Assembly polls: NDA marches ahead in Jharkhand, Maharashtra
Nov 23, 2024, at 03:08 pm
The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA is marching ahead in Maharashtra as counting of votes for the Assembly polls is currently underway on Saturday.
All eyes are on Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly election results as counting begins shortly
Nov 23, 2024, at 12:31 pm
Mumbai/Ranchi/IBNS: Counting of votes in the highly crucial state of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, as well as other by-polls in several states will begin at 8 am on Saturday.
Maharashtra cash-for-vote controversy: Vinod Tawde sends defamation notice to Rahul Gandhi, Kharge
Nov 23, 2024, at 12:03 am
BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde has filed a defamation case against senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge for their allegation against him of distributing money to voters.
Nov 22, 2024, at 05:02 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday was interrupted by a power outage, which he sarcastically blamed on “Adani power, Modi power.”
AAP's first list of candidates for Delhi polls feature six turncoats
Nov 21, 2024, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday released the first list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections, media reports said.
CBI initiates probe into Maharashtra 'Bitcoin scam' allegedly linked to Supriya Sule, issues summons
Nov 21, 2024, at 06:43 am
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has initiated a probe and summoned an employee of an auditing firm in connection with the multi-crore bitcoin scam in which senior Maharashtra politicians Supriya Sule and Nana Patole have been accused of involvement by a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer, media reports said.
Exit polls predict advantage for Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra, close fight in Jharkhand
Nov 21, 2024, at 03:03 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The ruling Mahayuti alliance, comprising Bharatiya Janata Party, Shiv Sena-Eknath Shinde faction and Nationalist Congress Party led by Ajit Pawar, will taste victory in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly Elections, five out of nine exit polls predicted on Wednesday evening, as voting concluded in one of the most politically crucial states.
Nov 20, 2024, at 06:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial Maharashtra polls, a retired police officer, Ravindranath Patil, has accused Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in a 2018 fraud case related to cryptocurrency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to pick up the issue and said the opposition has been "exposed".
Manipur unrest: Civil society sets 24-hr deadline for BJP MLAs to take 'decisive action'
Nov 19, 2024, at 05:17 pm
Imphal/IBNS: The Meitei civil society organisations have set a 24-hour deadline for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government to take "decisive action" to control the spiralling violence in the northeastern state of Manipur, media reports said.
Centre sends additional 50 companies of CRPF in violence-hit Manipur amid Jiribam unrest, deaths
Nov 19, 2024, at 04:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has decided to deploy additional 50 companies of the Central Armed Police Force (CRPF) to violence-marred Manipur in the wake of the current "volatile" situation in Jiribam district, where at least 19 people have been killed this month alone, media reports said on Monday evening.
Former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joins BJP a day after quitting AAP
Nov 18, 2024, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A day after quitting the Aam Aadmi Party (BJP), former Delhi minister Kailash Gahlot joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday.
Delhi Minister Kailash Gahlot quits AAP, cites 'Sheeshmahal' controversy in resignation letter
Nov 17, 2024, at 08:35 pm
In a major blow to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), senior minister and long-term party leader Kailash Gahlot has resigned.
Election Commission issues notices to Congress, BJP over Rahul Gandhi, Amit Shah speeches
Nov 17, 2024, at 01:59 am
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday issued notices to BJP president JP Nadda and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, seeking explanations for alleged poll code violations by their star campaigners, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi, media reports said.
AAP councillor Mahesh Khinchi wins MCD election to become Delhi Mayor
Nov 15, 2024, at 03:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Mahesh Khinchi will become the next Mayor of Delhi after winning the polls by a very thin margin.
'Take your hate elsewhere': Mallikarjun Kharge's son slams Adityanth's Razakar barb
Nov 14, 2024, at 11:39 pm
New Delhi: In a sharp retort to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's remarks about his father, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's son and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge stated that the veteran leader has never used personal tragedy for "political gain" nor played the "victim card", media reports said.
Nov 14, 2024, at 05:37 am
Taking a dig at the Congress and its veteran leader Sonia Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday promised that the grand old party will fail to succeed once again in poll-bound Maharashtra.
Mithun Chakraborty's wallet stolen at BJP's rally in poll-bound Jharkhand
Nov 13, 2024, at 07:16 pm
Ranchi/IBNS: In what has earned taunts from the Opposition, veteran actor and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mithun Chakraborty's wallet was stolen from an election rally in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday, media reports said.
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.
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.
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.
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.