Politics

Lt Governor VK Saxena nominated Delhi Home Minister Kailash Gahlot to hoist the national flag at the state Independence Day event

He termed the complainant of the MUDA scam, T J Abraham, as a person who has no credibility.

As CM Siddaramaiah has been accused of making MUDA land allocations to his wife, Yediyurappa had demanded his resignation by August 10. “Yediyurappa is 82 and an accused in a POCSO case. What moral authority does he have to seek my resignation? He was acc...

Bengal’s former chief minister, who breathed his last on Thursday, embraced capitalism --- much to the chagrin of the Communists --- and spoke against lockouts and strikes that his party loved

The political strategist-turned-politician said poverty in Bihar was worse than what statistics show and the need of the hour was to provide employment to stem migration

The TMC on Wednesday demanded Bharat Ratna or a Presidentnominated Rajya Sabha seat for ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Olympics, acknowledging the extraordinary mettle she has demonstrated.

Centre denied the request, citing the difficulty of arranging appropriate security for Mann, who is a Z-Plus security protectee, on short notice

The former chief minister recalled how ex-Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) Home Minister Anil Deshmukh had informed him that Mr Fadnavis was 'conspiring' to dump both Uddhav Thackeray and Aditya Thackeray in jail

A senior party leader said reservation and caste-parity issues are political pivots in Bihar that the judiciary may not consider but the Centre should, given the political compulsions

The BJP has shortlisted 10 reserved seats where the narrative of demographic change --- raised by Nishikant Dubey --- will be built upon in a more pronounced manner on the suggestion of election co-incharge and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma

Imbalanced demography and instilling a sense of survival instinct among Hindus has been at the forefront of the demand to seek bifurcation of the state

Union Minister and Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested that he recognise eight districts of West Bengal as part of the Northeast, reigniting the bifurcation debate

NDA ally Praful Patel, while speaking to News18, said he had asked the finance minister to come out with facts in her reply regarding the help given to Maharashtra

Key NDA allies, JD(U) and TDP, hailed big-ticket measures for Bihar and Andhra Pradesh in the Union Budget 2024-25, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

The CBI has roped in the Enforcement Directorate to probe the matter, which raided places linked to former minister B Nagendra and Valmiki Corporation chairperson and MLA Basanagouda Daddal.

TMC is poised for a significant organisational upheaval, with the two top leaders warning of imminent disciplinary measures against party workers and leaders who have failed to garner public support effectively