Politics News
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Ghosi bye-polls: Muslims being prevented from casting votes, alleges Samajwadi Party
Party leader Arvind Kumar Singh has also alleged that a village head and a booth agent were being forced to ensure residents vote for the BJP.
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KC Rao’s call for non-BJP, non-Congress Third Front gets Mamata Banerjee, Asaduddin Owaisi’s support
Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan also backed the proposal for a new national alliance.
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Left’s demise will be a disaster for India, says Jairam Ramesh
The Congress leader said the parties should change and attempt to understand people’s aspirations.
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Trending
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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Mumbai school principal told to resign after being targeted by Hindutva website
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Faltering economy, poor citizens, South Asia’s bully: The reality of India’s global ambitions
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Why Justice Datta’s attack on petitioner in VVPAT verdict is worrisome for PILs
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In his new book, journalist Boria Majumdar addresses BCCI’s two-year ban after an online controversy
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In a jibe at Narendra Modi, Sharad Pawar says politicians should avoid personal attacks
Without mentioning the prime minister, the Nationalist Congress Party chief said ‘certain boundaries’ should never be crossed in politics.
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‘Narendra Modi is morally not right to be prime minister,’ says Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
The chief minister asked the BJP to support with facts its allegations that the state has rampant corruption and misgovernance.
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Shiv Sena will be the bigger loser if it breaks alliance with BJP, says Devendra Fadnavis
The Maharashtra chief minister said the party was ‘quite wise politically’ and seemed confident it will change its decision to contest the 2019 polls solo.
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Video
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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Watch: Woman recreates pet parrot’s choreography
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Watch: Neighbours rescue infant from second floor sunshade after she fell from fourth floor balcony
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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Shiv Sena will contest 2019 Assembly and Lok Sabha elections solo, no alliance with BJP
The party also elevated Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray to its core leadership team during the national executive meet.
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2019 Lok Sabha elections: Akhilesh Yadav rules out possibility of alliance with Congress ‘for now’
The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the Samajwadi Party was open to ‘friendships’ with like-minded parties.
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JD(U) rebels Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar disqualified from Rajya Sabha
The order from Upper House Chairperson Venkaiah Naidu said Yadav had ‘voluntarily given up his membership of the political party’.
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The Reel
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‘Naach Ga Ghuma’ review: Soft landings in saga of a woman and her missing maid
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‘Heeramandi’ review: Lahore Luxe tawaif saga runs on empty
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‘The Fall Guy’ review: Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt sparkle in entertaining action comedy
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‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ trailer: Barry Jenkins directs prequel to 2019 photorealistic animated film
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Start the week with a film: A divorce from hell in ‘The War of the Roses’
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Rahul Gandhi files nomination papers for post of Congress president
A number of senior leaders, including Amarinder Singh and Karan Singh, praised the Congress scion and said he will take the party to new heights.
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Sonia Gandhi’s role in the Congress will remain undiminished, says Veerappa Moily
The former Union minister said Rahul Gandhi will be the party’s prime ministerial candidate in the Lok Sabha elections in 2019.
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Former Trinamool Congress leader Mukul Roy joins BJP
He had resigned from the Rajya Sabha and all posts in the TMC less than a month ago.
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The Field
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Fitness watch: Project launched in England to study causes of ACL injuries in women’s football
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IPL 2024: Bowlers, Marcus Stoinis help Lucknow Super Giants beat Mumbai Indians
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India tour of Bangladesh: Radha Yadav, D Hemalatha propel visitors to win in rain-marred second T20I
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ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson included in Rohit Sharma-led India squad
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: India lose to China in group stage-decider; progress to quarter-final