Politics

People of Bihar gave another chance to double-engine govt

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Kerala chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar hailed the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) victory in the Bihar assembly elections, stating that the results clearly show the people's support for "good governance, corruption-free governance, and development," while rejecting what he called "exploitative" parties such as the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.

2025-11-16T04:49:36.280500+00:00 IST

“Congress is living in fantasy building...": Pavan Varma

He criticised the Congress's "fantasy-driven" politics, comparing it to constructing a house without a solid base, stressing that the party lacks the organisational strength required for success.

2025-11-16T04:46:31.463439+00:00 IST

J-K: Blast near Nowgam Police Station sealed by FSL for probe

The area surrounding Nowgam Police Station in Srinagar has been sealed off by Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) teams and security forces as an investigation is underway following a blast that killed nine people and injured 32 others, officials said on Sunday.

2025-11-16T04:29:32.795906+00:00 IST

“No use of staying at place where...”: RK Singh resigns from BJP

Following his resignation from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), former Union Minister RK Singh on Sunday said that there is "no use" in staying in a party which tolerates individuals and fields candidates with tainted pasts.

2025-11-16T03:57:24.882242+00:00 IST

Delhi blast: 9mm cartridges recovered, no weapon found at site

A senior official said that despite the cartridge recovery, no pistol or any of its parts were found at the scene.

2025-11-16T03:53:10.792658+00:00 IST

PM Modi targets Rahul after Bihar results

Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed Rahul Gandhi over the Bihar poll results, saying a large segment of the Congress party is fed up "with 'naamdaar's' actions".

2025-11-16T01:24:16.118228+00:00 IST

Congress virtually nonexistent in Bihar: Jan Suraaj's Pavan Varma

Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Varma said that he was "not at all surprised" by the Congress's performance in the election, arguing that the party's ambitions were far greater than its actual electoral strength.

2025-11-15T22:30:14.106688+00:00 IST

Rs 14,000 Cr from World Bank were diverted: Jan Suraaj's Pavan Varma

Jan Suraaj Spokesperson and one of the key architects of the Party, Pavan Verma, raised serious allegations that funds from the World Bank meant for some other project were diverted for the Bihar Assembly elections by the central government and distributed to women voters in the state.

2025-11-15T22:11:40.960054+00:00 IST

"Will protect divine sanctity of Seshachalam": Pawan Kalyan

Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Saturday vowed action against the illegal trade of Red Sanders trees and said a special, full-fledged operation, similar to the Centre's 'Operation Kagar,' will be initiated soon to curb the trade.

2025-11-15T19:51:40.976186+00:00 IST

Nitish Kumar was X factor: Pavan Varma on Bihar polls

"People of Bihar did not want the Jungle Raaj of Lalu ji, RJD and Tejashwi to return. So the people decided to consolidate the existing forces that can stop RJD. The vote that could have come to us consolidated to NDA," he said.

2025-11-15T19:31:40.931351+00:00 IST

People rejected poison of caste division in Bihar polls: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on RJD and Congress leaders, accusing them of spreading the rhetoric of caste politics and said people of Bihar completely rejected "poison of caste division".

2025-11-15T19:15:02.796342+00:00 IST

Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Yadav threw me out of family: Rohini

Claiming that the party leadership don't want to take responsibility for the defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections, Rohini Acharya said that when she called out Tejashwi Yadav's close aide Sanjay Yadav for party's defeat, she was "thrown out of the house, disgraced, abused, and even hit".

2025-11-15T17:17:32.397763+00:00 IST

"RJD is disintegrating, signs are not good": Rajiv Pratap Rudy

As Rohini Acharya decided to quit politics, BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Saturday said the Rashtriya Janata Dal is disintegrating, adding that the signs are not good for the opposition party in Bihar.

2025-11-15T16:42:58.844612+00:00 IST

"Family feuds beginning to surface": BJP MLA

"Family feuds are beginning to surface, so now they'll have to answer for them," Chaurasiya told ANI.

2025-11-15T16:36:57.280394+00:00 IST

“Internal family matter': Dilip Jaiswal on Rohini Acharya

BJP Bihar President Dilip Jaiswal on Saturday said that former Bihar CM Lalu Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya's decision to quit politics and "disown" her family is her "internal family matter" and it is not "appropriate to comment on it too much."

2025-11-15T15:06:49.257159+00:00 IST

"NDA govt will be formed in Puducherry & TN in 2026:" Annamalai

Following the conclusion of the Bihar elections, in which the NDA secured 202 out of 243 seats, BJP leader K. Annamalai on Saturday exuded confidence that the NDA government will be formed in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu in the 2026 Assembly elections.

2025-11-15T14:28:55.105483+00:00 IST

"Giving Rs 10,000 right before elections is a corruption": Pawar

NCP-SCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday accused NDA of engaging in "corruption" by distributing Rs 10,000 under the Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana just before the Bihar Assembly election

2025-11-15T14:26:37.668898+00:00 IST

NDA has 10 pc more vote share than Mahagathbandhan: PM Modi

A day after NDA's sweeping victory in Bihar, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday lambasted the Mahagathbandhan, saying there was a 10 per cent difference between the two alliances and voters cast their ballot on the issue of development.

2025-11-15T13:38:13.756631+00:00 IST

Rohini Acharya quits politics, “disowns” family after RJD’s defea

Taking all the blame, Rohini hit out at Sanjay Yadav, who is the RJD MP and close aide of Tejashwi Yadav, and said, "This is what Sanjay Yaday had asked me to do."

2025-11-15T11:00:09.110621+00:00 IST

Farooq Abdullah on Nowgam police station blast

Speaking to ANI in Srinagar, the former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister criticised the manner in which the explosive material was dealt with by local authorities, stressing that those with proper expertise should have been consulted beforehand.

2025-11-15T09:38:33.942277+00:00 IST

"Party workers alleging discrepancies": Congress' Ajay Maken

"There has been a question mark over the entire election process right from the beginning. When that is the case, results will be unexpected like this. There was never a strike rate like this. Even Congress didn't have a strike rate like this in 1984, as is the case with the BJP in these elections. No one expected this. Something is amiss," Maken told reporters.

2025-11-15T09:33:53.402241+00:00 IST