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13 Feb 2018
IndiaADR report: 11 CMs face criminal cases; Chandrababu Naidu richest
As per a new Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) report, about 35% CMs have criminal cases against them and a whopping 81% are crorepatis.
13 Feb 2018
KeralaKerala: Youth Congress leader hacked to death
A Youth Congress leader died this morning after being attacked by a group of men in North Kerala's Kannur district yesterday.
12 Feb 2018
RajasthanRajasthan Budget: Raje offers farm-loan waiver up to Rs. 50,000
After the recent upset in the Rajasthan by-polls, CM Vasundhara Raje presented a "please-all" budget targeting farmers, youth, poor and women.
12 Feb 2018
IndiaMani Shankar Aiyar: I am proud of Pakistan
Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has sparked controversy yet again by saying that dialogue as a solution to the India-Pakistan issue has been accepted by Pakistan, but not by India.
12 Feb 2018
TripuraTripura polls: BJP has maximum richest, criminal candidates, CPI(M) lowest
Twenty-two election candidates out of 297 in Tripura have criminal cases against them, and 35 are crorepatis, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) said.
12 Feb 2018
AIADMKJayalalithaa's portrait in TN Assembly; DMK moves court for removal
The unveiling of the portrait of Former CM Jayalalithaa in TN assembly created ripples in the state's already disturbed political scenario.
12 Feb 2018
IndiaMohan Bhagwat: RSS can prepare armed force within 3 days
RSS supremo Mohan Bhagwat has made an explosive claim while addressing workers in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. He declared that his organization is ready to fight at the border, if required.
12 Feb 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Haasan rules out alliance with Rajinikanth over his saffron politics
Speaking at Harvard University during the launch of his website, veteran actor Kamal Haasan, who is on the verge of officially entering electoral politics, ruled out tie-ups with Rajinikanth because the latter's politics has a "hue of saffron".
11 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiPoster shows Rahul Gandhi as Krishna protecting 'Draupadi' Renuka Chowdhury
A Youth Congress leader in Allahabad has waded into the Congress-BJP war over PM Narendra Modi's comments on MP Renuka Chowdhury, but it's his poster that has drawn attention.
11 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiEye on polls, Modi suggests "Tiffin pe Charcha"
After the successful "Chai pe Charcha" campaign before 2014 LS elections, PM Modi has now suggested that party MPs should hold "tiffin pe charcha" for 2019 polls.
10 Feb 2018
West BengalMamata Banerjee to Hardik Patel: Join Trinamool Congress
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee recently met Hardik Patel, Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti's convener, at the State Secretariat and urged him to join Trinamool Congress.
09 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi in Tripura: "Throw away Manik and choose Hira"
Tripura goes to polls on February 18. As BJP wishes to wrest power in North East, it has focused all its energies in wooing the people with its star campaigners.
09 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiModi's 'Ramayana' jibe triggers 'Maharabharat' between BJP-Congress
PM Narendra Modi's 'Ramayana' jibe at Congress MP Renuka Chowdhury has triggered a 'Mahabharat' between the BJP and Congress.
08 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiSonia Gandhi: Rahul Gandhi is now my boss too
While speaking at the Congress Parliamentary Party meeting, Sonia Gandhi wished her son Rahul Gandhi good luck for his new job as Congress president.
08 Feb 2018
IndiaNirmala Sitharaman slams Opposition's charges about Rafale deal
The NDA government blasted Congress for suggesting that there was complicity involved in the Rafale deal.
08 Feb 2018
Yogi AdityanathYogi Adityanath government to present UP's biggest ever budget
Following Budget 2018, which featured ambitious schemes and a pro-farmer tilt, UP's BJP government is also planning something historic.
07 Feb 2018
IndiaModi to Opposition in LS: Stop drama in Parliament
The Motion of Thanks to the President's address has been witnessing immense drama.
07 Feb 2018
IndiaYashwant Sinha: FinMin Jaitley didn't apply his mind to Budget
Is rebel BJP leader Yashwant Sinha testing BJP central leadership's patience? Considering his recent statements, it would seem so.
07 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiIn RS, Opposition lists 324 amendments to President's address
The Motion of Thanks debate for the President's address during the Budget session began with BJP President Amit Shah addressing the Rajya Sabha. He slammed the Congress and highlighted NDA government's achievements.
07 Feb 2018
KarnatakaIn Bengaluru, Modi's speech lost without translation
This week, PM Narendra Modi addressed a crowd in Bengaluru as part of the last leg of the months-long Parivartan Rally, ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Karnataka.
06 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiBJP MLA: Not a Hindu, if you don't join RSS
BJP MLA from Hyderabad T Raja Singh has claimed that those who don't attend RSS' daily meetings aren't "true Hindus."
06 Feb 2018
IndiaAhead of 2019 Elections, why are BJP's allies upset?
BJP may be witnessing anti-incumbency, especially evident in its total-washout in Rajasthan by-elections and Gujarat elections' low seat-share.
05 Feb 2018
IndiaShah in Rajya Sabha: Cites OROP, surgical-strike as BJP achievements
Today, Parliament was expected to discuss the "Motion of Thanks" on the President's address.
04 Feb 2018
KarnatakaCountdown has begun for Congress' end in Karnataka: Modi
Addressing a rally in Bengaluru to mark the end of BJP's months-long Parivartan Rally, PM Narendra Modi said the countdown to Congress' decimation in Karnataka had begun.
04 Feb 2018
Lok SabhaDisappointed TDP may call off alliance with BJP: Reports
Rumors that the TDP, BJP's biggest ally in the south, is considering breaking off the alliance gained steam as the party called an emergency meeting of its MPs today.
03 Feb 2018
MuslimsUP Shia Waqf Board: Against Ram temple? Go to Pakistan
With the SC scheduled to hear the Babri Masjid-Ram Janmabhoomi dispute from February 8, the issue has again started getting mileage with explosive statements and claims.
02 Feb 2018
TelanganaBJP ally Chandrababu Naidu declares "war" with BJP, after Budget'18
BJP's biggest ally in the south, CM Chandrababu Naidu's TDP expressed dissatisfaction that Andhra didn't figure in Budget 2018. They declared "war" and have even threatened to walk out of the alliance.
01 Feb 2018
West BengalBypolls results: Congress wins in Rajasthan; TMC in Bengal
It seems Congress's fortunes are changing. In Rajasthan, in a semi-final election of sorts before the state assembly polls, Congress won the LS constituency seats of Alwar and Ajmer and the Mandalgarh Assembly seat.
31 Jan 2018
IndiaHow education, wealth and criminality affect MPs' attendance in Parliament
The issue of absenteeism of MPs has plagued the Indian Parliament since years. Even well-known names including Sachin Tendulkar and Rekha have fallen prey to this disease.
31 Jan 2018
Narendra ModiBJP uses Gandhi's "suit-boot" tag to slam his costly jacket
In 2015, Rahul Gandhi took on Narendra Modi's "suit-boot ki sarkar." Three years later, the tag is back, but this time for Gandhi himself.
30 Jan 2018
DelhiArvind Kejriwal, BJP lock horns over Delhi sealing drive
AAP and BJP are slugging it out over again, this time over the sealing drive in Delhi.
30 Jan 2018
NagalandNagaland: Parties boycott Assembly elections, till Naga issue is resolved
In a setback to next month's assembly elections in Nagaland, major political parties have bowed down to Naga demands. They have decided not to issue party tickets, name candidates and file nominations before the Naga political issue is resolved.
29 Jan 2018
IndiaRajasthan, Bengal bypolls: Litmus test for Mamata and Raje
India's two women CMs from rival parties, WB CM Mamata Banerjee and Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje, face an acid test on their respective home turfs before 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
29 Jan 2018
IndiaPresident Kovind's address opens Budget session 2018
The Budget session began with President Ram Nath Kovind's joint address to both houses of Parliament.
28 Jan 2018
IndiaMann ki Baat: Modi speaks about female empowerment
In his first Mann Ki Baat radio show of 2018 aired on All India Radio (AIR), Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about Nari Shakti among other things and hailed female achievers who contributed immensely to India's transformation.
27 Jan 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka polls: Government staff set to get 24-30% salary hike
This February, Karnataka's government's 6.2 lakh employees and pensioners are all set to receive a 24-30% salary-hike from the Siddaramaiah-led administration.
26 Jan 2018
India5 times when PM Modi has broken official protocols
After the R-Day parade, PM Narendra Modi once again broke protocol and strolled till India Gate, waving at the crowd, amidst frenzied sloganeering of "Modi, Modi."
26 Jan 2018
KeralaDefying diktat again, Mohan Bhagwat hoists flag at Kerala school
Going against the Kerala government's order, RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat unfurled the tricolor today at a school in Palakkad.
26 Jan 2018
IndiaRepublic-Day parade: Controversy over Rahul Gandhi's seating in 4th row
Today, India celebrates the joyous occasion of its 69th Republic Day.
25 Jan 2018
IndiaAll you need to know about the Karni Sena
Even as the film Padmaavat hits the screen, Rajput Karni Sena's protests have made the screening difficult in states like Gujarat and Rajasthan.
