Politics

Regional parties to play key role in defeating BJP in 2024: Akhilesh Yadav

Kolkata: Exuding confidence that an opposition alliance would take shape in the days to come, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said regional parties would play a key role in putting…
BJP slams Jitan Ram Manjhi for remarks on Lord Ram

Patna: BJP leaders jumped on the gun to target Bihar’s former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, who marred controversy with his comments that demon king Ravana was superior to Lord Ram. “These…

Rahul has become permanent part of ‘toolkit’ working against India: Nadda

New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda led his party’s attack on Rahul Gandhi on Friday over the Congress leader’s recent comments made in the UK on the state of Indian democracy, charging…
How can court reinstate CM who didn’t face floor test and resigned: SC to Uddhav

New Delhi: The Supreme Court, after hearing submissions for nine days, on Thursday reserved its judgment on a batch of cross-petitions of Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde groups in connection with the…
BJP leader moves PIL seeking compulsory voting in Parliament, Assembly polls

New Delhi: BJP leader and practicing lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay moved a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Delhi High Court on Wednesday seeking compulsory voting in Parliament and Assembly elections. With…
KCR to address public meeting in Maharashtra on March 26

Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) national president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao will attend a mammoth public meeting at Kandar Loha in Maharashtra on March 26, stated an official release…
Kavitha to hold round table conference on women’s quota bill in Delhi on Mar 15

Hyderabad: BRS leader K Kavitha would hold a round table conference in New Delhi on Wednesday with political parties, civil society organisations and others over the Women’s Reservation Bill in Parliament. The…

Opposition alliance: Mamata, Akhilesh likely to meet in Kolkata

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav are likely to meet in Kolkata on Friday to discuss opposition unity for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool…
Election Commission completely compromised: Aaditya Thackeray

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday alleged the Election Commission is “completely compromised” and said its decision to recognise the faction led by Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde as…
Akhilesh alleges BSP candidates are finalised by BJP

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidates are finalised at the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) office to prevent the victory of SP nominees. “The…
Kejriwal government’s inaction responsible for water crisis: BJP

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday blamed the Arvind Kejriwal government’s “inaction” for wastage and shortage of water in Delhi as well as for supply of dirty water. Delhi BJP Working President…
Delhi excise policy probe: Anurag Thakur says Kejriwal ‘kingpin’, slams Kavitha

Pune: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal should explain his link to arrested accused Vijay Nair in the alleged excise policy scam there. Thakur alleged former…
BJP not well-wisher of Punjab, alleges CM Bhagwant Mann

Chandigarh: Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Saturday accused the BJP of not being a well-wisher of Punjab, claiming the state did not find a mention in the Union budget and the Centre had…
Centre using government agencies as political weapons: Sitaram Yechury

New Delhi: Speaking to the media at the day-long hunger strike led by Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha at Jantar Mantar here on Friday, national general secretary of the Communist…
BJP forms poll committees to quell differences within Karnataka factions

New Delhi: Amid the infighting within the two factions of the Karnataka BJP, the party high command has formed the election campaign committee and the election management committee separately for the upcoming…