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04 Mar 2022
KarnatakaBJP MLA's controversial remark on student's death in Ukraine
Arvind Bellad, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Karnataka, has courted controversy with his remarks on the recent killing of an Indian student in Ukraine.
03 Mar 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP Elections 2022 phase 6: Voting underway in 57 seats
The voting for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 began at 7 am on Thursday.
02 Mar 2022
Bombay High CourtED discovers Rs 200cr land linked to Nawab Malik's son
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has discovered a Rs 200 crore plot in Mumbai tied to the family of Nawab Malik, the National Congress Party leader and a minister in the Maharashtra government, India TV reported.
28 Feb 2022
ManipurManipur elections: Voting underway in 38 seats in first phase
Polling to elect members of the state legislative assembly in the northeastern state of Manipur began on Monday morning.
27 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh elections phase 5: Voting underway in 61 seats
Voting in 61 seats in the fifth phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections began at 7:00 am on Sunday.
24 Feb 2022
IndiaRajasthan: BJP MLAs to return government's iPhone 13 'gift'
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators in Rajasthan have decided to return the state government's 'gift' of iPhone 13 to ease the state government's "financial burden."
23 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh elections phase 4: Voting underway in 59 seats
Voting in 59 seats in the fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections began at 7 am on Wednesday.
21 Feb 2022
IndiaLalu Yadav gets 5-year imprisonment in fifth fodder scam case
A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Ranchi on Monday sentenced Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav to five years of imprisonment in the fifth case related to fodder scam.
21 Feb 2022
KeralaCPI(M) worker hacked to death in Kerala; party blames RSS
A worker associated with the Communist Party of India (Marxist) was allegedly hacked to death in the Kannur district of northern Kerala early on Monday, local police said.
19 Feb 2022
PunjabPunjab CM Channi, singer Moosewala booked for violating poll code
The Punjab Police has lodged a case against the state's Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi and Congress candidate Sidhu Moosewala—also a popular Punjabi singer—for violating the model code of conduct in Mansa district on Friday.
18 Feb 2022
Arvind Kejriwal'World's sweetest terrorist': Arvind Kejriwal reacts to separatist allegation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday hit back at his political rivals for accusing him of supporting separatism in Punjab.
17 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiBJP trying to defame Punjab, Punjabiyat: Ex-PM Manmohan Singh
Two days before the assembly elections in Punjab, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh urged people to vote for Congress in the state and cautioned people against BJP's "divisive policies."
17 Feb 2022
Narendra Modi'Maalik was clapping': Modi on Channi's 'UP, Bihar bhaiyas' remark
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his remark that he won't let "UP, Bihar Ke Bhaiyas" enter the state.
17 Feb 2022
KarnatakaWear hijab at home, not outside: BJP MP Pragya Thakur
Amid the ongoing row over hijab, BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur said headscarves should be worn when people feel unsafe at homes and not outside, where there is "Hindu Samaj."
16 Feb 2022
Arvind KejriwalChanni's 'UP, Bihar bhaiyas' remark strikes controversy; Opposition slams Priyanka
Congress has landed into another controversy after Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi said he won't let "UP, Bihar Ke Bhaiya" enter the state.
16 Feb 2022
Ghulam Nabi AzadCongress' G-23 leaders call for introspection over leaders leaving party
With the exit of senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Tuesday, the simmering tension within the grand old party came to the fore again.
15 Feb 2022
IndiaAnother setback for Congress as ex-Minister Ashwani Kumar quits party
In another setback for Congress, former Union Minister Ashwani Kumar resigned from the party on Tuesday.
15 Feb 2022
BiharRJD chief Lalu Yadav convicted in 5th fodder scam case
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has been convicted of illegal withdrawal of Rs. 139.35 crore from Doranda treasury in the fodder scam case by a CBI special court in Jharkhand's Ranchi.
14 Feb 2022
West BengalTMC registers victory in 4 municipal corporations in West Bengal
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday crushed the Opposition in the civic polls held in four towns in West Bengal.
14 Feb 2022
Yogi AdityanathIndia to run by constitution, not Islamic law: Yogi Adityanath
Ahead of the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said India would function as per the constitution, not the Shariat law.
13 Feb 2022
Rashtriya Janata Dal'Wash mouth with datun': RLD's Jayant Chaudhary slams Assam CM
Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday lashed out at Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma probably in response to his controversial remark about Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
12 Feb 2022
UttarakhandUttarakhand CM Dhami promises Uniform Civil Code if re-elected
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday promised to implement a Uniform Civil Code in the state if his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retains power in the upcoming elections.
10 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiAhead of Punjab elections, 'The Great Khali' joins BJP
Former wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, famously known by his ring name "The Great Khali," joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in Delhi.
10 Feb 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP elections: Yogi Adityanath warns state 'may become Kashmir, Bengal'
As Uttar Pradesh goes to poll on Thursday, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the state could become West Bengal, Kerala, or Kashmir if the voters "make a mistake."
09 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiCan see BJP wave in all five states: PM Modi
Just a few hours before the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will emerge victorious in all five states-Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Goa, Uttarakhand, Manipur-and form the government with an absolute majority.
09 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshCongress promises to create jobs, waive loans in UP manifesto
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra released the party's election manifesto for Uttar Pradesh polls on Wednesday.
08 Feb 2022
Samajwadi PartySP releases manifesto for UP, promises to make farmers debt-free
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday released the party's manifesto for upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
08 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiPriyanka Gandhi slams PM for blaming Congress for COVID-19 spread
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for blaming her party for spreading COVID-19 during the first wave by helping migrants to reach their home states.
08 Feb 2022
Narendra Modi'Agar Congress na hoti': PM rips apart Congress in Parliament
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Congress, saying that the party never thought anything else before dynasty.
08 Feb 2022
IndiaWorld is appreciating India's COVID-19 fight: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday said the willpower and discipline of 130 crore Indians and the efforts of India in fighting COVID-19 are being appreciated across the world.
08 Feb 2022
Samajwadi PartyBJP promises jobs, electricity, gas in manifesto for UP elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, due to begin this week.
08 Feb 2022
Narendra ModiKejriwal reacts to PM's statement on migrant crisis during lockdown
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday vehemently opposed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement on migrant exodus during the nationwide lockdown in 2020.
08 Feb 2022
PoliticsRam Rahim gets furlough ahead of polls. Who said what?
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda sect, has been granted a three-week furlough.
07 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshOwaisi offered Z category security, he should accept: Amit Shah
Addressing the Rajya Sabha on Monday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to Hyderabad MP and All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi to accept the Z category security which was offered to him.
07 Feb 2022
Uttar PradeshSonia Gandhi not among star campaigners for UP polls phase-4
Congress President Sonia Gandhi is not among the party's top campaigners in Uttar Pradesh's (UP) fourth phase of assembly elections.
06 Feb 2022
PunjabCharanjit Singh Channi to be Congress' CM face in Punjab
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday declared Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's CM face for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.
06 Feb 2022
PunjabWill abide by Rahul's decision: Sidhu on Punjab CM face
Ahead of Congress' chief ministerial face announcement in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said everyone would abide by the party leader Rahul Gandhi's decision.
05 Feb 2022
KarnatakaRahul Gandhi, BJP leaders weigh in on Karnataka hijab row
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday spoke out on the controversy over Muslim students' demand to wear the hijab (a traditional headscarf) during their college classes.
05 Feb 2022
PunjabManish Tewari taunts Congress over exclusion from star campaigners list
Congress leader Manish Tewari slammed the party on Saturday, a day after his name was left out of the star campaigners list for the Punjab elections.
03 Feb 2022
Samajwadi Party150+ candidates in UP elections phase 1 face criminal cases
A whopping 156 candidates contesting in the first phase of upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms.