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The UP BJP spokesperson also said that Rahul Gandhi has virtually failed in raising the issues and problems pertaining to his parliamentary constituency.

Chadha, who is a chartered accountant, was appointed as an adviser to Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia from January 16 to March 31 2016 to "use his talent" in preparation of the budget.

The political heir apparent of his famous and powerful father, Yatheendra was an unknown person even to some of Siddaramaiah’s close circles till his elder brother Rakesh died in Belgium in mid-2016.

The Congress asserted that there is nothing called 'saffron terror' and said it was of firm belief that terror cannot be linked to any religion or community, and made it clear its leader Rahul Gandhi or the party never used the phrase.

The State Election Commission (SEC) and the Trinamool Congress had moved the Division Bench challenging the April 12 Single Bench interim order temporarily stalling the election process till its next hearing.

Singh said one of the biggest challenges he faced in office was the construction of roads in the 40,000 square kilometer Maoist-hit Bastar range, a region bigger in size than the state of Kerala.

Togadia, who has decided to undertake an indefinite fast from Tuesday, said his fast would be aimed at the welfare of Hindus and to seek construction of Ram Janmbhoomi Temple at Ayodhya, nation-wide ban on cow slaughter, enforcement of the common civil co...

The Congress is holding organisational meetings to take stock of the prevailing political situation while the Sharad Pawar-led NCP has been undertaking "Hallabol" (attack) yatras in various regions of the state since the last few months to "expose" the ru...

Attacking Yogi-govt over recent Unnao Rape issue Yadav said, that the government was boasting the encounter figures, but the reality is out in the open now.

"Crimes were committed against the women in 1984 riots as well. But, no candlelight march was led on that issue. The pick-and-choose policy has to stop. They(Congress) are playing politics over the issues," Lekhi said.

In a first-of-its-kind initiative, the finance ministers of south Indian states at a conclave at Thiruvananthapuram said that the Terms of Reference of the 15th FC was against the principles of federalism enshrined in the Constitution and also would resul...

Krishna, a Fulbright Scholar, won his first Assembly election in 1962 on a Praja Socialist Party (PSP) ticket from Maddur. As an MP, he joined the Congress in early 1970s and rose to prominence in the party.

Earlier, West Bengal Election Commission announced that the last date to filing nominations will be April 9.

It was 'atrocious' to behave in "an inhuman" manner against the MPs who tried to stage a peaceful protest (outside the Prime Minister's residence), Andhra Pradesh chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu said.

Taking a dig at the Congress, Ravi Shankar Prasad said the party had now discovered love for Ambedkar. Citing the government's work to empower Dalits, Gehlot said the BJP was the only pro-Dalit party.

SBSP leader and UP minister Om Prakash Rajbhar told the media that he will have detailed discussions with BJP president Amit Shah on various issues and would rethink about the alliance if Shah did not agree on the issues.