Politics
UP Police Remove 'Objectionable Posters' Put Up by Outfit Linked to Samajwadi Party, FIR Filed
According to Azamgarh Superintendent of Police Sudhir Singh, the Samajwadi Party Yuvjan Sabha had put up some objectionable posters which have been removed and an FIR has been lodged in this connection.
Farm Laws Will Devastate Farmers, Help Hoarders, Says Mamata Banerjee
The opposition parties, including Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, have been protesting three farm sector laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government, alleging these are "anti-farmer measures" and will "destroy" the agriculture sector.
Maharashtra Tribals Can Now Build Houses Near Forest Areas, Says Govt Order
The decision will provide a major relief to the scheduled tribes (STs) and others living in forests in the scheduled areas of the state, it said.
Pass Laws to Bypass Centre's 'Tyrannical' Farm Legislations, Sonia Gandhi Tells Cong-ruled States
Congress has advised the party-ruled states to explore the possibilities to pass laws in under Article 254(2) of the Constitution which allows the state legislatures to pass a law to negate the Anti-Agriculture Central laws encroaching upon State's jurisd...
Mukul Roy’s Elevation, BJP’s Choice of Turncoats Over Veterans Shows BJP Will Go to Any Length to Beat Mamata
Mukul Roy will face his toughest challenge yet, maintaining a delicate balance in avoiding any rift in the state leadership while also working on strategies to defeat West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress next year.
'Sad, Disappointing': Sukhbir Singh Badal as Farm Bills Get President Kovind's Approval
A SAD delegation led by Badal had met the President, urging him not to give his assent to the farm Bills and return them to Parliament for reconsideration.
Not Like Those Who Promise 2 Cr Jobs, But Leave Bihar Bankrupt, Says RJD's Tejashwi in Poll Promise
The populistic announcement was made at a press conference here by Tejashwi Yadav, the party's chief ministerial candidate who is faced with the uphill task of holding his own against the formidable ruling NDA in the absence of his father and RJD boss Lal...
Gupteshwar Pandey, Ex-Bihar Top Cop in Spotlight Over SSR Death Probe, Joins JD(U) Days after Taking VRS
Although Gupteshwar Pandey, who took VRS less than half a year before he was scheduled to superannuate, has chosen to keep his cards close to the chest, the speculation is rife that he may get a ticket from one of the assembly segments in his native distr...
Sweeping Revamp to Local Connect: Priyanka 'Didi' is the Agent of Silent Change in Cong's UP Strategy
Following the Congress' defeat in Lok Sabha elections in 2019, Priyanka Gandhi met around five thousand party leaders and workers from across the state for an organisational overhaul.
My Responsibility to Bring BJP to Power in Bengal, Says Mukul Roy
Roy, a former TMC leader who had crossed over to the BJP in 2017 over differences with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, is considered to have played a significant role in the rise of the saffron party as the main opposition in the state.
DMK MP Writes to PM Modi Seeking His Intervention Over Closure of Tamil School in Ahmedabad
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had written to Rupani on Thursday requesting him to reopen the school.
Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Was a Pioneer of Progressive Politics, Says Amit Shah
The home minister said Upadhyaya gave birth to a new ideology soon after Independence, at a time when policies were being framed and the nation had begun its journey.
Regrettable That President Not According Hearing to Opposition Parties: Congress
A day after the two contentious farm bills were passed by Rajya Sabha amid a bedlam, a number of non-NDA parties wrote to Kovind over the manner in which the government 'pushed through its agenda' and urged him not to grant his assent to the proposed legi...
Five-day Gujarat Assembly Session Begins amid Covid-19 Outbreak
Four MLAs, comprising three from the Congress and one from BJP, have been detected with the infection, and so have some Assembly personnel in tests conducted over the past couple of days.
'Towing the BJP-RSS Line?' Kerala CM Slams Congress and IUML for Dragging Holy Quran into Row
After the Holy book was brought to the UAE consulate, the consulate general had sought help from Jaleel for distributing it as sakkath (charity) during Ramzan and the minister had obliged, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said.
'PM's Couldn't-care-less Fund': Derek O'Brien Slams BJP Govt Over Handling of Covid-19 Pandemic
Alluding to Home Minister Amit Shah's 'chronology' comment, O'Brien in a scathing remark said the Central government had inadequately handled the Covid-19 situation by not discussing the lockdown with Chief Ministers prior to the nationwide announcement.