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New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal defamation complaint filed by Somnath Bharti's wife, a former AAP MLA, against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, stating that there was no defamatory imputation against the complainant.Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate...

New Delhi, April 1 A Delhi court on Wednesday dismissed the criminal defamation complaint filed by the wife of former AAP MLA Somnath Bharti against Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.In an order, Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Paras Dalal said, "I do not see any reason to proceed...

Kochi, April 1 – The Kerala High Court on Wednesday dealt a significant setback to Union Minister and actor Suresh Gopi, ruling that the election petition challenging his victory from the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency is maintainable and must proceed to trial.Gopi won a historic victory in...

Kolkata, March 29 Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday alleged that the BJP and Union Home Minister Amit Shah have a tacit understanding with former Congress MP Adhir Chowdhury and Humayun Kabir, chief of the Aam Janata Unnayan Party.Addressing a public...

In a major rally in Palakkad, Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticized both the CPI(M)-led LDF and the Congress-led UDF, accusing them of exploiting Kerala. He declared that the BJP-led NDA is the state’s “real winning team.”Addressing BJP supporters, Modi asserted that the NDA would...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is set to begin his campaign in Kerala with two roadshows in the Pathanamthitta district on Monday, giving a fresh boost to the United Democratic Front's (UDF) election efforts.The Pathanamthitta district...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 – The acceptance of BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar's nomination papers on Tuesday effectively ended speculation surrounding allegations raised by the Congress regarding discrepancies in his election affidavit, providing a significant boost to the party...

Mumbai, March 23 Actress and politician Kangana Ranaut celebrated her 40th birthday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and her family in the national capital.On Monday, the actress posted a series of pictures on her Instagram, featuring herself, PM Modi, and her family. In the pictures, she can...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 UDF convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash said on Friday that while people in Konni in Pathanamthitta district wanted him to contest the Assembly election, he respects the party’s decision not to field MPs.Speaking to reporters, Prakash said he had represented...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed his nomination papers as a BJP candidate for the Jalukbari constituency on Friday.He was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, his son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, and Bijuli Kalita Medhi, the BJP's Lok Sabha MP for Gauhati...

Guwahati, March 19 The Assam regional party, the Assam Janjati Parishad (AJP), announced candidates for two more seats on Thursday, naming its general secretary, Jagdish Bhuyan, among its nominees.The regional outfit, part of a Congress-led alliance in the state, had announced its candidates...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 19 – The Palakkad constituency in Kerala is witnessing a particularly interesting electoral contest this time, with three distinct candidates combining politics, performance, and culinary delights.The candidates in the race include popular actor and stage artiste...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the obscene video case involving former MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, filed a 13,712-page charge sheet in the case on Wednesday.Charges have been framed against 39 accused...

Kolkata, March 16 – The prospects of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the main opposition party in West Bengal, to strengthen its position in the state assembly largely depend on the results from the 152 constituencies across 16 districts that will vote on April 23 in the first phase of the...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Odisha Congress MLAs who are staying at a resort near here as part of the BJP's "Operation Lotus," Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar claimed on Sunday.He alleged that the BJP has planned...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha, who are staying at a resort near here, party sources claimed on Sunday.Fourteen MLAs, along with other Odisha Congress unit office bearers, are staying at a resort.They were...

New Delhi, March 11 – Newly appointed Lieutenant Governor of Delhi, Taranjit Singh Sandhu, will take the oath of office and secrecy on Wednesday.The swearing-in ceremony is scheduled to take place at 1:30 pm at Lok Niwas, where the Chief Justice of the Delhi High Court will administer the...

Mumbai, March 10 Veteran actress Moushumi Chatterjee celebrated 50 years of marital bliss with her husband, Jayanta Mukherjee, by sharing a throwback photo from her Bengali wedding on social media.The photo posted by Moushumi showed her and Jayanta performing the wedding rituals with a shy...

Mumbai, February 26 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar was unanimously elected as the new national president of the ruling Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) here on Thursday, nearly a month after her husband, Ajit Pawar, who held that position, died in a plane crash.NCP working...

Chennai, February 25 CPI(M) Tamil Nadu secretary P Shanmugam questioned on Wednesday whether the AIADMK was leading the NDA in the state.Although AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami claimed that he was leading the NDA in the state, the allies said that they would hold seat-sharing...