Politics

Need to erase caste from mind to end discrimination: RSS chief Bhagwat

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that if caste discrimination is to be eliminated from social practice, then caste must first be erased from the mind. In…
Congress disrespected Assam, opened doors for infiltrators: PM Modi

Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, January 17, accused the Congress of disrespecting the culture and heritage of Assam, claiming that it was evident from the party rolling out a red…

Delhi HC dismisses petition against Manish Sisodia’s 2020 win

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Saturday, January 17, dismissed a petition challenging the election of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Manish Sisodia from Patparganj in the 2020 Assembly polls. Justice…
Suspense over Mumbai Mayor’s post, Shinde’s corporators moved to luxury hotel

Mumbai: The Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena on Saturday, January 17, shifted its newly elected corporators in Mumbai to a luxury hotel in the city amid suspense over who would become the next…
Rohith Vemula Act will soon be introduced in Telangana: Dy CM Bhatti

Hyderabad: Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Saturday, January 17, said that the Rohith Vemula Act will be introduced in the state at the earliest. Earlier in the day, a…
Hyderabad Police denies permission for BRS’ Secunderabad Bachao march

Hyderabad: The Hyderabad Police allegedly denied permission to the Bharat Rashtra Samithi’s (BRS) Secunderabad Bachao Rally on Saturday, January 17, during which a march to the Secunderabad Railway Station was planned to…
Beautiful women from these castes attract rape: MP Congress MLA

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya kicked up a controversy by linking beauty to rape and also claiming sexual crimes against women from “certain castes” got encouragement from some scriptures…

Hyderabad: Owaisi completed just 8 of 69 civic work in last term

Hyderabad: In the current Lok Sabha term, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Member of Parliament (MP) Asaduddin Owaisi has spent only Rs 57.66 lakh from the Rs 9.80 crore provided by…
Revanth Reddy lays foundation stone for IIIT Mahabubnagar

Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy laid the foundation stone for IIIT Mahabubnagar at Chittaboyinapalli on Saturday, January 17, being built at a cost of Rs 200 crore, with construction expected…
Political murder: BJP blames Opposition for role in BLO suicides during SIR

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on Saturday, January 17, held press conferences targeting the Indian National Congress, Trinamool Congress (TMC) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), refuting claims that the Booth…
BJP is expanding as political space of other parties shrinking in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Riding on the momentum from its strong showing in the November 2024 assembly elections, the BJP has further expanded its footprint in Maharashtra even as the political bases of other parties…
BRS condemns Hyderabad’s Puranapul communal incident

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader Shaik Abdullah Sohail on Friday, January 16, condemned the Puranapul communal incident in which a temple and shrine were vandalised. He also expressed concern over the…
Congress takes swipe at Modi govt over US-Pak military exercise

New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday, January 17, took a swipe at the Modi government and said the joint training exercise by American and pakistani troops was “yet another blow to the…
BJP-led Mahayuti set to win 25 out of 29 municipal corporations in Maharashtra

Mumbai: Breaking the nearly three-decade-old dominance of the undivided Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday, January 16, emerged as the single largest party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC)…
AIMIM wins 114 seats in Maharashtra civic polls, ups tally from 2017

Mumbai: The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) on Friday, January 16, won 114 seats in the municipal corporation elections in Maharashtra, increasing its tally significantly from the previous elections in 2017. AIMIM’s…