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11 Feb 2019
LucknowPriyanka Gandhi joins Twitter, gets 32,000 followers in minutes
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the in-charge of Congress for Uttar Pradesh East, joined Twitter on Monday ahead of her mega roadshow in Lucknow.
11 Feb 2019
Narendra ModiOn day-long fast, Chandrababu Naidu attacks Modi, gets opposition's support
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who started his day-long fast in New Delhi on Monday, slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not granting special status to the state.
11 Feb 2019
LucknowRoadshow in Lucknow: Neta Priyanka and brother Rahul take centerstage
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the in-charge of Congress for UP East will sound the poll bugle in Lucknow with a grand roadshow on Monday.
10 Feb 2019
West BengalWB: BJP leader Mukul Roy booked for TMC MLA's murder
BJP leader Mukul Roy is among the four people who have been booked for the murder of a Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday night.
10 Feb 2019
KarnatakaSM Krishna: Quit Congress because of Rahul Gandhi's 'constant interference'
On Saturday, former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP leader SM Krishna attacked Congress chief Rahul Gandhi.
10 Feb 2019
West BengalRahul Gandhi thinks alliance with TMC would be 'disastrous'
Days after he openly voiced support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, it appears that Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has no intention of forging an alliance with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
09 Feb 2019
Madhya PradeshRahul Gandhi to meet Congress state chiefs to discuss strategy
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is slated to meet the party's state chiefs and leaders on Saturday to discuss and start finalizing the grand old party's election strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
08 Feb 2019
KarnatakaKumaraswamy releases audio-clips, claims Yeddyurappa trying to topple his government
Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy today released two audio clips purportedly of BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa trying to lure JD(S) MLA Nagan Gouda, claiming the party was trying to topple his government.
08 Feb 2019
BiharMuzaffarpur sex scandal: Lalu flays Nitish Kumar over SC order
RJD national president Lalu Prasad has flayed his arch-rival and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over Supreme Court's order to transfer Muzaffarpur sex scandal to a POCSO court in Delhi.
08 Feb 2019
IndiaDefense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Rahul Gandhi over Rafale allegations
After Rahul Gandhi, citing a report by The Hindu, accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being "directly involved in the Rafale scam", Defense Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back.
07 Feb 2019
Narendra ModiRahul Gandhi: Congress will strike down triple talaq law
Speaking at the AICC minority convention in Delhi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, said that his party would strike down the law criminalizing triple talaq, if voted to power.
06 Feb 2019
Uttar PradeshScindia takes charge as AICC general-secretary, resolves to strengthen party
Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia today took charge as the All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh West with a "resolve to strengthen the party in the state".
06 Feb 2019
Uttar PradeshPriyanka Gandhi takes office: Here's what happened on first day
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the newly-inducted Congress general secretary for UP East, got into action on Tuesday, a day after she returned from a private visit to the United States.
05 Feb 2019
MaharashtraPrashant Kishor meets Uddhav Thackeray, will help Sena in 2019
Poll strategist Prashant Kishor, who joined Janata Dal (United) in October'18, will help Shiv Sena, BJP's ally, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, multiple reports claimed.
05 Feb 2019
West BengalCBI v/s Kolkata Police: How is it Mamata's moral victory?
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the Supreme Court's verdict on the tiff between Central Bureau of Investigation and Kolkata police was a 'moral victory'.
05 Feb 2019
IndiaPM Modi nothing like Indira Gandhi, says Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi dismissed comparisons between his grandmother Indira Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, and the current PM, Narendra Modi.
04 Feb 2019
Arvind KejriwalFasting Anna Hazare says BJP 'used him' in 2014
Activist Anna Hazare, whose fast entered the sixth day on Monday, said the Bharatiya Janata Party 'used him' in 2014 and his agitation helped the saffron party come to power.
04 Feb 2019
BiharBihar: Modi 'bhakt' arrested for derogatory post on Priyanka Gandhi
The Bihar police said on Monday that they have arrested a man who posted an obscene tweet featuring a morphed picture of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Congress' national secretary for UP East.
04 Feb 2019
Narendra ModiHere's what PM Modi's mother told him during his rise
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently had his fourth interaction with popular Facebook page, Humans of Bombay.
04 Feb 2019
West BengalMamata Didi wants to 'save democracy'. Here's why it's ironical
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has gone on an overdrive to 'save democracy'.
04 Feb 2019
West BengalMamata-Modi showdown: Didi pulls all nighter in dharna against Center
Following the face-off between the Kolkata Police and the CBI, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee started a dharna on Sunday night, and spent the whole night on a makeshift dias in a mark of protest against what she perceives as a constitutional coup against her government by the Center.
04 Feb 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Mamata-Modi showdown: Opposition stands united with Didi; CBI moves SC
Kolkata turned into a battlefield on Sunday after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee sat on a dharna to protest Narendra Modi's 'authoritarian regime'.
03 Feb 2019
West BengalYogi Adityanath denied permission to land in West Bengal
In the latest chapter of the BJP's tussle with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, the state government, on Sunday, denied permission for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's chopper to land.
03 Feb 2019
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Raipur journalist covering BJP meet thrashed by party men
A journalist of a Raipur-based website was allegedly beaten up yesterday by BJP functionaries while he was recording a meeting of the party's district-level meeting in Raipur.
03 Feb 2019
GujaratCongress MLA Asha Patel resigns; accuses party of divisive politics
In a jolt to the Congress in Gujarat ahead of Lok Sabha polls, party leader Asha Patel resigned yesterday, accusing the party of factionalism and divisive politics.
02 Feb 2019
Lok SabhaMandir wahi banega, says Shah; asks RaGa to clarify stand
While addressing booth workers of two Lok Sabha constituencies- Tehri and Haridwar on Saturday, BJP President Amit Shah reiterated his party's stand on the sensitive Ayodhya issue. He said Ram Temple would be built at the disputed site.
02 Feb 2019
West BengalModi in Bengal: Praises Citizenship Bill, asks for TMC's support
Addressing a rally in West Bengal's Thakurnagar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the crowd's strength rattled Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Hence, Didi has taken the route of violence, he quipped.
01 Feb 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaBhagwat says Ram Mandir construction in 4-months; protesters demand date
On Friday, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat warned the government that work on the Ram Mandir would begin in four months if no concrete steps were taken to commence the construction of the temple.
01 Feb 2019
IndiaPM Modi says 'budget for new India' will benefit everyone
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said all classes of society will benefit from the Union Budget 2019, which was presented by Piyush Goyal earlier in the day.
01 Feb 2019
Narendra Modi#Budget2019: BJP leaders hail 'robust announcements', Opposition dubs it 'jumla'
The interim budget presented by acting Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday invited a flurry of reactions in the country.
31 Jan 2019
FacebookSmriti slams RaGa on Parrikar meet, says he is hallucinating
In a stinging Facebook post, Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani tore into Congress President Rahul Gandhi on the claims he made after his recent meeting with Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar.
31 Jan 2019
IndiaParliament Budget Session 2019 begins: Details here
On Thursday, President Ram Nath Kovind addressed a joint sitting of both Houses of the Parliament, and kicked off the Budget Session.
31 Jan 2019
AssamAssam: BJP leader thrashed by protesters of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Amid the tense situation in Assam over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, a BJP leader was on Wednesday thrashed and manhandled by protesters in the Tinsukia district of the state.
30 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiRaGa mocks Modi's gutter-gas theory: Details here
With barbs being traded almost every day this election season, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday made fun of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gutter gas theory which got him trolled last year.
30 Jan 2019
Mahatma GandhiOn Gandhi's death anniversary, Hindu Mahasabha recreates his assassination
In a shocking incident, right-wing outfit Hindu Mahasabha recreated the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, Wednesday, in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.
30 Jan 2019
GoaTube in nose, ailing Goa CM Manohar Parrikar presents budget
In a sight that evokes concern, ailing Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar presented the state budget on Wednesday while seated with a tube inserted into his nose.
30 Jan 2019
Narendra ModiParrikar writes to RaGa: Didn't discuss Rafale with you
Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday wrote a letter to Congress President Rahul Gandhi saying he was disappointed with his version of their meeting, which was widely reported in media, and clarified the Rafale deal wasn't discussed.
30 Jan 2019
XChidambaram 'mourns' NSC's death, blames government's 'malicious negligence'
With two members of the National Statistical Commission resigning, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram today said that one more venerable institution has died due to the government's "malicious negligence".
30 Jan 2019
West BengalViolence erupts after Shah's rally: Rajnath, Mamata argue on call
On Tuesday, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh had a heated exchange. Singh had called her over the violence that erupted after BJP President Amit Shah addressed a rally in WB, earlier in the day.
29 Jan 2019
Madhya PradeshAfter RaGa's minimum-wage, now Modi mulling Universal Basic Income
The Narendra Modi government is planning to announce Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the budget which will be presented on February 1, IANS reports.
