Politics

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Rawat has ordered a Y-category security cover be given to Congress MLA Mamta Rakesh after the issue of threat to her life was raised in the state Assembly.

Digvijaya's earlier tweet read, "Rajkumari Ratna Singh ex MP is the daughter of Raja Dinesh Singh ji who was a Cabinet Minister in Indira Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Cabinet."

Akhilesh had yesterday nominated seniormost party MLA Ram Govind Chaudhary as the leader of the SP in the Assembly, paving the way for his becoming the LOP in the Assembly.

The Gujarat state assembly elections will have one more star campaigner in newly-anointed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi to canvass for the ruling BJP, which is seeking a sixth re-election to power in a row since 1995.

Leader of Opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly Ajay Singh on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove Shivraj Singh Chouhan from the post of chief minister in the wake of CAG observations in Vyapam scam.

The OPS faction of the AIADMK will get an ‘electric pole’ as its symbol while the Sasikala faction has been allotted an ‘hat’ by the Election Commission, which froze the mother party’s iconic two-leaves symbol on Wednesday night.

After a brief exchange of words between the two sides, YSRC's Rajendranath continued with his part on the Budget discussion, but his mike was cut off abruptly when he called the TDP a Temporary Development Party.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi.

Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday retained the key portfolios of Home and Finance, and allotted one ministry each to nine other cabinet ministers.

After roping in celebrities, Delhi BJP is now planning to have its own election theme song to add zing to its campaign in the high-stakes MCD polls

Opposition BJP on voiced strong opposition to the TRS Telangana government's proposal to provide 12 percent reservation to Muslims in jobs and education.

The Bandhavgarh seat fell vacant after incumbent MLA and state minister Gyan Singh was elected to the Lok Sabha from Shahdol (ST) seat in a by-poll in November last year.

As a mark of protest against the deteriorating law and order situation and growing number of political killings in the state, the Karnataka BJP will hold state-wide protests on Thursday.

Nongthombam Biren, who is tipped to be the first BJP Chief Minister of Manipur, faces an unforeseen road block with the four Naga People's Front MLAs now demanding ministerial berths.

Victory and defeat may be part of politics, but at times a poll debacle can threaten the very career of a big leader at least in the short run.

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar met the Goa Governor on Sunday, sending strong signals that may form the government in Goa with support from Independents and non-Congress parties.