Politics
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Gujarat polls: Congress announces first list of 43 candidates
New Delhi/Ahmedabad: The opposition Congress on Friday announced its first list of 43 candidates for the Gujarat Assembly elections, fielding Rajya Sabha MP Amee Yagnik from the Ghatlodia constituency which is currently…
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Nitish Kumar slams Centre for not according special status to Bihar
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attacked the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for not according special status to the state. “It is a deliberate attempt by the Central…
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Owaisi objecting to UCC in Gujarat for vote bank politics: Shahnawaz Hussain
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson and former union minister Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday lambasted AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi for allegedly politicising the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) issue. Speaking to…
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Azam Khan paying price of opposing ‘communal forces’: Akhilesh
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav has said that senior party leader Mohd. Azam Khan was paying the price of opposing communal forces. Reacting to the disqualification of Azam Khan from…
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BJP’s real agenda is to end India’s diversity: Asaduddin Owaisi
Hyderabad: Lambasting the Centre, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was against “Muslim identity”. “They think they have danger from halal…
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Mallikarjun Kharge to take charge of Congress president today
New Delhi: The newly elected president of the Indian National Congress Mallikarjun Kharge will take charge of the post on Wednesday at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi. All…
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Are Eknath Shinde faction MLAs planning to join BJP?
Mumbai: Uddhav Thackeray faction’s mouthpiece Saamana claimed that 22 MLAs of the Eknath Shinde camp are planning to join Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The mouthpiece also claimed that the saffron party is…
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Ahead of MP assembly polls, AIMIM throws biryani fests to woo voters
Bhopal: With an aim to increase the strength of the party in Bhopal ahead of the assembly elections in 2023, Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has launched a unique campaign.…
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BJP lost several Assembly polls but formed govts by purchasing MLAs: Yechury
Agartala: The BJP, after losing elections in different states, purchased the MLAs and formed the government undemocratically through the backdoor, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Friday. Addressing a mammoth…
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BJP, RSS have spread hatred and violence everywhere: Rahul Gandhi
Raichur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused the BJP and RSS of spreading hatred and violence everywhere in the country, as he also targeted the saffron party governments at both the…
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Ex-Congress minister Shivraj Patil draws link between ‘Jihad’ and Gita
New Delhi: Former Union home minister and Congress veteran Shivraj Patil has stoked controversy with his recent claim that the concept of ‘jihad’ finds mention not only in the Quran but in…
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Meeting of BJP, AIMIM leaders in Ahmedabad triggers controversy
Ahmedabad: The leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met their counterparts from the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) in Ahmedabad on Wednesday and reportedly dicussed a chemically enhanced primary treatment (CEPT) project.…
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CWC election next big task for Congress
New Delhi: After its President’s election, the next challenge for the Congress will be to conduct elections for Congress Working Committee, the party’s highest decision-making forum. The CWC has 25 members, including…
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Mistry slams Tharoor over allegations of ‘irregularities’ in Cong prez poll
New Delhi: Congress’s central election authority chairman Madhusudan Mistry on Thursday accused Shashi Tharoor’s team of having two faces — one for the party’s poll body and one for the media —…
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BJP won’t contest Andheri East Assembly bypoll, says party chief
Mumbai: The Bharatiya Janata Party will not contest the November 3 bypoll to Andheri East Assembly seat in Mumbai, Maharashtra party chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Monday. “The BJP has decided not…
