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5-year-old struggles for life after being raped, brutalised by teen in Madhya Pradesh | BJP won in Maharashtra, Delhi through electoral malpractices, won't succeed in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee | 'Maha Yagya of Unity': PM Modi pens down his thoughts on Maha Kumbh as Hindu pilgrimage concludes | DK Shivakumar visits Sadhguru's Isha Foundation, draws Congress ire | Indian student in coma after accident in US, Supriya Sule requests Jaishankar to help family with urgent visa | 'Maha Yagya of Unity': PM Modi pens down his thoughts on Maha Kumbh as Hindu pilgrimage concludes | There is no IIT in Ranchi: Centre rejects Congress leader Sam Pitroda's hacking claim | Pakistan is a failed state that survives on international handouts: India at UNHRC | DRDO, Indian Navy successfully conduct flight-trials of Naval Anti-Ship missile | Volodymyr Zelenskyy to meet Donald Trump in Washington DC on Friday amid negotiations on mineral deal

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.

Preity Zinta blasts Congress for claiming actress gave her social media handles to BJP to dismiss Rs. 18 cr loan

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).

'I have options if party doesn't need me': Shashi Tharoor's message for Congress amid row over praises for Modi, LDF

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.

Modi govt exacerbated voters' concerns over integrity of electoral process: Rahul Gandhi slams new CEC appointment

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.

Telangana reduces work hours for Muslim employees during Ramzan, BJP slams Congress govt over 'appeasement'

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.

'Enough is enough': Supreme Court refuses to allow new petitions in matters involving Places of Worship Act

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.

Congress slams Punjab’s AAP govt over illegal immigration as second US deportee flight heads to Amritsar

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.

Delhi Election 2025: BJP’s vote share rises 13 percentage points in past 10 yrs, AAP’s vote share drops

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.

Delhi Assembly polls: CM Atishi trails behind BJP's Ramesh Bidhuri in politically crucial Kalkaji seat

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.

PM Modi slams Congress over action on Bollywood during Emergency era, caste census, and Constitutional issues

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.

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