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54-year-old leader calls himself yuva: Amit Shah takes dig at Rahul Gandhi in Rajya Sabha

Dec 17, 2024, at 11:23 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In an indirect swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Tuesday said a 54-year-old politician roams about as a young leader.

BJP to send notices to MPs absent during 'One Nation One Election' Bill tabling

Dec 17, 2024, at 09:30 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send notices to its MPs who were absent in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday during the introduction of the government's flagship "One Nation One Election Bill", media reports said.

No alliance with Congress in Delhi polls: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

Dec 11, 2024, at 01:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA bloc: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Dec 10, 2024, at 03:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In more support for the West Bengal chief minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has backed Mamata Banerjee to lead the opposition alliance INDIA.

Won't be a rubber stamp for Congress: TMC signals rifts in INDIA bloc

Nov 28, 2024, at 03:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress Wednesday refused to be a "rubber stamp" for its ally's decisions, signalling a rift in the INDIA bloc, media reports said.

PM Modi slams INDIA bloc for its silence over Sena UBT leader's sexist remark against Shaina NC

Nov 05, 2024, at 02:12 am

Ranchi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday slammed the Congress-led INDIA bloc for remaining mum over Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Arvind Sawant's sexist remark against BJP leader Shaina NC, who joined the Eknath Shinde-led Sena faction to contest the Maharashtra assembly polls.

INDIA bloc accuses Himanta Biswa Sarma of using 'divisive, hateful words' ahead of Jharkhand polls, complaints to EC

Nov 03, 2024, at 04:07 pm

Ranchi/IBNS: The opposition INDIA bloc has complained to the Election Commission against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over his remarks 'targeting Muslims', which have sparked a massive row, ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly polls, media reports said.

Congress, AAP to ally in Haryana Assembly polls? Seat negotiation talks soon, says report

Sep 04, 2024, at 05:06 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have reached an understanding to fight the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming Haryana Assembly election, scheduled to take place next month, NDTV quoting sources reported Tuesday.

INDIA bloc protests against Modi government's budget, calls it 'discriminatory'

Jul 24, 2024, at 05:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Leaders of opposition parties, who are in the INDIA bloc, on Wednesday protested outside Parliament against the Modi government's budget, calling it "discriminatory".

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.

As BJP falls short of majority, ally leaders Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu emerge as kingmakers

Jun 05, 2024, at 05:22 am

New Delhi/IBNS: With the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failing to emerge as the single largest party in the Lok Sabha elections and needing to bank on their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the government, the two leaders who emerged as potential kingmakers are Bihar Chief Minister and JDU chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party leader N Chandrababu Naidu.

Modi-led NDA to return with around 350 seats, exit polls say after final phase of polling

Jun 02, 2024, at 01:17 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to return for a record-equalling third term in office with the BJP-led NDA alliance set to get a thumping majority defeating the combined opposition's INDIA Bloc, according to the exit poll results after the seventh and final phase of polling in the country on Saturday.

'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.

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.

INDIA bloc performing mujra for vote bank, says Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching a scathing attack on opposition parties

May 26, 2024, at 12:23 am

Launching a scathing attack on INDIA bloc of opposition parties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said they could perform a 'mujra' (dance) before their vote bank if they want but he would never allow them to take away the reservation benefits accorded to SC, ST and OBC community members by the Indian constitution.

Narendra Modi ridicules INDIA bloc leaders ahead of first round of Lok Sabha polls for raising objections over his guarantee

Apr 08, 2024, at 02:37 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ridiculed the INDIA bloc leaders for raising objections over his guarantee and demanding to ban it, dubbing it illegal.

AAP workers to observe mass fasting in protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

Apr 07, 2024, at 04:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In their protest against Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in connection with the Delhi liquor policy, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders and workers will day observe a 'samuhik upwas' or mass fasting.

Without EVMs and 'match-fixing', BJP won't be able to cross 180 seats: Rahul Gandhi

Apr 01, 2024, at 01:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Launching a fresh salvo against BJP, former Congress president Rahul Gandhi Sunday said in Opposition’s ‘Lokatantra Bachao’ rally that the saffron party won't win more than 180 seats in the Lok Sabha elections, contrary to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to cross 400 seats.

BJP dismisses INDIA bloc's Ramlila Maidan event as 'parivaar bachao' and 'bhrashtachar chupao' rally

Apr 01, 2024, at 12:21 am

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday slammed the opposition INDIA bloc's gathering at Ramlila ground, labelling it as a "save family" and "conceal corruption" rally.

AAP, INDIA bloc to hold rally in Delhi today protesting Arvind Kejriwal's arrest

Mar 31, 2024, at 02:57 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: After the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has organised a mega rally in the national capital on Sunday, which will be attended by key leaders of the Opposition INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge, and Akhilesh Yadav.

INDIA bloc's March 31 rally not 'person or party specific': Congress's Jairam Ramesh

Mar 31, 2024, at 07:54 am

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Congress on Saturday asserted that the INDIA bloc’s rally on March 31 will not be 'person-specific or of one party' but to save the democracy and Constitution of the country and will be called 'Loktantra Bachao' rally.

Pashupati Paras says his party integral part of NDA, days after criticising BJP over poll snub

Mar 31, 2024, at 07:16 am

New Delhi: Shortly after stepping down from the Union cabinet, Pashupati Paras on Saturday asserted that his party, the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP), continues to be an important part of the BJP-led NDA alliance.

INDIA bloc to oppose Arvind Kejriwal's arrest in a mega rally on Mar 31

Mar 24, 2024, at 10:44 pm

New Delhi: The INDIA bloc on Sunday announced that it would organise a mega rally on March 31 at Ramleela Maidan in Delhi to demonstrate against the arrest of Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged Delhi liquor policy scam.

'Mamata Banerjee afraid of upsetting PM Modi': Congress reacts after TMC's snub on seat-sharing deal

Mar 11, 2024, at 07:26 am

Kolkata: Mamata Banerjee wants to send a message to the PMO that she has no intention to fight the BJP, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said after the TMC chief declared candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in Bengal, ignoring Congress.

INDIA bloc to sound Lok Sabha polls bugle at concluding rally of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: MPCC chief

Mar 08, 2024, at 02:16 pm

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Nana Patole informed that leaders of INDIA bloc will be present at the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra rally on March 12 and the poll bugle for Lok Sabha elections will sound off from there.

Farooq Abdullah says National Conference to go solo in Jammu Kashmir Lok Sabha polls, may join NDA later

Feb 16, 2024, at 12:16 am

Srinagar: In yet another blow to the INDIA bloc, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Thursday that his party would go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while indicating that he may re-join the BJP-led NDA alliance in the future.

India bloc seat sharing 'settled' in Maharashtra, on right track in UP: Congress

Jan 10, 2024, at 06:07 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Maharashtra's Maha Vikas Aghadi, an alliance of Shiv Sena Uddhav Thackeray faction with Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party, and the Congress, have come to an understanding on the seat sharing issue.

'Rahul Gandhi shouldn't be declared PM candidate, INDIA should decide after polls': Shashi Tharoor

Sep 02, 2023, at 07:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has felt the INDIA alliance should decide on the Prime Minister only after the Lok Sabha elections, turning down the idea of pitching in his party colleague Rahul Gandhi as the candidate for the top post.