political controversy

Patna, March 27 – A fresh political controversy has intensified tensions in Bihar, with allegations and counter-allegations flying between rival parties.Danish Rizwan, an advisor to Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, has leveled serious allegations against RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, Congress...

Mumbai, March 27 Shiv Sena leader Shaina NC said on Friday that Maharashtra minister Narhari Zirwal, whose video with a transgender person has landed him in a controversy, should resign on moral grounds.However, she maintained that it was her personal opinion.Her statement comes amid the...

Lucknow, March 26 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticized former party MLA Pooja Pal on Thursday, saying she had been "misled," drawing a sharp response from the BJP, which accused the SP of having a "blood-stained history" linked to the Raju Pal murder case.Reacting to Pooja Pal...

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that his government would intensify eviction drives and free up to 5 lakh hectares of encroached land if the BJP returns to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.While campaigning for BJP candidate Nilima Devi...

New Delhi, March 26 – Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched a scathing attack on former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday after a video related to the controversial "Sheesh Mahal" (former official CM residence) surfaced publicly.She stated that the truth, which had been hidden for...

Mumbai, March 26 – NCP tribal leader and Maharashtra Minister for Food and Drug Administration, Narhari Zirwal, is in a difficult position after an allegedly obscene video of him with a transgender person has gone viral on social media. It is not just Zirwal, but the NCP led by Sunetra Pawar...

Kolkata, March 26. The Panihati Assembly constituency in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, which has rarely been a high-profile seat in the state's electoral history, has come into sharp focus this time due to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) fielding Ratna Debnath, the mother of a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan sharply criticised the Election Commission on Thursday over the circulation of a document bearing the seal of the ruling party at the Centre to other political parties, calling it a serious breach of neutrality.In a strongly...

Kolkata, March 26 – The Trinamool Congress expressed concerns on Thursday about potential attempts to hack electronic voting machines (EVMs) that will be used in the crucial two-phase elections in West Bengal next month.The party's Member of Parliament from the Jadavpur constituency in South...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The cyber wing of the Kerala police has registered a case against the social media platform X and one of its accounts for circulating an AI-generated video allegedly depicting the Prime Minister and the Election Commission in a "misleading and defamatory manner."...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 26 The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has suspended its leader, A Irshad, over alleged derogatory remarks against CPI(M) sitting MLA U Prathibha during an election campaign in Kayamkulam, party leaders said on Thursday.Irshad, a local IUML leader and Kayamkulam UDF...

Thiruvananthapuram/Alappuzha, March 25 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday condemned the comments made by a UDF leader against the incumbent Kayamkulam MLA and LDF candidate for the April 9 elections, U Prathibha.A Irshad, a leader of the Indian Union Muslim League and...

Patna, March 25 – A major political controversy has erupted within the Janata Dal (United) in Bihar, as its Member of Parliament (MP) for Banka, Giridhari Yadav, faces the threat of disqualification over alleged anti-party activities.The issue escalated after Dileshwar Kamait, the party’s...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The controversy over the appearance of the BJP's seal on an official Election Commission circular continued to escalate in Kerala, with police action over the past two days adding a new layer of tension to the issue.In a sweeping move, the Kerala Police have...

Mumbai, March 24 The Maharashtra Legislative Council passed a motion on Tuesday recommending an apology from NCP (SP) leader Suryakant More for making objectionable remarks against Chairman Ram Shinde and members of the house, or he will face a seven-day jail term.In another motion, an apology...

New Delhi, March 24 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Derek O'Brien alleged on Tuesday that an "unproclaimed emergency" was being imposed in West Bengal ahead of the assembly elections, and raised concerns over the actions taken by the Election Commission in the poll-bound state.In a blog...

New Delhi, March 24 The President's House has once again rejected a request from the Trinamool Congress for an appointment with President Droupadi Murmu, citing "lack of time," prompting the party to make a fresh plea to meet her before April 2, sources said.According to party sources, the...

Bengaluru, March 24 – The Karnataka government, led by the Congress, has announced an additional allocation of Rs 10 crore for victims of the Wayanad landslide tragedy in Kerala, sparking political controversy. The BJP and JD(S) have sharply criticised this move on Tuesday.Bengaluru South MP...

Kolkata, March 24 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the purported BJP stamp on a communication from the Election Commission proved beyond doubt which party was controlling the poll watchdog from behind.A political row erupted on Monday after a March 2019 letter...

Idukki (Kerala), March 24 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday defended his remarks against former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran, claiming that the word "chettatharam" was not intended as an insult, but rather as a reference to his former colleague's "betrayal" of Marxist ideology...