Politics

Litmus test for BJP govt, will PM Modi act against Brij Bhushan: Congress

New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP-led Centre after a Delhi Police report claimed that it has verified the charges of six top wrestlers against BJP MP and…
Will do ‘surgery’ on BJP, along with Lalu and Nitish, in coming days: Tejashwi

Patna: Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav, who returned here from his US visit on Sunday, said that he, along with his RJD’s chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,…

Maharashtra: Fadnavis holds meet with Shinde for second straight day

Mumbai: For the second day in a row, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis went into conference with Chief Minister Eknath Shinde at his official residence, Varsha, in Mumbai on Friday. Fadnavis…
Centre using UCC to target non-BJP states: TN CM MK Stalin

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday accused the BJP-led central government of using the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) against non-BJP states, alleging that those speaking against the proposed legislation…
‘Tamasha’ not democracy: Kapil Sibal on Maharashtra developments

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Thursday dubbed the political developments in Maharashtra as a “tamasha”, and said the law seems to allow it. He also said the political developments…
Ajit Pawar ahead in numbers game; 35 of 53 NCP MLAs attend his meeting

Mumbai: As many as 35 of 53 NCP MLAs were present at the party meeting convened by Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar in Mumbai on Wednesday, party sources said. The number…
Congress again slams Centre over Balasore train tragedy

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday once again trageted the Centre over the Balasore train tragedy, saying that a “sabotage theory had been floated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Railways…

Pawar vs Pawar: Uncle-nephew to flex political muscles for NCP control

Mumbai: Four days after the Nationalist Congress Party split vertically, party President Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar shall attempt a show of their respective strength of the elected MLAs, which…
Raj Thackeray sees Sharad Pawar’s hand in Maha political developments

Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Tuesday claimed that the political developments in Maharashtra could have the blessings of NCP supremo Sharad Pawar himself. He was talking to reporters…
BJP insulting people’s mandate: Akhilesh Yadav on Ajit Pawar’s revolt

Ayodhya: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday slammed the BJP over NCP MLAs joining the Eknath Shinde government in Maharashtra and accused it of “weakening democracy and insulting people’s mandate”. He…
RSS has never approved of violence: Bhagwat

Mumbai: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Tuesday said the Sangh’s leaders have always opposed violence. He was speaking at the release of a Marathi translation of a biography of RSS…
UP will witness a Maharashtra-like situation, claim parties

Lucknow: Enthused by the developments in Maharashtra, BJP allies in Uttar Pradesh are predicting a possible split in the opposition parties and their alliances. Uttar Pradesh Minister Sanjay Nishad, who heads the…
Netizens tweet ‘Washing Powder BJP’ after Ajit Pawar joins NDA govt; here’s why

After NCP leader Ajit Pawar took oath as the new Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra, many Twitterati started tweeting their views. Many of them are terming the saffron party as the “Washing…
AIMIM leader Waris Pathan slams Ajit Pawar for joining Shiv Sena-BJP alliance

Mumbai: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Waris Pathan slammed Ajit Pawar for joining the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and said that NCP has become the BJP’s B team in the…
BRS is ‘BJP Rishtedaar Samithi’: Rahul all guns at Telangana government

Ridiculing the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) party in Telangana, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi mounted an all-out attack on the state government accusing it of being the ‘B team’ of the Bharatiya Janata…