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  Forget BJP winning 2019 polls, even PM Modi may lose Varanasi under united opposition: Rahul Gandhi

  April 09, 2018 0:02 IST

  Pegging his confidence on opposition unity, Gandhi said far from the BJP winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, even Modi might lose from Varanasi if his party, the SP and the BSP were united against him.

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  'Opposition supporting violence, disrupting peace in country,' BJP launches counter-offensive

  April 08, 2018 17:30 IST

  The presser came after Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati, earlier today, claimed that Dalits were facing atrocities in states governed by Bharatiya Janata Party after a 'successful' Bharat bandh.

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  Cauvery Management Board row: Rajinikanth terms IPL matches in Chennai an 'embarrassment'

  April 08, 2018 12:40 IST

  Blaming the Centre for dragging its feet, Rajinikanth said the Modi government would earn Tamil Nadu's wrath if the board isn't constituted on an urgent basis. "There has already been a delay," he said.

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  Dalits facing atrocities in BJP-ruled states after Bharat bandh: BSP chief Mayawati

  April 08, 2018 12:07 IST

  Mayawati's sharp remarks came even as the BJP MPs from Dalit community expressed their displeasure towards the 'treatment of the Scheduled Caste community at the hands of their government'.

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  Andhra special status: TDP MPs detained for staging protests outside PM's residence

  April 08, 2018 11:30 IST

  TDP MPs were detained by Delhi Police today after they staged protests outside Prime Minister's residence at Lok Kalyan Marg for special category status for Andhra Pradesh.

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  Akhilesh Yadav ready to put Mayawati first for SP-BSP alliance

  April 08, 2018 8:51 IST

  Akhilesh said that he was ready to be practical to sustain the alliance. "This alliance is important. If I have to take two steps back, I am willing to do it," Yadav said.

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  Forces behind Mahatma Gandhi's assassination trying to instil fear today: Owaisi

  April 08, 2018 7:28 IST

  "An environment of fear in being instilled in the country. People behind this are the same forces who shot at Mahatma Gandhi, who did not fight for India’s freedom and instead helped the British," he said.

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  Amit Shah's remarks equating opposition with animals disrespectful: Rahul Gandhi

  April 07, 2018 23:44 IST

  The Congress president said, "the fact of the matter is between Mr Amit Shah and Mr Modi, they are convinced, there are only two human beings in this country. That's all, that's the reality."

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  Rahul Gandhi hits out at PM Modi over proposed jet procurement

  April 07, 2018 18:48 IST

  The Congress had also alleged that the government has brought the aircraft at thrice the price that the UPA regime had negotiated with the French company.  

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  Blackbuck Poaching case: When Salman Khan walked out of Jodhpur jail to rousing welcome, watch video

  April 07, 2018 18:06 IST

  The 52-year-old actor was sentenced to five years of imprisonment after being held guilty of killing two blackbucks in Jodhpur during the shooting of his movie Hum Saath Saath Hain in 1998. 

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  Political flood unleashed by PM Modi forced cats, dogs, snakes to contest elections unitedly: Shah

  April 06, 2018 17:27 IST

  Slamming Congress president Rahul Gandhi for seeking list of achievements of Modi government in last four years, Shah said that the country was seeking the list of achievements of his four generations.

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  BJP Foundation Day | For winning polls, you have to win 'polling booths': PM Modi to party workers

  April 06, 2018 17:51 IST

  BJPM Modi told BJP workers that for winning elections, they have to win 'polling booths'.

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  Bharat Bandh violence: Opposition won't be able to provoke Dalits, says UP Dy CM Dinesh Sharma

  April 05, 2018 19:24 IST

  He said, "Law and order is top priority of the state government and any attempt to affect it will be dealt with an iron hand." 

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  SC/ST Act row: Amit Shah accuses Rahul Gandhi of spreading rumour, inciting hatred in society

  April 05, 2018 16:55 IST

  Amit Shah’s tweet comes a day after PM Modi accused the opposition parties of politicising the legacy of Dalit icon Dr BR Ambedkar. The prime minister went on to say that no government had honoured Ambedkar like his government did.

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  SC/ST Act Ruling: Centre's review plea 'politically motivated', says BJP MLA

  April 05, 2018 16:22 IST

  Surendra Singh, the MLA from Baira, said the apex court's March 20 verdict putting safeguards on arrest under the stringent Act "will definitely prove instrumental in safeguarding the humanity".

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  Andhra special status row: Naidu accuses Modi govt of mud-slinging, BJP hits back

  April 04, 2018 23:32 IST

  "There should be a limit to political acrimony. He is doing politics over the matter of development. He should not go to the extent of saying that the BJP is attacking Andhra," Javadekar said.

   

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  Parliament washout: Venkaiah Naidu anguished at 'murder of democracy' in Rajya Sabha

  April 04, 2018 18:59 IST

  Naidu's remarks came when the house met for the day and the opposition parties refused to heed his repeated requests to allow the house to function so that some important bills could be passed.

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  After MoS status, Computer Baba cancels stir against MP govt's Narmada conservation programme

  April 04, 2018 16:54 IST

  Computer Baba, who had earlier announced to take out the 'Narmada Ghotala Rath Yatra' long with Yogendra Mahant to expose the alleged scam, on Wednesday decided to cancel it.

   

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  Minister Babas: Know Computer Baba, 4 other religious leaders accorded MoS status by MP govt

  April 04, 2018 23:18 IST

  On March 31, these five religious leaders were appointed to a committee set up for the conservation of the Narmada river. As members of the committee, they have been given the MoS status.

   

   

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  Why is PM Modi silent on atrocities on SCs, STs, asks Rahul Gandhi

  April 03, 2018 17:15 IST

  Congress president Rahul Gandhi today hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "not uttering a word" on the alleged atrocities on Dalits and tribals and "dilution" of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act.

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  SC, ST Act Ruling: Amit Shah blames 'dejected & rejected' parties for people's suffering

  April 03, 2018 16:37 IST

  In a series of tweets, Shah reached out to the community, which has been protesting a Supreme Court order on a law on atrocities against it.

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  Andhra special status: TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu meets leaders of opposition parties, BJP allies

  April 03, 2018 15:48 IST

  The meetings that took place at the Central Hall of Parliament were aimed at garnering support for the no-confidence motion moved by the Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

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  SP-BSP pact will knock out BJP, says former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

  April 03, 2018 14:19 IST

  Dropping enough hints that the BSP-SP bonhomie would continue till the 2019 Lok Sabha polls when PM Modi will seek another term for his government.

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  Govt not diluting the SC/ST Act, protecting interests, says Rajnath Singh in Lok Sabha

  April 03, 2018 14:12 IST

  The minister even urged all parties in the Lower House of Parliament to maintain peace in the aftermath of violence over Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act.

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  Delhi HC closes defamation suit after Jaitley accepts Kejriwal's apology

  April 03, 2018 13:49 IST

  AAP leaders had accused the BJP leader of corruption as the president of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA), a post he had held from 2000 to 2013.

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  Congress MPs raise slogans from Parliament's roof to demand aid for kin of Indians killed in Iraq

  April 03, 2018 12:53 IST

  Thirty-nine of the 40 Indian labourers were killed by the terror group, while one of them managed to escape posing as a Muslim from Bangladesh.

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  Rahul to embark on two-day Karnataka visit from today, will undertake extensive campaign

  April 03, 2018 7:50 IST

  On April 3, the Congress president would meet people at Bus Stand Chowk and address a public gathering in Shivamogga. He will then visit Honnalli, Harihara and Bathi towns in Davangere district.

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  Arun Jaitley defamation case: Finance minister accepts apology by Kejriwal, other AAP leaders

  April 02, 2018 15:54 IST

  The written apology was tendered by Aam Aadmi Party’s Sanjay Singh, Ashutosh and Raghav Chaddha along with the party chief Kejriwal.