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  Office of Profit row: AAP to knock at court's door after President disqualifies 20 MLAs

  India | January 21, 2018 20:16 IST

  As the Central Govt notified disqualification of 20 AAP MLAs, Congress alleged that the decision was delayed to favour AAP in Rajya Sabha elections.

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  Stage set for Vijay Rupani's swearing-in ceremony in Gandhinagar

  Politics | December 26, 2017 10:02 IST

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  Gujarat gets new BJP govt: Vijay Rupani, Nitin Patel take oath along with 18 other ministers in presence of PM Modi, Amit Shah

  Gujarat Assembly Elections | December 26, 2017 12:35 IST

  The chief ministers of 18 states where the BJP and its allies are in power and several union ministers are also likely to attend the ceremony.

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  Year-end special: High octane politics hallmark of 2017 in Uttar Pradesh

  Politics | December 19, 2017 12:14 IST

  The year began with the erstwhile ruling Samajwadi Party grappling with the worst-ever family feud and ended with saffron leader Yogi Adityanath at the helm of tightly-dealt affairs.

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  Jharkhand ‘kissing contest’: BJP terms event JMM’s conspiracy to malign tribal culture; probe ordered

  India | December 12, 2017 21:38 IST

  At least 18 couples locked lips in the presence of hundreds of people. Marandi said the competition was held to stop the increasing number of divorce in the tribal society.

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  BJP govt in UP worse than Samajwadi Party rule: Mayawati

  Politics | October 24, 2017 20:41 IST

  Mayawati today took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath saying that he will look after the development of the state when he gets time from "puja paath" (worship) in temples.

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  3 years of BJP govt in Jammu and Kashmir brought prosperity: Poonam Mahajan

  Politics | October 22, 2017 19:35 IST

  However, the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Mocha president said, there were certain elements who wanted to throw a spanner in the works done by the BJP.

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  Mamata changes stance, says ‘I favour PM Modi, not Amit Shah’

  Politics | August 20, 2017 16:45 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister traded guns at BJP president Amit Shah instead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi whom she had been rallying all these days over demonetisation and Goods and Services Tax (GST)

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  Govt to advance 2019 LS polls to sync with 2018 state elections?

  Politics | August 14, 2017 12:10 IST

  The government circles are examining the constitutional provision that polls can be held within six months of being due, and the process doesn’t require an amendment to the Constitution

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  Staff who got jobs on fake caste certificates to be sacked: Govt

  Politics | July 19, 2017 18:40 IST

  Employees who have got job on the basis of fake caste certificates are to be sacked from the government service, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.

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  ‘Country needs alternative, not reactive narrative’: Nitish denies rift, but targets Congress again

  Politics | July 03, 2017 14:01 IST

  Nitish’s statement comes at a time when opposition parties, including both his allies in the state – RJD and Congress – are on an offensive against the government over the haphazard launch of the GST

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  In big goof-up, BJP-ruled Gujarat govt distributes 12,000 schools bags with Akhilesh Yadav’s photo

  Politics | June 13, 2017 18:28 IST

  Akhilesh Yadav may have lost power in Uttar Pradesh, but he just got a good reason to claim to be ruling the roost in PM Narendra Modi’s bastion Gujarat, thanks to a slip up apparently by the state government

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  BJP leader insults woman IPS: Plain high-handedness or the cutting loose of ‘saffron brigade’ in UP?

  Politics | May 08, 2017 23:35 IST

  Today’s incident comes as an open defiance to repeated reminders from PM Modi, party chief Amit Shah and CM Adityanath to exercise control and be humble

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  DMK slams move to carry Hindi subtitles in regional films

  Politics | April 30, 2017 18:42 IST

  The DMK today took exception to a proposal to dub or carry Hindi subtitles in regional movies, calling it an attempt to "force" the language on regional cinema and sought a clarification from the Centre.

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  Manipur Governor invites BJP to form govt, N Biren Singh to take oath as CM today

  Politics | March 15, 2017 7:18 IST

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  Please do not call my son a 'terrorist': JNUSU President Kanhaiya's mother

  India | February 14, 2016 18:21 IST

  Patna: "Please do not call my son a terrorist," says JNUSU President Kanhaiya's mother as she breaks down while watching the news flashes on TV at a neighbour's house in Bihar's Begusarai district."We are constantly

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  Rs one lakh cr disbursed in loans for small businesses: Amit Shah

  Politics | January 31, 2016 17:36 IST

  New Delhi: Narendra Modi government has ensured that more than Rs one lakh crore in loans is disbursed to micro units and enterprises in just one financial year, BJP president Amit Shah today said as

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  Arunachal Pradesh crisis: Cong moves SC over Centre's decision to impose President's rule in state

  Politics | January 25, 2016 18:10 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress party on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the BJP government's recommendation to impose President's Rule in Arunachal Pradesh, triggering the possibility of a continuing political impasse in the crisis-ridden north-eastern

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  Court grants bail to Sonia, Rahul; Congress claims political victory

  India | December 19, 2015 16:39 IST

  New Delhi: The Congress party today claimed a major victory over its political opponents, the ruling BJP government, after the Patiala House Court granted bail to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and party vice president Rahul

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  Government working to ensure job for everyone: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | September 25, 2015 22:30 IST

  Mathura: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today described unemployment among youth as a "big challenge" and said that the BJP government at the Centre was working to provide jobs "even to person who is last