New Delhi : Karnataka CM-designate and Janata Dal (Secular) leader HD Kumaraswamy met Congress President Rahul Gandhi and her mother Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi on Monday evening days ahead of his swearing-in. While details regarding the meeting are not out yet but insiders say both the parties are not on the same page over […]

New Delhi : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah sought to take a moral high ground after the fiasco over installing BS Yeddyurappa as the Karnataka chief minister. However, the BJP and Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala are to share the blame for the mess that took place over the race for power in the […]

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit today courted controversy when he diplomatically patted a woman journalist, apparently to parry a question,with DMK terming the incident as “unbecoming” of a person holding a Constitutional post. The incident took place when the 78-year-old Governor was about to leave the venue of the crowded press conference at the […]

Kathua: The eight people accused of raping and killing an eight-year-old girl here today pleaded not guilty and asked the district and sessions judge for a narco test. As the trial in the case began here, the district and sessions judge asked the state Crime Branch to give copies of the charge sheet to the […]

New Delhi: The Congress today demanded the dismissal of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, dubbing his government a “Ravan” regime which has failed to protect women, after an 18-year-old alleged she was gangraped and her father died in police custody in the state’s Unnao district. “Yogi Adityanath government is a government of Ravan, which […]

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being “casteist” and anti-Dalit and said his party will always stand against the BJP’s oppressive ideology. Speaking to reporters at Rajghat, where he is leading the Congress’s nationwide fast against alleged communalism and non-functioning of Parliament, Gandhi also said the grand […]

Bangaluru: BJP president Amit Shah on Friday said he is a “Hindu Vaishnav,” refuting Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s claim that the BJP chief is a Jain. Shah, while speaking to reporters after a rally to mark the BJP’s 38th foundation day here, said, “I maintain that the Karnataka government’s move to give Lingayats a separate […]

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today accused the opposition of divisive politics and announced that BJP MPs will observe a fast on April 12 to protest the impasse in Parliament, for which he blamed the Congress. The prime minister said at a BJP parliamentary party meeting that the ruling party was doing an inclusive […]

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi today took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rising prices of petrol and diesel and posted a video that dubbed him the “king of misinformation” on the issue. The video of Modi talking about reducing petrol and diesel prices at a rally is interspersed with images […]

Ghaziabad: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today said providing security and prosperity to the people is his government’s priority. He targeted the previous Akhilesh Yadav government saying it had incited riots in the state. “Law and order situation in the state has improved. Our priority is to provide security and prosperity to the masses,” […]