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Ambedkar's statue vandalised in UP's Mawana district; police install new statue soon after incident

After Lenin in West Bengal, Periyar in Tamil Nadu and Syama Prasad Mukherjee in West Bengal, a new incident of statue vandalism has now been reported from UP's Mawana.

Andhra Pradesh special status: Naidu gives Modi govt ultimatum till March 10, may pull 2 ministers

According to sources, TDP has asked its two ministers YS Chowdary and Ashok Gajapati Raju to quit the Modi Cabinet if their demandsfor special status are not met.

BJP leader regrets Facebook post after petrol bomb hurled at party office in Tamil Nadu

Raja expressed regret if his post had hurt anybody's feelings. According to him, damaging the statues of Ramasamy is not agreeable.

Syama Prasad Mukherjee's statue vandalised in Kolkata; WB govt says act not acceptable, 'will repair it'

Local residents have claimed that students of the university tried to vandalise the bust and painted its face black. The police have arrested six people after the incident.

Ayodhya dispute: Shiv Sena launches scathing attack on Sri Sri Ravi Shankar for 'Syria' remark

"India can never be Syria, he should know that. This guru should take his private jet to Iraq and Syria to spread the message of peace through his Art of Living," Shiv Sena said in the article.

Tripura post-poll violence: Over 500 Left activists assaulted, houses set ablaze, claims CPI(M)

The police on Tuesday said it had received complaints of post-poll violence from various parts of the state since Sunday night.

Lenin's statue pulling down third-rate type of violence: CPI

"It's all a third-rate type of violence and vandalism by the BJP. It's all a planned affair," Reddy said on the pulling down of the Russian revolutionary leader's statue in South Tripura's Belonia town.

Mamata Banerjee criticises BJP for pulling down of Lenin's statue in Tripura

''I am against the CPI(M) and Marx or Lenin are not my leaders. I have always protested against the atrocities of the CPI(M). Similarly, I will also not accept the BJP's atrocities," Mamata said.

Adityanath slams Samajwadi Party, details accomplishments under his watch

Speaking on the Address of the Governor to the House at the start of the budget session, the Chief Minister said the disruptive brand of politics that the SP patronises "will not be tolerated and will be dealt with a tough hand."

BJP scored ideological victory in Tripura, says PM Modi

Modi's remarks came at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting and were an apparent reference to a number of state elections, including the upcoming Karnataka polls, followed by the Lok Sabha elections next year.

BJP's win over Left in Tripura is victory of ideology, says PM Modi at party meet

The prime minister's statement comes days after the CPI(M)-led Left Front was dethroned by the BJP-IPFT coalition after nearly 25 years in power.

Rahul accuses BJP of 'usurping' power, forming 'opportunistic' alliance in Meghalaya

The Congress chief alleged that the BJP is "obsessed" with "grabbing" power and has shown "utter disregard" to the mandate of people in Meghalaya.

No right to rest till BJP forms govt in other states, our golden era yet to come: Amit Shah tells party workers

The party's golden era will not come until it captures power in states like West Bengal, Kerala and Odisha, Shah said, asking leaders to aim for workers in every polling booth and representation in every panchayat in the country.

Mamata Banerjee reaches out to DMK's Stalin, party says unity move 'on track'

Banerjee has taken a lead in defeating the BJP by talking to 'federal' parties. "We are on track", TMC Rajya Sabha member Derek O'Brien said.

Chidambaram passed order to benefit private firms including Gitanjali gems on Lok Sabha result day, alleges BJP

Prasad alleged that the then Congress-led UPA government "destroyed" the economy by not letting the real stressed assets get reflected in banks' books.

After BSP, RLD backs SP candidates in UP bypolls

BJP-RSS trying to start a riot in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Mamata Banerjee urged the police to form community development committees in every locality to catch the offenders and to engage the local people in keeping an eye on such incidents.

BJP's blind quest for power superseding stability of northeast: Congress

Congress spokesperson Randeep Singh Surjewala said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was following a dangerous game of destabilsation, subversion and usurpation of power in the region.

Akhilesh Yadav hints at alliance with Mayawati in future; BJP slams SP-BSP 'tie-up' for Gorakhpur and Phulpur LS bypolls

Though Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati yesterday ruled out an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP), she said her party’s workers would work for a candidate that could defeat the BJP.

Karnataka: Businessman and MLA Kheny joins Congress amid opposition in party

Kheny is the Managing Director of Nandi Infrastructure Corridor Enterprise Limited (NICE), the implementing agency of the Bangalore-Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC)project that is facing allegations of irregularities.

Lok Sabha, Rajya Sabha adjourned for the day after Opposition uproar over PNB scam, other issues

Both the houses witnessed pandemonium as the opposition protested over PNB scam among other issues.

No BSP-SP alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, clarifies Mayawati

"I want to clarify that BSP has not allied with any political party. All rumors about BSP & SP alliance in UP for 2019 Lok Sabha elctions are false and baseless," Mayawati said.

BJP trying to create wedge between me, Congress leadership: Amarinder Singh on Modi's remark

Dismissing the remark as 'frivolous and unsubstantiated', Singh said the prime minister's comment was part of the BJP's "futile" attempt to create a wedge between him and the Congress high command ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

Eyes on 2019 Lok Sabha polls, K Chandrasekhar Rao says ready to play a key role in national politics

To a question, Rao said he would not mind leading the movement for the "change".

BJP emerging as alternative to TMC: WB BJP president Dilip Ghosh

WB BJP president Dilip Ghosh claimed that TMC after returning to power in 2016, lost control over the administration, unions and its local leaders.

Rahul Gandhi leaves for Italy to ‘surprise’ grandma on Holi

Rahul Gandhi also extended Holi greetings to fellow citizens.

Congress victory in MP bypolls is defeat of arrogance, misrule: Rahul Gandhi

In a jolt to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government led by Shivraj Singh Chouhan ahead of the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections this year, the opposition Congress on Wednesday won the by-polls for the Mungaoli and Kolaras seats.

PM Modi asks BJP CMs to work hard to take government's flagship measures to masses

All BJP CMs, barring Goa CM Manohar Parrikar, and 6 deputy CMs were present in the meeting which was attended by top party leaders, including Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley besides the PM among others.