indian politics

Indore, April 9 A controversy has erupted after a Congress councillor refused to sing "Vande Mataram," citing Islamic beliefs, during a discussion on the Indore Municipal Corporation's budget.The refusal by Fauzia Sheikh Alim to sing the national anthem on Wednesday prompted councillors from...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, April 8 Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi expressed strong disapproval on Wednesday of remarks made by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, stating that such statements reflect the culture and ideology of the Congress party...

Morena, April 8 – Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Hemant Khandelwal on Wednesday directed party workers to intensify their outreach at the grassroots level and ensure dominance at the booth level in the upcoming elections.Khandelwal made this assertion while addressing party workers in Morena...

Hyderabad/New Delhi, April 8 A day after the Assam police searched his Delhi residence, Congress leader Pawan Khera moved the Telangana High Court on Wednesday seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed in Guwahati related to his allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's...

New Delhi, April 8 A day before Kerala goes to polls, on Wednesday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi urged the people to vote for the United Democratic Front (UDF) to help elect a government with a vision to harness the state's talent and potential.Gandhi said this election is about their future...

Puducherry, April 8 Senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy said on Wednesday that he would quit politics if Union Home Minister Amit Shah could prove that he had sold medical seats meant for SC and ST students in Puducherry.He said that he was ready for any inquiry, whether it was a judicial...

New Delhi, April 8 – As the Assam Police intensifies its search operation for Congress leader Pawan Khera over allegations of "defamatory and malicious" charges against Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma's wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, the Congress leader emerged from hiding on Wednesday and...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away at...

New Delhi, April 8 Sharing a social media video in which a user suggests that the sidelined AAP leader, Raghav Chadha, should form his own political party instead of joining another, Chadha commented briefly on Wednesday: "interesting thought," further fueling speculation.This comes after the...

Shimla, April 8 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Wednesday that the BJP's state unit, which is plagued by factionalism, is fighting for its existence in the state.Launching a scathing attack on the BJP in Shimla, Sukhu said that the BJP, currently divided into...

Chandigarh, April 8 Former Union Minister Kumari Selja on Wednesday strongly criticized Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his remarks against Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, calling it an "unbecoming" comment and an "attack" on democratic values and political decorum.Selja...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP is arresting AAP workers in Gujarat because it is scared of the party's expanding reach in the state, a party leader said on Wednesday.Anurag Dhanda, Aam Aadmi Party's national media in-charge, said that BJP leaders have threatened the mother of Gopal Italia, an AAP...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 8 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar appealed to the people of the state to exercise their right to vote freely and without fear in the upcoming assembly elections.In a message issued on the eve of the polls, the governor stated that voting is not only a...

Kolkata, April 8 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday criticized the BJP and the Election Commission over the deletion of voters' names during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise and said her party would file another petition in court to resist the removal of voters...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday. She was 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away in Noida's...

Kolkata, April 8 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee filed her nomination from her native Assembly constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata on Wednesday.The list of proposers on her nomination form reflected the “cosmopolitan” nature of Bhabanipur, which is considered a melting pot...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union Minister Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday, her family said. She was 94 years old.Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital in the early hours of the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi...

New Delhi, April 7 – Since the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, it has steadily consolidated its position, starting with 184 seats in 2011, reaching 211 in 2016, and finally securing 215 in the 2021 Assembly elections.Murshidabad, a district that has been in the news for violent...

Patna, April 7 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son, Nishant, said on Tuesday that people will never forget the work his father has done over the past two decades and urged them to continue their support for him and the party.His remarks come amid speculation about the next chief minister...

Kolkata, April 7 The TMC and the BJP are two sides of the same coin, and West Bengal needs a new coin, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Tuesday, as he hailed his party's decision to go solo after 20 years and offer the state a "third path."Addressing a press conference on the launch of...