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06 May 2018

Karnataka

Congress 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 Pradesh

MP 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

Karnataka

Congress 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

Karnataka

From 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 Pradesh

BJP 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

CM

Those 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 Modi

Modi 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

India

Karnataka Manifesto: Why urban Karnataka matters?

About 38% of Karnataka's population lives in urban areas.

04 May 2018

Karnataka

Women 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

Karnataka

Karnataka 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

Karnataka

SC 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

Karnataka

BN 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 Fort

Get 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

Karnataka

Deve 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 Pradesh

BJP 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

Gorakhpur

3 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 Adityanath

Uninvited, 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

India

Piyush 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

Karnataka

Star 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

Karnataka

Calling 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

India

PM 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

India

Railways 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 Modi

According 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.

AIIMS discharges Lalu Prasad Yadav, despite his protests

The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) discharged RJD leader Lalu Prasad Yadav on Monday.

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 Modi

Miffed 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 Kashmir

BJP'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 Pradesh

Young, 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

Twitter

Rahul 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.

28 Apr 2018

Madhya Pradesh

When Anandiben Patel gave election tips to BJP leaders

It is not every day that the governor of a state is caught on camera giving controversial advice to its party's leaders on how to get more votes. So when something like this surfaces, it cannot not go viral.

28 Apr 2018

Yogi Adityanath

UP: Protesters throw tomatoes and eggs at minister's home

Protesters hurled tomatoes and eggs today at the home of Uttar Pradesh minister Om Prakash Rajbhar for saying that Rajputs and Yadavs consumed more liquor than others.

27 Apr 2018

Uttar Pradesh

BJP will fight 2019 LS polls on development, governance: Rajnath

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the BJP will contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on the issues of development and good governance.

27 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka elections: Rahul Gandhi promises 1 crore jobs in manifesto

Congress President Rahul Gandhi released Karnataka Manifesto 2018-2023 on Friday and promised 1 crore jobs in a span of five years.

27 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Karnataka polls: Congress manifesto released by Rahul promises 1cr jobs

Congress President Rahul Gandhi today released the party's election manifesto for the Karnataka Assembly polls that promises the creation of 1 corer jobs over five years.

26 Apr 2018

Bollywood

Shatrughan Sinha doesn't deny casting couch's existence in Bollywood, Parliament

Wading into the ongoing conversation on casting couch, actor and BJP leader Shatrughan Sinha said it's prevalent in both politics and Bollywood.

26 Apr 2018

Yogi Adityanath

CM Adityanath, Akhilesh, Mayawati to address rallies in poll-bound Karnataka

The Karnataka Assembly polls are the new battlefield for political stalwarts of Uttar Pradesh, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav, and BSP chief Mayawati, who will be crisscrossing the state to turn the tide in favor of their respective parties.

26 Apr 2018

Karnataka

Development our only agenda: PM Modi tells Karnataka BJP workers

PM Narendra Modi said today that development was his only agenda for the upcoming Karnataka Assembly polls, and accused the state's Congress government of stalling its progress.