Politics

Dharmendra Pradhan hails New Labour Codes, thanks PM Modi

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday hailed the Central Government's rollout of the four new labour codes, saying the reform package will open up fresh employment avenues, strengthen the economy, and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi "on behalf of the youth, labour force and the people of the nation."

2025-11-22T23:13:55.935746+00:00 IST

Extend voter roll revision by 3 months in UP: Akhilesh Yadav

The Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to extend the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh by three months, citing large-scale irregularities in voter enumeration, missing voter lists, duplication of lists at polling stations and failure of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) to distribute forms door-to-door in several constituencies.

2025-11-22T22:54:12.295322+00:00 IST

SIT likely on land acquisition lapses: Karnataka Dy CM

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday announced that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) will be formed to investigate irregularities in land acquisition cases for the Bengaluru Development and Irrigation departments, and added that officials and lawyers found responsible would face suspension.

2025-11-22T21:53:37.534703+00:00 IST

BJP's Yaser Jilani slams TMC MLA’s remarks

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yaser Jilani on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir over his remarks about laying the foundation stone for Babri Masjid in Murshidabad district, alleging that the leaders of the ruling party in West Bengal' are champions of "polarisation politics".

2025-11-22T19:36:07.304534+00:00 IST

'BJP trying to cut 50000 votes in INDIA bloc strongholds'

Amid the ongoing nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, including in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of seeking to cut at least 50,000 votes, particularly in constituencies where the INDIA bloc has shown strong performance.

2025-11-22T18:25:30.578909+00:00 IST

'Govt working relentlessly...Muslims never raise their heads'

Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani on Saturday expressed concerns about the challenges faced by Muslims, highlighting what he described as discrimination against Muslims in India, pointing to issues such as the jailing of individuals like Azam Khan and the situation at Al-Falah University.

2025-11-22T17:46:45.377359+00:00 IST

“NDA will get huge mandate in upcoming polls”: Dilip Saikia

Speaking to ANI in Hojai, Dilip Saikia said, "After the Bihar Election results, Congress and the INDI alliance are all in deep shock and they got a befitting reply from the public there... They gave a verdict that the INDI alliance is a curse for Bihar, while the BJP and NDA are a boon... In the upcoming assembly elections in 5 states, NDA will get a huge mandate..."

2025-11-22T17:10:50.057415+00:00 IST

CPI(M) slams SC advisory on Governors’ powers as ‘disappointing’

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Saturday said that the Supreme Court's advisory opinion on the Presidential reference regarding the powers of Governors under Article 200 of the Constitution is disappointing, and it will not check the assault on the rights of states.

2025-11-22T16:54:01.653955+00:00 IST

“Intention, process, procedures are against...": Angomcha Bimol

Congress MP Angomcha Bimol Akoijam on Saturday criticised the Central government over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying that the Election Commission's intention process and the procedures is against "constitutional propriety."

2025-11-22T16:11:23.138348+00:00 IST

BJP, EC working together to cancel over 50,000 votes: SP chief

"The most important point is that the BJP, its government, its officials, and the Election Commission are working together to cancel over 50,000 votes in the assembly constituencies where the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA Alliance won in 2024, using the pretext of SIR," he alleged.

2025-11-22T14:41:16.700838+00:00 IST

BJP slams TMC’s Humayun Kabir over Babri Masjid remark

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Saturday sharply criticised Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir over his controversial remarks referring to laying the foundation stone of a Babri Masjid, alleging that the TMC is resorting to communal rhetoric to consolidate Muslim votes as its political "ground slips away" in West Bengal.

2025-11-22T13:36:49.229421+00:00 IST

Telangana: BJP’s NV Subhash defends SIR, slams opposition

"The Supreme Court has received petitions regarding state governments challenging the Special Intensive Revision. But as far as the BJP is concerned, the SIR is an essential exercise carried out in every state to ensure our democratic process remains secure," Subhash said. He stressed that the special investigation aims to safeguard the country's democracy from unlawful manipulation.

2025-11-22T10:15:11.963446+00:00 IST

WB assembly LoP Adhikari criticises violation of EC guidelines

"This directive from the ECI demands immediate attention. The ECI guidelines are crystal clear - Contractual Data Entry Operators, Contractual Staff, BSK Staff, or any such personnel cannot be involved in Data Entry work for the ongoing SIR. This information needs to be shared so that the Public remain vigilant regarding any violation," Adhikari posted on X, while sharing the contact info for reporting any other violation to the poll body.

2025-11-22T10:02:58.996117+00:00 IST

Shehzad Poonawalla slams Humayun Kabir over Babri Masjid remarks

BJP national spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Saturday launched a scathing attack against Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Humayun Kabir for claiming to build Babri Masjid in West Bengal, calling it appeasement politics for votes.

2025-11-22T08:43:37.591941+00:00 IST

Will lay foundation stone of Babri Masjid on Dec 6: Humayun Kabir

"We will lay the foundation stone of Babri Masjid on December 6 in Beldanga, Murshidabad district. It will take three years to complete. Various Muslim leaders will participate in that event," Kabir said on Friday.

2025-11-22T06:50:58.493986+00:00 IST

Bodo groups hold protest in Delhi for implementation of Accord

Bodo organisations held a sit-in protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, demanding the timely implementation of the Bodo Accord and the passage of the 125th Constitutional Amendment Bill.

2025-11-22T03:55:41.160032+00:00 IST

TMC’s Kunal Ghosh on SIR Exercise

Ghosh claimed that the EC is being misused to target genuine voters, alleging that real voters and Booth Level Officers (BLOs) are committing suicide due to harassment. He demanded that absolutely no legitimate voter be removed while insisting that no illegal names remain on the voter list.

2025-11-22T00:36:09.779258+00:00 IST

Mohsin Raza hails on  implementation of four labour codes

Speaking to ANI, Raza said, "Prime Minister Modi is bringing laws and reforms for the benefit of the people and the country. We are advancing women's empowerment, bringing them to the forefront. All the reforms are aimed at strengthening society overall."

2025-11-21T23:17:22.945717+00:00 IST

Chirag Paswan tells oppn to "introspect"

"After every defeat, you need to conduct an honest introspection. We, too, have gone through defeats. We honestly introspected on where we went wrong? So many days have passed since then, but these people (opposition) haven't introspected even now. These people are still blaming vote theft and EVMs. These people just keep making excuses. If these people don't stop making excuses, they will never come to power. Present your views with humility. The downfall of Congress and RJD has been caused by their mindset," said Paswan.

2025-11-21T16:40:09.496429+00:00 IST

“We don’t have any objection, but deadline should be extended”: Akhilesh Yadav

"The collective effort of all opposition parties is to ensure that the voter list is prepared properly. In Bihar, the RJD, despite being a popular party, lost all those seats where the most votes were deleted through SIR. At a time when there are the most weddings, SIR is underway in Uttar Pradesh. We don't have any objection, but the deadline should be extended," Akhilesh Yadav told reporters.

2025-11-21T16:35:11.351764+00:00 IST

Bihar portfolio: Nitish Kumar allots Home department to BJP

Samrat Choudhary, the Deputy Chief Minister and a BJP leader, has been given charge of the Home department. Kumar will not handle the Home department for the first time since he came to power in 2005.

2025-11-21T14:46:39.646585+00:00 IST