political statements

Chennai, April 3 TN BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy demanded on Friday that Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin should "clearly state" his position regarding the alleged audio tape of DMK MP A Raja, asserting that the clip exposes the ruling party's true stance on social justice.An...

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

New Delhi, March 3 – The rift within the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) came to the surface on Friday, with Raghav Chadha, the party's "sacked" Deputy Leader in the Rajya Sabha, and other party leaders, including Delhi unit President Saurabh Bharadwaj, engaging in a heated exchange of words.Shortly...

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 1 In the April 9 Kerala assembly elections, BJP state chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar flatly dismissed Rahul Gandhi's charge that the BJP and CPI(M) were conspiring to make the state "Congress-free" as baseless.In an interview with

Kolkata, April 1 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress of failing to respond to her appeal for support to the Trinamool Congress’ movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, both in the state and across the country.She also...

Washington, April 1 – US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran’s new leadership has sought a ceasefire with the United States, even as he signaled continued military pressure until key maritime conditions are met. In a post on social media, Trump claimed that Iran’s current...

Guwahati, March 31 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a strong attack on the Congress on Tuesday, accusing the party of engaging in "cheap and unacceptable politics" over the late popular Assamese singer, Zubeen Garg.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an election...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 31 Amid the campaigning for the by-election, BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra visited and consoled the parents of those arrested in connection with the stone-pelting and violence that occurred during the Shivaji Jayanti procession last month in Killagalli...

Bagalkot, March 31 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah continued his intensive campaign for the Bagalkot Assembly by-election on Tuesday, for the second consecutive day. He participated in a campaign meeting held in the Mugulolli village, where he released a booklet titled 'Pragatiya...

New Delhi, March 30 Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct his MPs to conduct thorough research before raising issues in Parliament.This came after BJP MP K Laxman accused the Congress and other opposition parties of appeasement and engaging in...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 BJD president Naveen Patnaik on Monday said that BJP MP Nishikant Dubey needs the attention of a "mental health professional" for making "outrageous" remarks against freedom fighter and former chief minister Biju Patnaik.Condemning Dubey's remarks, the BJD chief said, "I...

New Delhi, March 30 The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a walkout from the Rajya Sabha on Monday, protesting alleged disparaging remarks made by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey against former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik.Shortly after the official papers were laid on the table, BJD leader Sasmit...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 – Senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sasmit Patra has tendered his resignation from the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and IT, chaired by BJP leader Nishikant Dubey, over an alleged disrespectful statement made by Dubey against the...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity.He made the statement in the Legislative Assembly as the...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday claimed that the violence and clashes in Basanti, in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in which a police sub-inspector was also attacked by a group of miscreants allegedly linked to the ruling Trinamool Congress, were a...

Jammu, March 27 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday condemned the "unjust and illegal war imposed on Iran" and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use his influence to end the war in the interest of humanity.Abdullah made the statement in the Legislative Assembly...

Srinagar, March 26 Amid the ongoing military conflict between Iran and the Israel-US combine, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday called for immediate de-escalation in the Middle East and urged all parties involved to exercise restraint.In a statement, Abdullah said the...

New Delhi, March 26 The CPI(M) accused the Congress of becoming a "feeder organization" for the BJP on Thursday and criticized its leaders, Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, for "targeting" the Left instead of the saffron party in the election-bound state of Kerala.It stated that this...

Dubrajpur (WB), March 26 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that her party will be credited if around 30 lakh of the over 60 lakh names under review appear on the voter list.Addressing an election rally here in Birbhum district, Banerjee, also the Chief Minister of...

Dhaka, March 26 – As Bangladesh marks its Independence Day on Thursday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that anti-independence forces – supported by "domestic and foreign conspiracies" – are attempting to undermine the ideals of the country's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan...