Politics

State Election Commissioner Sourav Das said a decision on the election dates would be taken at the SEC's next meeting to held after 15 days. All political parties have welcomed the move.

Rahul Gandhi was asking the government to name wilful bank loan defaulters, but was not allowed another supplementary question amid uproar in the lower house.

Bandi Sanjay Kumar said Owaisi's condemnation of terrorist organisations in his speeches in parliament was all 'acting'.

The MLAs claimed that the Congress government — which was plunged into a crisis following the exit of Jyotiraditya Scindia and 22 MLAs — would prove majority in the floor test.

In a letter to Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday, Kamal Nath urged him to ensure the 'release' of 22 Congress legislators he alleged were being held 'captive' in Bengaluru.

Abbas Siddiqui, a popular and influential cleric, is seen as close to AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and has the potential to eat into Mamata Banerjee’s Muslim support base.

A decision could also be taken in the meeting to make the party proactive with more focus on protests and dharnas, sources said.

After meeting Scindia, Amit Shah took to Twitter to welcome him. He said, 'I am sure his induction into the party will further strengthen BJP's resolve to serve the people of Madhya Pradesh.'

Rajinikanth shot down speculation of CM aspiration, saying the chief ministerial candidate of his yet-to-be-launched party would be someone 'young and well-educated'.

The government released Rs 53,704.75 crore under MPLAD scheme out of which Rs 51,267.75 crore was spent as on March 4, 2020, Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha.

The former MP’s early career as an investment banker has a crucial link to his decision to switch sides.

Senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh said Jyotiraditya Scindia could have been a Congress nominee to the Rajya Sabha but "only Modi-Shah" can give a Cabinet post to the "over-ambitious" leader.

In his letter, the former Guna MP also thanked Sonia Gandhi and his other former Congress colleagues for 'providing him with a platform to have served the nation'.

The NIGHA app launched by the Department of Panchayati Raj empowers citizens to report illegal distribution of money and liquor, and has provisions to upload photos and videos as well.

People have the right to know what is happening in the country and the media has the right and responsibility to report it, Vijayan said adding that the fourth estate should be allowed to act 'freely and equitably'.

Speaking at a business summit, PM Modi said the 'right talking' gang which advocates for rights of migrants world over is opposed to India giving citizenship to persecuted minorities of neighbouring nations.