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.
We accept mandate with humility: Rahul Gandhi after Congress's Delhi polls debacle
Feb 09, 2025, at 10:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a thumping victory in the Delhi Assembly polls and the Congress scored zero seats, Rahul Gandhi said his party accepts the mandate with humility.
Priyanka Gandhi on AAP’s Delhi defeat: ‘People wanted change, we must work harder’
Feb 08, 2025, at 10:29 pm
New Delhi: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi weighed in on the INDIA bloc ally AAP’s heavy defeat in Delhi, stating that voters were discontent and had opted for change.
Feb 08, 2025, at 10:51 am
Delhi Chief Minister Atishi is trailing in the politically crucial Kalkaji Assembly seat with early trends showing the Bharatiya Janata Party returning to power after 27 years in the national capital.
Delhi Assembly polls: BJP marching ahead, AAP trails
Feb 08, 2025, at 09:49 am
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) crossed the majority mark and raced past the ruling Aam Aadmi Party with the counting of votes for the high-voltage 70-seat Delhi Assembly polls is currently underway on Saturday.
Feb 06, 2025, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to the arrests of poet Majrooh Sultanpuri and actor Balraj Sahni and the ban on Dev Anand's films on Doordarshan during the Emergency period to attack the Congress over freedom of speech, media reports said.
Exit polls predict BJP’s return in Delhi after 27 years, setback for AAP
Feb 05, 2025, at 07:55 pm
New Delhi: After being reduced to single digits in the last two Delhi Assembly elections, the BJP is poised to make a comeback in the national capital after 27 years, according to most exit polls released on Wednesday.
Some leaders focus on Jacuzzis, photo-ops in huts: PM Modi tears into opposition in Parliament
Feb 04, 2025, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the opposition starting with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party, his direct rival ahead of the Delhi Assembly election and said some political leaders focus on Jacuzzis and stylish showers even as people don't get water connections at homes.
Sonia Gandhi faces privilege motion over 'poor thing' remark on President Droupadi Murmu
Feb 03, 2025, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A group of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MPs moved a breach of parliamentary privilege notice against Congress MP Sonia Gandhi on Monday, alleging the use of "derogatory and slanderous words" to describe President Droupadi Murmu after she addressed a joint session of Parliament last week.
Rahul Gandhi targets PM Modi over 'Trump coronation invitation', BJP retorts
Feb 03, 2025, at 04:54 pm
The Lok Sabha witnessed a war of words between the Treasury bench and the Opposition after Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Rahul Gandhi targeted the government and claimed that External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar was sent to the inauguration of Donald Trump as US President to ensure a US invite for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Nitish Kumar praises 2025 Union Budget, Congress calls it politically motivated
Feb 02, 2025, at 12:29 am
Patna/New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lauded the 2025 Union Budget, calling it "positive, welcome, progressive, and forward-looking" in a statement on Saturday evening.
'Schemes may seem grand-sounding but...': Congress' initial reaction to Sitharaman's Budget 2025
Feb 01, 2025, at 01:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has treaded cautiously while reacting to union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2025, the first full one since the Modi government returned to power for the third term.
Jan 31, 2025, at 09:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday slammed Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her "poor thing" remark on President Droupadi Murmu's address to Parliament, hours after the Rashtrapati Bhavan called the comments "unfortunate and entirely avoidable" as well as "in poor taste".
ED names Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah, family in Rs 56 cr MUDA land scam probe
Jan 30, 2025, at 09:23 pm
Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has named Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, members of his family, and senior officials of the Mysore Urban Development Authority (MUDA) in an investigation into alleged irregularities in site allotments worth approximately Rs 56 crore, media reports said.
UP Congress MP Rakesh Rathore arrested in Sitapur on rape charges after bail plea rejection
Jan 30, 2025, at 03:53 pm
Sitapur (UP): Congress MP Rakesh Rathore was arrested on Thursday in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur in connection with a rape case filed by a woman, media reports said.
Setback for AAP-Congress as BJP wins Chandigarh mayoral elections
Jan 30, 2025, at 02:19 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a setback for the Aam Aadmi Party and Congress alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a victory in the Chandigarh mayoral elections, media reports said.
Will taking a dip in Ganga during Mahakumbh end poverty? Mallikarjun Kharge questions BJP leaders
Jan 28, 2025, at 12:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As a host of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are taking holy dips at the Triveni Sangam during the Mahakumbh Mela in Prayagraj, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge took a dig at them asking if this would end poverty in India.
'Ugly truth exposed': BJP slams Rahul Gandhi over his 'Opposition fighting Indian state' remark
Jan 16, 2025, at 12:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi after he said the Opposition was fighting not just the BJP, but the Indian State.