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Dynastic parties don't want Dalits, backward to progress: PM Modi

Feb 24, 2024, at 02:04 am

Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA alliance and said those, who believe in provoking and creating difference among the people in the name of caste, oppose every scheme for the Dalits and the deprived and do politics in the name of caste for the interest of their family.

Nitish Kumar meets PM Modi, says will never leave NDA in future

Feb 08, 2024, at 06:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi. This was the first meeting following the JD(U) supremo's switch over to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) last month ditching the INDIA alliance.

Rahul Gandhi begins his yatra in Malda, CPI (M) supporters join rally

Feb 02, 2024, at 04:42 am

Malda/IBNS/UNI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday began his ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' from the West Bengal bordering district of Malda, a day after his car was vandalised while crossing the border from Bihar into this state on Wednesday afternoon, party sources said.

We don't require Nitish Kumar, a little bit of pressure makes him U-turn: Rahul Gandhi

Jan 31, 2024, at 06:15 am

Patna/IBNS: Congress's Rahul Gandhi, the man allegedly responsible behind Nitish Kumar's decision to team up with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Tuesday took a jab at the Bihar Chief Minister over his defection from the Opposition camp.

Amid seat-sharing talks with Congress, Akhilesh Yadav names 16 candidates of Samajwadi Party

Jan 31, 2024, at 02:55 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In another blow to the opposition INDIA bloc, the Samajwadi Party Tuesday released a list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh amid seat-sharing talks with the Congress.

BJP's Samrat Chaudhary, Vijay Sinha to take oath as Nitish Kumar's deputies

Jan 28, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Patna/IBNS: As Nitish Kumar gears up to take oath as the Bihar Chief Minister with the support from the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP), he will be assisted by two deputies from the saffron camp, media reports said.

Nitish Kumar resigns as Bihar Chief Minister, to join NDA soon

Jan 28, 2024, at 05:05 pm

Patna/IBNS: Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar Sunday resigned as Bihar Chief Minister ending days of political speculation over his fifth switching of alliance in a decade.

Nitish Kumar meets party MLAs, to tender resignation soon

Jan 28, 2024, at 04:27 pm

Patna/IBNS: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is all set to return to an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ditching the opposition INDIA alliance on Sunday. He will meet the Governor at 11.30 am and resign to start the process, reports said.

Nitish Kumar likely to switch on Sunday, may take oath as CM with BJP support

Jan 27, 2024, at 02:46 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a ninth time on Sunday with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party, after his speculated u-turn from the INDIA alliance, media reports said.

Nitish Kumar to switch alliances again? May share stage with PM Modi in Bihar

Jan 26, 2024, at 05:21 am

Patna/IBNS: The INDIA bloc appears to be on the brink of losing a third key leader with reports indicating that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar might stage a walkout.

Mamata unsubscribes INDIA alliance in Bengal, AAP follows her in Punjab

Jan 25, 2024, at 05:07 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday dropped a bombshell switching her Trinamool Congress off from the anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national alliance, INDIA, in West Bengal, slamming the principal opposition force Congress just months ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

After Mamata Banerjee, Bhagwant Mann announces AAP will contest Lok Sabha Polls alone in Punjab

Jan 24, 2024, at 11:04 pm

Just an hour after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her Trinamool Congress will contest the national polls in Bengal alone, Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a similar stance, giving a jolt to the INDIA alliance.

INDIA alliance's fourth meeting today weeks after Congress decimation in Hindi heartland

Dec 19, 2023, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA, an anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) front, will hold its fourth meeting on Tuesday, weeks after Congress was decimated in the Hindi heartland and a day after over 70 MPs were suspended from Parliament.

TMC asks Congress to shun 'zamindari culture', make Mamata Banerjee face of INDIA alliance

Dec 19, 2023, at 05:59 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial INDIA bloc's meeting in the national capital, the Trinamool Congress Monday evening claimed that Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should be made the face of the opposition alliance and urged the Congress to abandon its "zamindari culture".

Akhilesh Yadav talks tough on INDIA bloc, says will 'think about alliance' for LS polls after spat with Congress

Oct 20, 2023, at 02:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav seemed to put the Congress on notice Thursday, accusing the grand old party of "fooling" others and hinting that had they known the alliance doesn't work on the state level, they would not have been so open to the INDIA bloc.

Sonia, Rahul are brains behind anti-Sanatana rhetoric: JP Nadda

Sep 16, 2023, at 02:10 am

Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)/IBNS: Tearing into the Congress, BJP President Jagat Prakash Nadda Friday alleged that the former party’s erstwhile heads Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul gave the anti-Sanatana Dharma agenda to the DMK and other parties that constitute the “haughty combine” known as the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA).

'Sanatan Dharma row': Nirmala Sitharaman says 'DMK doing it for 70 years'

Sep 15, 2023, at 06:43 pm

DMK is against Sanatan Dharma and it has been doing this for 70 years, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slamming Tamil Nadu's ruling party over its top leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's controversial remark.

INDIA alliance to hold first public meeting in Bhopal next month: KC Venugopal

Sep 14, 2023, at 04:53 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The INDIA Alliance Coordination Committee Wednesday decided to hold the bloc's first public meeting in Bhopal in the first week of October on the issue of rising prices and unemployment, as well as the "corruption" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

ED summons to Abhishek Banerjee political vendetta: Mamata Banerjee

Sep 12, 2023, at 05:17 am

Kolkata/IBNS:  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday termed the Enforcement Directorate summons to Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee as a "political vendetta".

'Even as we launch Chandrayaan to Moon...': MK Stalin defends son on 'Sanatana Dharma' remark

Sep 08, 2023, at 05:14 am

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin Thursday came in defence of his minister son Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is at the centre of a massive controversy over his "sanatana dharma must be eradicated" remark.

Shashi Tharoor suggests opposition bloc be called 'BHARAT' after row over India name change

Sep 07, 2023, at 05:56 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor Wednesday took a swipe at the government over the speculated 'Bharat' name change row, saying the opposition bloc could call itself the "Alliance for Betterment, Harmony And Responsible Advancement for Tomorrow (BHARAT)" and then perhaps the ruling party might stop the "fatuous game of changing names".

Supreme Court should ban alliances in the name of India, says BSP chief Mayawati

Sep 06, 2023, at 10:22 pm

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati on Wednesday said 'Bharat' that is India is the well-known and dignified constitutional name of the country and it is neither fair nor justifiable to play or tamper the name.

Modi govt should spell out agenda of special Parliament session, INDIA bloc demands 'Bharat' row

Sep 06, 2023, at 05:16 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Opposition INDIA bloc Tuesday demanded that the Centre should spell out the agenda of the special session of the Parliament and accused it of keeping the country in the dark after two back-to-back meetings following the buzz about the change of the country's name from "India" to "Bharat".

Amid 'Bharat' buzz, Congress leaders gather at Sonia Gandhi's home, INDIA bloc meet to follow

Sep 06, 2023, at 02:37 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the buzz over the change of the country's name from 'India' to 'Bharat', Congress parliamentary leaders have gathered at Sonia Gandhi's house for a meeting, which will be followed by another of the opposition alliance 'INDIA' bloc.

'Respect people of Tamil Nadu but..." Mamata Banerjee disapproves of 'Sanatana Dharma' remark

Sep 05, 2023, at 04:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday expressed her disapproval at Tamil Nadu Minister Udhyanidhi Stalin over his "Sanatana Dharma" remarks, which have set off a political storm ahead of a string of state elections and drawn multiple barbs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 

I'll repeat it again, DMK leader says a day after uproar over 'sanatana dharma' remark

Sep 05, 2023, at 02:08 am

Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, who is at the centre of a storm over his "sanatana dharma must be eradicated" remark, once again stated on Monday that he "will repeat the same thing again and again".

With all opposition parties uniting, it’s impossible to defeat the INDIA alliance: Rahul Gandhi

Sep 02, 2023, at 04:17 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday said it would be impossible for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win next year’s Lok Sabha polls if the INDIA alliance puts up a united fight as it represents 60 percent of the population.

INDIA bloc forms 14-member central coordination committee, announces panels for campaign, media

Sep 02, 2023, at 01:59 am

Mumbai/IBNS: The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A), comprising 26 anti-BJP parties, Friday announced a 14-member Central Coordination Committee and a 19-member campaign committee at the conclusion of its two-day meeting in Mumbai.

INDIA alliance's third meeting to begin in Mumbai today

Aug 31, 2023, at 05:35 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The third meeting of over 20 anti-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parties, who have formed a bloc named 'INDIA', to further strategise for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will begin in Mumbai on Thursday.

New trouble in Maharashtra as Uddhav Thackeray faction disapproves of Sharad Pawar's meeting with nephew Ajit

Aug 15, 2023, at 02:38 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Oppositions are trying to come together to form the INDIA alliance, new trouble is brewing in Maharashtra after Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction got upset over Sharad Pawar's meetings with nephew and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, weeks after the latter's rebellion from the veteran-headed Nationalist Congress party (NCP).