Politics

PM Modi's criticism comes days after Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said his party will not let the prime minister rest till he writes off farm loans across the country.

The apparent grouse by the Apna Dal is one of neglect and disrespect by the elder partner BJP .

After HD Kumaraswamy expanded his Cabinet by inducting eight Congress MLAs on last Saturday, those who missed the berth have expressed their resentment in public leading to speculations over the life of the alliance government.

Those sworn in included four-time MLA Mohammad Akbar, the lone Muslim face inducted into the Cabinet, former Leader of Opposition Ravindra Choubey, Jaisingh Agrawal and two-time MLA Umesh Patel.

The remarks gain significance in the backdrop of the Bharatiya Janata Party's loss in the recently concluded assembly elections.

The seat had fallen vacant after former minister and sitting legislator Enos Ekka was convicted in the murder case of a school teacher.

Apart from making filing of false declaration a ground for disqualification, the Election Commission will also propose to put a cap on expenditure by candidates in legislative council polls.

Terming the debate as "unwarranted" and "pointless", the party said attempts were being made in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly to write a "new Ramayana" by attaching caste labels to Lord Hanuman, and such a move should be thwarted.

Kamal Haasan’s declaration is likely to put pressure on his contemporary Rajinikanth, who had also announced political foray but is yet to launch a political party.

Seven Congress MLAs and one MLC will be sworn in as ministers in the Kumaraswamy-led government today.

Tendulkar has alleged that Congress workers assaulted and flung objects at his party workers. However, according to an FIR filed by state Congress women's wing president Pratima Coutinho, the BJP workers assaulted women from her party during the commotion...

Swaraj in her letter to Lodha stated, "Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has instructed us to renovate and refurbish Jinnah House to develop it on the pattern of facilities available in Hyderabad House in Delhi."

Announcement ought to have been made after the contours of the alliance become clear and more parties join, but Stalin’s only focus seems to be to impress Congress that he is a trusted ally.

While Shetty urged more and more women to join the party to be able to collectively rake up the issues, she did not elaborate on any plans of contesting any elections.

The saffron party MPs displayed placards in the Parliament, asking Rahul Gandhi for an apology over the Rafale issue.

Ashokan was given the membership at BJP’s Sabarimala Protection meeting by party general secretary B Gopalakrishnan on Monday.