Politics

Taking a dig at BJP chief Amit Shah over his claim that his party will rule for the next 50 years, he said, "Forget 50 years, people will give their verdict in 50 weeks."

After coming out of Saharanpur jail, Bhim Army chief Chandarshekar Azad met Imran Masood, the Congress heavy-weight in West UP. Political observers feel that the meeting comes as a testimony to speculations of 'Ravan' being in touch with Congress top lead...

Amit Shah accused KCR's Telangana Rashtra Samithi of "working at the behest of All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) and Left parties". He said that if the party comes to power yet again, it will continue to play vote bank politics.

After the ABPV won three key posts, including that of the president, in the polls Thursday, the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress held electronic voting machines (EVMs) responsible for their defeat.

Kapil Sibal's decision to defend triple talaq on behalf of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board had put the Congress in a tight spot in the run up to assembly elections in Gujarat last year.

Hailing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav as a youth icon, Sadhu said he and along with Asha were ready to contest on RJD symbol if the party decides to give them ticket.

BJP leader Sambit Patra was responding to Rahul Gandhi's demand for a probe into Mallya's claim that he had met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley before leaving India.

When asked about the party’s interest to venture into religion like the BJP, Digvijaya Singh was quick to reject the analogy, and said, “Who says they are religious? They aren’t.”

Shivpal Yadav said he quit the SP and launched Samajwadi Secular Morcha to protect his honour.

The published draft rolls are available on the website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Telangana, it said and requested all voters to confirm their names in the rolls.

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh participated in the Congress protest at Rajghat. Other party leaders, including Atishi Marlena, attended a protest at Jantar Mantar.

The Modi government has worked a lot to bring down inflation and has achieved success as well, Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said, adding that inflation was 10.4 per cent between 2009-14 of UPA rule and is now 4.7 per cent.

Samajwadi Party members staged protests against rising fuel prices and on issues concerning farmers and students at all district headquarters in the state.

DMK party president M K Stalin urged all sections of people, including government employees, teachers, traders and state transport corporation workers, to voluntarily support the bandh to "teach the BJP government a fitting lesson".

Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) workers, led by the party's local leaders, asked shopkeepers in some parts of the state, including Jind, Ambala and Jhajjar, to keep their shops shut to support the bandh.

A resolution recommending the dissolution of the assembly before its term ended was adopted at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Thursday, putting the state on election mode.