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25 Feb 2018
ParliamentHow can MPs hike their own salaries, questions Varun Gandhi
BJP MP Varun Gandhi questioned the power of lawmakers to increase their own salaries and pointed out that while their salaries are on the rise, the number of days the Parliament runs for is declining.
25 Feb 2018
MayawatiMayawati's BSP scouts for new leaders to make a comeback
Ahead of the 2017 assembly elections in UP, several senior leaders had departed from the Mayawati-led BSP.
25 Feb 2018
HaryanaAfter Gita shlokas, Gayatri Mantra recital in Haryana's schools
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar, an out-and-out RSS man, is taking his Hindutva-agenda to the grassroots. His government has decided to add the recital of "Gayatri Mantra" in prayers across all schools in the state.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaCongress' 'tribute' to Sridevi leaves Twitterati angry, party backtracks
The untimely death of Sridevi has left millions of her fans in India and outside dazed.
25 Feb 2018
IndiaMann Ki Baat: Modi talks women empowerment, science, clean energy
PM Narendra Modi talked about "women-led development" and the need for scientific temperament on his 41st address to the nation through 'Mann Ki Baat.'
25 Feb 2018
HaryanaUP CM Yogi Adityanath, Haryana CM celebrated Holi in Barsana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday celebrated the festival of colors Holi along with Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in Barsana.
25 Feb 2018
KarnatakaWhat are BJP's and Congress's strategy for Karnataka polls?
In about a month, Election Commission (EC) will announce the schedule for the Karnataka Assembly polls. As the battle draws close, BJP and Congress have rolled up their sleeves for the big fight.
24 Feb 2018
Ravi Shankar PrasadElections for 58 Rajya Sabha seats on March 23
Apart from the state and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, upcoming Rajya Sabha polls will have an impact on India's governance.
24 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiAAP's Kumar Vishwas says he is the "youngest Advani"
AAP's internal feud between chief Arvind Kejriwal and spokesperson Kumar Vishwas continues to fester.
24 Feb 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh bypolls: Voting begins for Mungaoli and Kolaras constituencies
Voting for bypolls in Madhya Pradesh's two Assembly segments - Mungaoli and Kolaras began at 8 am on Saturday.
23 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiPM Modi to launch Amma Two-wheeler scheme in Chennai tomorrow
PM Modi will be visiting Chennai on Saturday to mark the inauguration of the AIADMK government's ambitious scheme of providing 50 per cent subsidy to working women to buy two-wheelers.
23 Feb 2018
Trinamool CongressTMC: Show-cause notice to party MP for controversial Facebook post
The TMC today issued a show-cause notice to party MP Anupam Hazra for his controversial Facebook post comparing Mahatma Gandhi with Subhash Chandra Bose.
23 Feb 2018
DelhiPolice claim Kejriwal's advisor says chief secy assaulted, AAP denies
In the ongoing war between the Delhi government and officers, Arvind Kejriwal's advisor VK Jain reportedly said in his statement to police and the magistrate that two AAP MLAs had "physically assaulted" Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash.
23 Feb 2018
MaharashtraCongress, NCP to contest upcoming polls together against BJP
In a bid to defeat the BJP-led NDA government in Maharashtra, estranged allies - the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Thursday announced that they will jointly contest the upcoming polls in the state.
22 Feb 2018
GoaBack from hospital, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar presents Budget
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar presented the Budget, merely hours after being discharged from the hospital. He was rushed to the hospital on February 15 for inflamed pancreas. He underwent treatment at Mumbai's Lilavati hospital.
22 Feb 2018
IndiaExpelled BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui joins Congress
Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui who was once the close aide of party chief Mayawati, on Thursday formally joined the Congress party, along with some other former Uttar Pradesh ministers.
22 Feb 2018
West BengalPF interest reduction fallout of PNB scam: Mamata
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee today claimed that the fresh reduction in provident fund interest is a fallout of the Punjab National Bank (PNB) scam and that the working class would suffer hugely due to the rate cut.
22 Feb 2018
GoaManohar Parrikar discharged after a week in hospital
A week after he was admitted to the Lilavati Hospital in Mumbai for stomach ache, Goa CM Manohar Parrikar was discharged today and has arrived in Goa.
22 Feb 2018
XRe-building bonds? Amitabh Bachchan starts following Congress leaders on Twitter
Is superstar Amitabh Bachchan getting close to the Congress once again? Speculations have abounded since social media users noticed he recently started following many party leaders on Twitter.
22 Feb 2018
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)All about Kamal Haasan's political party 'Makkal Needhi Maiam'
In true filmy style, superstar Kamal Haasan finally took the political plunge. He used drama, dialogue-baazi and emotion, enticing people into his fold.
21 Feb 2018
Rahul Gandhi"Why not speak on Nirav, Rafale on Mann Ki Baat?"
'Why ask for ideas when in your heart you know what every Indian wants to hear you speak about? 1. Nirav Modi's 22,000 Cr. Loot & Scoot 2. The 58,000 Cr. RAFALE scam,' replied Rahul Gandhi today on Twitter, where PM Narendra Modi had asked for ideas for Mann ki Baat.
21 Feb 2018
Mukesh AmbaniUP Investors' Summit 2018: Yogi says UP shedding "BIMARU" tag
Lucknow is hosting the two-day Uttar Pradesh Investors' Summit, which is the first such event to be held by CM Yogi Adityanath's government.
21 Feb 2018
Kamal HaasanHaasan: Don't see much difference between films and politics
Superstar Kamal Haasan began his political journey with a visit to former president APJ Abdul Kalam's residence in Rameswaram. He, however, faced his first hurdle when he was denied permission to visit the elementary school where the former president studied.
20 Feb 2018
MumbaiAs CM Manohar Parrikar ails, controversies and complications arise
Goa CM Manohar Parrikar complained of stomach-ache on Wednesday night; he was subsequently taken to the Goa Medical College and Hospital for check-up.
20 Feb 2018
GujaratNitin Patel presents Gujarat Budget; Opposition walks out
Gujarat deputy CM Nitin Patel presented his government's first budget today. Notably, BJP wrested power in Gujarat after a high-intensity fight with the Congress in December'17.
20 Feb 2018
Arvind KejriwalKamal Haasan will launch his party tomorrow, Kejriwal to attend
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan will begin writing his political script from tomorrow. Before kicking-starting a state-wide tour, he will launch his political party and enumerate its "guiding principles."
19 Feb 2018
IndiaShiv Sena: Nirav Modi is BJP's "partner," funded their poll-campaign
Shiv Sena and BJP's rivalry continues to simmer even as they remain coalition partners.
19 Feb 2018
CelebrityJaya Bachchan returns to Bangla roots: Could be Mamata's RS-nominee
With Rajya Sabha's upcoming biennial elections, 58 MPs will retire in little over a month. Among them will be Bollywood actor Jaya Bachchan, presently an RS member nominated by SP.
18 Feb 2018
DelhiModi inaugurates BJP's new headquarters at Delhi's DDU Marg
PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the new BJP headquarters at New Delhi's Deen Dayal Upadhyay Marg today.
18 Feb 2018
TripuraTripura polls: 25L voters decide ruling CPI(M)'s fate
Polling began in Tripura at 7am today for the 2018 Assembly Elections, the first direct face-off between the ruling CPI(M) and the BJP.
17 Feb 2018
DelhiAravinder Singh Lovely rejoins Congress after BJP-stint
Ahead of the upcoming Delhi by-polls, Congress gets a shot in the arm. Former Delhi Congress chief Aravinder Singh Lovely has returned to Congress after a brief stint with BJP.
16 Feb 2018
KarnatakaSiddaramaiah woos Karnataka with his government's last budget
Ahead of the Assembly polls, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah presented his government's last budget. It wasn't a full-fledged budget but a vote-on-account budget as the state goes to polls in April.
16 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiRSS chief Mohan Bhagwat arrives in Varanasi; Congress protests
To entice more people to join the RSS, supremo Mohan Bhagwat has begun a five-day tour of PM Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi.
15 Feb 2018
IndiaModi storms North-East: Inaugurations at Arunachal and poll-rallies at Tripura
To integrate North-East with the rest of India, PM Modi claimed that ministers visit the area "very regularly." He made this remark at BJP-ruled Arunachal Pradesh's capital Itanagar.
15 Feb 2018
HaryanaPillion-riding Amit Shah leads 1L strong rally in Jind, Haryana
Keeping with BJP's philosophy of doing things king-size, BJP president Amit Shah's "Yuva Hunkar Rally" in Haryana's Jind was exactly that.
15 Feb 2018
Shiv SenaShiv Sena: Maha-government teaching sex education to Class-1 students disgraceful
Shiv Sena's morality values have risen again. Their latest target is their own Maharashtra government's education minister Vinod Tawde.
15 Feb 2018
IndiaBJP promises free Jerusalem-trips for Christians, if voted to power
A month after the Modi government withdrew subsidies for Haj pilgrimages, the BJP is now offering Christians free pilgrimages to Jerusalem if elected to power in Nagaland.
14 Feb 2018
DelhiAAP completes three years in office: How did they fare?
It has been three years since Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) stormed to power in Delhi with a brute majority, winning 67 of 70 Assembly seats.
14 Feb 2018
BiharNitish Kumar: Knew from the beginning that Mahagathbandhan won't last
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar claimed that he knew from the beginning that the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) with Lalu Yadav's RJD and Congress won't last for more than a year and a half.
13 Feb 2018
PunjabIn Congress's Punjab, coin toss decides teachers' postings
In a shocking incident, Punjab's technical education minister Charanjit Singh Channi took to tossing a coin to decide on the right candidate, when two teachers were vying for the same post in a polytechnic institute.
