Politics

Congress MLA Wadettiwar expresses displeasure over bail to Sengar

Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar has criticised the Unnao rape case bail granted to the main accused Kuldeep Sengar, contrasting it with environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk's detention.

2025-12-26T02:54:07.986859+00:00 IST

Saurabh Bhardwaj slams BJP after FIR against AAP leaders

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Thursday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party after an FIR was registered against party leaders Saurabh Bhardwaj, Sanjeev Jha, and Adil Ahmed Khan on charges of hurting religious sentiments.

2025-12-25T21:13:40.099219+00:00 IST

Rajnath on how Vajpayee handled Pak woman's marriage proposal

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday recalled former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's repartee and sense of humour and his response to a Pakistani journalist's marriage proposal.

2025-12-25T20:51:46.580302+00:00 IST

PM Modi accuses Congress of political untouchability against BJP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday inaugurated the 'Rashtra Prerna Sthal' in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and said that it symbolises the vision that showed India the path of self-respect, unity, and service.

2025-12-25T19:19:20.273699+00:00 IST

BJP announces mayor candidate for Thiruvananthapuram Corporation

For the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, BJP State Secretary and Kodunganoor ward councillor Adv. V V Rajesh has been announced as the party's mayoral candidate. In addition, Karumam ward councillor G S Asha Nath has been named the BJP's candidate for the post of deputy mayor, according to a press release from the BJP state office on Thursday.

2025-12-25T18:28:30.262945+00:00 IST

'Agitation, protests in Bangladesh are against Yunus govt'

The agitation, protests and demonstrations happening in Bangladesh are not against Hindus but against the Yunus government, All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi has said.

2025-12-25T18:27:33.138993+00:00 IST

"Congress should settle this matter or else they will pay": HD

"It is left to the Congress party. It is not our business. However, Congress should settle this matter soon or else they will pay for it," Kumaraswamy told reporters here.

2025-12-25T18:23:48.672837+00:00 IST

CTET reopens application window for incomplete registrations

A total of 25,30,581 candidates successfully applied, with 3,53,218 and 4,14,981 submitting their applications on the second-to-last and final days, respectively.

2025-12-25T18:17:31.174452+00:00 IST

No legal demarcation, notified boundary of Aravalli: Pawan Khera

"Yesterday's notification of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change claims that it has issued directions to the states for a 'complete ban on the grant of any new mining leases in the Aravallis'. It is also claimed that 'This prohibition applies uniformly across the entire Aravalli landscape'," Khera posted on X.

2025-12-25T18:12:26.498021+00:00 IST

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi condemns alleged religious vandalism

The President of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, Gaurav Gogoi, on Thursday strongly condemned the incident in which "miscreants" allegedly vandalised religious symbols and various items at St. Mary's School in Panigaon of Nalbari district, as well as at several other locations in the town, ahead of Christmas. The APCC President stated that such situations have arisen in the state due to the "politics of hatred" being spread everywhere by the BJP government, according to an official press release.

2025-12-25T18:10:18.612872+00:00 IST

Abhishek Banerjee slams BJP after Kuldeep Sengar granted bail

All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was granted bail in the 2017 Unnao rape case.

2025-12-25T17:37:09.253430+00:00 IST

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose family appeals to President Murmu

The letter, dated December 24, seeks the President's support for the long-standing demand to bring Netaji's remains back to India, a sentiment echoed by INA veterans and family members over the years.

2025-12-25T17:31:36.327266+00:00 IST

Congress MP Deepender Hooda slams government over Aravalli

Hooda said the Congress party has rejected the government's notification on the Aravalli range. "According to the notification, until further planning, no mining will be carried out. This is exactly what the Supreme Court has already said, so there is nothing new in it," he said.

2025-12-25T17:13:24.241082+00:00 IST

Odisha: DGP Yogesh Bahadur highlights success in Naxal ops

DGP Khurania expressed the Odisha police's full commitment to this mission, emphasising recent successes in ongoing operations against Naxal groups in the state.

2025-12-25T17:12:38.644177+00:00 IST

Mamata Banerjee trying to woo West Bengal Civil Service Officers

"Mamata Banerjee is trying to woo the WBCS Officers who are overseeing the SIR Exercise and in a subtle manner trying to remind them how they have benefited from this State Govt and in a veiled way tried to make them aware of the possibility that they will have to sit and discuss about their issues with her in future (implying after the elections)," he said.

2025-12-25T17:11:51.821925+00:00 IST

Rajasthan CM says over 65 lakh citizen grievances resolved in las

Addressing an event in Jaipur, the Chief Minister said that under Mission Karmayogi, the Harish Chandra Mathur Rajasthan Institute of Public Administration was designated the state's nodal agency to implement various activities, and Rajasthan became the first state to join the online training platform.

2025-12-25T17:11:19.749163+00:00 IST

"Targeting minorities anywhere is wrong": Congress' Husain Dalwai

"What happened in Bangladesh is wrong, but similar lynching happens here in India as well, targeting minorities. Targeting minorities anywhere is wrong, and I condemn it," Dalwai told ANI.

2025-12-25T17:09:44.517146+00:00 IST

"Atal ji as a leader lived by his words": Home Minister Amit Shah during Farmers' Conference in Rewa

While participating in the Farmers' Conference on Natural Farming in Rewa on Thursday, Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah said that the day is also the birth anniversary of the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and stated that Rewa was his favourite region. He also praised the former Prime Minister's attributes in his speech.

2025-12-25T17:05:50.199175+00:00 IST

Assam to issue immediate expulsion orders against immigrants

He added that once such orders are issued, enforcement agencies, including the police and the Border Security Force (BSF), will take necessary action to ensure their deportation to Bangladesh.

2025-12-25T17:03:42.267056+00:00 IST

"His son says Sanatan should be eliminated": Shehzad Poonawalla

"Stalin lectures others about religious tolerance, harmony, and secularism, but his son says Sanatan should be eliminated. His leader, A Raja, has said that Hinduism and Hindus are like AIDS. The DMK government is denying the rights of Hindus by not allowing them to light lamps at temples, while giving full rights to the Dargah to perform rituals and festivals in the same area," Poonawalla told ANI.

2025-12-25T16:50:00.418835+00:00 IST

Himachal: St John Church attracts tourists celebrating Christmas

People of various faiths are uniting to celebrate the Christmas festival at this iconic church, which continues to captivate visitors with its historic charm and spiritual significance.

2025-12-25T16:37:38.242208+00:00 IST