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Amethi (UP), April 7 Posters and banners targeting Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav have appeared in various locations here, sparking a political controversy months before the 2027 Assembly elections.The posters, displayed outside the Amethi railway station and at various intersections...

Chandigarh, April 7 Two months after she was expelled from the Punjab Congress, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu has announced the launch of a new political party – the Bharatiya Rashtrawadi Party.Kaur, wife of former cricketer and ex-Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu, made this...

Bethuadahari/Siliguri, April 6 Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif's threat to target Kolkata unexpectedly opened a new front in West Bengal's bitter election battle on Monday, allowing the TMC to turn the BJP's campaign themes of nationalism, infiltration, and national security back on the...

Ahmedabad, April 6 Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's remark about the "illiterate people of Gujarat" drew strong condemnation from BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, who accused the opposition party of harboring anti-Gujarat sentiments and demanded an apology.Kharge's...

Assam CM condemns "fake passport" issue, alleges foreign interference ahead of pollsDuring a press conference held in Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong attack on the Congress, accusing them of engaging in "conspiracies" that, he said, would ultimately fail...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 Congress leader K C Venugopal has expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement accusing the UDF of "spreading lies" about the FCRA amendments for "political gain".Venugopal, the MP from the Alappuzha Lok Sabha constituency, said that the...

New Delhi, April 5 – A political row erupted on Sunday after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, during a rally in Kerala, made remarks perceived as targeting the people of Gujarat, prompting a strong response from Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.Reacting to Kharge's statement, Chief...

New Delhi, April 5 The Congress launched a scathing attack on the Modi government on Sunday over its delimitation proposal related to the implementation of the women's reservation law, saying it will benefit larger and populous states more and is nothing but a "weapon of mass distraction".The...

Kasaragod, April 5 A controversy has erupted in poll-bound Kerala after a leader of the Women's League allegedly used the term "munafiq" against the LDF candidate in the Kasaragod Assembly constituency.The Arabic word "munafiq" reportedly means "hypocrite" or "one who pretends in matters of...

New Delhi, April 4 Delhi AAP chief Saurabh Bharadwaj on Saturday claimed that party MP Raghav Chadha has deleted his earlier posts on X that were critical of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP.He also claimed that the Rajya Sabha MP's posts shared by AAP leaders had also disappeared from...

New Delhi, April 4 The spat between the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha intensified on Saturday, with the sidelined leader dismissing AAP's allegations against him as "lies" and asserting that he went to Parliament to raise people's issues and not to create chaos."All...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegation that he had sided with those who attacked nuns in Chhattisgarh, calling the remarks "ignorant and an instance of excessive rhetoric."The arrest of two...

Chennai, April 4 The Centre introduced the FCRA Bill targeting the properties of Christians, and there is no obvious national security interest in the intention to deprive minorities of their property, DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson claimed here on Saturday.The Centre's intention of introducing...

Chennai, April 4 The Centre's FCRA Bill, which targets the properties of Christians, and there is no apparent national interest in depriving minorities of their property, DMK Rajya Sabha MP P Wilson claimed here on Saturday.The Centre's intention in introducing the Foreign Contribution...

Perambra (Kerala), April 3 – The controversy surrounding an alleged communal campaign announcement in Perambra intensified on Friday, with CPI-M-led LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan asserting that he had not received any notice from the Election Commission based on a complaint by the UDF...

New Delhi, April 3 – Delhi Lieutenant Governor T.S. Sandhu met Aam Aadmi Party's new Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, Ashok Mittal, at Lok Niwas, an official said on Friday."Prominent entrepreneur, Hon'ble MP & Dy Leader - AAP in Rajya Sabha @DrAshokKMittal, called on Hon'ble @LtGovDelhi...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – The political row over alleged communal campaigning in Perambra escalated on Friday, with Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan accusing the CPI-M of using a "repeat strategy" to polarize voters, drawing parallels with the controversial "kafir screenshot" episode...

Guwahati, April 3 – Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita criticised Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday over his remarks concerning popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, asserting that "politics should not be played" around the artiste.Addressing the media during a...

Guwahati, April 3 Senior Congress leader Pawan Khera accused the BJP of diverting attention from key issues in the Assam Assembly elections by creating controversies and shaping public discourse.In an interview with

Chhindwara, April 2 Senior Congress leader Kamal Nath said on Thursday that there is no shortage of gas in the country, but the government's arrangements on the issue are lacking amid the West Asia crisis.The BJP immediately used Nath's "no shortage of gas" statement to target the Congress...