Politics
BJP Will Look East to Make up for Shortfall in Other States in 2019 Elections
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley told News18 Network that the BJP can gain in Odisha, West Bengal and other states where it did not win many seats in 2014.
Sitaram Yechury Comes Under Fire at CPI-M Party Meet in Kerala
Yechury on Saturday revealed that the party received a complaint against Balakrishnan's elder son Binoy Balakrishnan about an alleged Rs 13 crore fraud committed in Dubai.
We Helped them but BJP Trying to Upstage us in our own House: Uddhav Thackeray
As to the criticism Shiv Sena has faced for constantly sniping at the BJP while sharing power with it in Maharashtra as well as at the Centre, Uddhav Thackeray said, Shiv Sena is taking on the government for people's issues and not for self-interest.
Countdown for Congress’ Ouster from Karnataka has Started, Says PM Narendra Modi in Bengaluru
Your enthusiasm here shows the countdown of the Congress government in Karnataka has started, PM Narendra Modi told the people gathered to hear him at a rally in Bengaluru. The rally marked the end of the BJP’s 90-day Nava Nirman Parivarthan Yatra in Karn...
Budget 2018: What the Finance Minister Allocated for Health Sector
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced a healthcare scheme that he said will be the "world's largest government funded healthcare programme". Ten crore families will get 5 lakh per year for their families to cover secondary and tertiary hospital expenses...
Rajasthan Bypolls: Did Encounter of This Rajput 'Robin Hood' Gangster Turn the Community Against BJP?
Rajputs have traditionally been seen as supporters of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), but in the 2018 bypolls, the Congress tested a social engineering experiment it can employ in the upcoming assembly polls in the state.
Gehlot vs Pilot: Rajasthan Bypolls Result Will Decide Who Leads Congress in Assembly Election
While some leaders want to portray Pilot as the chief architect of the Congress campaign in the event of a victory on both seats, particularly Ajmer, which Pilot represented in the Lok Sabha from 2009 to 2014, in other sections, the knives have already be...
BJP Leaders Allege AAP’s ‘Urban Naxalites’ Attacked Them During Meet, File Police Complaint
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal trashed the BJP's allegation and said if any MLA has misbehaved with them, he would throw him out of the party.
Congress to Field Muslim Leaders for Campaign in Karnataka to Counter Polarisation Bid
The election to the 224-member capacity state assembly is expected to be held before the term of Siddaramaiah-led Karnataka government ends in the mid of this year.
Let's Not See Politics in Everything, Railway Modernisation a Must, Says Piyush Goyal
Piyush Goyal, who was in Davos for the WEF 2018, said that the trains in Switzerland are mostly about the passenger travel, whereas in India freight trains are as important as the passenger trains.
Dip in BJP and Modi’s Popularity But Party Will Still Enjoy Another Term, Says Survey
A survey has found that in the event of a Lok Sabha election in the country today, BJP-led NDA may get a total of 293-309 seats. This is 30 seats less than what NDA won in 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
Why Stepping Into Wife Dimple’s Shoes Won’t be Easy for Akhilesh Yadav
Kannauj is considered to be an SP bastion, but if recent results at Kannauj are anything to go by, the party would have to work really hard to maintain its grip.
Maharashtra BJP's Tiranga Rally Shows Party's Event Management Skills
Within 15 minutes following Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis's speech, local group leaders for the BJP rally were seen shouting area names outside Kamgar Maidan, to gather their bus crowd in one place. "Kandivali! Kandivali! Kandivali!" a team leader was...
Mohan Bhagwat Hoists Tricolour in Left-ruled Kerala Again, This Time at Sangh-run School
Bhagwat’s return to the state to hoist the national flag is seen as a challenge to the state’s Pinarayi Vijayan government after the controversy over last year’s Independence Day event at a government-aided school.
Karnataka Bandh Causes Rs 4 Crore Loss, Protesters ask PM Modi to Intervene
The major impact of the dawn-to-dusk bandh was seen in northern districts, which are seeking water from the Mahadayi basin, while it crippled normal life in other parts also, as public services were paralysed.
Not Much Hope For CPM Unless It Reconsiders Its Decision To Snub Congress: Somnath Chatterjee
Chatterjee, a 10-time Lok Sabha MP and Speaker of the 14th Lok Sabha, was expelled from the CPI-M in 2008 for refusing to toe the party line and stay on as Speaker.