Politics
Ex-CJI Ranjan Gogoi May Be BJP's CM Candidate in Assam, Says Tarun Gogoi
The BJP, however, denied the former three-time state chief minister's assertion on Ranjan Gogoi who was nominated as a Rajya Sabha member by the government in March.
Denying Students Option to Learn Hindi Amounts to Modern-day Untouchability, Says Tamil Nadu BJP Chief
L Murugan accused Stalin, opposed to "Hindi imposition" of practicing "double standards" on the third language issue.
UP Govt Comes Up With Crime Data of Last 9 Years to Show Drop in Nefarious Activities Amid Oppn Attack
The Samajwadi Party had on Thursday staged a protest ahead of the UP Monsoon Assembly Session, against the recent spate of criminal incidents being reported in the state.
Does Govt Have Plans to Tackle Issues like Economy and Unemployment, Asks Congress
Party spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi said this government cannot be clueless about important issues affecting people and questioned why the prime minister did not talk about these issues in his speeches at the Red Fort or on television.
Congress Leaders Prevented from Proceeding to Slain Dalit Leader's Village in UP
UPCC chief Ajay Kumar Lallu alleged that the gates of the Circuit House were locked and policemen were deployed in large numbers to stop the Congress leaders from visiting the Dalit leader's village.
SP Stages Protest Against Unemployment, Covid-19 Response in UP, Says Govt Will Have to Come Clean in Monsoon Session
Party members of both houses of the legislature staged a protest in front of the statue of former prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, holding banners against the state government.
Trump eager to troll Biden outside his Scranton birthplace
On Joe Bidens big day, President Donald Trump is planning to show up in his rival's old backyard.
Progressives irked by spotlight on GOP at Dem convention
For nearly three minutes at this week's Democratic National Convention, Cindy McCain recounted Joe Biden's friendship with her late husband, John McCain, the Arizona senator and former Republican presidential candidate. Colin Powell, President George W. B...
US hits UAE-based aviation firms with sanctions over Iran
The Trump administration on Wednesday slapped sanctions on two aviation companies in the United Arab Emirates over their work for an Iranian airline already under U.S. sanctions. At the same time, federal prosecutors filed criminal charges against one of...
Bengal Police Search Arjun Singh's Residence, BJP MP Alleges Vendetta Politics
Singh had switched over from Trinamool Congress to BJP before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and had won the Barrackpore Lok Sabha seat.
5 Manipur MLAs Who Resigned from Congress and State Assembly Join BJP in Delhi
Welcoming them to the party, BJP general secretary and the party's pointsman for the northeast Ram Madhav said there is no threat to the Biren Singh government in Manipur now.
'1 Cr MP Citizens Work in Other States': Cong's Vivek Tankha Questions Logic Behind Domicile Reservation
Rajya Sabha MP and renowned lawyer Vivek Tankha added that if other states followed the dictum, it would crush India's spirit of federalism.
Hillary Clinton returns to DNC championing women in politics
After more than four decades in public life, Hillary Clinton will return to the Democratic National Convention to cement her legacy as a champion of women in politics.
Eye on Polls, Bihar Govt Announces Bonanza for 3.5L Contractual Teachers, Hike to Take Effect from April '21
The state cabinet at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also decided to extend facilities like transfer and appointment on compassionate grounds to their ward/dependent.
Jill Biden's path from reluctant politico to possible FLOTUS
Jill Biden is a prankster.
Five takeaways from first night of the Democratic convention
In another profound way that the coronavirus pandemic has upended American life, the Democratic National Convention started Monday with no convening. Instead, Democrats opted for the first virtual convention as the party begins the formal process of nomin...