Politics

Ramvir Singh Bidhuri had first risen to fame when he laid siege to Badarpur border in 1977 after Indira Gandhi had been arrested by the Janata Party government.

Aishe Ghosh addressed a meeting outside the Calcutta University premises after varsity authorities denied permission for a seminar inside the campus where she was scheduled to speak.

Sharad Pawar said the home department should frame guidelines about making it mandatory for the organisers of the events to make chairs available for the police.

Cooking gas LPG price has been hiked by a steep Rs 144.5 per cylinder due to spurt in benchmark global rates of the fuel. But to insulate domestic users, the government almost doubled the subsidy it provides on the fuel to keep per cylinder outgo almost u...

Another AAP leader said the party was considering two dates for the oath-taking ceremony of the chief minister February 14 and February 16.

Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad was referring to Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah’s repeated urge to voters to press the BJP’s symbol so hard that it gives a shock to those staging a protest in Shaheen Bagh.

The BJP was reduced to just eight seats in the 70-seat strong Assembly. Although this is an improvement from its 2015 tally, the numbers are not what the saffron party may have expected after a high-pitched campaign.

The House will now meet between March 2 and April 3 during which the Union Budget will be taken up for passage.

The AAP was leading in 63 seats, the BJP in seven constituencies while the Congress drew a blank in the 70-member assembly, according to the latest vote tally.

Replying to the opposition charge of government overshooting fiscal deficit target prescribed in Fiscal Responsibility and Budget Management (FRBM) Act, Nirmala Sitharaman said the Narendra Modi government has always respected the FRBM and kept the discip...

History has shown that the moment the Congress vote share in a state dips to below 20%, the chances of its revival become almost nil.

Although Pavan Varma insisted there had been no talks with AAP, he said he would decide on the role to play in Bihar politics in the time to come.

The amendments to the Citizenship Act introduced by the BJP-led central government has since last year been under sharp criticism from certain sections for its 'discriminatory nature'.

The Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the state legislature on Monday finalised the agenda for the budget session, which will begin on February 24 and end on March 20.

Congress's Delhi incharge PC Chacko said though he was sure exit polls were wrong, the possibility of tying up with the AAP would be discussed after Fberuary 11 when results are out.

Speaking to the media after casting his vote, Tiwari sought to downplay the fact that the BJP has not zeroed in on a CM face for the Capital.