Lok Sabha: News
31 May 2018
MaharashtraBypolls: BJP loses Kairana, wins Palghar in crucial elections
The counting of bypolls for four Lok Sabha seats started on Thursday morning.
31 May 2018
Uttar PradeshBJP will bite dust: RLD's Tabassum Hasan after winning Kairana
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Tabassum Hasan, who has taken a massive lead in Kairana by-polls, said the BJP will bite the dust once everyone joins hands.
27 May 2018
Andhra PradeshChandrababu Naidu is confident BJP won't win 2019 general elections
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said the Bharatiya Janata Party will not come to power again in 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
27 May 2018
JharkhandBypolls in 1 Lok Sabha, 5 Assembly seats tomorrow
The stage is set for by-polls to one Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in various states in India's eastern region tomorrow.
26 May 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Bhaichung Bhutia open to a federal front of regional parties
Former Indian footballer Bhaichung Bhutia, who is set to launch his political party on 31 May, has said that he is open to a federal front, but his party would fight the corrupt government of Sikkim.
26 May 2018
MayawatiBSP to declare Mayawati as PM candidate, discuss pre-poll alliances
Mayawati is likely to be projected as Bahujan Samaj Party's Prime Ministerial candidate for Lok Sabha elections of 2019 at its national executive meet, today.
24 May 2018
KarnatakaUnited Opposition in Karnataka, a signal for 2019 Lok Sabha?
After an intense fist fight between the BJP and the Congress-JD(S) coalition to assume power in Karnataka, HD Kumaraswamy swore-in as the CM yesterday. The ceremony, however, was out-shined by the stellar show of strength from the opposition parties.
23 May 2018
Narendra Modi100+ organizations hold protest march against Modi government's anti-people policies
Over 100 mass organizations today held a protest march in Delhi against the anti-people policies being pursued by the central government.
21 May 2018
World Health OrganizationNipah virus: Kerala on high alert after 11 deaths
The Kerala health department has been put on high alert in the wake of 11 deaths due to "Nipah" virus. The first incident was reported in Kozhikode district where three members of a family died.
19 May 2018
Odisha#4YearsOfModiGovt: PM to visit Odisha on the occasion
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on May 26 and address a public meeting at Cuttack, BJP state president Basant Panda said today.
16 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka poll result: NCP surprised, wants paper ballots over EVMs
Maharashtra NCP president Jayant Patil was surprised at the Karnataka poll results and demanded that the Election Commission(EC) should revert back to paper ballots in future elections instead of the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).
14 May 2018
West BengalWB Panchayat polls: 3 killed, several injured following sporadic violence
In a shocking turn of events, 3 people were left dead in the ongoing West Bengal Panchayat polls, amidst brutal violence between rival party members.
09 May 2018
IndiaIndian economy coming out of Demonetization and GST shock: IndRa
Indian economy is gradually coming out of the twin shock of demonetization and GST which temporarily derailed growth, India Ratings said.
09 May 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi targets Rahul Gandhi on Prime Minister remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi lashed out at Congress party President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday after the latter publicly declared his Prime Ministerial ambition and wondered whether the country would ever accept such an "immature and naamdar (famous)" leader for the post.
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
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu CM lays foundation stone for Jaya memorial 'mandapam'
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today laid the foundation stone for a memorial "mandapam" of late J Jayalalithaa in Chennai abutting her burial site on the Marina beachfront.
02 May 2018
Narendra ModiAhmed Patel writes to PM over bullet-train project land acquisition
Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has expressed his reservations over the way farmers' land was being acquired for the Ahmedabad-Mumbai bullet train project and wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking his intervention.
02 May 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Over 23,000 bank-fraud cases involving Rs. 1-lakh-crore in 5 years
Over 23,000 cases of fraud involving a whopping Rs. 1-lakh-crore have been reported in the past five years in various banks, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
01 May 2018
Union Public Service Commission75% visual impairment didn't stop Beed boy from cracking UPSC
Determination is the key to success, especially in the UPSC exams, and 25-year-old Jayant Mankale has proved it.
30 Apr 2018
MumbaiNHSRCL's 'chai pe charcha' with bullet train project affected persons
The National High Speed Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL), which is building a bullet train corridor between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, will hold what the company called "chai pe charcha" with project-affected-persons (PAPs) to solve issues.
28 Apr 2018
Election Commission of India (ECI)Using VVPATs to detect tampered EVMs is a good idea?
In the wake of rising complaints of tampered electronic voting machines (EVMs) hindering fair polling, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will use Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines in the 2019 elections.
27 Apr 2018
Uttar PradeshBJP 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.
25 Apr 2018
West BengalUP BJP MLA calls Mamata Banerjee 'Surpanakha', Congress as 'Ravana'
Just days after PM Narendra Modi's advice to BJP party-men to refrain from making controversial statements, Surendra Singh, a BJP MLA from Uttar Pradesh, targeted West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee calling her "Surpanakha" while comparing opposition Congress to "Ravana".
24 Apr 2018
BengaluruElectoral bonds: Third tranche of sale starts from May 1
The finance ministry on Tuesday said the third tranche of electoral bonds sale will take place from May 1-10.
22 Apr 2018
KarnatakaNothing wrong in Siddaramaiah contesting from 2 seats, claims Kharge
Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge said today there was nothing wrong in Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah contesting from two constituencies in the May 12 assembly polls, and expressed confidence he will win both the seats.
21 Apr 2018
IndiaIndia's growth momentum must continue despite elections, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund said it wants continued momentum in India's growth and structural reforms despite the election period.
19 Apr 2018
OdishaBJP has highest MPs, MLAs who committed 'crimes against women'
At least 48 MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crime against women, with BJP having the highest number of such politicians at 12, said the report released by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).
19 Apr 2018
Mumbai'Bar busting' ex-Mumbai police chief Arup Patnaik forays into politics
Former Mumbai police chief Arup 'bar busting' Patnaik made his foray into politics yesterday.
18 Apr 2018
IndiaPaid internship at Lok-Sabha: Details, how to apply and more
Students who wish to understand the working of Parliament can do so while getting paid, this summer.
17 Apr 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi can't face Lok Sabha for 15 minutes: RaGa
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi today said the PM is traveling across the country but he does not have 15 minutes to give a speech in the Lok Sabha.
17 Apr 2018
IndiaCambridge Analytica's 'proposal' to Congress leaked by Shehzad Poonawalla
Rebel Congress leader, Shehzad Poonawalla, has released a copy of Cambridge Analytica's proposal to Congress to prepare for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, India Today reports.
08 Apr 2018
Samajwadi PartyWill win 11 seats in UP Legislative Council polls: BJP
With the filing of nominations for Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council polls coming to a close tomorrow, BJP today sounded confident of bagging 11 out of 13 seats going to polls on April 26.
09 Apr 2018
Delhi High CourtNehru's wedding venue, Haksar Haveli, is now a garbage dump
All the Nehru-Gandhi family homes are well-known: 1, Safdarjung Road, Teen Murti House (Nehru Museum) and even Anand Bhawan (Allahabad).
08 Apr 2018
Samajwadi PartyAkhilesh Yadav says BSP-SP will fight 2019 elections together
In an NDTV interview, Akhilesh Yadav confirmed Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) will form an alliance for 2019 general elections.
07 Apr 2018
IndiaOpposition works hard to build consensus on removal of CJI
Opposition parties intend to carry on their efforts to build a broad consensus on the motion to remove the Chief Justice of India, Dipak Misra.
07 Apr 2018
Andhra PradeshBudget-session: LS worked for 1% of allotted time, RS 6%
The Budget session which concluded on Friday was, as per PRS legislative research, least productive since 2000. Lok Sabha spent just 1% of its allotted time on legislative business, while Rajya Sabha spent 6%.
06 Apr 2018
LucknowCrisis of credibility for politicians, 'vast-difference' in words, deeds: Rajnath
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said there was a "crisis of credibility" for politicians in the country due to the perception that there was a vast difference in their "words and deeds".
05 Apr 2018
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)FM Arun Jaitley likely to undergo surgery for kidney-related ailment
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is suffering from a kidney ailment and may have to undergo a surgery, sources close to the minister said.
05 Apr 2018
AIADMKNDA MPs to give up salaries for 'wasted parliament session'
The NDA has decided that no party MP will take salary for the 23 days wasted in parliament this time.
03 Apr 2018
National Crime Records BureauOver 47,000 crime cases under SC/ST Act in 2016: Government
As many as 47,338 cases of crime against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes were registered across the country in 2016, the Lok Sabha was informed today.
