Politics

Minister stokes controversy for ordering restaurant food during dinner at Dalit's house

This incident took place at a time when UP chief minister Yogi Aditynath is trying to appease dalit people to vote for BJP in 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. The CM had spent a night in a Dalit village and ate his meals at a Dalit's house in his state.

May 2, 2018

Tripura CM Biplab Deb says BJP criticizers' 'nails should be chopped off'

Biplab Deb had earlier hit the headlines on the eve of World Veterinary Day, for advising youngsters to set up a paan shops rather than seeking government jobs. He had also claimed that internet was invented in India hundreds of years ago.

May 2, 2018

Narendra Modi, election rally, karnataka

Modi dares Rahul to speak for 15 minutes without paper

The Prime Minister's attack comes in the wake of Rahul Gandhi's challenge last week that if he was allowed to speak for 15 minutes in Parliament, Modi would not be able to withstand it.

May 1, 2018

Lalu discharged from AIIMS, supporters call it conspiracy to kill him

Lalu Prasad Yadav also wrote a letter to the AIIMS director and cited several medical ailments which still need attention, but the hospital authorities clarified that the RJD chief's medical conditions are not serious.

May 1, 2018

Congress president Rahul Gandhi meets Lalu Prasad in AIIMS

Lalu Prasad was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences on March 29 is being overseen by doctors from the departments of surgery, cardiology, nephrology, and neurology.

Apr 30, 2018

Rahul Gandhi becomes most-followed Congress leader on Twitter, overtakes Shashi Tharoor

The official Twitter handle of the Congress president Rahul Gandhi has amassed a total follower count of 6.77 million as compared to party MP Shashi Tharoor who has about 6.7 million followers on the social media platform.

Apr 29, 2018

Gujarat Chief Minister Anandiben Patel calls on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, on May 16, 2016.

Anandiben Patel asks BJP to adopt poor kids for votes, Congress fumes

Congress has said that by advising BJP leaders to adopt poor and malnourished kids, the MP governor Anandiben Patel has misused her constitutional post and is indirectly supporting the saffron party in MP, ahead of the Assembly elections in the state.

Apr 28, 2018

Modi tells Jinping he'll be happy to host summit next year

During the 2-day summit in Wuhan, Narendra Modi and Jinping discussed key issues like Doklam standoff, how to rejuvenate the ties with each other, the threat that terrorism poses to them, boundary issues, trade, tourism and cultural promotion.

Apr 28, 2018

BJP slams 'Shahzada' Rahul Gandhi for cutting short Vande Mataram [Video]

Bharatiya Janata Party IT cell tweeted out the video with some hard-hitting caption. The video shows Rahul Gandhi pointing to his watch, following which Congress leader KC Venugopal tells the organizers "just sing one line and finish it".

Apr 27, 2018

Modi tells Xi Jinping that India and China share similar culture

During the informal meet in Wuhan, the two leaders will discuss a wide range of topics like US President Donald Trump's trade policies, globalization, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and also the India-China border dispute.

Apr 27, 2018

Siddaramaiah takes potshots at Yogi, asks what can he do in Karnataka

Siddaramaiah took a dig at Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath, who is all set to arrive in Karnataka on May 3 to campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party. The Karnataka chief minister also stated that BJP was defeated in Yogi's own constituency "so, why should he come here and do anything?"

Apr 27, 2018

Modi rules out possibility of hung assembly in Karnataka

Accusing the Congress of fighting the elections by propagating falsehoods, prime minister Narendra Modi said the central government has left no stone unturned for the development of Karnataka.

Apr 26, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is welcomed by Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, on Aug. 9, 2016.

Modi, MP CM to feature on tiles of govt-built houses for poor

The state government said that every house, built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), will have two tiles with a photo of PM Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, on the kitchen wall and the other at the entrance of the house.

Apr 26, 2018

Congress rushes to take credit for rapist Asaram's arrest

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, whose government in Rajasthan had arrested Asaram, said that the Jodhpur trial court's verdict has proved that his government was right in arresting him.

Apr 26, 2018

Karnataka elections: Siddaramaiah trains guns on 'north Indian imports' Modi and Yogi

In the run-up to the Karnataka assembly elections, Siddaramaiah upped the ante as he called PM Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath as 'north Indian imports'. The official Twitter handle of the state BJP wing wasted no time to retaliate as it tweeted "Imports? How much lower can you stoop Mr. CM?"

Apr 25, 2018