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  MCD polls: No celebrations, BJP dedicates victory to Sukma martyrs

  April 26, 2017 13:59 IST

  Heading towards a clean sweep in all the three civic bodies, the BJP on Wednesday dedicated its impending win to the slain CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district and decided to refrain from any celebrations.

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  BJP rejects EVM tampering allegations

  April 26, 2017 13:54 IST

  As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looked to sweep the Delhi civic polls, Naidu said people did not vote for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) because it did not perform.

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  BJP's win in Delhi civic polls a vote in favour of PM Modi, says Shah

  April 26, 2017 15:25 IST

  Amit Shah also thanked Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari and the party workers for the win.

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  MCD polls: As AAP wilts, Alka Lamba offers to quit as MLA

  April 26, 2017 12:59 IST

  However, Lamba said she will continue to support and "provide strength" to Kejriwal.

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  MCD polls: 'This difference is unbelievable', Manish Sisodia cries foul over EVM tampering

  April 26, 2017 13:36 IST

  Sisodia said that a little percentage of difference in favour of the BJP would have been acceptable, but 'this difference is unbelievable'.

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  Akhilesh Yadav govt bought 15 lakh laptops but distributed only 6 lakh, Yogi orders probe

  April 26, 2017 12:34 IST

  According to an RTI reply, it has emerged that there were major gap in procurement of laptops and their distributions among the students.

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  Kejriwal must resign, BJP will clean Delhi in 4 months: Manoj Tiwari

  April 26, 2017 11:21 IST

  The BJP is heading towards a hat-trick in all three corporations (North, South and East) and a win will help the party keep up the momentum of its large victories in recent assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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  MCD polls: Cong did not campaign aggressively, says Sheila Dikshit

  April 26, 2017 11:23 IST

  Former Delhi Chief Minister and Congress leader Sheila Dikshit on Wednesday said the Congress did not campaign aggressively to win the civic polls and added that she had not been invited to campaign for party candidates.

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  EVM khatte hain! As BJP wins big in MCD polls, Twitter takes on Arvind Kejriwal

  April 26, 2017 12:08 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had raised concerns about the reliability of EVMs alleging that many machines were malfunctioning.

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  ‘It is EVM wave, not Modi’, says AAP's Gopal Rai after drubbing in MCD polls

  April 26, 2017 12:03 IST

  Speaking to reporters here, Delhi’s Labour Minister Gopal Rai said that EVM malfunctioning by the Election Commission costed election.

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  VK Sasikala banners removed from AIADMK office

  April 26, 2017 12:46 IST

  The Panneerselvam camp welcomed the move, saying it was a ‘positive step’. The banners were removed this morning.

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  Anandiben Patel one of the best candidate for President: Subramanian Swamy

  April 26, 2017 7:57 IST

  BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Tuesday pitched for former Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel as the party's candidate for the election to the President's post.

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  MCD elections: BJP sweeps Delhi civic polls; AAP alleges EVM tampering

  April 27, 2017 0:03 IST

  After a fierce triangular battle in the Delhi municipal polls, parties in the fray will have their reputation as the counting of votes has begun.

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  EC bribery case: AIADMK leader Dhinakaran arrested after 4 days of grilling

  April 26, 2017 1:16 IST

  AIADMK leader TTV Dinakaran, accused of trying to bribe an EC official in a bid to retain the 'two-leaves' symbol, was on Tuesday night arrested after four days of questioning by the Delhi Police.

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  Alwar lynching: Won't tolerate such incidents in Rajasthan, says CM Vasundhara Raje

  April 26, 2017 0:08 IST

  Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje today broke her silence on Alwar lynching case and said that none of the culprits would be spared and no such incident would be tolerated in the state.

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  J&K: CM Mehbooba Mufti holds security meet, advocates 'healing touch' towards youth

  April 26, 2017 1:26 IST

  J&K CM Mehbooba Mufti today discussed the worsening security situation in the Valley with top brass of army, police and other agencies.

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  MCD polls: Stage set for counting of votes, verdict out tomorrow

  April 25, 2017 22:05 IST

  The stage is set for counting of votes in the high-stakes Delhi municipal polls.

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  Yogi Adityanath govt cancels 15 public holidays in UP schools

  April 25, 2017 22:56 IST

  Yogi Adityanath government today cancelled 15 holidays marking the birth or death anniversary of eminent personalities.

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  Those wearing saffron scarves have got licence to beat cops in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

  April 25, 2017 20:59 IST

  Samajwadi party president Akhilesh Yadav today said that those wearing saffron scarves have got the licence to beat up policemen and attack police stations.

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  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav loses cool at press meet over questions on family feud

  April 25, 2017 20:34 IST

  Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav today lost his cool with a journalist when asked about the family feud and the party's humiliating loss in the recently concluded Assembly election.

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  BJP trying to poach AAP legislators, claims MLA Alka Lamba

  April 25, 2017 19:41 IST

  AAP MLA Alka Lamba alleged that she received a call from a BJP leader who offered her a Lok Sabha ticket and a post similar to the one given to Shazia Ilmi.

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  Amit Shah launches BJP's Mission West Bengal, says TMC cannot stop Modi's chariot

  April 26, 2017 1:27 IST

  The Trinamool Congress will not be able to stop Narendra Modi's chariot and the lotus will bloom in West Bengal, BJP president Amit Shah said today.

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  ‘Defer bypoll to Anantnag Lok Sabha seat indefinitely,’ PDP urges Election Commission

  April 25, 2017 18:08 IST

  The ruling PDP has urged the Election Commission to defer indefinitely the bypoll to the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency.

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  Sukma attack: ‘BJP wins elections in Chhattisgarh from red corridor’, claims Digvijaya Singh

  April 25, 2017 17:10 IST

  Singh’s comments came just hours after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh termed the massacre of 25 CRPF personnel ‘cold blooded murder’ and said that the government will review its anti-Maoist strategy.

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  POCSO court grants bail to Samajwadi Party leader Gayatri Prajapati

  April 25, 2017 16:27 IST

  An FIR was registered against Prajapati and six others on February 17 on a directive of the Supreme Court.

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  Don't call Sukma massacre 'red terror', says CPI

  April 25, 2017 15:09 IST

  On Monday, 300 to 400 heavily armed Maoists, including women, ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force contingent in a forested patch in Sukma in Chhattisgarh.

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  Why should I remove red beacon before May 1, asks Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

  April 25, 2017 15:08 IST

  While many Chief Ministers have already removed the red beacon from their vehicles after the union cabinet approved the proposal in this regard, Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah is among those who are waiting for the order to come into force on May 1.

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  Shiv Sena harps on Mohan Bhagwat for President, says ‘RSS HQ second seat of power’

  April 25, 2017 14:45 IST

  The party, which shares power with the BJP at the Centre and in Maharashtra, noted that the RSS headquarters in Nagpur has become the ‘second seat of power’ in the country and it does not deem anybody fit for the president's post except Sangh chief.