Politics
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Why SM Krishna is a Lonely Man Despite Hectic Action in State Politics
SM Krishna, who switched over from the Congress six months ago, insists that all is well between the BJP and him, but is mum on why he doesn’t attend party events anymore.
Smriti Irani Accuses Kapil Sibal of Land Scam, Cong Leader Calls it Bid to Divert Attention From CBSE Leak
Referring to a report by a website alleging that Sibal acquired the land by paying just Rs 1 lakh, Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani said Sibal and his wife got the ownership of a company, Grande Castello, from Piyoosh Goyal, a businessma...
Karnataka Elections 2018: Politicians Spooked by Saturday Voting and ‘Amavasya’ Counting
Top astrologers in the state are busy handling their ‘VIP clients’, offering various astrological solutions to enhance their chances of winning in upcoming Assembly elections.
Ram Navami Violence: Bengal Govt Stalls Governor Tripathi’s Durgapur Visit Citing Security Reasons
Concerned over the situation, Governor Tripathi informed the state government that he wanted to see the critically injured IPS officers admitted at Durgapur hospital.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: Why Congress and JD(S) are Likely to Ignore Mamata's Advice on Pre-Poll Alliance
Any tie-up between the Congress and the JD(S) could be disastrous for both even if they manage to decimate the BJP in half of Karnataka.
Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: JD(S) Mum on Pre-Poll Alliance, Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM May Field 40 Candidates
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi will meet his party’s Karnataka unit on Thursday morning to finalise the strategy for upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections.
A Brief History of Amoeba-like Experiments with the Third Front
The call for an anti-Indira Gandhi mobilisation in 1975 was given by veteran socialist Jayprakash Narain or JP. During Emergency, opposition leaders who were put behind bars gave concrete shape to the Janata Party.
Mamata Banerjee's Plan to Contest One-on-One Against BJP Puts the Onus on Congress
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mooted a coalition of sorts led by “strongest regional party” in each state in a bid to build a credible challenge to the BJP in the run-up to the next general elections.
Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party to Review Support to Ally BJP in Uttar Pradesh
The SBSP, an ally of the BJP, has four MLAs in Uttar Pradesh and its national president, Om Prakash Rajbhar, is a cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.
My Name is Modi and I Give Your Data to US Firms: Rahul Gandhi Fires Fresh Salvo at PM
Gandhi was referring to a claim by French researcher Elliot Alderson, who alleged that information of those who have downloaded the app was being provided to third party US company Clever Tap without the users’ consent.
Telugu Made Compulsory Subject from Classes 1 to 10 in Telangana Schools as Assembly Passes Bill
The Telangana (Compulsory Teaching and Learning of Telugu in Schools) Act, 2018 was supported by all parties, including BJP, TDP, AIMIM, and CPI(M).
‘Judiciary Demonetised’, ‘Your Legacy’: Rahul Gandhi and Ravi Shankar Prasad in Twitter War
Rahul Gandhi said that the legal system is collapsing under pending cases but Prasad is busy “peddling fake news”, to which Prasad retorted that he had not done his homework once again.
Impress on Opposition Parties Need to Bring in no Trust Motion: Chandrababu Naidu to TDP MPs
The TDP chief reviewed the happenings in Parliament during a teleconference with his party MPs and senior leaders last night and apprehended that the Centre might get the session adjourned sine die by creating a din through other parties.
KCR-Mamata Meet: 'Fine Beginning', But Alliance With Congress Remains Contentious Issue
While it seemed that KCR visualised that “alternative federal front” as a strictly non-Congress, non-BJP platform, Mamata preferred to not entirely shut the doors on the Congress whose president Rahul Gandhi gave out signals for tie-ups with like-minded r...
No One Can Stop Rahul Gandhi from Becoming Prime Minister in 2019: Siddaramaiah
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said the state assembly poll results will work as a "stepping stone" for the 2019 general elections.
Women Enjoyed Equal Status in Vedic Times, Islamic Invasion Changed That, Says RSS Leader
Citing the example of Vedic times, Gopal said, “Hindu itihas is centuries old, and if we go to the time of Rig Veda we see that women were proficient in Vedas. They wrote and presented hymns in Vedas.”