'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.
'National Education Policy aims to develop Hindi rather than India': MK Stalin
Mar 12, 2025, at 10:33 pm
Chennai/IBNS: As the 'language war' between Tamil Nadu and the Centre continues, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Wednesday accused the BJP of trying to 'impose Hindi' on the southern state in the guise of a National Education Policy and called it a plan to develop Hindi rather than India.
Delhi court orders case against Arvind Kejriwal over alleged misuse of public funds
Mar 11, 2025, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fresh setback for Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on bail in a case related to the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam, a court in the national capital has directed to the police to register an FIR against him and others from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for allegedly misusing public funds to put up large hoardings.
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.
EPIC numbers' duplication doesn't imply fake voters: EC responds to Mamata Banerjee's charge
Mar 02, 2025, at 02:02 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Responding to the charges by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, the Election Commission Sunday clarified that duplication in EPIC numbers on voter ID cards does not imply fake voters.
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.
BJP to announce party chief JP Nadda's successor soon: Reports
Feb 28, 2025, at 12:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The next BJP chief could be announced within a fortnight, media reports said citing sources.
CAG report tabled in Delhi assembly, 15 AAP MLAs including LoP Atishi suspended in ruckus
Feb 25, 2025, at 02:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Triggering a fierce faceoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the report of Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) was tabled in the Delhi assembly with the ruling party bringing corruption charges against former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal.
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).
BJP rebels firm on leadership change in Karnataka, demand state president election amid conflict
Feb 23, 2025, at 07:12 pm
Bengaluru: Despite a showcause notice issued to rebel leader Basanagouda Patil Yatnal, dissent within the BJP continues, with rebels firm on their demand for an election to determine the party’s next Karnataka state president, media reports said.
Punjab minister headed non-existent dept for 20 months, BJP mocks ‘Kejriwal Model’
Feb 22, 2025, at 11:23 pm
Chandigarh: The Punjab government has scrapped the Department of Administrative Reforms, which had been assigned to Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal despite not existing for 20 months, India Today reported.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta calls on PM Modi
Feb 22, 2025, at 03:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who took oath earlier this week, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Saturday.
AAP's Punjab minister ran non-existent department for 20 months, BJP slams Arvind Kejriwal
Feb 22, 2025, at 12:53 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government in Punjab is facing the Opposition's heat after it was found a cabinet minister ran a department which was non-existent for the last 20 months, media reports said.
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.
Feb 21, 2025, at 11:43 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: The Rajasthan Assembly witnessed an uproar on Friday after a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister took a jibe at Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi during which he referred to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi as "aapki dadi" (your grandmother).
'In 2022 I changed the government,' Eknath Shinde says amid rift in Maharashtra ruling alliance
Feb 21, 2025, at 09:28 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde Friday warned to "not take me lightly" in response to death threat emails but the remark is seen in a larger context amid reports of a rift between the Shiv Sena leader and his ally, the Bharatiya Janata Party that leads the state government.
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.
Delhi court dismisses Satyendra Jain's defamation complaint against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj
Feb 20, 2025, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Thursday dismissed a criminal defamation complaint filed by AAP leader Satyendra Jain against BJP MP Bansuri Swaraj, media reports said.
BJP's first-time MLA Rekha Gupta takes oath as Delhi CM
Feb 20, 2025, at 12:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s first-time MLA Rekha Gupta on Thursday took oath as the new Delhi Chief Minister, almost two weeks after her party swept the assembly elections and returned to power in the national capital after 27 years.
BJP's first-time MLA Rekha Gupta to take oath as Delhi CM today
Feb 20, 2025, at 10:00 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s first-time MLA Rekha Gupta will on Thursday take oath as the new Delhi Chief Minister, almost two weeks after the party returned to power in the national capital after 27 years.
BJP names first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as Delhi Chief Minister, oath ceremony tomorrow
Feb 19, 2025, at 08:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named senior leader and first-time MLA Rekha Gupta as the next Delhi chief minister on Wednesday evening.
Feb 18, 2025, at 11:15 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Just three months after a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena-NCP alliance seems to be having a widening rift over the withdrawal of 'Y'-security cover to some MLAs.
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.
Feb 18, 2025, at 02:26 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The new Chief Minister of Delhi will take the oath of office at the iconic Ramlila Maidan on Thursday in a grand ceremony that will be attended by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and ministers and all the allies.
Delhi’s next CM likely to be announced tomorrow in key BJP meet
Feb 16, 2025, at 08:41 pm
Delhi: The suspense over Delhi's next chief minister is expected to end on Monday, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) scheduled to hold its legislative party meeting at 3 pm, ANI reported, citing sources.
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.
Maharashtra forms panel to study law against forced conversions and ‘love jihad’
Feb 15, 2025, at 08:25 pm
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has constituted a seven-member committee to assess the legal framework for a potential law addressing forced religious conversions and cases of "love jihad", media reports said.
BJP says AAP renames CMO Delhi X handle to 'KejriwalAtWork', then deletes profile
Feb 14, 2025, at 11:54 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party, who have come to power in Delhi after a massive victory in assembly polls, engaged in a tussle with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) after the Chief Minister's X account, @CMODelhi, was suddenly renamed @KejriwalAtWork.
President's Rule imposed in Manipur days after N Biren Singh's resignation as chief minister
Feb 13, 2025, at 08:36 pm
Imphal/IBNS: A President's Rule was imposed in Manipur on Thursday evening after N Biren Singh resigned as the chief minister of the violence-hit northeastern state.
Feb 13, 2025, at 12:19 am
Manipur/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been unable to pick a successor for N Biren Singh even three days after he resigned as the chief minister of Manipur triggering speculations of a possible President's Rule in the violence-hit state.