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20 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Delhi's air quality worsening because of UP buses, says AAP
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government has claimed that buses coming from Uttar Pradesh are a major contributor to Delhi's deteriorating air quality.
20 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Ex-Union Minister RCP Singh to quit BJP, form own party
Former Union Minister RCP Singh has announced his decision to quit the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and form his own political party.
19 Oct 2024
Hemant SorenJharkhand polls: Congress-JMM to contest 70 of 81 seats
The Congress and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), both members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), has announced its plan for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.
19 Oct 2024
BhopalVyapam scam whistleblower Anand Rai to join Congress
Anand Rai, one of the three whistleblowers who exposed the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh, will join the Congress party in Bhopal on Saturday.
19 Oct 2024
MK Stalin'Imposing Hindi everywhere': MK Stalin to governor amid anthem row
In a long post on X, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has accused Governor RN Ravi of vilifying the Dravidian race and trying to "impose Hindi everywhere."
18 Oct 2024
Amit ShahHaryana government announces free dialysis services for kidney patients
The newly formed Haryana government has announced free dialysis services for chronic kidney patients at all government hospitals in the state.
17 Oct 2024
Aryan Khan'Work of fiction': Sena dismisses Sameer Wankhede's electoral debut rumors
The Shiv Sena has rubbished reports claiming that former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer Sameer Wankhede will contest the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections on its ticket.
17 Oct 2024
Tejasvi Surya'Opposition threatened chairperson, witness...': Surya on Waqf Bill meeting
Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Tejasvi Surya has demanded disciplinary action against opposition members after they disrupted a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) meeting on the Waqf (Amendment) Bill.
17 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Nayab Saini takes oath as Haryana CM for 2nd time
Bharatiya Janata Party leader Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday took oath as the Chief Minister of Haryana.
17 Oct 2024
Aryan KhanEx-NCB officer Wankhede—who arrested SRK's son—may contest Maharashtra polls
Former Indian Revenue Service (IRS) officer and ex-Zonal Director of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Sameer Wankhede is reportedly expected to take the political plunge in 2024.
17 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Everyone wants Jayant Patil to...': Sharad Pawar's big hint
Hinting at a larger role for Maharashtra Nationalist Congress Party (SP) President Jayant Patil after next month's assembly elections, party chief Sharad Pawar expressed that it was the collective desire for Patil to "take responsibility to rebuild the state."
16 Oct 2024
Arvind KejriwalMake me CM again: Kejriwal in letter to Delhi voters
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has kicked off the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) "Jan Sampark" campaign ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
16 Oct 2024
BiharTarari bypoll: Kishor's party fields ex-Vice chief of army staff
The Jan Suraaj Party, headed by political strategist Prashant Kishor, has fielded Lieutenant General Shri Krishna Singh as its candidate for the upcoming Tarari assembly seat bypoll in Bihar.
16 Oct 2024
Ajit Pawar'Our CM is sitting here...': Fadnavis on Mahayuti's CM face
Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has said that the Mahayuti alliance doesn't need to announce its candidate for Maharashtra's chief minister post.
16 Oct 2024
Mallikarjun KhargeOmar Abdullah takes oath as J&K chief minister
Omar Abdullah took oath as the first chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir since it was reconstituted as a Union Territory in 2019.
16 Oct 2024
Mallikarjun Kharge'My support...': L-G Manoj Sinha ahead of Omar Abdullah's swearing-in
Omar Abdullah will be sworn in as the first Chief Minister of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
16 Oct 2024
Amit ShahSaini's oath advertisement out in newspapers before key BJP meet
A government advertisement in newspapers has all but confirmed Nayab Singh Saini's return as Chief Minister of Haryana.
16 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Congress to support Omar Abdullah's government from outside: Report
The Congress has decided against joining the new Jammu and Kashmir government to be headed by Chief Minister-elect Omar Abdullah, NDTV reported.
15 Oct 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)ECI calls out 'distortion' in exit polls, questions 'early trends'
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has raised concern over the "major distortion" caused by exit polls and early trends aired on television channels.
15 Oct 2024
AhmedabadWho is protecting Lawrence Bishnoi? Trinamool MP to Center
Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale has asked the Centre to clarify its position on the role and status of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.
15 Oct 2024
Election Commission of India (ECI)Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly poll results on November 23: ECI
The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections on Tuesday.
14 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Haryana Congress in-charge resigns after party's assembly poll defeat
Deepak Babaria, the Congress's Haryana unit in-charge, has tendered his resignation after the party's defeat in the state assembly elections.
14 Oct 2024
Omar AbdullahPresident's rule revoked in J&K, paves way for Abdullah's government
The President's rule has been revoked in Jammu and Kashmir, clearing the way for a new government under National Conference leader Omar Abdullah.
14 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)After Haryana loss, Rahul to review Congress's Maharashtra poll preparedness
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has called a meeting to review the party's preparedness for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election.
13 Oct 2024
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)Mahayuti government 'cheating' women with income scheme: Sharad Pawar
Nationalist Congress party (SCP) chief Sharad Pawar has accused the Mahayuti coalition government of "cheating" women by introducing the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin income support scheme.
13 Oct 2024
AIMIMSena vs Sena Dussehra rallies: Shivaji, 2022 coup take centrestage
As the political battle between Shiv Sena and its breakaway faction heats up ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, party leaders Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde delivered fiery Dussehra speeches on Saturday.
12 Oct 2024
Ajit PawarMaharashtra: Former minister Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai
Baba Siddique (66), a former Maharashtra minister and a member of the Ajit Pawar faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), was shot dead in Mumbai's Bandra on Saturday.
12 Oct 2024
HaryanaHaryana government's oath-taking ceremony on October 17, Modi to attend
The new Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana will be sworn in on October 17, Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced.
12 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Madhya Pradesh: BJP faces internal turmoil as MLAs express discontent
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Madhya Pradesh is reeling under internal unrest, with several party MLAs openly voicing their displeasure.
12 Oct 2024
Bal ThackeraySena vs Sena showdown on Dussehra as poll fever rises
In a show of strength ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, two rival factions of Shiv Sena are all set to hold separate Dussehra rallies in Mumbai on Saturday.
11 Oct 2024
Akhilesh YadavJD(U)'s 'Emergency' reminder after Akhilesh asks Nitish to exit NDA
Senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi on Friday advised Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to snap ties with the Congress.
11 Oct 2024
Ajay Maken'Postmortem being done': Gehlot on Congress's Haryana election debrief
Former Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot announced on Friday that Congress leadership has decided to create a platform for a thorough examination of the issues that contributed to the disappointing results in Haryana, which he described as "surprising."
11 Oct 2024
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)AAP—snubbed by Congress in Haryana—backs National Conference in J&K
The Aam Aadmi Party has extended support to the incoming National Conference government in Jammu and Kashmir, with its lone MLA, Mehraj Malik from Doda, submitting a letter of backing to Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.
11 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'Rahul not...': BJP says INDIA will make LoP post rotational
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday suggested that the opposition INDIA bloc may be considering making the Leader of Opposition (LoP) position in the Lok Sabha rotational.
11 Oct 2024
AmbalaHaryana government likely to be sworn in on October 15
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) third consecutive government in Haryana will be sworn in on October 15, Panchkula's Deputy Commissioner Dr. Yash Garg said.
11 Oct 2024
Akhilesh Yadav'Nitish, withdraw support...': Akhilesh vs BJP over JP garland row
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday asked Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar to withdraw support from the Narendra Modi government, citing an incident where "a socialist" was barred from garlanding the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan.
11 Oct 2024
Omar AbdullahJ&K: 4 Independent MLAs' support helps NC cross majority
Four Independent MLAs have pledged their support to the National Conference (NC)—boosting the party's strength in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to 46 members.
10 Oct 2024
Pinarayi VijayanKerala Assembly passes resolution against 'One Nation, One Election' plan
The Kerala Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution requesting the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government at the Centre to withdraw its decision to hold simultaneous national, state, and local polls across India.
10 Oct 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Congress to form fact-finding committee after Haryana poll loss
The Congress party is planning to set up a fact-finding committee after its shocking defeat in the Haryana Assembly elections, ANI reported, citing sources.
10 Oct 2024
Farooq AbdullahJ&K: Omar chosen legislature party chairman; set to become CM
National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday announced that his son, Omar Abdullah, has been elected as the chairman of the Legislature Party.
