political history

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), April 11 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath announced on Saturday that his government would withdraw cases registered against members of the Tharu community."The governments of previous administrations, which fostered mafia elements in every district, had...

Lucknow, April 11 Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday accused the previous Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of renaming the Jyotiba Phule Nagar district as Amroha.In a post on X in Hindi, Mayawati said, "In memory of and in honour of a distinguished figure from the...

Jaipur, April 10 – Responding to recent remarks by former Rajasthan Chief Minister and veteran Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha member Rajendra Gehlot said on Friday that making comments about the inauguration of the Pachpadra Refinery in Jaipur reflects...

Itanagar, April 10 Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, Lt Gen K T Parnaik (Retd), and Chief Minister Pema Khandu attended the premiere performance of "Tiranga in Tawang," a theatrical play by the Monpa Artist Forum, directed by Tsanpa Norbu, in Tawang.The production vividly depicted the historic...

New Delhi, April 8 Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday. She was 94.Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, passed away in Noida's...

Salem (Tamil Nadu), April 7 The people of Tamil Nadu have decided that the upcoming Assembly elections will be the last for the Karunanidhi family, as they will vote out the family's rule in the state, AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday.Addressing a campaign in support of...

Amaravati, April 6 – Amaravati has been formally designated as the sole and permanent capital of Andhra Pradesh, with the Indian government issuing a gazette notification on Monday.This followed the President, Droupadi Murmu, giving her assent to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation (Amendment)...

California, April 5 – In a significant ruling with global implications, a California court has allowed Stanford University to retain the private diaries of Li Rui, a former insider of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), who later emerged as one of its most prominent critics, according to a...

New Delhi, April 5 – BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday highlighted what he described as another "dark chapter" in the history of the Indian National Congress, dating back to 1957. He alleged that India had effectively become a "colony of two superpowers" – the United States and Russia – during...

Mumbai, April 1 Maharashtra NCP chief Sunil Tatkare has said that merger talks between the two NCP factions were underway when then Deputy CM Ajit Pawar was alive, an admission coming weeks after a denial when the Sharad Pawar-led party had acknowledged deliberations on reunification.Tatkare...

Thrissur (Kerala), Apr 1 Days after his controversial remark about a "Hindu MLA," a flex board featuring the names of former legislators from the Guruvayur constituency has appeared as part of BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan's campaign, drawing widespread attention.Installed at a busy junction...

Jaipur, March 31 – Continuing his criticism of the BJP government in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot targeted the Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma-led administration on Tuesday for suspending the construction of a guest house at the Rajasthan...

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar, March 31 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey clarified his remarks on Monday, linking veteran Odisha leader and former Chief Minister Biju Patnaik to the CIA during the 1962 Sino-Indian War, insisting that he had not spoken against Biju Babu personally and that he holds the legendary...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed a heated debate as members discussed the government's efforts to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism.Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde praised Maharashtra's initiatives, particularly in Gadchiroli, a district long plagued by Maoist activity. He...

Tinsukia (Assam), March 29 The ruling BJP will achieve a hat-trick in Assam by forming the third consecutive government in the state under the leadership of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, the party's national chief Nitin Nabin announced on Sunday.Addressing an election rally in support of...

Amaravati, March 29 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu extended greetings to all members of the TDP on the occasion of its 44th foundation day.The chief minister said the party has always upheld NTR Rama Rao's principle of providing food, shelter, and clothing to the poor...

Dhaka, March 25 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has termed the March 25, 1971 genocide as a "pre-planned" massacre and appealed to build a state and society of "equality, human dignity and social justice," in the spirit of the Liberation War.Referring to it as "one of the most...

March 25, New Delhi – Bangladesh is observing Genocide Day today in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.The day marks one of the darkest chapters in the...

Dhaka/New Delhi, March 25 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for the establishment of the "spirit of equality, human dignity, and social justice" that characterized the Liberation War, as the nation observed Genocide Day on Wednesday.The Pakistani army launched "Operation...

Dhaka, March 25 – On Wednesday, Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman described the events of March 25, 1971, as a "pre-planned massacre" and one of the most brutal chapters in the nation's history, as the country observed Genocide Day in remembrance of those killed during the crackdown by...