Politics

With Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal set to spend a substantial amount of time campaigning in poll-bound states and his deputy Manish Sisodia increasingly taking over his official works, the latter's clout in the government affairs is "set to grow".

Taking the battle to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's turf, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday launched her party's campaign for the 2017 UP Assembly elections in the constituency.

Azam Khan's boss and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had crossed all limits during the campaign for the 2014 general elections when he said, "Boys make mistakes. They should not be hanged for this. We will revoke the anti-rape laws."

Party insiders rule out the possibility of national president of the BJP Amit Shah.

The Indian Medical Council (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and The Dentists (Amendment) Bill, 2016, approved by the Lok Sabha earlier, were passed by the Rajya Sabha by voice vote.

AAP leader Dilip Pandey said that while the Police didn't have a choice the media continued to sensationalize these false cases.

The truck has been seized, however the driver is absconding.

On Saturday, the Dalit leader had said the Hindu religion is in "danger" not because of conversion but because of its "so-called protectors".

A young man had immolated himself outside Raman Singh's residence in Raipur following which Congress and Ajit Jogi's Janata Congress have slammed the state government.

The panel had on Monday given the Sangrur MP time till July 28 to respond to the charge that his action had compromised security of the Parliament House complex even as it decided to seek the views of experts on the issue.

Women, the MP said, were developing a complex because of such advertisements.

AAP suffered a shocker with Delhi Police arresting Okhla MLA Amanatullah Khan for allegedly trying to run over a woman with his car and Punjab Police Naresh Yadav in an alleged case of sacrilege incident in Malerkotla.

Kejriwal is on a one-day visit to Gujarat to meet Dalits who were thrashed for skinning a dead cow and their family members at Mota Samadhiyala village in Una town, where the brutal assault took place on July 11.

A similar demand was made by Congress MPs Ravneet Singh Bittu and Santok Singh Chaudhary.

Thousands of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) workers stepped up protest against Singh for comparing their party chief Mayawati to a prostitute.

Meghwal said when Congress drafted the GST Bill, it did not cap the GST rate in Constitutional amendment bill and their demand now is only an after thought.