Politics

Shashi Tharoor has argued that rather than allowing itself to be intimidated by the BJP's success, it is far better for the Congress to stand up for what it has always believed in and urge the country to follow its principles.

Amit Jogi is lodged in Gaurela sub-jail in Bilaspur district. He complained of uneasiness on Friday evening following which he was first taken to a local hospital where the Block Medical Officer examined him.

According to BSP president Mayawati, the agreement reached with Dushyant Chautala for the upcoming Assembly elections in Haryana is inappropriate in terms of the proposed seat-sharing formula.

A major revamp of the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple in Yadadri, also known as Yadagirigutta, at a cost of Rs 1,800 crore is underway and Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao is said to have taken personal interest in it.

Both left the Nationalist Congress Party and joined the saffron party only recently. The appointments were made by state BJP chief Chandrakant Patil on Thursday.

Yediyurappa reportedly called up Karnataka Excise minister H Nagesh on Thursday morning and sought an explanation from him.

The Thiruvananthapuram MP has been facing criticism within his party with the Kerala Congress asking him to clarify his remarks in support of party colleague Jairam Ramesh who asked the Congress to stop demonising Modi.

NDA declared, N Hari, the Kottayam district president of BJP, as its candidate. In the last 2016 elections, N Hari had secured 17.76 per cent votes to the shock of both LDF and the United Democratic Front.

Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Minister Satish Dwivedi has said that it is wrong to take action against journalists who report on cases of corruption.

Over the past few days, there was a rift within the Kerala Congress (M) over candidate selection as well as taking over the party’s reins between veteran leader PJ Joseph and Jose K Mani, son of late KM Mani.

The Assam Public Works, the original petitioner in the Supreme Court which led to the process of NRC updation in the state, also described it as a 'flawed document' and observed a sit-in here.

Officials said that the investigating officer of the case had grilled him for over 4 hours on Friday and recorded his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

DK Shivakumar, a politician known for his negotiation skills, led the Congress's attempts to convince the rebel MLAs before the JD(S)-Congress government collapsed in July.

The Enforcement Directorate had issued fresh summons to Shivakumar asking him to appear before it on Friday. The summons were issued hours after the Karnataka High Court declined to stay ED's previous summons.

Addressing a press conference at the party office, JP Nadda said that an overwhelming support for the BJP was visible during its membership drive as the target was to recruit 2.2 crore members.

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi tweeted on Wednesday to squarely blame Pakistan for 'violence' in J&K. He added his differences with the government aside, Kashmir will remain India’s 'internal issue'.