Politics

No relief work done in flood-hit North Karnataka: R Ashoka

Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's planned protest against the Karnataka government, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka criticised the Congress-led administration for "failing" to carry out relief work in flood-hit North Karnataka.

2025-12-09T05:35:27.091897+00:00 IST

John Brittas casts vote in Kerala local body polls

The voting for the two-phased local body elections in Kerala started on Tuesday morning. CPI(M) MP John Brittas cast his vote at NSS Higher Secondary School, Sathamangalam, highlighting the significance of citizen participation in shaping Kerala's development trajectory.

2025-12-09T05:03:11.587933+00:00 IST

Full confidence that we'll win: UDF Convenor on local body polls

Speaking to ANI at a polling booth in Adoor, the UDF Convenor said, "This election we will win without doubt. We have full confidence that UDF will win these elections."

2025-12-09T05:00:44.863686+00:00 IST

Sanjay Singh moves Rule 267 notice in Rajya Sabha to discuss SIR

The lower house of Parliament is set to take up the issue of election reforms for discussion. This will include a discussion of the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in various states.

2025-12-09T04:58:41.637278+00:00 IST

"Peaceful polling process" underway in 7 districts: Kerala SEC

The districts include Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam. The local body polls are being held in these districts across the three-tier panchayat system, including gram and block panchayats, municipalities, and corporations.

2025-12-09T04:28:07.620902+00:00 IST

PM Modi arrives for NDA Parliamentary party meeting

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, JDU MP Sanjay Jha, NCP MP Praful Patel, Union Minister S Jaishankar, and other leaders arrived for the meeting.

2025-12-09T04:21:22.710401+00:00 IST

"Govt not making expenditures for people's development": Patnaik

"I'm sad to say it's not my remark alone. Many people in our state say the state government is not making any expenditures for people's development. This is a very sad thing to report. Time and again, this has been brought to the attention of the state government that there must be some expenditure for the development of the people of this state, but they seem to be totally neglectful about this," Patnaik told reporters in Bhubaneswar.

2025-12-09T03:54:46.066575+00:00 IST

Rajeev Chandrasekhar appeals to vote in large numbers

The BJP leader asserted that elections are a "celebration of democracy" and that people should think about their concerns and cast a vote for their future.

2025-12-09T03:47:08.605705+00:00 IST

Karnataka Dy CM DK Shivakumar on farmers’ issues

Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Tuesday, responding to the BJP MLAs' protest against the state government in the Suvarna Soudha, stated that the state government has provided support to the farmers and the BJP MLAs should instead question the Central Government on its negligence towards the issues raised by the farmers.

2025-12-09T03:40:50.069824+00:00 IST

Officers Sent to Airports

Amid widespread disruptions at several airports due to the ongoing operational crisis at Indigo, the Ministry of Civil Aviation has directed senior officers to conduct on-ground inspections at major airports across the country.

2025-12-09T03:39:49.664857+00:00 IST

SIR debate: Congress to train guns on centre in Parliament

KC Venugopal is one of the senior Congress leaders participating in the debate on election reforms. Others include Manish Tewari, Varsha Gaikwad, Mohammed Javaid, Ujjwal Raman Singh, Isa Khan, Ravi Mallu, Imran Masood, Gowaal Padavi, and S Jyotimani.

2025-12-09T03:36:34.039121+00:00 IST

Lok Sabha to hold discussion on election reform

The opposition parties have been demanding a debate on SIR for months, with Congress alleging discrepancies in the voter list.

2025-12-09T03:28:49.846042+00:00 IST

Sukhbir Badal to fight Punjab assembly polls from Gidderbaha

The announcement was made on Monday after Sukhbir inaugurated the party office in Gidderbaha hinting at shifting from his long-held seat of Jalalabad.

2025-12-09T03:08:41.569249+00:00 IST

Rajasthan CM orders target-based plan to boost revenue

Chairing a review meeting with officials from the Excise, Transport, Commercial Taxes, and Registration & Stamps departments, the Chief Minister said the government is committed to inclusive growth and the welfare of all sections of society. He stressed that improved revenue performance would directly support development projects underway across the state.

2025-12-09T02:50:29.679551+00:00 IST

Kerala local body elections: VD Satheesan cast his vote in Kochi

Polling for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections began at 7 am on Tuesday across seven districts -Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.

2025-12-09T02:39:27.507570+00:00 IST

How can any citizen be compelled to worship God or deity: Owaisi

The AIMIM chief said that citizens cannot be forced to show reverence to any deity and added that no "loyalty certificates" should be demanded from citizens.

2025-12-08T23:38:18.810512+00:00 IST

BJP, opposition target each other during Vande Mataram debate

The discussion on 150 years of National Song Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha on Monday saw leaders from various political parties highlighting the role played by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's composition in the freedom struggle with BJP and opposition members also taking potshots at each other.

2025-12-08T21:43:54.490583+00:00 IST

Navjot Sidhu suspended from Cong amid ‘₹500 crore CM post' remark

Former MLA Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu has been suspended from the Congress following a series of public allegations made by her against Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, days after her remarks over an alleged ₹500-crore offer for securing the Chief Minister's post triggered political unrest within the party.

2025-12-08T21:03:44.380821+00:00 IST

UP completes 97% of SIR of electoral rolls

Uttar Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Navdeep Rinwa on Monday said that the state has completed 97 per cent of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls as of December 8 and clarified that applicants who submit forms online are not required to submit offline copies to Booth Level Officers (BLOs).

2025-12-08T21:02:41.432010+00:00 IST

Mamata Banerjee is anti-Hindu: BJP's Suvendu Adhikari

Over 5 lakh people participated in a mass recital of the holy Bhagwat Gita at Kolkata's Brigade parade ground on Sunday.

2025-12-08T18:10:22.601305+00:00 IST

"There is collusion between govt and airline companies"

Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas alleged that there is a collusion between the government and the airline companies in the wake of the disruption caused by the recent IndiGo operational crisis and widespread flight cancellations.

2025-12-08T17:54:58.668379+00:00 IST