Politics

BJP on Monday mocked BSP chief Mayawati's assertion that she will crack down on criminals if voted to power in Uttar Pradesh.

Hardline Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani has hit back at Rajnath Singh after the Home Minister said that separatists don't believe in democracy.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear on September 9 a batch of six appeals filed by Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP govt, challenging Delhi High Court verdict that the Lieutenant Governor is the administrative head of the national capital.

The President described Shinde's life as a "shining example of an empowering, enabling and progressive democratic India, having played out itself as per the dreams of its founding fathers".

The Congress leaders stressed on the need for "serious and proactive measures" on the part of both state and Central governments to put an end to the current unrest.

In Bengal, Trinamool Congress minister Firhad Hakim said, "The PM belives in the politics of revenge. He will not accept anything on camera. He always targets the opposition."

"We have voted and elected him as MP but he has gone missing at the time of crisis like floods," the flood victims said.

Cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to form a political party to contest the Punjab assembly elections in 2017.

"There must be a strong fencing on the border that can not only stop infiltration but also stop smuggling and other illegal cross border activities. The Indian Army has done it in Jammu & Kashmir and I am sure they can do it here in Assam too," Sonowal sa...

The Delhi minister Sandeep Kumar who was sacked over an alleged sex CD featuring him has said that the person in the video is not him and there is no resemblance.

In its show cause notice to the two Tamil Nadu parties, the Commission had referred to the guidelines on election manifesto for political parties and candidates.

"So if there is a complete ban on beef, then farmers cannot sell and it will be economically difficult for them to keep these animals. Therefore, we oppose that," Athawale said on the sidelines of an event.

The Supreme Court on September 2 will hear Tamil Nadu government's plea seeking release of 50 TMC of water from Karnataka to meet its irrigation demands in the backdrop of the Cauvery water row.

BBSM has been demanding that regional languages (Konkani and Marathi) be made the Medium of Instruction in Goa's elementary schools, and Government should stop the grants of English medium schools.

In a bid to fill huge vacancies of teacher posts in primary and secondary schools, the Odisha government recently decided to engage retired teachers.

An emotional Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has hit out at Pakistan for the unrest in the valley for the last 51 days. Her comments came after her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his residence in the national capital to discu...