Politics

Rajnikanth's entry comes at a time when there is a void in Tamil Nadu politics after the death of DMK president M Karunanidhi and AIADMK general secretary J Jayalalithaa.

The order comes days after several political parties, especially the Jammu-based National Panthers Party (NPP), questioned Singh's continuation on his post despite the dissolution of the Assembly, abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the erstwhile...

The BJP has announced 72 candidates in four lists so far for the elections in the 81-member state assembly to be held in five phases between November 30 and December 20.

The first session of the government was very productive which saw both houses passing key legislations such as the one to penalise the practice of instant triple talaq and the other giving more powers to the National Investigation Agency.

The union home ministry had said in a statement that before any settlement is arrived at with Naga groups, all stakeholders, including the states of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh will be duly consulted and their concerns will be taken into consider...

The CEC also asserted that Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) cannot be tampered with, despite claims to the contrary from some people.

BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav said the Congress and Gandhi had been 'exposed' by the apex court's verdict and they should now tender an apology.

Since Kishor launched 'Didi Ke Bolo' on July 29, the TMC has not only managed to recapture several municipalities that had shifted to the BJP but also win the confidence of strong ground-level leaders to rejoin the party.

'Does Rahul Gandhi have the magnanimity to accept the truth and apologise to PM Narendra Modi and the entire nation?' Fadnavis asked.

In a series of tweets, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the judgement of the apex court has proved that the disruption of Parliament over the Rafale fighter aircraft deal was a 'sham'.

During the 2015 elections, the Congress had contested on around 1500 out of 3112 Panchayat seats in the state but had managed to bag merely 50-80 seats.

He expressed the apprehension, alleging that the decision to impose the President Rule in the state has been taken under duress from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah.

Thackeray, flanked by his son Aaditya, said the Sena needs clarity on the Common Minimum Programme (CMP), just like the Congress and the NCP if a government is to be formed with their support.

In a letter to Prime Minister Prime Minister Narendra Modi, ABHM chief Swami Chakrapani also demanded 'martyr' status for all Lord Ram devotees killed in 1992 or earlier during the Ayodhya movement.

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party, which is trying to form a possible coalition government with the support of the NCP and Congress, had failed to secure the requisite letters from both the parties.

Kailash Gahlot said stubble burning is going on unabated in Delhi's neighbouring states despite the Supreme Court holding every official, from the chief secretary to gram panchayat, accountable for it.