Politics

TMC MP slams Giriraj Singh on 'illegal immigration' remarks

Trinamool Congress MP Sougata Roy on Saturday mounted a sharp attack on Union Minister Giriraj Singh over a remark on illegal immigration in West Bengal.

2025-12-27T17:28:43.128313+00:00 IST

BMC polls: Mahayuti concludes seat-sharing talks on 207 seats...

"We have also reached an agreement on seat sharing. The BJP will contest 128 seats, and the Shiv Sena will contest 79 seats. Seat-sharing talks have concluded for 207 seats. For the remaining 20 seats, we will decide based on the candidate and the party after a decision is made at the higher level," Satam told reporters here after a meeting between the BJP and Shiv Sena concluded.

2025-12-27T17:19:04.272760+00:00 IST

Uttarakhand ADGP on Ankita Bhandari case

This comes days after a fresh controversy erupted after Urmila Sanawar, actress and wife of former BJP MLA from Jwalapur (Haridwar) Suresh Rathore, had posted a clip regarding the Ankita Bhandari murder case.

2025-12-27T16:37:00.682741+00:00 IST

Shivraj Singh Chouhan says Congress shedding "crocodile tears"

Union Minister for Rural Development and Agriculture & Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress leaders were shedding crocodile tears after the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) was replaced with Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G) Act and passed in Parliament.

2025-12-27T16:13:38.896779+00:00 IST

Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hits Assam’s Udalguri

The tremor occurred at 6:12:48 pm IST, with its epicentre at latitude 26.72° North and longitude 92.31° East, at a depth of 10 kilometres.

2025-12-27T15:49:29.037911+00:00 IST

BJP heads into 2026 from position of strength : Union Minister Sa

Union Minister of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal delivered the keynote address at the BJP Assam Pradesh State Executive Meeting where he called upon the Party Cadre to capitalise on the position of strength from people's goodwill and support for the Double Engine Sarkar but cautioned against complacency or infighting as the party head into 2026.

2025-12-27T14:47:24.892138+00:00 IST

U'khand: Police arrest five over attack on two Tripura students

Providing details of the case, Pramod Kumar, Superintendent of Police (City), said the incident took place on December 9 in the evening in the Premnagar police station area.

2025-12-27T14:43:48.278431+00:00 IST

Direct attack on livelihood of rural poor: Sachin Pilot

"The scheme that was run in the name of Mahatma Gandhi, they have changed its name. They intend to phase out the scheme gradually. NREGA is a protective shield for the rural poor, providing them with financial stability. 100 days of employment was their constitutional right. They have made it hollow," Pilot said.

2025-12-27T13:27:08.982294+00:00 IST

Congress releases resolution on MGNREGA, says Salman Khurshid

"The complete resolution on MGNREGA has been released," Khurshid told ANI.

2025-12-27T13:26:59.423410+00:00 IST

Kerala CM must not interfere in K'taka’s affairs: DK Shivakumar

He was replying to Kerala CM, saying the Karnataka government was involved in 'Bulldozer raj' in Bengaluru.

2025-12-27T12:40:51.674554+00:00 IST

Abhishek Banerjee calls EC "WhatsApp Commmission"

"The EC should apologise to the people of Bengal. All policies are being made via WhatsApp; this is a WhatsApp Commission," Banerjee said.

2025-12-27T12:40:00.265871+00:00 IST

Entire discussion in CWC meeting centred on MGNREGA issue: Suresh

He said the CWC "strongly opposed" the centre's move and decided to launch a nationwide protest.

2025-12-27T12:38:24.712421+00:00 IST

Harassment of Kashmiris outside J-K serious...: Sajad Lone

Addressing a press conference, Lone said, "Thousands of Kashmiris, particularly from North Kashmir districts like Kupwara, have been living and working across the country for decades and have contributed to national integration."

2025-12-27T12:13:40.141959+00:00 IST

Sanjeev Sanyal speaks about ‘Macaulay mindset’

Sanyal emphasised that "Indian history is not what we have been taught to believe", and that people are led to feel that the Indian had "no agency in world history".

2025-12-27T11:55:50.430162+00:00 IST

Nationwide “Save MGNREGA" campaign from Jan 5: Siddaramaiah

He said this decision comes in response to the centre's move to rename the MGNREGA as "VB-G RAM G" scheme.

2025-12-27T11:36:11.230397+00:00 IST

Medical services are not affected, doctors's strike won't last lo

Amid disruptions faced by patients in Himachal Pradesh's hospitals including the main referral hospital, Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), following the doctors' strike, state Health Minister Col. (Retd) Dhaniram Shandil on Saturday assured that medical services remain intact and the strike is unlikely to continue for long.

2025-12-27T11:34:04.478013+00:00 IST

Congress to launch campaign to protect MGNREGA: Deepender Hooda

Speaking to reporters in the national capital, Hooda said the Central government had dealt a "major blow" to MGNREGA by withdrawing even its own share of contribution, impacting millions of beneficiaries across the country.

2025-12-27T10:59:44.646046+00:00 IST

BJP set to elect Nitin Nabin as new National President by January

According to sources, the election process for the BJP's national president is expected to be completed between January 18 and January 20. The appointment of Nitin Nabin as the new BJP national president is likely to be announced by January 20.

2025-12-27T10:16:25.285959+00:00 IST

Congress leader dismisses Shashi Tharoor's remarks on PM Modi

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has once again stirred controversy within the party after reportedly saying that rejoicing at the PM's defeat is akin to celebrating India's defeat.

2025-12-27T10:10:23.380193+00:00 IST

"Congress to launch ‘Save MNREGA’ campaign from January 5":  Khar

After the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, Indian National Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday announced that the party will launch a nationwide 'Save MNREGA' campaign from January 5, making the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) the central focus of a mass movement.

2025-12-27T10:08:29.160795+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Dr Manmohan Singh, Shivraj Patil

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to senior party leaders Dr. Manmohan Singh, Shivraj Patil, and Sriprakash Jaiswal at Indira Bhawan, New Delhi, on Saturday.

2025-12-27T09:02:23.005668+00:00 IST