Will contest 2020 Assembly polls under Nitish Kumar’s leadership: Sushil Modi

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Senior Bihar BJP leader and Deputy CM Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday asserted that the NDA will fight the 2020 Assembly polls under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Sushil Modi is one of the senior-most leaders of the BJP in Bihar. The clarification was issued in the wake of BJPs show cause notice […]

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Would Aaditya Thackeray contest polls?

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Speculation is rife that Aaditya Thackeray, son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, would contest the coming Assembly elections in Maharashtra. The talk of his contesting the election was fuelled after he embarked on `Jan Ashirvad Yatra across the state with some Sena leaders projecting him as the partys chief ministerial candidate. If he takes […]

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Tipu Jayanti ban: Siddaramaiah uses throwback pic to troll Karnataka CM Yediyurappa over decision

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Former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday called out BS Yediyurappa for his alleged double standards in enforcing the ban on the celebration of Tipu Jayanti in the state. Referring to Yediyurappa as Tipu, Siddaramaiah said the CM has cancelled Tipu Jayanti celebration to please the Sangh Parivar. He shared a picture from 2012 in […]

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Unnao accident case: CBI registers FIR against BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar

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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR againt BJP legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar and 10 others in the Unnao accident case. The accident occured on Sunday which left the survivor of the Unnao rape case and her lawyer critically injured and two of her aunts dead. On their way to Rae Bareli, […]

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Governor has nothing to do with detention, release of any person, says J&K Raj Bhavan

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Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has had no communication with Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti, the Raj Bhavan said on Tuesday he is not involved in the detention or release of any person and such decisions are taken by the local police administration. National Conference (NC) vice-president Abdullah and Peoples Democratic […]

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Supreme Court allows Sitaram Yechury to visit Kashmir to meet detained party MLA Yusuf Tarigami

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The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury to visit Kashmir to meet his partys lone MLA Mohammed Yusuf Tarigami. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, If Yechury indulges in any political activities, are free to report them to the court, a bench led by Chief Justice of India […]

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PM Narendra Modi invites suggestions for his Independence Day speech

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday invited suggestions from people for his Independence Day speech, saying it will allow thoughts of the common man to be heard by the entire nation. For the past four years, Modi has directly invited ideas and suggestions from people for his Independence Day speech which is made from the ramparts […]

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Amending RTI Act will end independence of information commissions, says Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal

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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Monday opposed the Centres move to amend the RTI Act, alleging that it will end the independence of central and states information commissions. Kejriwal, who had actively worked for implementation of the Right to Information Act before coming into politics, said the decision to amend the RTI Act was a […]

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Congress congratulates ISRO for successful launch of Chandrayaan 2

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The Congress on Monday congratulated space agency ISRO for the successful launch of its second lunar mission Chandrayaan-2. The party also remembered Indias first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehrus initiative to set up the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and former PM Manmohan Singh for sanctioning the project in 2008. India on Monday successfully launched Chandrayaan-2 […]

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MP: Congress govt ends decade-long practice to felicitate Emergency detainees on Independence Day, draws BJP’s ire

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed the Kamal Nath governments decision to discontinue the practice of felicitating those detained during the Emergency on Independence Day, a report in The Indian Express said. Criticising the Congress government, the opposition BJP asked its district units to hold the felicitation in their local offices. BJPs Madhya Pradesh […]

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