Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News
Goa PWD-Minister Sudin Dhavalikar hospitalized in Mumbai for unknown illness
Goa Public Works Department Minister Sudin Dhavalikar has been admitted to a hospital in Mumbai, a family member said today but refused to identify the illness.
At least 21 PDP legislators pledged support to Mufti: Party-sources
At least 21 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legislators met party chief Mehbooba Mufti since yesterday and pledged their support to her.
Karnataka budget: Congress might ask Kumaraswamy to lower fuel prices
Karnataka CM HD Kumaraswamy's decision to increase fuel prices in Karnataka's budget seems to have irked not just the common man, but coalition partner Congress as well.
Gujarat: Hardik, Alpesh, Jignesh booked for raid at woman's house
Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel and Gujarat MLAs Alpesh Thakor and Jignesh Mevani were booked on charges of trespassing after allegedly leading a "raid" at a house where they claimed liquor was illegally stored.
'Standard-of-living' has improved since BJP came to power: Adityanath
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath claimed that the standard of living of the people had improved since the BJP came to power in the state last year.
BJP continuing Governor's rule in J&K for peace: Ram Madhav
BJP General-Secretary Ram Madhav today rejected reports that his party was working to form a government in Jammu and Kashmir with PDP MLAs and said it was for continuing with Governor's rule in J&K in the interest of peace and development.
PM reaches Jaipur to address welfare scheme beneficiaries
PM Narendra Modi arrived in Jaipur today to address the beneficiaries of various welfare schemes of the BJP governments at the Center and in the state.
Umar Khalid to take JNU panel's rustication recommendation to court
JNU student Umar Khalid said that he will challenge in court the University panel's recommendation upholding his rustication in connection with a February 9, 2016 incident against Afzal Guru's hanging, during which anti-national slogans were allegedly raised in campus.
Congress accuses BJP of being involved in mega bitcoin scam
The Indian National Congress (INC) has accused the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) of being involved in a "mega Bitcoin scam" worth anything between Rs. 5,000 crore and Rs. 88,000 crore.
Gujarat: Bavaliya quits Congress; gets 3 portfolios in BJP government
Senior OBC leader and former Congress legislator, Kunwarji Bavaliya, yesterday took charge as the Water Supply, Animal Husbandry, and Rural Housing Minister in Gujarat's ruling BJP government.
MP: BJP-youth shoots self to prove his love for female-friend
A 30-year-old leader of the BJP's youth wing is in a critical condition after he allegedly shot himself outside the residence of his female friend to prove his love for her, police said today.
Maharashtra: Social activist allegedly thrashed by BJP supporters
A social activist Pravin Surana was allegedly thrashed by workers of Bharatiya Janata Party in Warora, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, for criticizing state finance and planning minister Sudhir Mungantiwar, on Sunday.
'Intezaar kyon? Lijiye block kar diya': Swaraj to Twitter troll
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj continues to take on the vicious trolls targeting her over the issuance of passport to an interfaith couple.
Gujarat: Senior Congress leader, four-time MLA set to join BJP
Senior Congress OBC leader and four-time MLA Kunwarji Bavaliya today resigned from the party and is set to join the ruling BJP in Gujarat.
West Bengal: BJP worker's body found with hands, legs tied
On Monday, the body of a BJP worker was discovered floating in a lake in Murshidabad district, West Bengal with his hands and feet tied with a rope.
Meet Subodh Kumar Jaiswal, Mumbai Police's new boss
Mumbai Police got a new chief this weekend as senior IPS officer Subodh Kumar Jaiswal took charge of the force on Saturday.
SC to hear Ahmed Patel's plea against petition challenging RS-election
The Supreme Court will hear Congress leader Ahmed Patel's petition seeking a direction to the Gujarat High Court to not proceed with a plea challenging his election to the Rajya Sabha on July 9.
Uttarakhand-Principal suspended for 'abusing' CM sahab, now being assured justice
Days after suspending a school principal for "abusing" the CM, the BJP government in Uttarakhand has now reached out to Uttara Pant Bahuguna, assuring support.
Scribe killings: CBI books 3 IPFT-leaders, 300-500 activists in Tripura
CBI has booked three Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) leaders, along with 300-500 members of the political party in Tripura, after taking over the probes into the killings of two journalists in the state last year, officials said.
Lucknow: BJP councilors want Lakshman-statue near iconic mosque, controversy erupts
Two Bharatiya Janta Party councillors- Ram Krishna Yadav and Rajneesh Gupta- wrote to Lucknow Mayor Sanyukta Bhatia regarding construction of Lakshman statue near the iconic Teele Waali Masjid, a move opposed by Muslim clerics.
West Bengal: Congress divided over alliance with ruling TMC
Fissures seem to have appeared in Congress's West Bengal unit over the issue of forging an alliance with the ruling Trinamool Congress for the crucial 2019 polls, with a section of leaders keen on the tie-up and the state leadership rejecting the idea.
GST has become a 'bad word' among common citizens: Chidambaram
Former Finance minister P Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the central government on the first anniversary of GST regime.
BJP government in Christian-dominated Arunachal mulls repealing anti-conversion law
The BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh is reportedly planning to repeal a 40-year-old law that bans forced religious conversions.
Thank, Sansad Ji: BJP MLA tells Mandsaur rape victim's parents
In Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur, an eight-year-old was raped, a rod was inserted into her private parts and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan demanded a death sentence for the accused.
Babul Supriyo refuses facilities provided by TMC government in protest
A day after he got into an altercation with the District Magistrate of West Bengal's Purulia while visiting the public rally of BJP President Amit Shah on Thursday, Union Minister of State for Heavy Industries, Babul Supriyo, has decided not to accept any facility provided by Mamata administration in protest.
After triple talaq, Centre to oppose nikah halala and polygamy
After pushing to criminalize instant triple talaq, the Centre will rally against Muslim practices of nikah halala and polygamy, in Supreme Court.
UP Congress conducts written test, practice interviews for potential spokespersons
The Uttar Pradesh unit of the Congress party has conducted a written test and interviewed candidates for its new-media team in UP, introducing a system the party had tried in Gujarat and Karnataka.
Tripura: Man spreading awareness about rumor-mongering suspected as 'child-lifter', lynched
A man hired by the Tripura Information and Culture department to spread awareness against rumor-mongering was among two persons lynched in different areas of Tripura on the suspicion of being child-lifters, police said.
Still looking for 'achche din': Chidambaram over record-fall of rupee
Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram today took a dig at the government over the record fall of the Indian rupee against the US dollar, saying he was still looking forward to the BJP's 'achhe din'.
Modi visits Vajpayee at AIIMS for the third time
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited his ailing predecessor Atal Bihari Vajpayee for 15-minutes, who is undergoing treatment at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).
Surgical strike video: RS Prasad furiously hits back at Congress
Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad went all guns blazing at Congress for its comment that Bharatiya Janata Party used surgical strike of 2016 to gain votes.
Only if PM Modi was as compassionate as CM Modi
The survey by Thomson Reuters ranking India as the most dangerous country for women has sparked a controversy.
Manipur University: Impasse continues for 29th-day over removal of VC
Academic activities of the Manipur University remained suspended for the 29th day today following students' agitation demanding the removal of the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Aditya Prasad Pandey.
Flipkart customer complains about order, gets SMS to join BJP
In a bizarre turn of events, a Kolkata man got a text thanking him for joining Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after he dialled Flipkart.com to complain of a faulty order.
#1975Emergency: Modi slams Congress, says 'Emergency' imposed for selfish interests
Slamming Congress and the Gandhi family on the 43rd anniversary of the imposition of Emergency, PM Narendra Modi today said India was "turned into a jail for the selfish personal interests" of that family.
Ram Temple will be built, have patience: Cornered Yogi assures
The Ram Temple issue has come to the fore again, with agitated seers and politicians cornering UP CM Yogi Adityanath yesterday, at the birthday celebrations of Mahant Nritya Gopal Das in Ayodhya.
Emergency@43: BJP remembers those 'Dark Days'
BJP is today observing "Black Day" to mark 43rd anniversary of the Emergency, imposed on June 25, 1975 by the then PM, Indira Gandhi.
No probe will be ordered into 'exchange-of-currency' in Ahmedabad-bank: Sinha
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha yesterday said the government wouldn't order any probe into reports of exchange of currency notes worth Rs. 745.58cr at Ahmedabad District Cooperative Bank within five days of the announcement of demonetization on November 8, 2016.
Blow to BJP: Five-time Rajasthan MLA quits citing CM's corruption
In yet another blow to the BJP, Ghanshyam Tiwari, a five-time MLA from Rajasthan, has quit the party, citing 'new heights of corruption.'
Maharashtra Legislative Council polls: Voting underway in four seats
Elections are being held today for the Mumbai Graduates', Mumbai Teachers', Konkan Graduates' and Nashik Teachers' constituencies of the Maharashtra Legislative Council.