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Rafale | Even a fool won't compare prices of simple aircraft with weaponised jet: Jaitley's stinging barb at Rahul
National | Jan 02, 2019, 07:48 PM ISTJaitley shooted out a series of tweets in apparent attack on the Congress President, asking “How much does he know? When will be know?”
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Veteran actor Moushumi Chatterjee joins BJP ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls
National | Jan 02, 2019, 06:53 PM ISTThe 70-year-old joined BJP in presence of senior leaders including BJP General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya, who is also in-charge for West Bengal.
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Rafale debate in Parliament: The 'Q' and 'AA' of Rahul Gandhi-Arun Jaitley war of words
National | Jan 02, 2019, 11:19 PM ISTRafale debate in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi's 'AA' jibes were met with Arun Jaitley's 'Q' taunt as Congress party's paper planes crash landed on the house floor due to Eurofighter remark.
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2019 Lok Sabha Elections: PM Modi's 100 rally blitzkrieg to set grounds for polls
Jan 01, 2019, 03:57 PM ISTThe 100 rallies will be held in 20 states of the country, starting with Punjab's Jalandhar and Gurdaspur on January 3 (Thursday).
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AgustaWestland case: Sonia, Rahul never interfered in any defence deal, claims Antony; Shah targets Gandhis
National | Dec 31, 2018, 11:24 PM ISTIn a series of tweets, Shah said the "friendship" between Christian Michel, the alleged middleman in the deal, and Congress' top leadership is "time tested and deep". He also asked what is this ‘Family Balm’ that every middleman wants.
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Jharkhand JD-U chief Jaleshwar Mahato joins Congress
National | Dec 29, 2018, 10:17 PM ISTThe Congress announced Mahato's induction into the party in Twitter.
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Punjab Panchayat Polls: Over 13,000 villages to elect local bodies tomorrow
Elections | Dec 29, 2018, 07:51 PM ISTThe voting will be held from 8 am to 4 pm on Sunday and counting of votes will take place after the conclusion of polling. As many as 13,276 sarpanchs and 83,831 panchs will be elected for 13,276 villages.
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Tripura civic bypolls: Ruling BJP scores massive victory, grabs 66 of 67 seats
Elections | Dec 28, 2018, 08:31 PM ISTThe BJP candidates emerged victorious in 66 seats of different municipal bodies and Agartala Municipal Corporation. The party had earlier won 91 seats unopposed.
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PM Narendra Modi in Dharamshala: 'Congress party backstabbed jawans of Indian Army'
National | Dec 27, 2018, 02:37 PM ISTThe BJP had wrested power from the Congress in the state assembly elections last year.
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Portfolio allocation in Rajasthan: CM Ashok Gehlot keeps 9 departments including finance, home; Pilot gets 5
National | Dec 27, 2018, 06:43 AM ISTExcise, planning, department of personnel, general administration department, information technology among others are also with Gehlot, according to the orders issued by cabinet secretariat.
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Akhilesh lashes out at Congress for not including SP MLA in MP cabinet
National | Dec 27, 2018, 02:14 AM ISTWhile Akhilesh's statement hinted at his lack of interest in any future alliances with Congress, he also openly expressed support for federal front proposed by Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao and even went on to congratulate him for his efforts.
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Rebel SP leader Shivpal willing to join hands with Congress to defeat BJP in Lok Sabha polls
Dec 26, 2018, 04:49 PM ISTYadav, who recently floated the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), announced that his outfit will contest next general elections from 75 districts and was ready to enter in an alliance with Congress to defeta BJP.
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Congress worker, who pledged to remain barefoot till party comes to power in MP, wears shoes by CM Kamal Nath
National | Dec 26, 2018, 04:05 PM ISTSharing the news on social media, the chief minister said that he was happy to put the shoes in the party worker's feet, who had vowed to remain barefoot for the party's success.
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Karnataka: Ministry rejig fallout; KPCC chief warns against indiscipline
National | Dec 24, 2018, 07:50 PM ISTNobody was above the party, he said, adding whether one was a panchayat member or MLA or Minister, “if anybody is working against the interest of the party in the future, we are going to take it very, very seriously.”
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2019 Lok Sabha polls: KCR sets wheels of 'third front' in motion, meets Naveen Patnaik in Odisha
Dec 23, 2018, 07:52 PM IST"There’s a dire need for the unification of regional parties as there’s a strong need for an alternative to Congress and BJP," Rao told media after his meeting with Patnaik.
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Lok Sabha polls: Opposition takes swipe at BJP over seat-sharing in Bihar
Dec 23, 2018, 07:13 PM ISTRJD leader Tejashwi Yadav took a jibe at the BJP for agreeing to contest only 17 seats in Bihar in the Lok Sabha polls next year, despite having won 22 in the last general election.
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‘Congress jolted Prime Minister from his deep slumber’: Rahul Gandhi takes a dig at PM Modi over his GST plans
National | Dec 20, 2018, 05:17 PM ISTCongress president’s remarks came two days after PM Modi at an event in Mumbai said that the government was aiming to bring 99 per cent of items at or below 18 per cent GST slab.
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Rafale deal | Congress questioned SC verdict just because they didn't like decision: PM Modi
National | Dec 19, 2018, 06:29 PM ISTThe saffron party believes that only one idea should run the country, Gandhi said at a public rally organised by his party's southern ally the DMK in Chennai.
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Chhattisgarh: Cong to announce new CM’s name today; TS Singh Deo, Baghel among frontrunners
Dec 14, 2018, 12:04 AM ISTThe party high command has summoned senior leaders of state unit including TS Singh Deo, Bhupesh Baghel and Charan Das Mahant to Delhi on Friday.
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Mizoram Assembly Election Results 2018: MNF bounces back to power, Cong loses last citadel in Northeast
Dec 12, 2018, 09:55 AM ISTThe MNF returned to power in the state after a gap of 10 years, winning 26 seats in the 40-member assembly.