Politics

"Indira Gandhi was the finest and strongest leader": Karnataka Dy

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday hailed Indira Gandhi as a symbol of women's power, patriotism and courage.

2025-11-20T00:56:23.583688+00:00 IST

"Farmers are still agitating": DMK's TKS Elangovan on PM Modi's v

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the government is actively encouraging farmers to adopt natural farming, and lakhs of farmers have joined the National Mission on Natural Farming launched about a year back.

2025-11-20T00:36:37.962328+00:00 IST

"Bihar is going to create history, congratulate Nitish Kumar": UP

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony of the new NDA government in Bihar under the leadership of Nitish Kumar, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak said that people voted for the welfare schemes of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "good governance" of Nitish Kumar.

2025-11-19T23:58:20.928697+00:00 IST

"Congratulations to everyone": CM Mohan Yadav ahead of Nitish Kumar's swearing-in as Bihar CM

Nitish Kumar has staked a claim to form the government in Bihar after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) swept 202 assembly constituencies.

2025-11-19T23:13:40.092783+00:00 IST

"Rahul Gandhi's views have nothing to do with tarnishing EC:" Con

Earlier in the day, over 272 eminent citizens, including 16 Judges, 123 retired bureaucrats, 14 Ambassadors, 133 retired armed forces officers, wrote an open letter condemning the repeated "assault on national constitutional authorities" by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi.

2025-11-19T22:31:34.699057+00:00 IST

Amit Shah arrives in Patna ahead of Nitish Kumar's swearing-in as

Kumar will return as the Bihar Chief Minister today for the 10th time after taking oath at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan, where Jayaprakash Narayan called for "total revolution" during a speech in 1974.

2025-11-19T20:25:31.397636+00:00 IST

"I have not seen any Rohingya or Bangladeshi here": Kolkata's Gulshan colony's population-voters gap as SIR begins in Bengal

Help Desk incharge from TMC Mehrab Khan said, "The population of Gulshan Colony is around 1-1.5 lakhs. The number of voters is around 2500-3000. The rest of the people are in the process of becoming voters. The process of getting their votes transferred here is underway. The Gulshan Colony is around 20-25 years old. The population did not increase suddenly. It happened gradually. There was so sudden influx from anywhere. People from all corners of West Bengal have come here. Minority lives in Gulshan Colony.

2025-11-19T20:02:02.725059+00:00 IST

Nitish Kumar stakes claim to form government, ready to return...

Kumar will return as the Bihar Chief Minister tomorrow for the 10th time after taking oath at Patna's historic Gandhi Maidan, where Jayaprakash Narayan called for "total revolution" during a speech in 1974.

2025-11-19T17:52:35.820948+00:00 IST

'Will raise Trump's remarks on ceasefire at all-party meeting'

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday said that the party will demand discussion during the winter session of Parliament on repeated statements of US President Donald Trump on mediating a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and also on trade agreements

2025-11-19T17:41:42.953892+00:00 IST

Indira Gandhi’s legacy continues to inspire people: Sonia Gandhi

Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reshaped the country with her policies dedicated to ameliorating poverty, deprivation, conflict and inequality, and her legacy continues to inspire people.

2025-11-19T17:26:01.599453+00:00 IST

"If you reject evidence, tell its basis": Salman Khurshid...

"They (ECI) didn't give any answer to the evidence which was presented by Rahul Gandhi. If you reject evidence, then you tell on what basis it was done. Only to say that Rahul Gandhi is wrong is not correct," Khurshid told ANI.

2025-11-19T16:31:34.960766+00:00 IST

Michelle Bachelet conferred with Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace

Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was on Wednesday presented with the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.

2025-11-19T16:07:15.657421+00:00 IST

Why is PM "silent" on Trump’s claims of mediating ceasefire: Cong

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has launched a sharp attack on the Modi government over US President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he mediated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan during Operation Sindoor and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi does not "openly say that President Trump is wrong".

2025-11-19T15:49:13.399847+00:00 IST

BJP's Danish Azad Ansari slams RJD's EVM claim

"The RJD, Congress, and Samajwadi Party are frustrated by their election defeat and are making irresponsible statements," Ansari told ANI, suggesting the RJD and its allies are struggling to accept their electoral setback.

2025-11-19T15:02:49.937589+00:00 IST

"If someone keeps national interest above 'Parivaric', fatwa is issued": BJP slams Congress

"It should not be called the 'Indian National Congress'; it should be called the 'Indira Nazi Congress' because they demonstrate Indira's emergency mindset and Nazi dictatorial behaviour. If somebody praises the Prime Minister's speech, which is about larger issues, then a 'fatwa' is issued against that person by the Congress, which talks about democracy in the entire country, but there is no democracy within their party... if someone keeps national interest above 'Parivaric' interest, then a fatwa is issued against them," Shehzad Poonawalla told ANI.

2025-11-19T14:35:21.489103+00:00 IST

“Take call or decide where to spend New Year’s Eve”: KTR

Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday took a jibe at Telangana assembly speaker Gaddam Prasad Kumar over the impending decision on the disqualification of 10 rebel MLAs for defecting to Congress in 2023.

2025-11-19T13:55:35.809442+00:00 IST

Chirag Paswan on NDA's win and swearing-in ceremony

Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) national president Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stated that the swearing-in ceremony of the next chief minister of Bihar will be a grand event, with the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

2025-11-19T13:46:03.293651+00:00 IST

"This is war against pollution": Minister Manjinder Sirsa

Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday said the government has identified all pollution hotspots in the city and has declared a "war" on the National Capital's rising pollution.

2025-11-19T13:19:43.050490+00:00 IST

Centre committed to farmers’ welfare: Kartikeya Sharma

Independent MP Kartikeya Sharma has said that both the Centre and the Haryana governments remain fully committed to the welfare of farmers.

2025-11-19T12:52:31.156159+00:00 IST

"People showering me with love, delightful experience": Thakur

Maithili Thakur (25), who made her political debut in this assembly election, secured 84,915 votes and defeated RJD's veteran leader Binod Mishra (63), who got only 73,185 votes.

2025-11-19T12:46:56.581192+00:00 IST

"Symbol of good governance": JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar hails Nitish

"Heartfelt congratulations to Bihar's popular Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on being unanimously elected as the leader of the NDA Legislature Party. This decision shows that Nitish Kumar alone is Bihar's trust, the foundation of stability, and the symbol of good governance," Kumar posted on X.

2025-11-19T12:09:19.793089+00:00 IST