Politics

Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said a team of doctors has been rushed to Andhra Pradesh where Hirakhand Express derailed last night and he is in touch with authorities to ensure speedy delivery of relief to injured and stranded passengers.

In a letter to CEC Nasim Zaidi, the President's Secretary Omita Paul referred to the news items in some national dailies which said that Mukherjee's pictures were displayed on Congress posters and these were under the EC scanner.

Goa Forward had expressed its willingness to have a pre-poll alliance with Congress on four seats.

The Congress on Tuesday accused the BJP-led NDA government at Centre of "diluting the integrity of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)" and making it vulnerable to corruption due to the demonetisation drive.

The Central Information Commission on Tuesday directed the Central Board of Secondary Examination to permit inspection of class 10th and 12th school records of Union Minister Smriti Irani, rejecting CBSE's contention that it constituted "personal informat...

Senior BJP leader M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday dubbed the talks of Congress and Samajwadi Party (SP) coming together to take on the saffron party in UP polls as a "natural alliance" of the "rejected and dejected" people.

Assembly elections in Punjab are scheduled to take place on February 4. Election to the 117-member Punjab assembly, promises to be three-way fight between the ruling SAD-BJP combine, Congress and the new entrant AAP.

In a major boost to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, the Election Commission on Monday recognised the faction headed by him as the Samajwadi Party and allotted the reserved symbol 'bicycle' to it for contesting the coming Assembly elections.

With the Congress announcing the list of candidates for the Assembly elections in Punjab next month, the party is facing revolt over ticket distribution as some of the leaders contemplating to contest the polls independently.

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari on Sunday announced his team, appointing 35 office bearers, including former AAP leader Shazia Ilmi, in the party's city unit executive committee.

Replacing Mahatma Gandhi's picture with that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Khadi and Village Industries Commission's (KVIC) calender and diary is an "insult" to the Father of the Nation and a case of "sedition", RJD president Lalu Prasad said on Satu...

What options does the Election Commission have when two warring factions of a political party approach it to stake claim to the party’s electoral symbol? The election watchdog is faced with a similar issue right now and has reserved its verdict on who wil...

Congress on Thursday released the list of candidates for 27 seats for the upcoming Goa Assembly polls, retaining its six sitting legislators as nominees.

The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 29 candidates for the Goa assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 4.

Slamming Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi for comparing the Congress party symbol 'Hand' with the hands of Guru Nanak, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal on Wednesday described the analogy as "shocking in the extreme and unpardonable".

The feud within the Samajwadi Party continues unabated with the Election Commission fixing January 13 to hear both factions and settle the dispute of its symbol, the cycle.