Politics

Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday credited the BJP workers for the party's overwhelming victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, saying the election results had proved many political analysts wrong.

Lodha said after the Parliament passed the Enemy Property Act, Jinnah House was the property of the Indian government. "Demolishing the property is the only option," he said.

Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister Tejaswi Yadav on Saturday dared new Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to ban liquor and set up an "anti-Daru squad" on the lines of the much hyped anti-Romeo squad.

"Slowly everything will come out and the space in jail too will not be sufficient. Jails (will be meant for) their big ministers and leaders. So five star jails too need to be constructed," Ganguly said sarcastically outside Parliament.

The website, www.yogiadityanath.in, of 'Parampujya Mahant Adityanathji Maharaj, mukhyamantri (UP)', has elicited views on if stern laws should be enacted banning cow slaughter.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday assigned portfolios for the 44 ministers who were sworn into his cabinet on Sunday.

Former Congress member and Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna on Wednesday formally joined the BJP, after resigning from his parent party in January.

Tuesday was the last date to file nominations for the two by-polls – in Nanjangud and Gundlupet constituencies – in the Mysore region.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday postponed the Babri Masjid demolition case till Thursday. The SC is set to decide whether senior BJP leaders LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, Uma Bharti along with other BJP leaders may face trial in the decades-old Babri mas...

National People's Party chief Kirodi Lal Meena during Zero Hour said: "A hardcore criminal with 28 cases registered against him had entered the official residence of Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje to congratulate her on roll back of power tariff hike and...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday directed district administration and police officers to crack down on corruption and file chargesheet against the corrupt within three days.

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said his party was "no match" to the BJP-RSS when it comes to comparing the organisational structures.

He claimed that Deoband's ancient name was Devvrad and evidences to support it were being collected. Places like Rankhandi Jakhwala and Jadoda Panda bear testimony to Deoband's historical connections, he added.

In a series of tweets, Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has defended his handling of the campaign as the party’s election in-charge in the costal state, saying the prospect of an alliance with the Goa Forward Party was “sabotaged by our own leaders”.

In the Odisha Zilla Parishad elections, that concluded last month, the Congress managed to grab 60 seats, compared to 128 which it won in 2012 elections. BJD secured 473 seats and BJP 297 seats.

The Congress Legislative Party will meet Governor Mridula Sinha on Tuesday to stake claim to form the next government in Goa, stating that they have adequate numbers on their side.