Special Judge Amitabh Rawat passed the order on an application moved by the CBI. The probe agency formally arrested Kejriwal Wednesday after getting permission from the court.
Battle lines were further drawn once LS Speaker read out a resolution condemning Emergency. Under fire, Birla says MPs may represent different ideologies, but 'nation is supreme.
Congress leader follows in footsteps of his late father Rajiv Gandhi, who held the position from 1989 to 1990, and mother Sonia, who held it from 1999 to 2004.
Apart from raising slogans, MPs flaunted traditional wear, held up Constitution copies and voiced concerns over NEET irregularities & Manipur at the 18th LS swearing-in.
Punjab BJP refutes allegations, says Badal should introspect why SAD has been seeing downslide since breaking ties with BJP. Rebellion in SAD comes after poor performance in LS polls.
India News: MYSURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday said the farmers of the state have incurred a loss of Rs 30,000 crore due to drought this year.
News News: MUMBAI: NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said the BJP's political power is shrinking in many parts of the country.
News News: BJP President JP Nadda has accused the Congress Party of being inherently corrupt, stating that corruption is in its DNA. Nadda's comments came after
India News: C M Ibrahim, senior leader of the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka, has opposed party's decision to ally with the BJP for the upcoming Lok Sabha elec
News News: MUMBAI: Saamana, the editorial of the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Thackeray faction) on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on chief minister Eknath Shinde and s.
Jats rallied around BJP after Vajpayee govt included them in OBC list. Twenty-five years later, community’s voting trend in 2024 shows declining trust between Jats and BJP.
With late Bansi Lal’s daughter-in-law Kiran Choudhry quitting Congress to join BJP, his grandson Anirudh Chaudhry is an aspirant for Congress ticket from Tosham for assembly polls.
BJP leaders deny allegations that they worked to ensure Sita Soren's defeat in Dumka seat. Several instances of infighting as party prepares for tough assembly battle.
Analysts say result of Lok Sabha polls in Kerala was along expected lines, except for rise in BJP's graph, which affected both ruling Left-led LDF and Opposition Congress-led UDF.
INDIA bloc has been opposing the government's decision to appoint BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as pro-tem Speaker, overlooking Congress's Kodikunnil Suresh.
India News: NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday accused the government of using the Army "politically" for elections and claimed the ruling p.
News News: When asked about the BJP targeting Congress on dynasty politics at a news conference in Mizoram, Rahul Gandhi tried to counter the question by allegin
India News: Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda has sacked senior leader C M Ibrahim as the JD(S) Karnataka unit chief for speaking out against the party's decision
News News: NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Congress of betrayal in Madhya P.
News News: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his disappointment with the Congress over seat sharing in Madhya Pradesh and warned that if the Congres
BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla termed the action as Congress' 'Nawabi feudal shehzada' mindset and demanded the party and Patole should apologize.
Last month, two other ministers had written to the CM pointing out irregular power cuts amid the scorching heat in Barmer, and water scarcity in Churu and adjoining districts.
INLD risks losing its election symbol — pair of spectacles — used since Chaudhary Devi Lal's era. Meanwhile, JJP needs fresh faces by 2029 to consider any chance of revival.
Ex-Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh was fielded from Bardhaman-Durgapur instead of his seat Medinipur and lost Lok Sabha polls to TMC's Kirti Azad. This was Ghosh’s first poll defeat.
When someone aims over his capacity, he ends up performing badly, says Swami Nischalananda Saraswati. This is the 2nd jibe from a Shankaracharya since party's setback in LS polls.
News News: Dubey, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said it is for Mahua to answer whether NIC mails were accessed in Dubai or not and if questions were asked i
News News: As per a purported government order, dated October 18, under the Centre's saturation drive senior bureaucrats will be deployed as "Rath Prabharis" acr
News News: NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday said that Karnataka will be at the centre of the grand old party's election strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha e.
India News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the BJP was not opposed to the idea of a caste census, but decisions regarding it have to be made thoughtful
India News: BENGALURU: Alleging that the Congress administration in Karnataka has completely failed in all sectors and it is totally bankrupt, veteran BJP leader .
State party chief Selvaperunthagai leads the charge in restructuring Congress’ presence in Tamil Nadu, focusing on education and development legacies.
SCs and Jats together helped Congress snatch 5 of state’s 10 Lok Sabha seats from BJP. CM Saini-led govt is now pushing welfare schemes in bid to win over Dalits.
Alliance hurt BJP's brand value, writes RSS's Ratan Sharda. NCP minister Chhagan Bhujbal vehemently denies any likelihood of alliance playing role in BJP's poor performance in state.
RSS functionary says a ‘deliberate’ attempt was made to highlight specific parts of organisation chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Nagpur speech and his words were taken out of context.
Assam CM comment blaming 'particular religion' for poll debacle is wrong, may support NDA if grievances are addressed in next five years, they add.
India News: Mamata Banerjee has broken her silence on the cash-for-query case involving her party MP Mahua Moitra. Moitra has been accused of seeking bribes to ta
India News: The Congress, which had ignored its INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) allies right through the assembly elections, is now at th
India News: BJP's statement victory in Madhya Pradesh's assembly election, winning 163 of 230 seats, showed the fading of anti-incumbency under the leadership of
India News: Mamata Banerjee suggests that proper seat sharing among opposition parties can prevent BJP from winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Co
India News: In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said less than 24 hours after the election results were out on December 3, his party was bein
Bongaon MP Thakur, an influential leader of the Matua community, is now one of only two representatives from Bengal in Modi’s new Council of Ministers, the other being Sukanta Majumdar.
Amit Malviya, who is also West Bengal co-in charge, has sent a legal notice to Santanu Sinha, a purported RSS member, who levelled the charges.
Rajnath Singh remains defence minister, JP Nadda is health minister, Shivraj Singh Chouhan gets agriculture & rural development, HD Kumaraswamy gets heavy industries and steel.
He told media that Shiv Sena was expecting one cabinet berth & one MoS berth, but party leader in Lok Sabha Shrikant Shinde said it was unconditionally supporting BJP-led NDA govt.
JD(S) H.D.Kumaraswamy, TDP’s Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, JD(U)’s Rajiv Ranjan Singh, HAM's Jitan Ram Manjhi & LJP's Chirag Paswan among allies who get plum posts.
News News: Hitting out at the ruling BJP, the Shiv Sena leader alleged that the Treasury benches have decided that whoever seeks a discussion from the home minis
India News: Sources said the success of the experiment of announcing its list early worked well in the state polls, helping BJP get a vital headstart over its riv
India News: The Congress has announced "Bharat Nyay Yatra" led by Rahul Gandhi from Manipur to Mumbai, passing through 14 states and 85 districts from east to wes
News News: NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks questioning the hype around Ram Mandir's consecration ceremony in Ayodhya has evoked very strong reac.
India News: NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his party's resolve to conduct caste census in the country if voted to power in the 202.
3 top posts — cabinet secretary, home secretary & foreign secretary — will fall vacant in next 4-6 months when extensions given to these officers ends. ED could get new director.
In the now deleted post, Urvashi Prasad alleged that the former MP had ‘thrown her out of office’ & that her behaviour as public servant and woman is ‘nothing less than abhorrent’.
BJP's overall vote share dipped by less than 1 percentage point, while Congress's went up by 1.53. This paradox seen in Lok Sabha results is explained by studying state-wise vote shares.
JD(U) spokesperson K.C. Tyagi also says govt must revisit Agnipath scheme and take all stakeholders into consideration before implementing UCC.
CM had campaigned extensively for all candidates & had claimed his party will win all 13 seats in Punjab. It was on his insistence that AAP decided not to ally with Congress in state.
News News: NEW DELHI: The road ahead for opposition bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)could be bumpy if the statements on seat sharing.
News News: Nitish Kumar has once again taken over the reins of Janata Dal (United) in a move that seems to be directed at renewing his claim to the leadership of
News News: Shivraj, who was CM for over 16 years, was replaced by Mohan Yadav after BJP won a landslide victory in the assembly polls, winning 163 of the 230 sea
News News: KOLKATA: Accusing Congress of “doublespeak”, Trinamool Congress said on Thursday it would give Congress leaders “a few more days” to clear the air on .
News News: Congress put seat-sharing talks with its partners in the INDIA bloc on high priority and would begin meetings with member parties to discuss the fine .
Other prominent candidates Saturday are Union minister Anurag Thakur, Mamata Banerjee's nephew Abhishek Banerjee, Lalu Prasad's daughter Misa Bharti and actor Kangana Ranaut.
Telangana was formed on 2 June, 2014. As anniversary of the bifurcation approaches, both states continue to grapple with challenges related to asset division & outstanding power dues.
Outlook for Congress-led INDIA bloc remains bleak despite aggressive campaigning. Official results of 2024 Lok Sabha polls to be announced on 4 June. ThePrint looks at 5 exit polls.
BJP won 46 of the state's 60 seats. NDA partner NPP came a distant 2nd, winning 5 seats, followed by Ajit Pawar faction of NCP, which got 3. Khandu is set to return as CM for 3rd term.
The ruling SKM emerged victorious in 31 of state's 32 assembly seats. Others in the fray included BJP, Congress and newly formed Citizen Action Party-Sikkim — all of which drew a blank.
News News: NEW DELHI: With no visible movement on seat sharing talks between the partners of opposition's INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.
Legal experts in Mumbai discuss the possibility of some MLAs from both sides getting disqualified or none at all. The decision of the assembly Speaker will be based on constitutional provisions and will be legally sustainable.
After disposing of a bunch of disqualification petitions on Wednesday that had been filed by rival factions of Shiv Sena, now another bunch of petitio
India News: BSP chief Mayawati has said that her party will think about joining any alliance after the Lok Sabha elections are over. She refuted reports of retire
Nitish Kumar attacked dynastic politics while praising PM Narendra Modi for his government's decision to confer the country's highest civilian award t
Congress candidate from Jalandhar, Charanjit Singh Channi says he wants to better understand Punjab’s economy, criticises Modi’s visits & CM Mann’s governance.
He will pray at Swami Vivekananda Memorial Rock where 19th century reformer undertook similar exercise & envisioned enlightened ‘Bharat Mata’.
Amritpal's 10-point manifesto include end of drug culture & extortions, justice in sacrilege cases, struggle for release of Bandi Singhs. His parents are campaigning on his behalf.
ED last week filed prosecution complaint bringing money laundering charges under PMLA against Shahjahan. CBI Monday filed chargesheet against him for January attack on officers.
BRS & Telangana Cine Musicians Association question Revanth Reddy's decision to recruit MM Keeravani of 'RRR' fame to recompose anthem & urged him to 'encourage Telangana talent' instead.
India News: Nitish Kumar is set to dump RJD and may take oath as Bihar chief minister again with BJP's support next week. This move comes after Nitish Kumar's resignation from the ruling Bihar Mahagathbandhan. Lack of coordination among the INDIA alliance is cited as the main reason for this decision.
Get the latest updates on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's re-entry into the NDA fold. Explore the political developments and future prospects of this significant move.
India News: With Bihar CM Nitish Kumar turning his back on the opposition alliance and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee cutting Congress and its 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' no slack as it enters West Bengal, India bloc appears precariously poised. The unspooling of the India bloc has been put in sharp relief by the JDU chief's U-turn and imminent exit from the alliance, and Mamata's announcement to go it alone in the Lok Sabha elections. The serious instability stemming from the eastern region - Mamata's recalcitrance and Nitish's U-turn - have created complications in the last stretch just when Congress and allies had hoped to seal seat-sharing and joint programmes and hit the campaign trail.
News News: Nitish will meet his party MLAs early morning followed by a joint meeting of the NDA legislators and MPs, likely to be held at his residence, before either submitting his resignation or dismissing the RJD ministers and submitting a fresh letter of support from BJP and HAM(S) to the governor.
India News: RJD issued full-page advertisements on Sunday thanking its 34-year-old leader Tejashwi Yadav for his contributions as Bihar's deputy chief minister. T
Among other poll promises, the industrialist-politician has said he'll give scholarships to poor girls. People, however, feel this election is different & 'won't be a cakewalk for anyone'.
Sitting MP is younger brother of Suvendu Adhikari. TMC candidate is Debangshu Bhattacharya of ‘Khela Hobe’ fame, while Sayan Banerjee is CPI(M)’s nominee for seat voting Saturday.
Once considered close to PDP’s Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Bukhari founded the party in 2020. Kashmir needs a strong PM like Modi, he says.
PDP chief is pitted in party stronghold against NC candidate, who is banking on Gujjar-Bakarwal votes. Apni Party has fielded Zaffar Manhas, a Pahari supported by BJP.
AAP Rajya Sabha MP's 'assault' more serious than other cases as it happened before her boss, he alleges. Claims people are devoted to Modi & one-sided wave for BJP this polls.
News News: Soon after resigning as the Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar indicated that he was not happy with the way things were going in the INDIA bloc that he helped tak
News News: NEW DELHI: The opposition's INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc, which was launched with much fanfare last year, on Sunday s.
India News: NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar may have faced a lot of flak for his decision to dump opposition bloc INDIA and return to NDA fold, but the move ahead of the .
India News: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticizes Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's U-turn in joining the NDA government. Read more on Congress News.
The MLAs came in two special aircraft and were received by senior Congress leaders. The Jharkhand MLAs were escorted to a private resort on the city o
AAP's two-year record in Punjab is under scrutiny from voters as the state gears up to vote for Lok Sabha elections on 1 June. ‘Broken promises’ from 2022 could cost the party.
Congress's Kumari Selja slams BJP, says those in power think they will intimidate people of Haryana. Political expert sees it as a tactic to 'divide people'.
India Greens Party is contesting from South Delhi, Mumbai North West & Sangrur. Aim is to push environmental concerns into political discourse, says founder.
MLA 'Raja Bhaiya' has asked supporters to vote for candidate of their choice, but they have been openly campaigning for SP. Raghuraj Pratap Singh had supported BJP in 2022 UP polls.
Patra’s accidental remark drew sharp criticism from Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik, who called it an “insult” to the Lord. Patra clarified that it was a “slip of tongue”.
News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more.
News News: Sharad Pawar on Monday described as a victory of voters the Supreme Court ruling that his faction can use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' till further orders.
There are rumors of Navjot Singh Sidhu returning to BJP and the party fielding Yuvraj Singh from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. Sidhu, with clo
News News: Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, reacts to the announcement of giving her father's seat to AAP. She apologizes to the district cadre and vows to make the Congress party stronger.
Tripura's main opposition party - led by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman - met senior Congress leaders for a possible pre-poll tie up, days afte