political dispute

New Delhi, March 19 A confrontation over a fatal fire in southwest Delhi's Palam escalated into a physical scuffle between BJP MLA Kuldeep Solanki and AAP Delhi unit president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Thursday.The clash occurred a day after a fire claimed the lives of nine people, with leaders...

Chennai, March 17 The Madras High Court on Tuesday directed the Chennai City Civil Court to take up the PMK intra-party leadership dispute case after May 10, once the election process in Tamil Nadu is completed.PMK founder S. Ramadoss had moved the city civil court seeking to restrain his son...

New Delhi, March 16 The BJP and AAP engaged in a verbal exchange in the MCD regarding the extension of contracts for NGOs supplying midday meals to students in civic schools.This exchange came days after the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) announced that it was considering blacklisting...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A dramatic political contest is unfolding in the northern Kerala constituency of Payyannur after veteran Left leader V. Kunhikrishnan announced on Monday that he will contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an Independent candidate.Kunhikrishnan, once a hugely...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 In a major blow to the CPI(M), veteran leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he was severing all ties with the party and declared his candidature from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, in this coastal district in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Berhampur (Odisha), March 11 Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested five people for their alleged involvement in the attack on a BJD leader and the chairperson of the Sheragada panchayat samiti (block) in Ganjam district.Leader of Opposition and BJD president Naveen Patnaik alleged that the...

Kolkata, March 11 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday alleged that the West Bengal government’s failure to submit the labour budget proposal was delaying the release of wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the state.In a statement...

Shillong, March 10 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in the Meghalaya Assembly, has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against former legislator Estamur Momin over a speech allegedly made by the latter after he was attacked while attempting to file nomination papers for the Garo...

Mumbai, March 10 The Maharashtra Legislative Council's Privileges Committee recommended a 30-day civil imprisonment for an NCP (SP) worker for allegedly using "abusive and offensive" language against Chairman Ram Shinde.Presenting the committee's report in the council, committee chairman and...

Kolkata, March 10 – A heated exchange erupted between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Siliguri, North Bengal, on Monday night, hours before the BJP's Parivartan Yatra was scheduled to begin in the region on Tuesday.The argument took place between Siliguri...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – A personal dispute involving Kerala Transport Minister K. B. Ganesh Kumar and his wife, Bindu Menon, has spilled into the public domain after she leveled a series of allegations about an incident that took place at their home in Valakom, triggering political debate...

Hyderabad, March 8 Union Coal Minister G Kishan Reddy and Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao have launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal government, alleging a "blatant violation of protocol" during President Droupadi Murmu's recent visit to the state.Kishan Reddy said he was...

Jaipur, March 5 Proceedings of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly were adjourned for half an hour on Thursday evening following a heated exchange between the chair and a Congress MLA during a discussion on a bill.The disruption occurred while Congress MLA Harimohan Sharma was speaking during a...

Shimla, February 26 Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajiv Bindal accused the state government of shielding those accused of damaging India's global image at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, calling it "unprecedented" and "deeply disturbing".On February 20, a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC)...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), February 24 Noting that he has worked for the party's welfare for over 46 years while enduring "all insults with patience", expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam offered to quit politics if his mistakes were proven.Without naming AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

Pune, February 24 A delegation of Congress leaders met Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Tuesday, a day after a party spokesperson was allegedly assaulted by right-wing activists, and demanded strict action.On Monday, Pune Congress spokesperson Hanumant Pawar accused a TV debate...

Patna, February 24 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar lost his temper inside the state assembly on Tuesday when opposition members created a commotion, alleging that his government was ruling the state with the help of "guns and bullets".Trouble began soon after the House assembled at 11 am...

Pune, February 23 A Congress leader said he was assaulted on Monday allegedly by some right-wing activists outside a Marathi news channel studio in Pune's Swargate area following a dispute during a debate.Hanumant Pawar, a Pune City Congress spokesperson, accused one Tushar Damgude, who was...

Dehradun, February 23 Police on Monday arrested four people for allegedly assaulting Uttarakhand Director of Elementary Education Ajay Nautiyal and vandalizing his office in Dehradun. The incident allegedly took place in the presence of BJP MLA Umesh Sharma Kau.According to police, the arrests...

Kolkata, February 22 West Bengal Minister of Information Technology and Electronics, Babul Supriyo, on Sunday criticised the recent "naked protest" by Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers at an AI summit in New Delhi, stating that political disputes should never come at the expense of the...