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Jharkhand in first phase of assembly elections today; Priyanka Gandhi Vadra faces bypoll contest from Wayanad

Nov 13, 2024, at 04:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Forty-three constituencies went into the first phase of Jharkhand Assembly Elections along with a host of bypolls being held across the country on Wednesday.

Mallikarjun Kharge forgot Nizam's brutality on his family: Yogi Adityanath responds to 'communal hatred' barbs

Nov 13, 2024, at 04:22 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The war of words between Yogi Adityanath and Mallikarjun Kharge, on allegations of spreading communal hatred vs appeasement politics, reached a peak on Tuesday with the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister claiming that the Congress supremo forgot his family's sacrifice for the sake of votes.

BJP urges EC to 'reprimand, censure' Rahul Gandhi for spreading 'lies' in Maharashtra poll campaign

Nov 12, 2024, at 03:39 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has urged the Election Commission to "reprimand, censure, and restrain" Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from "handing out lies during campaigning" ahead of next week's Maharashtra election.

BJP’s Maharashtra poll manifesto promises financial aid boost for women, AI hub plan, and essential goods price control

Nov 10, 2024, at 09:51 pm

Mumbai: The BJP’s manifesto for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections includes an increase in monthly financial aid for women under the Ladki Bahin Yojana, plans to establish Maharashtra as an Artificial Intelligence (AI) hub, and measures to regulate prices of essential goods.

BJP worker's body found inside party office in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas dist; woman arrested

Nov 10, 2024, at 07:36 am

Kolkata: A BJP worker was found dead inside the party office at Usthi in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, media reports said.

Jharkhand assembly polls: JP Nadda vows to protect indigenous rights, no tribal status for children of 'infiltrators'

Nov 10, 2024, at 05:04 am

Palamu (Jharkhand): The rights of the local communities will be preserved and the children of an "infiltrator" father and a local Adivasi mother wouldn't be granted the ‘tribal’ status if the BJP comes to power in Jharkhand, stated Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda on Saturday, media reports said.

Former Karnataka CM Yediyurappa, ex-minister, to be prosecuted over irregularities in Covid spending

Nov 10, 2024, at 02:20 am

Bengaluru: A report by retired High Court judge Michael D'Cunha, who investigated the alleged Covid-19 scam under the previous BJP government in Karnataka, has recommended prosecuting former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa and then-Health Minister B Sriramulu under Section 7 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, media reports said.

EC warns of stern action over derogatory comments against women after Shaina NC remark sparked row

Nov 09, 2024, at 03:14 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar admonished political leaders for making controversial or sexist remarks against women and directed officials to deal strictly with violators in the wake of a huge row over remarks made against BJP's Shaina NC, who is contesting Maharashtra polls on Shinde-led Sena's ticket, media reports said Friday.

Article 370 restoration demand triggers ruckus in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly again

Nov 08, 2024, at 07:10 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir Assembly witnessed yet another day of ruckus over the demand of Article 370 restoration on Friday, media reports said.

FIRs filed against BJP's Mithun Chakraborty over alleged 'inflammatory' speech in Kolkata

Nov 08, 2024, at 02:40 am

Kolkata: Two cases have been registered against actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty for making an inflammatory speech at the party's membership drive in Kolkata's Salt Lake, media reports said.

BJP slams Congress for distributing 'blank copies' of Constitution at Rahul Gandhi's Nagpur rally

Nov 08, 2024, at 01:00 am

Nagpur: The Congress party faced criticism for allegedly distributing "blank copies of the Constitution" at Rahul Gandhi's event in Nagpur, Maharashtra, according to media reports.

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly sees brawl over Article 370, House adjourned

Nov 07, 2024, at 05:17 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Chaotic scenes erupted and MLAs clashed with each other in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Thursday after a lawmaker displayed a banner on Article 370, which was abrogated by the Centre in 2019, media reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir assembly passes resolution seeking restoration of Article 370

Nov 06, 2024, at 06:03 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Wednesday passed a resolution seeking restoration of special status, which was withdrawn through the abrogation of Article 370 by the Centre in 2019, amid uproar, media reports said.

PM Modi slams INDIA bloc for its silence over Sena UBT leader's sexist remark against Shaina NC

Nov 05, 2024, at 02:12 am

Ranchi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday slammed the Congress-led INDIA bloc for remaining mum over Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant's sexist remark against BJP leader Shaina NC, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led Sena faction to contest the Maharashtra assembly polls.

PDP member brings anti-Article 370 resolution in J&K assembly; BJP resists, CM Abdullah says only govt can do it

Nov 04, 2024, at 06:27 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: A chaos broke out in Jammu and Kashmir Assembly on Monday after an opposition member moved an impromptu resolution against the revocation of Article 370, media reports said.

Jharkhand Polls: Amit Shah pledges to safeguard tribal identity, women, and land; vows to expel 'infiltrators' at BJP’s manifesto launch

Nov 03, 2024, at 08:22 pm

Ranchi: Home Minister Amit Shah stated on Sunday that the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections will go beyond merely changing the government, as it will also play a critical role in shaping the state’s future.

INDIA bloc accuses Himanta Biswa Sarma of using 'divisive, hateful words' ahead of Jharkhand polls, complaints to EC

Nov 03, 2024, at 04:07 pm

Ranchi/IBNS: The opposition INDIA bloc has complained to the Election Commission against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks 'targeting Muslims', which have sparked a massive row, ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly polls, media reports said.

Maharashtra polls: Shaina NC slams Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Arvind Sawant’s derogatory remark, questions silence of MVA leaders Priyanka Gandhi & Priyanka Chaturvedi

Nov 03, 2024, at 07:02 am

Mumbai: BJP leader and Mahayuti candidate for the Mumbadevi constituency in the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections, Shaina NC, criticized the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) after Arvind Sawant, an MP from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, allegedly used a derogatory term against her, media reports said.

'May seek legal action if party is attacked': Congress on EC response over Haryana polls

Nov 02, 2024, at 01:27 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Responding sharply to the Election Commission's reply on the Haryana assembly election, which it claimed to be 'flawless,' the Congress on Friday accused the poll body of attacking its leaders and threatened to take legal action to expunge such remarks if it continued to do so.

Devender Singh Rana, BJP MLA from Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota, passes away

Nov 01, 2024, at 05:24 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Jammu and Kashmir's Nagrota, Devender Singh Rana, passed away last night at the age of 59, media reports said.

Mumbai Congress veteran Ravi Raja joins BJP weeks ahead of Maharashtra polls

Nov 01, 2024, at 03:07 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Mumbai Congress veteran and five-time city corporator Ravi Raja ditched his party to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) just weeks before the Maharashtra Assembly Election, scheduled for November 20.

Congress veteran Ravi Raja joins BJP ahead of Maharashtra polls

Oct 31, 2024, at 08:35 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: In an apparent setback for the grand old party, Congress veteran Ravi Raja on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, media reports said.

Maharashtra polls' nomination deadline ends but uncertainty looms over 15 seats

Oct 30, 2024, at 06:01 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Even as the last date to file nominations for the Maharashtra Assembly Election is over, there is uncertainty over 15 seats where candidates' names have not been announced by either the ruling alliance or the opposition.

Haryana election counting was flawless: Poll body slams Congress's claims of irregularities

Oct 30, 2024, at 03:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday slammed the Congress for making "baseless allegations... when faced with inconvenient electoral outcomes" and claimed that the Haryana polling process was flawless.

Maharashtra polls: Upset over poll ticket denial, senior BJP leader rebels; says will contest as independent candidate

Oct 29, 2024, at 06:00 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Gopal Shetty is protesting against his party after getting upset over the Borivali Assembly Election ticket being given to an "outsider" instead of him for the upcoming Maharashtra polls, media reports said.

Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena fields BJP's Shaina NC from Mumbadevi seat for Maharashtra polls

Oct 29, 2024, at 05:27 am

In a surprising move, the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena Monday fielded Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Shaina NC from the Mumbadevi seat amid a tussle among the ruling ally partners over several seats for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly Elections.

Days after Kalyan Banerjee row, oppn stages walkout over Waqf bill report, session sees verbal spat again

Oct 29, 2024, at 04:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Days after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee smashed a glass water bottle during an argument with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Abhijit Ganguly on the Waqf bill, the ruling party and the oppositions engaged in a verbal spat once again as judges and Waqf administrators of different states appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Panel on Monday, media reports said.

'Family gathering maliciously labelled as rave party': KT Rama Rao on 'farmhouse' raid

Oct 29, 2024, at 02:28 am

Hyderabad/IBNS: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader KT Rama Rao Monday said a family Diwali gathering was "maliciously labelled a rave party" hitting back hard in the row over police raids on his brother-in-law's 'farmhouse', media reports said.

‘Will chop them up…’: Mithun slams TMC leader Humayun Kabir’s violent threat to Hindus at Kolkata BJP rally

Oct 29, 2024, at 01:47 am

Kolkata: West Bengal, which is already charged up with intense Trinamool-BJP rivalry, witnessed further escalation on Sunday as actor and BJP leader Mithun Chakraborty delivered a fiery message, vowing a tit-for-tat response to any violent overtures by Mamata Bannerjee’s ruling party.

Instead of Rabindrasangeet, Bengal today hears sounds of bombs: Amit Shah in Kolkata

Oct 28, 2024, at 02:47 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah slammed the Trinamool Congress government on Sunday and declared that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form a government in Bengal in 2026.

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