Politics

The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s biggest tax-reform till date, will take effect from midnight with a special star-studded session in Parliament’s Central Hall.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday described the presidential election as a battle of ideologies and principles and said the opposition was determined to fight it.

Political parties are gearing up for the launch of an online blitz of sorts on different social media platforms in Karnataka as the countdown for Assembly elections 2018 begins.

Three top West Bengal BJP leaders, including the state unit president Dilip Ghosh, were on Tuesday summoned by the party president Amit Shah for making “unneeded” statement over the Gorkhaland issue.

DMK Working President M K Stalin on Saturday asked why the Tamil Nadu government was hesitant to allow Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan to be released on parole.

The Congress is likely to pick either Sushil Kumar Shinde or Meira Kumar to counter the Dalit card played by the BJP in the nomination of Ram Nath Kovind for upcoming presidential elections.

Opposition SAD dubbed the government's white paper a "white lie" and presented its own set of documents calling them "genuine white paper" and insisted it be allowed to be tabled.

In selecting Ram Nath Kovind, Governor of Bihar, as the BJP’s candidate for the presidency, yet again, Modi has bypassed the speculation in the national capital about one or the other “big name”, including some from within his cabinet.

Weeks after dropping strong hints of a political plunge, actor Rajinikanth is busy meeting representatives of various outfits.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's summer vacation comes at a time when he has been pitching himself as the messiah of the less privileged, who, according to him, have been given a raw deal by the ruling BJP.

Unrest continues to haunt Darjeeling with fresh clashes between security personnel and GJM supporters demanding a separate Gorkhaland. The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has ruled out talks with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who claimed there was a “deep-rooted”...

In the wake of PWD slapping a fine of Rs 27 lakh on the AAP, the party has alleged that Delhi government officers are being "openly threatened" by BJP leaders to send notice to the Kejriwal dispensation lest their "career would be ruined".

The two senior-most leaders in the Margadarshak Mandal of the BJP have left it to the party to take a call and finalise candidate for the Presidential Elections.

Yechury said the BJP panel did not propose any name so a consensus right now is out of the question.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday vowed to work towards ousting the ruling grand coalition led by Nitish Kumar from Bihar by 2020.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday has challenged Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) chief Bimal Gurung to stop to her from entering the hill districts.