Politics
Voters Are Buying our Education Model in Goa, Punjab: Manish Sisodia
The biggest drawback in our education system is that classrooms have become victims of curriculum as the focus is only on completing the syllabus and not enhancing knowledge, said Manish Sisodia.
Back on Home Soil, Hardik Patel Ready for Another 'Dangal' With Government
The six-month long 'banishment' from Gujarat has not dampened his resolve one bit. The sedition case slapped against him has not deterred him from holding back his punches. Twenty three-year-old Hardik Patel, the face of the Patidar reservation agitation...
Land Acquisition: CPI-M Condemns 'Police Repression' in West Bengal
Bhangar, known for its history of political violence, is on the boil since last week over what villagers call "forced" acquisition of 16 acres of farmland -- spread over the villages of Khamarait, Machhi Bhanga, Tona and Padmapukur -- by the state governm...
BJP Punjab President Offers to Resign Ahead of Assembly Polls
Expressing his dissatisfaction over ticket distribution in the party ahead of crucial Punajb assembly elections, state BJP unit president and Cabinet minister Vijay Sampla reportedly offered to resign from both the posts.
Congress 'Imposing' Sidhu on Itself in Punjab, Says Aam Aadmi Party
Pillorying Navjot Singh Sidhu for joining a party "he once attacked", AAP on Monday said by inducting the ex-cricketer in its fold, Congress has "imposed" him on its Punjab leadership and "accepted defeat as it does not have a face".
BJP Releases Second List of Candidates for Goa Assembly Polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced its second list of seven candidates for the Goa assembly elections to be held on February 4.
UP Polls 2017: Media Abuzz But for Voters This is a Dull Election
It’s said that everyone from a daily wager to a serviceman turns into a psephologist during elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, the two most politically active states in India.
Rahul's 'Hand' Remark: BJP Moves EC, Wants Congress Poll Symbol Cancelled
The Bharatiya Janata Party sought the withdrawal of the Congress' election symbol 'hand' as well as cancellation of its recognition as a national party.
With a Cryptic Statement, Parrikar Hints Return to Goa Politics
Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar on Friday fanned speculation that he could return as Goa CM if the BJP was voted back to power.
Counsel for Narada-tainted TMC Ministers Oppose CBI Probe
Opposing a CBI investigation into the Narada sting operation, counsel for some Trinamool Congress leaders, purportedly seen in video tapes accepting money, claimed before the Calcutta High Court that involvement of ministers in an alleged act cannot be th...
BJP Devoid of Issues, Hurling 'Baseless Charges' at CM Rawat: Congress
The ruling Congress in Uttarakhand on Tuesday accused BJP of being devoid of issues and indulging invcheap politics by hurling "baseless charges" at Chief Minister Harish Rawat.
Samajwadi Party Live: EC To Hear Akhilesh, Mulayam on Friday
May be there can now be peace in Samajwadi Party with Mulayam Singh extending an olive branch to his son Akhilesh. But just may be.
Shiv Sena to Go Solo in Yavatmal Polls; Adds BJP to Foes List
The Shiv Sena district unit has decided to go alone in the forthcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections and will be fielding candidates on all the seats to counter BJP.
Samajwadi Party Feud: Mulayam Singh Yadav Refuses to Give in, Says He is Still Party President, Akhilesh the CM
Mulayam Singh Yadav refused to give in to son Akhilesh on Sunday, insisting that he remains the national president of the Samajwadi Party while brother Shivpal Yadav continues to be the state president.
Modi has Taken People's Money Like a Pickpocket: Sitaram Yechury
Taking to Facebook, Yechury charged Modi with helping black money hoarders to exchange it with white money and said the government was "playing fraud" by claiming that the growth rate will be 7.1 per cent despite the note ban.
Amar Singh Gets 'Z' Category CISF Security Cover Again
Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh has been accorded 'Z' category security cover of central paramilitary commandos by the Union government due to threat perception following "recent activities", a development that comes in the backdrop of infighting in the Samajwa...