Politics
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Uddhav Thackeray hints at alliance with Prakash Ambedkar
Mumbai: Former Maharashtra chief minister Uddhav Thackeray, who heads a faction of the Shiv Sena, on Sunday alleged that the country was moving towards dictatorship and said he was ready to join…
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Gujarat Assembly polls: Will AAP, AIMIM play spoilsport for Congress?
Ahmedabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) is going to contest in the upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat which are scheduled to be held in two phases next month. In the state, Congress…
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First time in 45 years, no member of Azam Khan’s family in fray for Rampur seat
Moradabad: For the first time since 1977, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan or a member of his family is not in fray for election to Rampur assembly seat. Polling will be held…
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Buzz in Madhya Pradesh politics as Bharat Jodo Yatra set to enter state
Bhopal: The Congress party’s Bharat Jodo Yatra (BJY) led by former president Rahul Gandhi that is set to enter Madhya Pradesh on November 20, is creating a buzz in the state’s political…
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Shivpal named SP star campaigner in Mainpuri LS bypoll
Lucknow: In a surprise move, the Samajwadi Party has named its estranged leader Shivpal Singh Yadav as a star campaigner for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha by-elections. This is the first time since…
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BKU faction to support Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra
Muzaffarnagar: The breakaway faction of the Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) led by Harpal Singh Bilari, has extended support to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra. The BKU (Bilari) said that they…
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AIMIM local leaders against contesting all Muslim-dominated seats in Gujarat
Ahmedabad: AIMIM leaders in Gujarat have urged the party’s state and national leadership not to contest all the Muslim-dominated seats in the state, which goes to the polls in two phases on…
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Bharat Jodo Yatra will establish Rahul Gandhi as serious politician: Analysts
Bhopal: Rahul Gandhi’s ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra will establish the Congress MP as a serious politician and provide him heft to take on his formidable opponent BJP, political observers sympathetic to Congress…
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Gujarat polls: BJP candidate withdraws nomination
Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Gujarat’s Wadhwan Assembly constituency Jignya Pandya has withdrawn her nomination, a party leader said on Sunday. “Jignya Pandya has walked out voluntarily. She has urged…
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SP used Muslims like bay leaf in Biryani: UP DyCM
Lucknow: In an attempt to woo Pasmanda Muslims, Uttar Pradesh deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak has said that the Samajwadi Party government had used the Muslim community ‘like ‘tejpatta’ (bay leaves) in…
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Gujarat Assembly polls: Congress releases fourth list of candidates
New Delhi: Congress released the fourth list of nine candidates for the Assembly polls in Gujarat where the party is seeking to oust the ruling BJP in the two-phased elections scheduled next…
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Suicide pact: Six members of family die in Bihar’s Nawada
Patna: Six members of a family died after they consumed poison in Bihar’s Nawada district in a suicide pact, police said on Thursday. Facing humiliation from a money lender, the family of…
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Jairam Ramesh says ‘Modi ke do bhai, ED and CBI’
Nanded: In a scathing attack, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for misusing central probe agencies to settle political scores, against…
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AAP releases list of star campaigners for Gujarat Assembly polls
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday released a list of star campaigners for the upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat where the party is looking to take on the ruling BJP.…
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Karnataka CM questions Rahul Gandhi’s silence on ‘Hindu’ remark
Udupi: Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has questioned the silence of Rahul Gandhi over comments by Congress leader Satish Jarkiholi on Hindu religion and language. Jarkiholi, who is Secretary of Karnataka Pradesh…
