Politics

02:09 PM
Man killed in explosion near Congress MLA's residence

A man was killed in an explosion at the posh Vyalikaval area near the residence of Congress MLA Munirathna on Sunday morning, police said.

04:11 PM
Rahul Gandhi: PM Modi kept his cabinet ministers locked during demonetization

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had kept his cabinet ministers locked in his residence during the announcement of demonetisation.

03:13 PM
BJP pushed to corner, Congress furious as Godse centre of debate on last day of campaigning

BJP was pushed into a corner and forced to ask three of its leaders to explain their comments on Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, as the Congress questioned the prime minister's silence on the row.

01:26 PM
Mayawati: Outsiders threatening voters in Varanasi

BSP chief Mayawati Friday alleged that outsiders are being used to lure and threaten voters in Varanasi to ensure a win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and asked why the EC was not focusing on the constituency.

11:49 AM
MP: Report on Pragya Thakur submitted to EC over Godse 'deshbhakt' remark

District Election Officer from Agar Malwa on Friday submitted his report to Madhya Pradesh Election Commission in the matter related to BJP Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Singh Thakur's statement that "Nathuram Godse was, is and will remain a 'deshbhakt

11:20 AM
Robert Vadra: Congress will give people what it promises unlike BJP

Businessman Robert Vadra on Friday accused Bharatiya Janata Party of making "false" and "hollow" promises.

10:54 AM
Kamal Haasan: Every religion has its own terrorist

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan Friday said "every religion has its own terrorists" and that no one claim to be sanctimonious.

10:41 AM
My wife would never lie: Navjot Singh on wife's claim against Amarinder Singh

Punjab Minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu backed his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu's claims that she was denied ticket due to state Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

04:31 PM
Rahul Gandhi: NYAY scheme is 'diesel' for 'engine' of Indian economy

Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said the party's proposed NYAY scheme would prove to be the "diesel" to jump-start the engine of India's economy.

12:58 PM
Mamata Banerjee thanks opposition leaders for backing her

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday thanked the leaders of opposition parties, who came out in her support as she protested against the Election Commission's decision to cut short the poll campaign duration in the state.

12:06 PM
Rahul Gandhi meets Alwar gang-rape victim, says she will get justice

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday met a Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped in front of her husband in Rajasthan's Alwar district, party sources said.

11:25 AM
HM Rajnath Singh speaks to Assam CM over Guwahati blasts

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal regarding the blasts in Guwahati on Wednesday evening that left as many as 12 people injured.

10:50 AM
Navjot Singh Sidhu: PM Modi came as Ganga's son in 2014, will go as Rafale agent in 2019

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on said Prime Minister Narendra Modi came as "Ganga's son" in 2014 but will go as an "agent in Rafale" after the ongoing elections.

04:45 PM
How can national security not be an issue? asks PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asserted that terrorism could be wiped out only by an aggressive strategy like the one adopted by his government and scoffed at the opposition for taking exception to making national security an election issu

04:10 PM
Delhi police finds no cognisable offence in sedition complaint against Rahul Gandhi

No cognisable offence is made out in the sedition complaint against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, the Delhi Police told a special court in Delhi on Wednesday.

12:49 PM
BJP's Priyanka Sharma released, SC censures WB government over delay

BJP youth wing member Priyanka Sharma was freed by West Bengal authorities on Wednesday, a day after the Supreme Court ordered her immediate release.

12:30 PM
TMC behind violence in Kolkata, not BJP, says Amit Shah

BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress of indulging in violence in the state and alleged that the Election Commission has been a "mute spectator".

12:02 PM
No riots in UP when I was CM... Modi's tenure full of violence: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati on Wednesday claimed that the state of Uttar Pradesh did not witness any riots during her tenure as Chief Minister.

11:46 AM
Priyanka cites husband's roots to hail Punjabi community, Vadra endorses statement

Businessman Robert Vadra on Wednesday hailed his wife for showering praises on the Punjabi community by making reference to his roots.

05:38 PM
PM Modi makes emotional appeal to Kashi voters

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday described himself as a 'Kashi-vaasi' and sought their blessings to pave the way for his election to Lok Sabha for a second term from the seat.

04:52 PM
Priyanka Gandhi taunts PM Modi over cloud cover remark

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Tuesday mocked Narendra Modi for suggesting that cloud cover helped IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot air strike, saying the truth about the prime minister is now on the people's radar .

03:50 PM
BJP will win more seats than it got in 2014, says Rajnath Singh

Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said that the possibility of a two-third majority cannot be ruled out.

03:28 PM
Will rain make aircraft disappear in India?: Rahul Gandhi's dig at PM Modi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Tuesday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his remarks that cloud cover "helped" IAF planes evade Pakistani radars during the Balakot strikes.

01:37 PM
Mani Shankar Aiyar justifiies 'neech' jibe against PM, BJP takes strong note

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar was back in the news on Tuesday with an article justifying his "neech" jibe against Prime Minister Narendra Modi two years ago, prompting the BJP to call him "abuser-in-chief" and his party arrogant.