Politics

Top leaders of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) like Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Rajnath Singh and Kalyan Singh might have hosted Iftar parties at their official residences during Ramzan, but if sources are to be believed, current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Yog...

Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav has indicated that opposition parties will fight the presidential poll if the BJP proposes a candidate with strong Hindutva leanings.

The Congress leader said that if the BJP-led government at the Centre and in the state continue to ignore the "legitimate" demands of farmers there will be a nationwide crisis.

Vijayan, who leads the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, called for a united front against the Centre

The DMK on Wednesday came down strongly on the BJP-led central government over the ban on sale of cattle for slaughter, saying a situation had arisen where "we should eat only what the prime minister desires".

Eyeing the Telangana State Elections 2019, Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi will pay a visit to the state's Sangareddy district on June 1.

The Congress on Thursday distanced itself from its leader Mani Shankar Aiyar's meeting with Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, saying it never recognised those who are "unelectable and unrepresentative".

BJP president Amit Shah on Monday kicked off his three-day visit to Telangana, exuding confidence that the party would come to power in the new state in days to come.

Hardik and 50 members of his Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) got their heads shaved as a mark of protest at Lathidad village on Sunday morning.

A day after sending his fans, the media and the political circles into a speculation spree, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Wednesday said he would decide on launching his political career “at the right time”.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has reacted strongly over Income Tax Department raids on properties of Lalu Prasad Yadav’s family, terming it a conspiracy by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Eshwarappa, however, added that the activities of Rayanna Brigade, an "apolitical forum" of dalits and backward classes floated by him would continue.

He also said that there was a need to decide whether there should be a place for those who "relate themselves" to Mehmood Gaznavi, Allauddin Khilji, Babar and Aurangzeb.

West Bengal Congress President Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday expressed his discontent over party president Sonia Gandhi’s possible meeting with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to discuss the strategy for the Presidential elections.

The BJP delegation, led by former union minister and MLA O Rajagopal, also sought implementation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in violence-hit areas of Kannur by declaring them as disturbed areas, the release said.

The Delhi police on Saturday detained the Aam Aadmi Party MLA Sanjeev Jha, who tried staging a counter hunger strike in front of Kapil Mishra's residence. The police said that Jha tried to "break the public peace".