Politics
Jammu And Kashmir Elections: Several Jailed Leaders And Those with Separatist Links Looking to Contest
The three-phase assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir will begin on September 18. The second and third rounds will be held on September 25 and October 1. The votes for all 90 seats will be counted on October 8
Rahul Gandhi More Intellectual, Strategic Than Rajiv Gandhi, Says Sam Pitroda
Their fundamentals are clear, both are "custodians of the idea of India" that the Congress party had laid out and every leader of the party believed in, Pitroda said
Six Districts, 30 Seats & One Man: Why BJP is Confident about J&K Polls Despite Absence on Many Seats
BJP hopes that Engineer Rashid’s version of democracy, which seems to resonate with the people of North Kashmir, will divide votes among AIP, National Conference-Congress alliance and the PDP, making it easy for the saffron party
Will Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Puniya Contest Haryana Polls On Congress Ticket? Here's What AICC State In-charge Said
All India Congress Committee (AICC) in charge of Haryana Deepak Babaria said that 41 seats were discussed in the CEC meeting on Tuesday
'Seems Censorship Is Only For Some Of Us': Kangana Reacts To Row Over Netflix's IC 814 Kandahar Hijack
Kangana Ranaut has slammed the "selective censorship" amid backlash over the Netflix series 'IC 814: The Kandahar Hijack' which is accused of altering the real identities of the terrorists involved in the 1999 hijacking.
Acing the Optics Game? Why Mamata Banerjee is Planning to Bring in More Stringent Anti-Rape Law
According to the new Bill, to be tabled on Tuesday, the punishment for rape will be life imprisonment. However, in cases where the victim dies due to the assault or is forced to live in a vegetative state, death penalty will be proposed
Journalist Abhijit Majumder Says His Phone Number Blocked On Bengal Police Orders After RG Kar Incident
He shared an audio clip of his conversation with an Airtel executive, who explained that his number was suspended after directions from the West Bengal cyber police due to "fraud activity"
Jindal, Rao, Gujjar, Choudhry: BJP Faces ‘Parivarvaad’ Test in Haryana As Leaders Seek Tickets For Kin
One of the key names is Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh who wants a BJP ticket for his daughter Aarti Rao who has already announced her decision to contest this election with or without a BJP ticket.
Aaditya Thackeray, Ranes At Rajkot Fort: Supporters Clash At Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Statue Collapse Site
Thackeray vs Ranes: Supporters of both factions soon clashed, engaging in heated exchanges and slogan shouting. The police had to intervene to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control
Caste on Kerala Meeting Agenda Amid Census Demand, Rahul Gandhi's Push
A senior Sangh functionary said the RSS is not in favour of publishing caste data as it may lead to further divisions in society
10 Years of Jan Dhan Yojana: How BJP Hopes to Win Over Women Voters With a Humble Passbook & Debit Card
Women power has helped BJP swing power in key states and ahead of state polls in Maharashtra and Haryana --- where the party relies on women voters --- financial independence could be the swing factor
NDA Regains Rajya Sabha Edge after Falling Short of Majority in July: Here's How The Numbers Game Was Won
The NDA just had 12 contenders win unopposed, with a fresh pack of BJP members like Kiran Choudhry from Haryana, Rameswar Teli from Assam, Manan Kumar Mishra from Bihar, George Kurien from Madhya Pradesh, Dhairyasheel Rajsinh Mohite-Patil from Maharashtra...
Bihar: Former Minister Shyam Rajak Quits RJD, Says He Was Feeling 'Cheated'
A former state minister and one of the most prominent Dalit leaders in the RJD, Shyam Rajak wrote a terse letter to party chief Lalu Prasad declaring that he was giving up the post of national general secretary and the primary membership
'Exemplary Punishment Needed': In Letter To PM Modi, Mamata Demands Stricter Anti-Rape Legislation; BJP Reacts
Banerjee has stressed that the Centre should come up with law in which the culprit gets punishment in 15 days
JJP in Tatters, INLD in Coma: Jats Move to Congress as Haryana Explores Options After 10 Years of BJP
Ten years of anti-incumbency and simmering Jat anger may put chief minister Nayab Singh Saini’s BJP at a disadvantage in the poll-bound state
Jammu & Kashmir Polls: Article 370, J&K's Statehood Restoration Among 12 Guarantees in National Conference Manifesto
In June 2000, the National Conference government under Farooq Abdullah passed a resolution in the Assembly seeking to restore the pre-1953 constitutional position in the state