Politics

BJP leader Ghatge joins Sharad Pawar’s party ahead of polls

Pune: Raje Samarjeet Ghatge, a BJP leader from Kolhapur district, on Tuesday joined the Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (SP). He joined the party in Pawar’s presence at a public meeting in…
AAP reacts to Rahul Gandhi’s ‘interest’ in alliance for Haryana polls

New Delhi: AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday welcomed reports claiming Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has shown interest in the possibility of an alliance with the Arvind Kejriwal-led…

Andhra CM Naidu uses drones to deliver food in flood-affected Vijayawada

Amaravathi: In an innovative relief effort, Andhra Pradesh chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu has used drone technology to distribute food to flood victims in Ajith Singh Nagar locality of Vijayawada on Monday.…
Will setup State Disaster Response Force: Telangana CM Revanth

Hyderabad: Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Monday, September 2, announced that the government will establish a ‘State Disaster Response Force’ with 8 teams comprising 100 persons in each of them,…
BJP ranks swelling, Congress losing members

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is working to expand on a two-track basis. The first is by recruiting influential leaders from other parties, particularly Congress. Although this may involve a small number…
Karnataka CM post not vacant, Siddaramaiah will continue: Shivakumar

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar on Monday said that the CM’s post was not vacant and the incumbent Siddaramaiah will continue in it. He was reacting to senior Congress…
SC notice to Telangana CM Revanth over Congress posts on Kavitha’s bail

Hyderabad: In its response to the petition filed by BRS MLA G Jagadish Reddy who alleged that the Congress government was questioning the independence of the judiciary, the Supreme Court on Monday,…

Flood water in their rooms, tears in their eyes: Harish Rao on Telangana floods

Hyderabad: Demanding a compensation of Rs 10,000 per acre for crops damaged due to floods, BRS MLA T Harish Rao advised the state government to stop politics of blame game and demolitions,…
Rahul Gandhi slams BJP for ‘passive stance’ on rising hate crimes

New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Sunday targeted the central government over recent incidents in Charkhi Dadri, Haryana, and Dhule, Maharashtra.…
Will allocate 40 seats to Muslim candidates in Bihar: Prashant Kishor

Patna: Jan Suraaj Chief Prashant Kishor on Sunday announced that his party would allocate at least 40 seats to Muslim candidates in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. “The representation of Muslims in…
MP HC slated to hear plea against release of Kangana’s-starrer ‘Emergency’

Jabalpur: The Madhya Pradesh High Court is slated to hear a Sikh body’s plea on Monday seeking directions to stop the release of actor-politician Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film “Emergency”, which is stuck…
KTR expresses deep concern over Congress govt’s ‘neglect’ of education

Hyderabad: BRS Working President KTR has expressed deep concern over the Congress government’s “severe neglect” of school education in the state. The “neglect by the Congress government has been distancing poor and…
Kharge, Sonia, Rahul among Congress’ 40 star campaigners for J&K polls

New Delhi: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, CPP Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, former party chief Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are among the 40 ‘star campaigners’ whose names were announced on…
What face does KCR have to go to people, asks Telangana Dy CM

Hyderabad: In wake of reports that Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) would be going to the masses to ‘expose’ the Congress government, deputy chief minister Bhatti Vikramarka on…
Karnataka Congress stages ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ protest march, asks Guv about pending pleas

Bengaluru: The Karnataka Congress staged a ‘Raj Bhavan Chalo’ protest march on Saturday, condemning the Governor’s consent to prosecute Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) case and questioning…