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Mahayuti leaders hold 'positive' meeting in Delhi, suspense over Maharashtra CM on | Bangladesh: Yunus-led government to pursue crimes against humanity charges against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina at International Criminal Court | Fact check finds Muslim lawyer killed in Chittagong court violence was not defending Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das | Australia passes order banning social media for those under 16 years | UP: Nurse gangraped in Jalun; stick, chilli powder inserted in her private parts | Pilot suicide: Family alleges harassement, blackmailing by boyfriend | Congress's overconfidence cost us: Team Uddhav Thackeray on Maharashtra decimation | Jaishankar meets PM Modi amid concerns over attack on Hindus in Bangladesh | Mamata Banerjee backs Modi govt's stand on arrest of Hindu monk in Bangladesh | Priyanka Gandhi Vadra takes oath as Lok Sabha MP after Wayanad victory in poll debut

Rahul Gandhi granted bail in defamation case filed by BJP leader

Jun 07, 2024, at 05:13 pm

Bengaluru/IBNS: A Bengaluru court has granted bail to Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi in connection with a defamation case filed against him by a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Keshav Prasad.

AAP says no tie-up with Congress for Delhi assembly elections, INDIA bloc was for Lok Sabha contest

Jun 07, 2024, at 04:44 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has said the INDIA bloc was formed by disparate opposition parties only for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 ruling out any alliance for the assembly elections in the national capital.

AAP to contest upcoming Delhi Assembly polls on its own, confirms Gopal Rai

Jun 07, 2024, at 03:21 pm

The Aam Aadmi Party has said it will contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls on its own and they won't be stitching any alliance with the Congress.

Rahul Gandhi demands probe into stock market moves during polls, calls Modi's investment advice for June 4 'criminal act'

Jun 07, 2024, at 03:23 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who is receiving a lot of credit for Congress's better performance in this Lok Sabha Elections with 99 seats, has demanded an investigation into sharp stock market moves towards the end of the just-ended national polls and alleged that Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi gave misleading investment advice.

'Will take appropriate steps at right time': Mallikarjun Kharge says after INDIA meet

Jun 06, 2024, at 05:23 am

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc will sit in the opposition benches for now, even though Narendra Modi and the BJP are "subverting the will of the people," Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Wednesday.

Congress opens account in Gujarat with victory of Geniben Thakor, who crowdfunded her poll campaign

Jun 06, 2024, at 03:52 am

New Delhi/IBNS: After two successive clean sweeps by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in their stronghold Gujarat, the Congress finally managed to open its account in the politically crucial state with the victory of Geniben Thakor from Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat.

Modi-led NDA set for historic 3rd term with reduced mandate as rival INDIA bloc closes in

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:47 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday returned for a rare third consecutive term in office with his allies, but fell short of an absolute majority for his BJP, in an election that gave a new lease of life to a Congress-led disparate Opposition bloc- INDIA-  as the anti-Modi union halted the saffron juggernaut to under 300.

BJP suffers major setback in Maharashtra, OGs Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar stand firm

Jun 05, 2024, at 06:10 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Even after their parties were split, symbols were taken away, and forced to change the names of their factions, Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray and Sharadchandra Pawar have proven their relevance that they still lead the real Shiv Sena and the real Nationalist Congress Party.

Bengal: Adhir Chowdhury set for defeat in Baharampur amid Congress' resurgence

Jun 04, 2024, at 10:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Congress strongman Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is set for a defeat in the Baharampur constituency of West Bengal amid his party's resurgence in the national politics.

Rahul Gandhi heads for a massive win in Rae Bareli, surpasses Sonia Gandhi's victory margin

Jun 04, 2024, at 08:43 pm

New Delhi/Amethi/IBNS: Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi has surpassed his mother Sonia Gandhi's margin of victory in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli, heading for a mammoth victory from the party bastion.

ECI asks Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his claim about attempt to influence DMs by 7 pm today

Jun 03, 2024, at 11:32 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has set 7 pm as the deadline for Congress leader Jairam Ramesh to back his allegation that Union Home Minister Amit Shah called 150 DMs (district magistrates) and collectors in an attempt to influence them ahead of the counting of votes of Lok Sabha elections on June 4.

Don't run away, face defeat: Amit Shah mocks Congress's decision to boycott Exit Polls

Jun 01, 2024, at 06:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday mocked the Congress over its decision to skip exit poll debates.

'Fascinating,' Shashi Tharoor says on Yogendra Yadav's Lok Sabha election prediction

Jun 01, 2024, at 04:42 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav's prediction for the 2024 Lok Sabha election which did not give a thumping third straight win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP caught Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's attention Thursday.

'Final chance to ensure our democracy is protected': Manmohan Singh's emotional appeal to voters

May 31, 2024, at 02:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the last phase of voting, ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has made an emotional appeal to Punjab voters who will exercise their rights on Saturday.

Shashi Tharoor's former PA arrested at Delhi Airport in gold smuggling case, Congress leader says 'law must take its own course'

May 30, 2024, at 05:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's former personal assistant was arrested at Delhi Airport in a gold smuggling case by the Delhi Customs on Wednesday, media reports said.

'We are not in permanent marriage': Arvind Kejriwal on tie-up with Congress, predicts a 300-seat win for INDIA bloc

May 30, 2024, at 04:41 am

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that the political alliance with Congress, as part of the INDIA bloc, is not a permanent one, stating that they only came together to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in this Lok Sabha election.

Mani Shankar Aiyar's '1962 Chinese invasion' comment sparks row, Congress distances itself after BJP ire

May 29, 2024, at 05:41 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's reference to the 1962 India-China war as the "alleged Chinese invasion" is the latest faux pas by the veteran politician.

INDIA bloc to meet on June 1 for assessment of performance in LS polls, strategy discussion

May 28, 2024, at 02:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Top leaders of the INDIA alliance are scheduled to meet on June 1, the last day of the mammoth seven-phase polling, to assess their performance in the Lok Sabha Elections.

'It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble, BJP would never do that': Rajnath Singh

May 26, 2024, at 07:32 pm

New Delhi: It was Indira Gandhi, who changed the Preamble to the Constitution, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would neither alter the Preamble nor end reservation, Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh has said.

On being asked who will be INDIA bloc's PM candidate, Mallikarjun Kharge has this witty reply

May 26, 2024, at 07:00 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge responded wittily on being asked who would be the Prime Ministerial candidate of the INDIA bloc. "It's like asking 'Kaun Banega Crorepati'," Kharge said, referring to the popular TV quiz show hosted by Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

'Outgoing PM': Congress's Jairam Ramesh mocks PM Modi, claims INDIA bloc crossed 272 seats after 6th phase

May 26, 2024, at 03:11 am

New Delhi: As voting for the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections concluded on Saturday, the Congress party asserted that the ruling BJP's prospects are "nearly determined," while the opposition INDIA bloc has "consistently gained momentum" since the first phase.

Lok Sabha polls: Sonia-Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra cast votes in Delhi

May 25, 2024, at 04:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress top leaders, Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra cast their votes in Delhi as the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls are underway on Saturday.

Voting is underway in sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls

May 25, 2024, at 02:36 pm

Indian voters lined up outside polling booths from as early as 7 am to exercise their franchise in the sixth and penultimate round of the Lok Sabha polls on Saturday.

Delhi, Haryana vote today in penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections

May 25, 2024, at 07:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Voting in 58 seats across seven states and one Union Territory-Delhi will take place Saturday in the sixth and penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha election.

Visited Lahore, checked their nuclear power: PM Modi on Mani Shankar's 'Pak should be respected' remark

May 24, 2024, at 04:09 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has responded to Congress's Mani Shankar Ayiar's remark that India should respect Pakistan owing to its nuclear bomb and said he visited Lahore and checked its power.

EC slams BJP, Congress over poll speeches; says 'electoral democracy should not be weakened'

May 23, 2024, at 02:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With five phases of the Lok Sabha election over, the Election Commission Wednesday slammed both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the main Opposition Congress over poll speeches by its star campaigners.

57.5 pct voting recorded in Phase 5 of LS polls; top politicians including Smriti Irani, Rahul Gandhi in fray

May 21, 2024, at 03:58 am

Polling in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2024 across 49 constituencies recorded an approximate voter turnout of 57.47 percent that sealed the fates of many key leaders Monday including Union Minister Smriti Irani and top party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Chirag Paswan and Omar Abdullah.

'Why couldn't Sonia Gandhi pick a long-time Congress worker for Raebareli seat instead of Rahul Gandhi?': PM Modi in Jamshedpur rally

May 20, 2024, at 02:17 am

Jamshedpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi for “abandoning” Raebareli and nominating her son Rahul Gandhi from the Gandhi bastion instead of a party worker, who has worked there for a long time, media reports said.

'Adhir Chowdhury won't decide, he will be axed if he doesn't...': Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on alliance with Mamata Banerjee

May 18, 2024, at 07:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said his colleague Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury will be axed if he doesn't follow the high command's decision, in response to the party's alliance with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress.

Congress LS candidate Kanhaiya Kumar assaulted during election campaign in Delhi

May 18, 2024, at 06:28 am

New Delhi: In a shocking incident, Kanhaiya Kumar, the Congress's Lok Sabha candidate from North East Delhi, was assaulted by seven to eight people and had black ink thrown at him on Friday as he was campaigning in the national capital.