 2018
Dalit'Stop drama of eating with Dalits': Mohan Bhagwat tells BJP-leaders
RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat advised BJP leaders to stop doing 'drama' of eating meals at Dalits' homes, and instead invite them to their houses, reported TOI.
04 May 2018
India'Women first' is the mantra for government and BJP: Modi
PM Narendra Modi today said that India is now moving forward from women development to women-led development and "women first" was the mantra of his government and the party.
04 May 2018
KarnatakaBN Vijaya Kumar, Karnataka poll-candidate, dies after heart-attack at rally
Sitting BJP MLA of Jayanagar in Karnataka, BN Vijaya Kumar, died in the wee hours today after a massive heart attack. He was 60.
04 May 2018
Red FortGet over it, 'Adopt a heritage' scheme actually makes sense
Government's 'Adopt a Heritage' (AaH) project stirred the Internet after Dalmia group signed an MoU to adopt the Red Fort.
03 May 2018
KarnatakaDeve Gowda gets emotional after PM Modi's humble praise
Taking on the Janata Dal (Secular) leader Deve Gowda, Rahul Gandhi termed him a "B team" (proxy), for the BJP in Karnataka.
03 May 2018
Madhya PradeshBJP President Amit Shah to address party-workers in MP tomorrow
BJP President Amit Shah will arrive in Bhopal tomorrow to address the party workers in Madhya Pradesh where the Assembly polls are due later this year.
03 May 2018
Gorakhpur3 categories for UP's OBC quota, minister calls it 'Brahmastra'
Considering the caste based challenges posed by the SP-BSP alliance, the UP government aims to distribute 82 OBC groups into 3 categories.
02 May 2018
Yogi AdityanathUninvited, BJP minister barges into a Dalit man's house
Rajnish Kumar, a Dalit man from Aligarh, alleged that a BJP minister barged into his house, uninvited, with his own food, mineral water and cutlery.
02 May 2018
IndiaPiyush Goyal: NASA images depict humongous change in India's brightness
Two interesting images released by NASA established a significant change of brightness in India in 2016, compared to 2013.
01 May 2018
KarnatakaStar campaigner is leading BJP's Karnataka election crusade
PM Modi kicked off his election campaign in Karnataka by launching a scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi. He said, "The Congress President is 'Namdaar' so how does he know about the efforts of 'Kaamdaars'?"
01 May 2018
KarnatakaCalling him 'naamdaar', PM Modi mocks Rahul Gandhi's 15-minute-speech challenge
Addressing a mega-rally in Karnataka, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Tuesday, took several digs at Congress President Rahul Gandhi, and dared him to speak for 15 minutes without a paper.
01 May 2018
IndiaPM Modi attacks Rahul Gandhi over "15 minute" dare
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched his campaign blitzkrieg in Karnataka, unleashing a blistering attack on Rahul Gandhi and daring him "to speak in any language" for 15 minutes about the achievements of the Siddaramaiah government without reading out from a piece of paper.
01 May 2018
IndiaRailways Minister Piyush Goyal must resign, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi today demanded the resignation of Union Minister Piyush Goyal after accusing him of being involved in the Rs. 48 crore Flashnet scam, which he said is about deceit, conflict of interest, and greed.
30 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiAccording to Gujarat speaker, BR Ambedkar, PM Modi are Brahmins
Adding to the list of controversial statements made by BJP leaders recently, Gujarat speaker Rajendra Trivedi said Dalit icon BR Ambedkar was a Brahmin.
30 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)AIIMS discharges Lalu Prasad Yadav, despite his protests
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) discharged RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday.
30 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Kavinder Gupta, seven others sworn in as J&K ministers
The Mehbooba Mufti-led Jammu and Kashmir cabinet was reshuffled on Monday, with Governor NN Vohra administering the oath of eight ministers.
30 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiMiffed with Biplab Deb's 'intelligent comments', PM Modi summons him
If media reports are to be believed, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Deb has been summoned by Prime Minister Modi for passing several controversial remarks in the recent days.
30 Apr 2018
Jammu And KashmirBJP's Nirmal Singh resigns as J&K deputy chief minister
Ahead of a much-awaited cabinet reshuffle, BJP's Nirmal Singh has resigned from his post of Deputy Chief Minister in Jammu & Kashmir's Mehbooba Mufti-government to give way to a new BJP face for the post.
30 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshYoung, first-generation leaders appointed in Congress reshuffle
Criticized for decades for the nepotistic politics, Congress finally seems to be taking a step in the right direction.
29 Apr 2018
Sonia Gandhi'BJP spreading hatred, fear': RaGa launches scathing attack on Modi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi said today that his party, unlike BJP, "respects differences of opinion and will protect any dissenters."
29 Apr 2018
XRahul Gandhi now the most followed Congress leader on Twitter
Congratulations are in order for Indian National Congress President Rahul Gandhi. He has finally overtaken Kerala MP Shashi Tharoor to become the most followed Congress leader on Twitter.
