Politics
RSS Could be Using Ram Mandir as a Counter-pressure Against BJP: Shridhar Damle
Shridhar Damle, who has closely observed the Sangh, says that RSS is pushing the idea of Narendra Modi as a Rajrishi (a saintly king), who works 18 hours a day and hasn’t taken a single day's vacation.
Kerala Congress Leader Praises Modi, Says He Adopted Gandhian Values
Meanwhile, Congress' Kerala president Mullapally Ramachandran Tuesday said the party will seek an explanation from Abdullakutty on his Modi praise.
Desperate to Save Sinking Karnataka Boat, JDS-Cong May Bank on 'Generous' Ministers to Help it Stay Afloat
The current cabinet may see at least three or possibly four ministers resign from the Council of Ministers, to make way for disgruntled MLAs who have been threatening to quit the Assembly.
Shocked by Defeat of KCR's Daughter, TRS Supporter Dies; Kin Say He Had Stopped Sleeping & Eating
K. Chandrashekhar Rao appealed to party workers and her supporters not to lose heart as defeat and victory were part of the democratic process.
Delhi HC Seeks Robert Vadra's Response on ED Plea to Cancel Anticipatory Bail in Money Laundering Case
Robert Vadra is facing allegations of money laundering in purchase of a London-based property worth 1.9 million pounds (over Rs 17 crore).
Reports of Deteriorating Health of Arun Jaitley False, Baseless: Govt
Arun Jaitley was admitted to AIIMS last week for an undisclosed illness and was discharged on Thursday but did not attend celebrations at BJP headquarters that evening after the party's emphatic victory in general elections.
Odisha Governor Ganeshi Lal Invites Naveen Patnaik to Form Govt After He Stakes Claim
The BJD won 112 of the 146 assembly seats in the recently concluded assembly polls.
EC Yet to Receive Tally of Mandatory Matching of Paper Trail Machine Slips
Paper slips of more than 20,600 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines were counted in more than 4,000 assembly segments.
Smriti Irani's Close Aide Shot Dead by Two Men at His Residence in Amethi
Locals claim that Surendra Singh was considered close to Irani and he was involved in the distribution of footwear.
Avoid Making Loose Remarks in Media; Shun VIP Culture: PM Modi Instructs New MPs
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that it was not Modi but the people who made the lawmakers victorious and added that Mahatama Gandhi, Deendayal Upadhyay, Ram Manohar Lohia and BR Ambedkar should be their examples.
'Mamata's Quitting is Drama': BJP Mocks Offer to Vacate CM's Post
The BJP said Mamata Banerjee's government, with or without her, is bound to fall as many TMC leaders have lost confidence in her.
Alka Lamba Again Removed From AAP's MLA Group
Sharing screenshots of the WhatsApp group on Twitter, which purportedly shows that she was removed by AAP's North East Delhi candidate Dilip Pandey, Alka Lamba lashed out at Arvind Kejriwal and asked why she was being held responsible for the party's cru...
Computer Baba Hits Refresh Button Again After Diggy Raja’s Loss, Says Seers Don’t Support Any Party
Couple of days after the Congress was crushed in Madhya Pradesh as 28 of their candidates including Digvijaya Singh lost, Computer Baba sang a different tune saying the seers don’t support any particular political party.
Poll Panel Likely to Meet Today to Finalise List of Winning Lok Sabha Candidates
Polls were held in 542 of the 543 seats and the election in Vellore parliamentary seat was cancelled by the EC citing excessive use of money power. A fresh date for it is yet to be announced.
Record 78 Women MPs in New Lok Sabha
Out of 542 MPs who will take oath as members of the lower house in the next few days, 78 are women with Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal leading at 11 each.
Barring Hardeep Singh Puri, K J Alphons, Bureaucrats-turned-politicians Win For BJP
Both Puri, Minister of State (Independent charge) for Housing and Urban Affairs, and Union Minister of State for Tourism Alphons are Rajya Sabha members.