'48 MLAs honey trapped over 20 years': Targeted Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna demands probe
Mar 21, 2025, at 12:17 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Karnataka Minister KN Rajanna, who has been targeted with a failed honey trap, Thursday said today that not just him, but 48 MLAs have been targeted similarly over the last 20 years, media reports said.
Punjab Police detain farmer leaders in Mohali, cops remove protesters from Shambhu border
Mar 19, 2025, at 11:34 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Punjab Police Wednesday detained a group of farmer leaders who were on their way to join the ongoing farmers' protest at the Shambhu and Khanauri borders.
'We will thwart conspiracies hatched by Centre': Revanth Reddy on delimitation exercise
Mar 14, 2025, at 12:21 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy Thursday said the delimitation exercise, which is scheduled to take place before the 2029 general election, is meant to limit South India and reduce its importance.
Hyderabad Police arrest 2 women journalists for 'abusive' posts against Revanth Reddy; BRS protests
Mar 12, 2025, at 09:01 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: The Hyderabad Police's Cyber Crime division Wednesday arrested two Telangana journalists—Pogadadanda Revathi, the Managing Director of Pulse News, and Thanvi Yadav, a reporter for the same channel for posting and amplifying allegedly abusive content against Chief Minister Revanth Reddy.
Devendra Fadnavis supports call to remove Aurangzeb's Tomb, slams Congress
Mar 11, 2025, at 12:13 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Monday supported the call for the removal of the tomb of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb from Khulabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district.
Enforcement Directorate team attacked after raids at Bhupesh Baghel's home
Mar 10, 2025, at 09:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A group of people attacked the Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials, who had searched former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's premises in a money laundering investigation against his son in the alleged liquor scam case, said reports.
Congress leader Shama Mohamed slammed for calling Rohit Sharma 'fat' and 'unimpressive captain'
Mar 03, 2025, at 12:11 pm
New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Shama Mohamed on Monday sparked controversy with her sharp criticism of Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma, calling him "fat for a sportsman" and branding his captaincy "the most unimpressive" in the country's history.
Himachal govt seeks fund from temple to support welfare schemes, BJP calls move 'shocking'
Feb 28, 2025, at 10:28 pm
Shimla/IBNS: Battling a huge monetary crisis triggered by a series of devastating landslides and flash floods over the past two years, the Himachal Pradesh government has turned to temples for relief and financial support to fund certain government welfare schemes.
Kerala Congress plans big meet after Shashi Tharoor triggers row with praises for CPM govt in state
Feb 25, 2025, at 08:21 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: The Kerala unit of Congress has called a meeting on Friday to discuss its damage control measures after a row over senior leader Shashi Tharoor's remarks.
Feb 25, 2025, at 01:19 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has lashed out at the Kerala Congress for claiming that the crisis-hit New India Cooperative Bank wrote off her Rs. 18 crore loan after she gave her social media accounts to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Feb 24, 2025, at 01:10 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has said he is open to exploring other options if his party doesn't need him for service, in a strong message to the outfit which is miffed by the politician's recent praises for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's US trip and the LDF government in Kerala.
Washington Post says Trump’s claim of $21 million US funding for India’s voter turnout is false
Feb 23, 2025, at 12:16 am
The Washington Post has refuted former US President Donald Trump’s claim that $21 million was provided to India for "voter turnout," stating that no such program exists, reported India Today.
Trump's fourth iteration of USAID funding to India gives BJP an edge in '$21 million' grant row
Feb 22, 2025, at 11:45 am
Washington/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has got yet another opportunity to corner the Opposition in India over the USAID row after US President Donald Trump claimed for the fourth time that $21 million was spent by the Biden administration to improve voter turnout in the South Asian country.
Congress claims USAID funding was for Bangladesh and not India, BJP schools grand old party
Feb 21, 2025, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and primary opposition Congress are engaged in a heated exchange of words over US President Donald Trump's claim that $21 million was spent by the Biden administration to improve voter turnout in India.
'Why is Mayawati not fighting polls properly these days?' Rahul Gandhi asks, she hits back
Feb 21, 2025, at 12:45 am
Lucknow/IBNS: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Mayawati on Thursday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for attacking her for not 'fighting elections properly.'
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi hospitalised in Delhi, to be discharged tomorrow
Feb 20, 2025, at 11:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in Delhi on Thursday.
Delhi HC seeks Centre’s response on Subramaniam Swamy’s complaint over Rahul Gandhi’s citizenship
Feb 20, 2025, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday directed the Centre to apprise the court of the steps taken regarding a 2019 complaint by BJP leader Subramanian Swamy concerning the alleged dual citizenship of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, media reports said.
Feb 18, 2025, at 03:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has slammed the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) claiming the Modi government violated the Supreme Court order and removed the Chief Justice of India as a part of the selection committee.
Feb 18, 2025, at 02:01 pm
Hyderabad/IBNS: In a controversial order, the Congress government in Telangana has relaxed the work hours for all its Muslim employees during the festival Ramzan, media reports said.
Not party's view: Congress distances itself from Sam Pitroda's 'China is not India's enemy' remark
Feb 18, 2025, at 11:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has distanced itself from its leader Sam Pitroda's controversial remark where he claimed China was not India's enemy inviting criticisms from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Gyanesh Kumar is the new Chief Election Commissioner of India
Feb 18, 2025, at 12:50 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has been appointed as the next Chief Election Commissioner of India, replacing the outgoing Rajiv Kumar, the government said on Monday.
Feb 17, 2025, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court Monday refused to entertain any new petitions in matters involving the Places of Worship Act, 1991, which stops a lawsuit from being filed to reclaim a place of worship or change its character.
Congress objects to new chief election commissioner's selection before Supreme Court hearing
Feb 17, 2025, at 09:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress party has objected to the selection of a Chief Election Commissioner stating that the law for appointment to the post was challenged in the Supreme Court.
Congress targets Centre over Delhi station stampede, demands 'exact figures' of dead
Feb 16, 2025, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Hours after the stampede occurred at New Delhi Railway Station leaving 18 people dead and several others injured last night, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacked the Centre and the Railways, accusing them of negligence and failure to manage the crisis.
Feb 15, 2025, at 11:51 pm
Chandigarh: As a second US flight carrying 120 deported Indians is set to land in Amritsar today, the political debate over the deportation of illegal immigrants has reignited, media reports said.
BJP slams Telangana CM Revanth Reddy over comment on PM Modi’s caste amid state’s caste survey row
Feb 15, 2025, at 09:42 pm
Hyderabad: Amid the ongoing debate over Telangana's caste survey, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has asserted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not belong to a backward class by birth but is part of a "legally converted backward class", media reports said.
Congress lauds Kangana Ranaut for opening 'pure veg' cafe, irks party supporters
Feb 14, 2025, at 12:41 am
Manali/IBNS: Actress-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut Thursday announced the launch of her new cafe in Himachal Pradesh's Manali.
Lucknow court summons Rahul Gandhi over 'derogatory remarks' against Indian Army
Feb 12, 2025, at 02:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A court in Lucknow has summoned Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi in connection with his alleged derogatory remarks against the Indian Army during his Bharat Jodo Yatra in December 2022.
No tie-up with Congress in Bengal, says Mamata Banerjee claiming TMC enough to defeat BJP
Feb 11, 2025, at 11:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday cleared her party Trinamool Congress (TMC) will fight the 2026 assembly elections alone ruling out any possible tie-up with her INDIA bloc ally Congress.
Feb 09, 2025, at 07:19 pm
Delhi: BJP’s vote share has risen by nearly 13 percentage points over the past decade, touching 45.56%, while AAP’s vote share has dropped by almost 10 percentage points during the same period, PTI reported.