political activity

Kolkata, March 9 TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Monday challenged Union Home Minister Amit Shah to resign if he is serious about promoting politicians with "clean images."Speaking at a sit-in protest against the alleged large-scale deletion of names in the SIR by the...

New Delhi, March 9 The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) has announced a student referendum, which will be conducted on Tuesday across all schools of the university, seeking the students' mandate "on whether the vice chancellor should be removed."The referendum will be...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – As the Kerala Assembly elections approach, the focus of political activity has temporarily shifted from the state to the national capital, as senior leaders of the Congress and the BJP are heading to Delhi for crucial discussions with their central leadership on...

Kolkata, March 9 Alleging that the BJP and "its agencies" were distributing leaflets at the site of her protest in Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday directed TMC workers to apprehend them and hand them over to the police.Banerjee, who has been staging the protest at Dharmatala...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 – Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has stated that he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal...

New Delhi, March 5 – The Congress party on Thursday described Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s announcement to file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections as a betrayal of the people of Bihar, asserting that the NDA sought votes from them by projecting him as the CM.Speaking to IANS...

Patna, March 5 – In a dramatic development in Bihar politics, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has ended all speculation by announcing his candidature for the Rajya Sabha.Addressing the people of the state via the social media platform X, Nitish Kumar wrote that for over two decades, they have...

Lucknow, February 28 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Saturday that before 2017, no one even paid attention to the state, but now every major investor wants to invest here because they know the government can provide security and make decisive decisions.Speaking at a...

Guwahati, February 27 – Assam BJP President and Member of Parliament Dilip Saikia said on Friday that the party's list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections will be announced in phases after the conclusion of Holi (Dol Utsav).Speaking to reporters in Nalbari, Saikia said that the...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 – The Congress is planning to re-nominate 20 out of its 22 current MLAs in Kerala. This is because Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan and KPCC president Sunny Joseph are scheduled to travel to New Delhi on Sunday to finalize the initial list of candidates for...

Guwahati, February 26 – Raijor Dal chief Akhil Gogoi said on Wednesday that the formalities for an alliance with the Congress are likely to be completed within the next couple of days, asserting that his party has consistently been in favor of the tie-up.Reacting to questions about the...

Dhaka, February 25 According to reports in newspapers on Wednesday, the chief of the northwestern Rajshahi range of the Bangladesh police has ordered that leaders and activists of the banned Awami League, who were released on bail after court orders, be arrested again by "involving them in other...

Guwahati, February 25 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a very strong position in the majority of Assembly constituencies across the state, and indicated that a significant number of new candidates will be fielded in the...

Hyderabad, February 24 Top Maoist commander and key strategist of the banned CPI (Maoist) outfit, Thippiri Tirupati, also known as Devuji, surrendered to the Telangana police on Tuesday after spending over four decades underground, officials said.Devuji, a Central Committee member of the...

Chandigarh, February 24 – Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Tuesday that while democracy guarantees every individual the right to protest and express views against the government, the opposition's decision to stage a demonstration at the main entrance of the Vidhan Sabha...

Patna, February 24 – Political activity in Bihar has intensified ahead of the elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, which are being seen as significant in the context of the elections to the 37 seats across 10 states.Of the five Bihar seats, the terms of three NDA MPs and two Grand Alliance...

Approximately 160 academics from across the country have condemned the protest by the Indian Youth Congress at the India AI Impact Summit in New Delhi today. The joint statement, signed by these academics from prominent Indian institutions, described the act as deeply regrettable and poorly...

Bengaluru, February 23 A discussion has begun in Karnataka over banning mobile phones in schools and college campuses, with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah proposing the idea.Addressing vice-chancellors and senior education administrators at the Vice Chancellors' conference in the presence of...

Patna, February 23 – Political activity has intensified in Bihar ahead of the elections for five Rajya Sabha seats, with senior Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Bhai Virendra urging the party leadership to nominate Hina Shahab, the wife of former MP Mohammad Shahabuddin, as the joint candidate for...

Chennai, February 23 – The Congress has formally requested a larger number of Assembly seats than it was allocated in 2021, AICC Tamil Nadu in-charge Girish Chodankar said on Monday after senior party leader K.C. Venugopal met Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin in Chennai...