Politics

Siddaramaiah, who represents Varuna in Mysuru after it became a constituency in 2008 following delimitation, has now expressed his intentions to contest from Chamundeshwari once again.

The BJP has been trying hard to expand their footprint in South India. CNN-News18's Marya Shakil talks to the man tasked with that objective by the BJP, Ram Madhav, who talks about the accusations that the Centre was financial discriminating against south...

Responding to a question by a student at the Maharani's Arts and Commerce College for Women on the benefits he would like to be extended to the NCC cadets who have cleared 'C' certificate examination, Gandhi admitted he was "unaware" of the training.

BSP MLA from Mau, Mukhtar Ansari, has spent the last decade in jail for his alleged involvement in the Mau riots and for killing BJP MLA Krishnanad Rai. SP’s Hari Om Yadav had surrendered before a court after a warrant was issued against him for his alleg...

The war of words between the Karnataka BJP and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has picked up pace since the latter okayed separate religion status to Lingayats and threw the ball in the BJP-led Centre’s court.

When asked as to whether he had offered to quit because he was unhappy over not being given a RS berth by the Congress from Gujarat, Solanki said: “There is no truth in this speculation.”

Raj Thackeray's rally is important in context of the political developments that have been taking place in Maharashtra as well as at the national level. At a time when the Congress and NCP have opened a front to bring together all parties against the BJP,...

The local leadership in Udupi is reportedly worried that Congress president Rahul Gandhi's visit may cost them votes in upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.

Refusing to comment on the apology tendered by Kejriwal, Sanjay Singh said: "I stand by whatever I have said in the past and irrespective of whatever is being said here and there. I will not retract from my stated stand."

Gandhi highlighted the price the BJP government paid for the fighter jets, the figure finalised by the erstwhile UPA regime led by Manmohan Singh for purchasing the aircraft and the amount Qatar had paid for the same.

Dhinakaran had on Friday launched his new party, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, and unveiled its flag, which features the image of a smiling Jayalalithaa, the late chief minister.

Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann resigned as AAP's Punjab chief on Friday, a day after party convener Arvind Kejriwal apologised to a SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia for accusing him of being involved in the drug trade.

JD(U) leader KC Tyagi told reporters in Delhi that “earlier Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also asked for special status and we will continue to fight for it”.

In a statement, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) announced their decision and said that TDP has decided to quit NDA and the decision was unanimously by party politburo.

The SP today wrested both the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats from BJP, which had won them in 2014 general election. BSP, the SP's arch-rival, had extended support to the Akhilesh Yadav-led party in these bypolls.

The former Samajwadi Party leader, who jumped ship from the SP after being snubbed in favour of Bachchan for a Rajya Sabha ticket, termed the actor-politician a “Bollywood Dance Girl” while sitting alongside senior BJP leader and railway minister Piyush G...