Politics

As a war of words erupted over the police action, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan maintained that those who had been arrested were not Ayyappa devotees, but RSS workers camping at Sannidhanam.

Sidhu had courted controversy during his visit to Pakistan to attend Imran Khan's oath-taking ceremony after he hugged Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa.

Rajbhar, a state minister, has often been critical of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and policies of its governments at the Centre and in the state.

The first Congress list shows that both Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot camps have drawn a hard bargain to get tickets for their supporters.

Addressing a rally ahead of the November 28 Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls, Amit Shah said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was working to enhance the country's prestige in the world.

The attack came after Shashi Tharoor credited institutional structures created by Jawaharlal Nehru for a "chaiwala" like Narendra Modi becoming the prime minister of the country.

Shashank had reportedly sought deployment of additional central armed police forces in the north-eastern state and complained to the EC that the state's former principal secretary, Lalnunmawia Chuaungo, was interfering in the poll process.

The final polling percentage is much higher than the earlier estimates, which ranged from 60 to 70 per cent.

Reacting to senior Congress MLA Sundarlal Tiwari's reamrks, BJP spokesperson Rajnish Agrawal accused the Congress of siding with Islamic terror groups.

A Union minister with powerful portfolios, he may not have ever won a direct election, but come polls Pachauri’s clout in the state Congress is not lost on anyone. And it’s no surprise that once again he has been nominated by the party to contest assembl...

Pawar and former Tripura governor Srinivas Patil were being interviewed by Sudhir Gadgil at a function on Sunday to mark the launch of "Pune Ekekali", a coffee-table book on Maharashtra's second-largest city.

Reacting to Akbaruddin's claims, a senior police official said they had not received any complaint in this connection. However, adequate security has been provided to candidates and those campaigning in view of the December 7 assembly elections, as requir...

Kushwaha said he would apprise the BJP of the "humiliation" he suffered and request him to clear the "confusion" over seat-sharing among the NDA constituents in the state.

The Chief Secretary was reportedly asked to give three options to replace Shashank after a meeting between a high-level EC team, top government officials and civil society leaders.

The TDP chief, who met DMK leader MK Stalin, said a Mahagathbandhan without the Congress was impossible.

PM Modi will address a rally in Bastar district's headquarters Jagdalpur, while Rahul Gandhi will address five rallies in two days.