Politics

BJP to contest 137 seats, Shiv Sena 90 in BMC polls

The Mahayuti alliance on Monday finalised its seat-sharing formula for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.

2025-12-29T21:35:42.656881+00:00 IST

NCP-SCP releases candidates list for BMC polls

The Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar (NCP-SCP) on Monday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections, signalling the party's formal entry into the civic poll battle.

2025-12-29T19:52:09.836508+00:00 IST

Gogoi demands investigation on arson incident at Molai Kathoni

Gogoi stated, "The news that miscreants have set fire to and destroyed a part of the forest known as Molai Kathoni, which has been painstakingly developed through personal initiative by globally acclaimed Forest Man Jadav Payeng and his daughter Munmuni Payeng, has shocked every conscious individual. This is an extremely hateful and condemnable act." He further said that the incident of setting fire to Molai Kathoni, of which Jadav Payeng has become a 'brand ambassador' of environmental conservation, is not an ordinary incident.

2025-12-29T17:32:59.480528+00:00 IST

Delhi Government suspends officials in anti-corruption move

Reiterating its zero-tolerance policy on corruption, the Delhi Government has acted decisively against Revenue Department officials in direct public dealings. Following repeated complaints and serious allegations, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered the immediate suspension of the Sub-Registrar of Kapashera and the Tehsildar of Mehrauli, the release said.

2025-12-29T17:29:09.654736+00:00 IST

DK Shivakumar targets Kerala CM

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday accused Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan of indulging in politics over Kogilu encroachment evictions, fearing defeat in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.

2025-12-29T17:11:11.358683+00:00 IST

Shiv Sena Pune city chief Pramod Nana Bhangire files nomination

Shiv Sena Pune city chief Pramod Nana Bhangire on Monday filed his nomination for the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) elections from Ward No 41 (Mahadevwadi-Undri).

2025-12-29T16:41:30.297904+00:00 IST

"We will throw out Mamata Banerjee govt, which is anti-national"

As Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Monday as part of a three-day visit aimed at strengthening the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) organisational base in West Bengal ahead of the crucial Assembly elections scheduled for next year, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP will throw out the Mamata Banerjee government, which is anti-national, anti-people, and anti-youth and farmers.

2025-12-29T16:15:58.348222+00:00 IST

BRS KTR Rao slams Revanth Reddy for stalling Palamuru Project

At the Assembly premises, KTR shared his views on a range of issues, including irrigation projects, debates in the Legislative Assembly, the proposed division of GHMC, alleged phone tapping, SIT investigations, and the Chief Minister's remarks about meeting KCR.

2025-12-29T16:12:37.232610+00:00 IST

TS Singh Deo as SC stays Delhi HC's order on Kuldeep Sengar

Deo added he would have been disappointed if the Supreme Court hadn't stayed Delhi HC's decision on the matter.

2025-12-29T15:37:11.561287+00:00 IST

Amit Shah arrives in Kolkata

Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Kolkata on Monday as part of a three-day visit aimed at strengthening the Bharatiya Janata Party's organisational base in West Bengal ahead of the crucial Assembly elections scheduled for April-May next year.

2025-12-29T15:20:59.547516+00:00 IST

Shashi Tharoor welcomes SC’s decision on Aravalli

Speaking to ANI, Tharoor asserted that the top court's suo motu intervention is a "healthy development".

2025-12-29T14:47:48.271242+00:00 IST

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee lays foundation stone of Durga Angan

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee laid the foundation stone of Durga Angan, a temple complex dedicated to Goddess Durga, at New Town in Kolkata on Monday. She took a jibe at the BJP and said that many people have accused her of engaging in appeasement, but she was secular and believed in all religions.

2025-12-29T14:46:36.192873+00:00 IST

HP: MLA Rathore meets governor warns on import duty on NZ apples

Rathore met with the State Governor, Shiv Pratap Shukla, and, through him, submitted an urgent letter on the FTA matter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The letter addressed to PM Modi had the subject, "Urgent Representation on the Adverse Impact of Proposed Reduction in Import Duty on New Zealand Apples from 50% to 25% - Request for Restoration of Protective Tariffs."

2025-12-29T13:26:07.012195+00:00 IST

Union Minister Shivraj addresses Uttarakhand farmers

Addressing the gathering, Chouhan stressed that the Malta orange, popularly grown in Uttarakhand, will reach every corner of India, and the Government will make every effort to export it worldwide.

2025-12-29T12:43:51.781469+00:00 IST

Maharashtra: Officials undergo training for BMC polls

A training camp was organised for Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and other workers who will be on duty for the BMC polling on January 15 in Mumbai.

2025-12-29T11:40:26.592536+00:00 IST

Himachal Pradesh CM, party members hold protest in Shimla

He said MGNREGA, conceived and implemented by the Congress-led UPA government under the leadership of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, had been a cornerstone of rural employment and inclusive growth.

2025-12-29T11:36:43.402683+00:00 IST

Congress expose DMK’s ‘disastrous failure model': Kesavan

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Spokesperson CR Kesavan on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of scoring a "shocking self-goal" by exposing what he called the "disastrous failure model" of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu.

2025-12-29T11:23:55.141390+00:00 IST

Rajasthan Congress to halt its protest over Aravalli issue

In a self-made video, the Rajasthan Congress chief expressed optimism that the Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the issue in January ,keeping in mind the public sentiments.

2025-12-29T11:15:02.217249+00:00 IST

‘BJP resolves to remove all infiltrators’: Amit Shah

Shah said that more than one lakh bighas of land had been freed from encroachers, alleging that previous Congress governments failed to act despite sacrifices made during the Assam Movement. "Congress ruled for so many years, but it did not do anything for those who gave their lives for the Assam movement," he said.

2025-12-29T09:39:58.884341+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi raises concerns on ex-servicemen re-settlement poli

Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi flagged the multiple issues concerning ex-servicemen, such as the shortfall in the hiring, difficulties in health treatment and insufficient allocation of health funds at the meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on Monday, according to the sources.

2025-12-29T09:28:26.149168+00:00 IST

Amit Shah inaugurates Batadrava Cultural Project, hails Gopinath

Speaking at the redeveloped Batadrava Than, the birthplace of Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva, Shah said, "Today, I want to remember Bharat Ratna Gopinath ji. If he had not been there, Assam and the entire Northeast would not have been a part of India today. It was Gopinath ji who forced Jawaharlal Nehru to keep Assam in India."

2025-12-29T09:07:52.307142+00:00 IST