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25 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi speaks in Lok Sabha, slams Congress, remembers Emergency
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood up in Lok Sabha to reply to the Motion Of Thanks on the President's address.
24 Jun 2019
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)Gambhir installs CCTV cameras to 'focus' on Kejriwal's false promises
Gautam Gambhir, who started his new innings as a politician with a bang, has got down to work.
24 Jun 2019
MayawatiMayawati ends alliance with SP, slams Akhilesh's behavior after polls
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be remembered for unprecedented allies, and the one which topped the list was the friendship between Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP).
23 Jun 2019
iPhoneAndroid or iPhone: Wondering which phone Amit Shah uses?
Political connotations aside, the current Modi 2.0 government is quite tech savvy and know their social media game well.
23 Jun 2019
MayawatiMayawati, who 'hates' dynasty-politics, gives party positions to brother, nephew
BSP Chief Mayawati has always been a staunch critic of dynasty politics, but apparently she has forgotten all the things she "taught" others.
23 Jun 2019
BiharTejashwi Yadav installed 44 ACs in house, claims Sushil Modi
Senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar Sushil Kumar Modi launched a fresh attack on RJD's Tejashwi Yadav over extravagant expenditure.
23 Jun 2019
Uttar PradeshUnlike Rahul, Smriti decides to build her house in Amethi
For more than a decade, Uttar Pradesh's Amethi had an absent parliamentarian- Rahul Gandhi.
22 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaUP: Rape-accused BSP MP surrenders, gets 14-days remand
Bahujan Samaj Party MP Atul Rai, who had been absconding for a month after being accused of rape, finally surrendered on Saturday before a Varanasi court.
21 Jun 2019
KarnatakaKarnataka: Deve Gowda hints at mid-term polls, then takes U-turn
The coalition between JD(S) and Congress in Karnataka will go down in history as perhaps the most flimsy one.
20 Jun 2019
Lok SabhaFirm on resignation, Rahul Gandhi says party will decide successor
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who has been sulking since May 23 as his party was decimated in Lok Sabha elections, on Thursday confirmed that he hasn't changed his mind about quitting.
19 Jun 2019
IndiaHappy birthday RaGa: Seven gifts that Congress President (desperately) needs
Despite being the great-grandson of the longest-serving Prime Minister of India, the grandson of India's first woman PM, and son of the country's youngest state head, Rahul Gandhi isn't having the best of times.
19 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiExplained: What is Narendra Modi's 'One Nation, One Election' idea?
In a gigantic country like ours, all elections become a big deal whether it is the panchayat, municipal or Lok Sabha polls. This also means that elections happen pretty frequently, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to change that.
19 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiWho is Om Birla, the new speaker of Lok Sabha?
On Wednesday, BJP leader Om Birla was elected as the speaker of Lok Sabha. In the last tenure of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the coveted post of the speaker was held by Sumitra Mahajan.
18 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaAbsconding BSP MP, who's accused of rape, doesn't take oath
The first session of 17th Lok Sabha started on Monday with the oath-taking ceremony of 542 MPs.
18 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiCongress names Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury as leader in Lok Sabha
The 2019 Lok Sabha elections spelled trouble for Congress as the party failed to improve its previous tally of 44. Despite five years of BJP rule, Congress won only 52 seats, casting doubts on the leadership of Rahul Gandhi.
18 Jun 2019
IndiaWhat India expects from Modi 2.0?
Call him what you may, but Narendra Modi's achievements are worth celebrating.
18 Jun 2019
Jammu And KashmirVHP to discuss Ram Temple, Article 370 at important meet
An important meeting of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) is scheduled for Wednesday-Thursday in Haridwar and the Hindu right-wing organization is expected to discuss the Ram Temple issue.
17 Jun 2019
Amit ShahNadda appointed as BJP Working President, Shah to remain chief
Former Union Health Minister JP Nadda on Monday has been elected as the National Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
17 Jun 2019
Lok SabhaSmriti gets longest applause while taking oath in Lok Sabha
2019 Lok Sabha elections marked the death of dynasty politics and showed that voters are done pleading allegiance to a certain family.
17 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiWhat to expect from first session of 17th Lok Sabha
Riding on a historic mandate (BJP won 303 seats in elections), Prime Minister Narendra Modi entered Parliament on Monday for the first session of 17th Lok Sabha.
16 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiAhead of Budget Session, PM Modi holds first all-party meeting
Ahead of the first session of the newly-elected Lok Sabha, PM Narendra Modi held the first all-party meeting at the Parliament after reclaiming power at the Center.
15 Jun 2019
West BengalAt NITI-Aayog meet, Modi talks about making India $5-trillion economy
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the fifth meeting of the NITI Aayog's Governing Council. This was the first meeting which PM Modi chaired after BJP got a historic mandate in Lok Sabha elections, whose results were declared on May 23.
15 Jun 2019
West BengalThose living in Bengal must speak Bengali: CM Mamata Banerjee
After suffering a knockout in recently concluded Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has come up with a new idea to 'connect with voters'.
13 Jun 2019
Rahul GandhiAfter humiliating poll defeat, Priyanka Gandhi criticizes Congress workers
Congress was completely decimated in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Not just that, the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power with a better tally than 2014.
13 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of IndiaKerala: 119 booked for 'abusing' CM Pinarayi Vijayan
At a time when everyone speaks about the sanctity of free speech, disturbing data has surfaced from Kerala.
11 Jun 2019
West BengalBanerjee unveils bust of Vidyasagar's statue: Why does it matter
Almost a month after the statue of 19th-century reformer Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was vandalized in West Bengal's Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee unveiled a bust on Tuesday.
11 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiBJP lawmaker Virendra Kumar to be interim Lok Sabha speaker
According to reports, Bharatiya Janata Party's Dr. Virendra Kumar will be the pro-tem or interim speaker for the 17th Lok Sabha.
10 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of India#UPShocker: When BJP minister rationalized rape of married women
Recently, Uttar Pradesh minister Upendra Tiwari made controversial remarks about rape, questioning the veracity of rape allegations made by adult women.
10 Jun 2019
BiharCaught-on-camera: RJD minister, on 'study tour', forcibly dances with woman
It's a well-known fact that some men know the art of making women uncomfortable a bit too well. This is what RJD lawmaker Yaduvansh Kumar Yadav did when he went to Northeast on a "study tour".
10 Jun 2019
West BengalTrinamool v/s BJP: What is happening in Bengal
During 2019 Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal (sort of) redefined violence, with clashes between Trinamool and Bharatiya Janata Party workers being reported in all seven phases.
09 Jun 2019
PunjabPunjab: After refusing new ministry, Sidhu kept out of advisory-panels
Amid rift with Punjab CM Amarinder Singh, Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu has been kept out of eight consultative groups of the state government formed to expedite implementation of schemes.
08 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiModi visits Guruvayur temple in Kerala, thanks people for victory
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid a visit to the famous Guruvayur temple in Kerala on Saturday, sending a strong political message that the southernmost state is not off BJP's mind.
07 Jun 2019
West BengalJD(U)'s Prashant Kishor may work for BJP's rival Trinamool
There are no permanent friends or foes in politics, as we saw in recently concluded general elections.
07 Jun 2019
Andhra PradeshJagan Reddy will have five deputy CMs from different communities
In what qualifies as a surprising move, Andhra Pradesh's Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy will soon get five deputy Chief Ministers.
07 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiAfter omitting Rajnath, Centre includes him in six Cabinet committees
Within a day, a lot happened in the Centre. Prime Minister Narendra Modi constituted eight Cabinet committees and gave Home Minister Amit Shah a place in all of them, confirming his position as number 2 in government.
06 Jun 2019
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)Unnao case: BJP's Sakshi Maharaj meets rape-accused MLA in jail
Picture this: An MLA was accused of raping a minor and planning a conspiracy which killed her father. That MLA was sent to jail and months later, a parliamentarian paid him a visit.
06 Jun 2019
IndiaModi creates two cabinet committees to focus on jobs, economic-growth
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has finally addressed the elephant in the room. On Wednesday, he formed two Cabinet committees to look into job creation and slow economic growth- two issues which his government is facing in its second term.
05 Jun 2019
IndiaWhat should India expect from new Home Minister Amit Shah
From 2014 to 2019, things have changed for PM Narendra Modi, for better. This time, he got a bigger mandate and he inducted his right-hand man Amit Shah into the Cabinet.
04 Jun 2019
BiharAmit Shah rebukes minister Giriraj Singh for 'Iftar party' dig
BJP President and Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reprimanded Union Minister Giriraj Singh for taking a dig at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his own party member Sushil Modi over an Iftar party.
04 Jun 2019
RajasthanRajasthan: Ashok Gehlot blames Sachin Pilot for his son's defeat
They say, success has many fathers but failure is an orphan. The same holds true for the Rajasthan unit of Congress.
