Politics

Vishwa Hindu Parishad international general secretary Surendra Jain on Sunday alleged that'gau- rakshaks' who should be felicitated for trying to stop cow slaughter are being implicated in false cases by police.

The BJP on Saturday emerged as the single largest party, winning 17 out of 34 seats, in the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls, just one short of clear majority.

BJP president Amit Shah on Friday began his three-day Mumbai visit during which he will also meet Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray.

“A chief minister's role is to govern,” the BJP's bickering ally said in an editorial in its mouthpiece Saamana.

Khaplang died following a cardiac arrest at Takka in Myanmar on the night of June 9.

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Lalu Prasad Yadav has attacked the Narendra Modi government over the tense situation in Madhya Pradesh and accused it of pursuing anti-farmer policies.

The Election Commission of India conducted its EVM challenge, while the AAP opened registrations for its Hackathon

The Congress on Monday suspended members of its youth wing who had participated in a 'beef fest' organised in Kerala to protest against the Centre's ban on sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets.

Racheting up his attack on the Centre over the ban on the sale of cattle for slaughter at animal markets, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said the people in his state do not need a lesson on food habits from New Delhi or Nagpur.

UP minister Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Sunday said certain "anti-social elements" from some "out-of-power" political parties hatched a conspiracy to disturb law and order in the state.

Authorities in riot-hit Saharanpur were bracing for a visit by Rahul Gandhi a day after the Congress leader was denied permission to travel to the strife-torn district in western Uttar Pradesh.

The counting for elections to three municipal corporations in Maharashtra —Panvel, Bhiwandi and Malegaon — begins at 10am.

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo M Karunanidhi may have been off the political radar owing to his frail health, but his 94th birthday is set be a happening affair with opposition leaders from across India landing in Chennai on June 3.

To tackle the Delhi government’s apparent “disconnect” with the people, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday asked all his ministers and officers to open their doors to the public for an hour on weekdays.

Fans of Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday staged a protest against fringe outfits opposed to his political entry.

Abdullah, a Lok Sabha MP, also blamed the "wrong policies" of the Centre and the state government for the prevailing uncertainty in the hinterland and along the borders in J-K.