Politics

CM Omar Abdullah positive on NC win ahead of J-K by-elections

"The star campaigner is always the candidate. I am here just to help the candidate... We are trying to reach as many voters as possible. Our candidate has received a good response in the last 15-20 days of voting. In the final two days left for campaigning, we are working even harder to make sure our candidate Aga Mahmood gets elected from here," Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said.

2025-11-08T04:01:11.278410+00:00 IST

"Truth will come out:" Eknath Shinde on Pune land deal case

The controversy surrounds the sale of 40 acres of government-owned land in Pune's Mundhwa area to Amadea Enterprises LLP, a firm linked to Parth Pawar, the son of Ajit Pawar. The deal has been criticised for allegedly undervaluing the land and evading stamp duty.

2025-11-08T03:54:04.121862+00:00 IST

"All voters in favour of NDA:" BJP candidate Shreyasi Singh

Ahead of the second phase of the Bihar elections, BJP Candidate Shreyasi Singh highlighted the high voter turnout in the first phase of the polls on Saturday. The candidate from Jamui expressed confidence that all votes in the state are in favour of the NDA.

2025-11-08T03:02:22.087855+00:00 IST

AAP delegation led by Atishi meets ECI over SIR in Goa

According to a release from the party, the delegation questioned the "extraordinary urgency" behind conducting the SIR of voter rolls simultaneously with the Zila Parishad elections. The AAP warned that holding both exercises together will cripple oversight and risk large-scale errors in the electoral roll, with Atishi asking, "How will the SIR process be monitored when all political workers are busy in election campaigning?"

2025-11-08T02:41:22.096456+00:00 IST

Revanth Reddy has already accepted defeat: KTR

Addressing a roadshow in Vengalrao Nagar as part of the Jubilee Hills by-election campaign on Friday, KTR strongly countered the comments made by Revanth Reddy earlier in the day.

2025-11-07T22:30:13.520548+00:00 IST

Amit Shah claims RJD 'wiped out' in Bihar Phase 1 polls

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday addressed a massive election rally in Bihar's Bhagalpur, asserting that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has been "wiped off" in the first phase of polling.

2025-11-07T18:17:50.952338+00:00 IST

Row over Vande Mataram on commemoration of 150th anniversary

Amid the commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the National Song 'Vande Mataram', a war of words broke out between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday alleged that the removal of "significant verses" from the national song 'Vande Mataram' in 1937 led to India's partition.

2025-11-07T17:56:10.015797+00:00 IST

AAP delegation meets ECI, raises concerns over simultaneous SIR

AAP leader Atishi on Friday expressed grave concern over the simultaneous conduct of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) and Zila Panchayat elections in Goa, stating that with elections underway, the entire political machinery of parties remains fully engaged in campaigning, leaving party workers unable to participate in or monitor the SIR process.

2025-11-07T17:47:16.783284+00:00 IST

"People of jungle raj can never build anything": PM Modi slams

Speculation has been rife over an alleged rift in the Mahagathbandhan. While the alliance partners, including Congress have denied such claims, PM Modi had earlier claimed that the RJD "forcefully" took the Chief Ministerial post from Congress despite the latter's objections during the negotiation phase during the election preparations.

2025-11-07T17:18:18.164018+00:00 IST

"We will stand with farmers": CM Siddaramaiah

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday met sugarcane factory owners and farmers at Vidhana Soudha to discuss sugarcane pricing, ethanol production, and exports. Responding to their concerns, he said, "We will stand with the farmers. You too must be ready to help solve their problems," and assured the State Government would act on issues within its control.

2025-11-07T16:34:14.804586+00:00 IST

"NDA to win more than 206 seats this time," says Giriraj Singh

Ahead of the second phase of polling, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Friday expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would "win more than 206 seats" in the Bihar assembly polls.

2025-11-07T15:54:48.495001+00:00 IST

Amit Shah holds roadshow in Purnea ahead of phase 2 polling in Bi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a roadshow in Bihar's Purnea, ahead of the second and final phase of voting in the Bihar assembly polls.

2025-11-07T14:39:14.267396+00:00 IST

"Think wisely and make decision": Telangana CM to voters ahead of

"Voters should think wisely and make a decision in the Jubilee Hills by-election taking place on the 11th of this month. Voters should think about the overall development of Telangana. People should see how much development Congress has achieved during its time. Giving the state to BRS led to huge debts," CM Reddy told reporters here.

2025-11-07T13:53:10.218273+00:00 IST

PM Modi slams Congress-RJD over Bihar development

"During the first 9 years of Nitish Kumar as the CM, there was an RJD-Congress government at the centre... They constantly obstructed Bihar's development. They did not let Nitish Kumar work... In 2014, when I got the opportunity to serve, a double-engine government was formed in Bihar. We allocated three times more money for the development of Bihar...," PM Modi said at a public rally.

2025-11-07T12:28:58.772337+00:00 IST

Bihar polls: "BJP only party that can provide good governance," says Mithun Chakraborty

BJP leader and actor Mithun Chakraborty on Friday said that the BJP is the only party that can provide governance and therefore should also come to power in the Bihar assembly polls.

2025-11-07T11:55:52.252140+00:00 IST

"People of jungle raj can never build anything": PM Modi

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sounding the poll bugle in Bihar's Aurangabad on Friday, took a sarcastic jab at the Opposition's 'rift-ridden' Mahagathbandhan alliance claiming that the Congress "does not have faith" in its ally RJD's manifesto, which he said was "a packet of lies".

2025-11-07T11:43:39.974279+00:00 IST

Time to build great India by 2047: Amit Shah

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram,' Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said the period from today until 2047 is the time to draw inspiration from the national song and create a great India.

2025-11-07T11:24:54.742834+00:00 IST

"I won't insult other faiths by....": Union Minister Bandi Sanjay slams CM Revanth Reddy

Bandi Sanjay Kumar said, "If a day comes when I must wear a skull cap for votes, I'd rather cut off my head. I'm an unapologetic Hindu - I won't insult other faiths by faking a namaz. Even Muslim leaders like Azharuddin and AIMIM didn't wear it. But CM Revanth Reddy and the Congress candidate did - just for votes. Does CM have the courage to ask Azharuddin to chant Vakratunda Mahakaya? Or take Owaisi to Bhagyalakshmi temple and make him sing a song for Ammavaru to win Hindu votes?"

2025-11-07T11:00:21.499234+00:00 IST

SC appoints arbitrator in Hindustan Prefab–NLU Odisha case

The Supreme Court has overturned an order of the Orissa High Court that had rejected a plea by Hindustan Prefab Limited (HPL) seeking the appointment of an arbitrator in its contractual dispute with the National Law University, Odisha (NLUO).

2025-11-07T10:34:03.840831+00:00 IST

Centre not increasing MSP to complement fair remuneration rate fo

"The central government is not increasing the MSP rate to complement the FRP rate. The central government has not increased the MSP rate since 2019. It has not increased the ethanol rate either," the Chief Minister's office said.

2025-11-07T09:43:30.667739+00:00 IST

"NDA will get huge mandate”: Dharmendra Pradhan on 64.66% turnout

"It is a message to create a new Bihar... inclusive of all those who have been deprived so far. The NDA will get a huge mandate, and the high voter turnout has proven it. In the previous four elections in Bihar, voter turnout has been higher in each election than in the previous one. And the incumbent government was re-elected. In Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, there was a high voter turnout, and the governments were re-elected. Sheila Dikshit became Delhi CM thrice. These elections are to fulfil the aspirations of Bihar..." Pradhan told ANI.

2025-11-07T09:32:05.636150+00:00 IST