Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP): News

08 Aug 2017

Gujarat

Election Commission declares votes of 2 Congress rebels invalid

As per the rules, a legislator can't show his ballot-paper to anyone, except his own party representative.

08 Aug 2017

Haryana

Chandigarh stalking: 'Missing' CCTV footage found, investigations underway

Investigation in the Chandigarh stalking case involving a BJP leader's son halted when police declared they couldn't retrieve crucial CCTV footage.

08 Aug 2017

India

Amit Shah to help fortify BJP's place in Rajya Sabha

Amit Shah is set to make his grand entry into the Rajya Sabha after the current round of polls.

07 Aug 2017

Kerala

Intel reports indicated BJP would carry out attacks: Kerala CM

According to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, intelligence reports had suggested that BJP might carry out attacks across the state to divert attention from the medical college scam.

04 Aug 2017

West Bengal

First time ever, BJP is largest party in Rajya Sabha

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) overtook the Congress on Thursday to become the largest party in the Rajya Sabha with 58 MPs.

03 Aug 2017

Delhi

Delhi witnesses sharp rise in teen pregnancy

A sharp increase in teenage pregnancies in Delhi has become a matter of grave concern. According to government's data, 3.10% of women who delivered babies in 2016 were 19-years-old or below. It was 2.75% last year.

02 Aug 2017

Karnataka

Karnataka govt to provide rail link from Yeshwantpur to airport

After getting in-principal approval from railways, Karnataka government plans to provide suburban rail connectivity between Yeshwantpur and KIA.

01 Aug 2017

India

Amit Shah ready to take-on newer roles while strengthening previous

Amit Shah has filed his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections. It is speculated he will take on Manohar Parrikar's role in the Cabinet.

31 Jul 2017

Mulayam Singh Yadav

With eyes on Yadav votes, Shah dines at party-worker's house

After plucking Janata Dal (United)'s Nitish Kumar out of the opposition, BJP mastermind Amit Shah now has his sight set on Samajwadi Party's Yadav vote bank.

30 Jul 2017

Delhi

Ghaziabad: Authorities looking for pregnant women to bust sex-determination centres

In light of plummeting sex ratio, Ghaziabad district health department is looking for pregnant women who can work as informers and blow the lid off illegal sex determination centres across Uttar Pradesh.

30 Jul 2017

Gujarat

BJP's Congress defection antics: EC demands response from Gujarat government

Amid ongoing political drama surrounding allegations on BJP weaning away Congress MLAs in the Gujarat Assembly, the Election Commission asked the Gujarat government to submit a report on the same.

29 Jul 2017

India

From corporate to politics: These Indian women are dominating

To achieve success in politics, one has to have grit, confidence, a go-getter attitude and a sharp mind. Much like what success in the corporate world demands.

28 Jul 2017

Gujarat

RS polls: 3 Gujarat Congress leaders join hands with BJP

Ahead of RS polls, Congress is in for a major setback after three senior MLAs from Gujarat Assembly resigned and joined BJP in Amit Shah's presence in Gandhinagar on Thursday.

28 Jul 2017

Nitish Kumar

Will the JD(U)-BJP alliance leave Nitish Kumar in the lurch?

When the Bihar political crisis was ongoing, many JD(U) leaders expressed opposition to partnering with BJP. Some even threatened to leave the party if Nitish Kumar supported BJP.

27 Jul 2017

Bihar

Bihar: JD(U)-BJP were wooing each other since months

On Wednesday evening, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar resigned as Bihar CM after a seemingly prolonged ideological battle with RJD.

27 Jul 2017

Bihar

Bihar political drama: Nitish Kumar takes oath as NDA CM

A day after resigning, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar is back as Bihar CM, this time with support from its former ally BJP.

19 Jul 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru: 3 foreigners arrested with cocaine worth Rs. 7 lakh

Central Crime Branch investigators caught three foreigners -a Nigerian, a Briton and a Mozambique- red handed and recovered six grams of cocaine worth Rs. 7.5 lakh from them at NGEF Layout, Byappanahalli, Bengaluru.

19 Jul 2017

Bihar

Bihar: As Nitish Kumar woos BJP, trouble foments within JD(U)

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's growing closeness with BJP seems to have formed splits in not only the Mahagathbandhan, but also in his own party.

18 Jul 2017

Maharashtra

Bal Gangadhar Tilak's great grandson booked for rape, unnatural sex

Congress leader Rohit Tilak, great grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak, has been booked for allegedly raping a woman and forcing her into "unnatural sex".

16 Jul 2017

Karnataka

Karnataka: DIG Roopa provides more proof about officials being bribed

In the wake of ongoing probe following submission of report by DIG (Prisons) D Roopa, 20 convicts were shifted from Parappana Agrahara Central Prison to Ballari prison.

13 Jul 2017

Tripura

Why was there a naked protest in Tripura?

The members of Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) stripped naked in Agartala, as the protest for Tipraland entered into the third day.

11 Jul 2017

Delhi

Delhi government to launch 'app-based AC bus service'

In a bid to take private vehicles off the roads, Delhi government is working on a new 'app-based AC Bus Service, 2017' proposal which will enable commuters to book tickets through mobile applications.

07 Jul 2017

Murder

Sonika Chauhan's death case: Actor Vikram Chatterjee arrested

Actor Vikram Chatterjee, who was charged with rash driving which led to the death of model-anchor Sonika Chauhan on April 29 this year, has been arrested by the Kolkata Police from his residence in Kasba this Friday morning.

05 Jul 2017

Crime Against Women

BJP leader forcibly kisses woman on bus, arrested

A Maharashtra BJP leader was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage.

03 Jul 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru doctors: Increased cases of polycystic-ovary syndrome in young women

Gynaecologists are witnessing an increase in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) cases among women in mid-20s and 30s.

02 Jul 2017

Bulandshahr

Meet UP's woman cop who arrested BJP leaders, now transferred

In a recent turn of events, the woman police officer Shreshtha Thakur who, arrested five BJP leaders for creating trouble while officers were discharging their duties, was transferred today.

29 Jun 2017

Radha Mohan Singh

Controversy: Union Minister Radha Mohan Singh seen urinating in public

The BJP has landed in a controversy after a picture of Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh urinating in public went viral.

20 Jun 2017

Karnataka

Over 21,000 women went missing in Karnataka from 2014-17

A total of 21,053 women have gone missing between 2014 and 2017 in Karnataka. So far, 17,777 women have been traced out of them.

20 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai to get its first cable rail-bridge

Mumbai could get its first cable-stayed rail overbridge (ROB) which will touch down at Dr E Moses Road near the Mahalaxmi race-course.

19 Jun 2017

Karnataka

Bengaluru bit by yoga bug, from old to young everyone's practising

Bengaluru has reached a yoga frenzy with people as old as 79-year-old to young men, women practising yoga and not missing it for a single day.

19 Jun 2017

Mumbai

Mumbai's Taj Palace becomes first Indian building to be trademarked

The iconic Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai has joined the elite club of the Empire State Building in New York, the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sydney Opera House as it got itself trademarked.

18 Jun 2017

Delhi

Delhi: Crimes against women drop this year

According to police-figures, cases of molestation and rape have dropped in Delhi this year. 836 rape cases were reported till May 31 as against 924 in the same period last year.

17 Jun 2017

Delhi

Posters branding Kumar Vishwas 'traitor' surfaces at Delhi's AAP office

Controversies surrounding Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) refuse to settle and the latest is the posters touting Kumar Vishwas a traitor which have surfaced at the AAP's headquarters in Delhi.

16 Jun 2017

Mumbai

IIT counselling makes a smooth start, 7 rounds to be conducted

23 IITs, 31 NITs, 23 IIITs and other government institutes started the joint seat allocation process with no technical glitches.

16 Jun 2017

India

Could 'Metro Man' E Sreedharan be India's next president?

In the lack of confirmation from the BJP, there have been several names doing the rounds as the possible presidential candidate of the NDA.

15 Jun 2017

Mumbai

'Mumbai Seenagers' to help older gay men socialize

LGBT rights activist Dr Prasad Dhandekar, started 'Mumbai Seenagers', an initiative that helps older gay men socialize with each other in a safe space.