political controversy

New Delhi, March 30 – A Delhi court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi in connection with the alleged fraudulent inclusion of her name in the electoral rolls before acquiring Indian citizenship.The...

New Delhi, March 30 – A political controversy has erupted after BJP MP Nishikant Dubey made remarks about the late Odisha Chief Minister, Biju Patnaik, prompting BJD MP Sasmit Patra to resign from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT in protest.The controversy began...

New Delhi, March 30 The Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed a walkout by several opposition parties over BJP member K Laxman's remarks that OBC reservations are being misused in the name of religion.Leader of the House and Union Minister J P Nadda criticised the walkout, saying that the Congress...

Kollam, March 30 – With the assembly elections in full swing, dramatic scenes and open confrontation marked Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Monday press conference, turning what was intended to be a focus on governance into a political flashpoint.The Chief Minister, who addressed the media...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 29 Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama president Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal on Sunday urged leaders to avoid making unnecessary statements that could drag the organization into political controversies.His remarks came after Samastha leader Mukkam Umar Faizi...

New Delhi, February 29 – A Delhi court will hear a criminal revision petition filed against Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday over allegations that her name was fraudulently included in the electoral rolls before she acquired Indian citizenship.The revision...

Kolkata, March 28 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of "deliberately blurring" the distinction between Bengali-speaking Indians and Bangladeshi infiltrators for political gain.His statement triggered a sharp counterattack from the...

Hyderabad, March 28 Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday announced a CB-CID inquiry into mining leases and illegal mining since the formation of Telangana in 2014, following a heated debate in the Assembly over allegations made against Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy by the BRS...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 – The controversy surrounding the alleged use of the BJP's official seal on a circular issued by the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) concerning election procedures in the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha constituency has intensified, with the party approaching the Election...

Mumbai, March 27 NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who was embroiled in the controversy surrounding self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat, finally resigned from her position as the President of the Maharashtra NCP women's wing on Friday.She has forwarded her resignation to the NCP national...

Shahjahanpur (UP), March 27 A fresh controversy has erupted in Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, with questions being raised about whether the statues of the martyrs of the Kakori Action, which were reinstalled after a demolition drive, are new or repaired old ones.The controversy began after...

Mumbai, March 27 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis warned on Friday of appropriate action if a video allegedly showing Food and Drug Administration Minister and Nationalist Congress Party leader Narhari Zirwal with a transgender woman is found to be authentic.The Chief Minister's...

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...