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24 Oct 2019
MaharashtraAssembly elections 2019: BJP takes lead in Maharashtra and Haryana
As BJP hopes for an encore in both Maharashtra and Haryana, the early trends show its dream will be fulfilled.
23 Oct 2019
Sonia GandhiSonia Gandhi meets DK Shivakumar in Tihar: Details here
Congress is not giving up on its leaders, even the jailed ones. This is the message interim party president Sonia Gandhi sent on Wednesday when she visited DK Shivakumar in Tihar prison.
21 Oct 2019
MaharashtraAssembly polls: Poor voter turnout in Maharashtra and Haryana
In Maharashtra and Haryana, voting for Assembly polls is underway, but the turnout has been extremely poor.
21 Oct 2019
Ministry of Health and Family WelfareCows and BJP: 5 times its ministers made silly remarks
Recently, Goa minister Michael Lobo said cows in the coastal state have turned "non-vegetarian," baffling all of us.
21 Oct 2019
HaryanaVoting begins in Haryana and Maharashtra, PM Modi tweets message
The states of Haryana and Maharashtra are witnessing a lot of political action as voting began on Monday.
20 Oct 2019
IndiaAfter Piyush Goyal criticizes Abhijit Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi supports Nobel-winner
Abhijit Banerjee winning Nobel Prize for his stupendous work in Economics is a matter of pride for India, but unfortunately, the 58-year-old has found himself at the center of mud-slinging.
19 Oct 2019
IndiaLandslide BJP victory in Haryana, majority in Maharashtra: Survey
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to score a landslide victory in Haryana, and a big win in alliance with the Shiv Sena in the upcoming Assembly elections, according to a pre-poll survey by IANS-CVoter.
19 Oct 2019
IndiaOne man, many failures: Presenting to you Shri Narendra Modi
No one will ever attach the word failure with Narendra Modi. The man has a cult following, his followers are ready to take any bullet (quite literally) for him, he has an incredible list of highest civilian awards from many nations. And, he keeps winning elections.
19 Oct 2019
MumbaiMaharashtra elections 2019: Salman Khan's bodyguard Shera joins Shiv Sena
Just three days before the crucial Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Bollywood actor Salman Khan's long-time aide Gurmeet Singh alias Shera joined the Shiv Sena on Friday, ANI reported.
18 Oct 2019
MaharashtraManmohan Singh says Congress not against Savarkar, only 'Hindutva ideology'
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday criticized the Maharashtra BJP for proposing a Bharat Ratna for Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, famously known as Veer Savarkar.
16 Oct 2019
West BengalWill Sourav Ganguly join BJP? Former Indian captain addresses rumors
Sourav Ganguly, the former captain of the Indian cricket team, has many records to his name. And earlier this week, he started his new innings when he was elected as the chief of BCCI, the top cricket administrative body in the country.
15 Oct 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra Elections: BJP's manifesto promises Bharat Ratna for Savarkar
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra on Tuesday released its manifesto for the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
15 Oct 2019
Jammu And KashmirShah says Omar and Mehbooba have been detained under PSA
The continued detention of politicians of Jammu and Kashmir, more than two months after Article 370 was rescinded, has raised concerns.
14 Oct 2019
MaharashtraWhere was 'nikamma'?: Congress' Sanjay Nirupam slams Milind Deora
As Maharashtra braces itself for crucial assembly polls, Congress is dealing with infighting, which is getting uglier with each passing day.
14 Oct 2019
HaryanaHaryana CM calls Sonia Gandhi "mari hui chuhiya", Congress fumes
Manohar Lal Khattar, the Chief Minister of Haryana, is (in)famous for his controversial remarks. He says things which spark a huge row, and Khattar has done it again by targeting interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi.
13 Oct 2019
IndiaUnion Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws 'no economic slowdown' comment
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday withdrew his controversial statements from the day before wherein he cited the box office performance of three films as proof that India's economy is stable.
10 Oct 2019
Jammu And KashmirWhy sign bond, Mufti's daughter questions manner of releasing politicians
Iltija Mufti, the daughter of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, on Thursday slammed the Centre, once again, for imposing conditions before releasing the politicians of Kashmir.
10 Oct 2019
IndiaFor calling Modis "thieves", Rahul pleads not guilty in court
Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi returned to India from his trip to Cambodia on Thursday, and his first stop was a court in Surat where he appeared in connection to a defamation case.
10 Oct 2019
Madhya PradeshAfter Salman Khurshid, Jyotiraditya Scindia says Congress must introspect
Congress, which was wiped out in general elections of April-May, needs dire introspection, feels its leader Jyotiraditya Scindia.
09 Oct 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaShehla Rashid quits electoral politics, cites Kashmiris' suppression as reason
The lockdown in Kashmir is unfortunate and the announcement of Block Development Council elections a sham, feels activist-turned-politician Shehla Rashid.
09 Oct 2019
Sonia GandhiCongress' problem is that Rahul Gandhi walked away: Salman Khurshid
Evidently, Congress is fighting for survival. The party faced its straight second defeat in the Lok Sabha elections in May, proving it is extremely far from reality.
09 Oct 2019
Farooq AbdullahJ&K: Congress will not participate in local BDC elections
On Wednesday, Congress announced that it will not participate in the Block Development Council (BDC) elections of Jammu and Kashmir.
08 Oct 2019
Madhya PradeshBJP's TikTok-star scolds for not chanting "Bharat Mata ki jai"
As Haryana gears up for assembly polls on October 21, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate has quite conveniently taken the limelight.
07 Oct 2019
MumbaiMehbooba Mufti's daughter says Kashmir less important than Aarey trees
Earlier today, the Supreme Court put a stay on the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey Colony until further orders, days after protests escalated over the weekend.
06 Oct 2019
Jammu And KashmirJ&K authorities allow PDP delegation to meet Mehbooba Mufti
Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday allowed a 10-member delegation of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) to meet party chief and former Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, who has been under detention for the past two months.
06 Oct 2019
AIADMKAIADMK-leader says "book" wind for techie's death due to banner
A 23-year-old techie died in Chennai in September after a banner of AIADMK fell on her. Her death even sparked the anger of Madras High Court which pulled up the ruling party for not keeping a check on deadly banners.
06 Oct 2019
JammuCharged with PSA, Farooq Abdullah meets National Conference delegation
National Conference patriarch Farooq Abdullah and his son Omar today met a 15-member delegation of their party, led by leader Devender Singh Rana.
06 Oct 2019
BiharBihar floods: Nitish Kumar's JD(U) slams "ally" Giriraj Singh
The devastation in Bihar, courtesy heavy rainfall, impacted the political corridors with Union Minister Giriraj Singh constantly slamming ally JD(U), led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
06 Oct 2019
Jammu And KashmirTwo months later, National Conference leaders allowed to meet Abdullahs
A delegation of the National Conference (NC) will meet the senior-most leaders of the party, Farooq and Omar Abdullah, on Sunday.
05 Oct 2019
MizoramAmit Shah visits Mizoram to talk Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Union Home Minister and BJP president Amit Shah on Saturday visited Aizawl, Mizoram, to gain support for the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Northeast.
05 Oct 2019
HaryanaEx-Haryana Congress chief Ashok Tanwar resigns ahead of state polls
A month after he was removed as Haryana Congress chief, Ashok Tanwar announced his resignation from the party on Saturday.
04 Oct 2019
MumbaiCongress will just win 3-4 seats in Mumbai: Sanjay Nirupam
Congress has to rise from the ashes if it wants to stay relevant in Indian politics. And by the looks of it, the grand old party isn't serious about this.
03 Oct 2019
MaharashtraMaharashtra elections: BJP ally fields Chhota Rajan's rape-accused brother
In what qualifies as a weird news, the brother of jailed underworld don Chhota Rajan will be fighting the upcoming Maharashtra elections.
03 Oct 2019
Shiv SenaKnow the net worth of Shiv Sena scion Aaditya Thackeray
Young gun Aaditya Thackeray has formally stepped into the poll arena by filing his nomination from Worli assembly constituency of Maharashtra.
03 Oct 2019
Narendra ModiPragya Thakur, who called Godse 'patriot', misses Gandhi Jayanti events
By fielding Pragya Thakur from Bhopal in summer elections, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) drew ire from several quarters. Fortunately, the gamble paid off as she bettered Congress stalwart Digvijaya Singh by a huge margin and won.
02 Oct 2019
Jammu And KashmirTwo months later, Jammu politicians released. Kashmir's remain under detention
Nearly two months after they were detained, politicians of Jammu were released by the state administration. However, their counterparts in Kashmir weren't as lucky as their detention didn't end.
01 Oct 2019
West BengalWill give Hindu refugees citizenship: Amit Shah in Bengal
During his first visit to West Bengal since Modi 2.0, BJP chief and Union Home Minister Amit Shah pushed for the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the state while addressing a rally in Kolkata on Tuesday.
01 Oct 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaSetback for Fadnavis, SC quashes clean chit given to him
Setting aside the clean chits given to him by a trial court and Bombay High Court, the Supreme Court on Tuesday said that Maharashtra's Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will face trial in connection to a fake affidavit case.
01 Oct 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi didn't endorse Trump in Houston: Foreign Minister Jaishankar
Last month, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a mega event in Houston, US, with the American President Donald Trump by his side, he used the slogan "Ab ki baar Trump sarkar", which many saw as an endorsement for the Republican candidate.
30 Sep 2019
HaryanaHaryana polls: Wrestlers Babita Phogat, Yogeshwar Dutt get BJP ticket
On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced its first list of candidates for the Haryana Assembly elections to be held on October 21.