Politics

"My only aim is to make Tejashwi Yadav CM": RJD's Shivani Shukla

Reacting to her candidature from Lalganj constituency, the RJD leader told ANI that this is not her fight; this is the people's fight.

2025-10-23T03:23:51.768275+00:00 IST

"People content with government's work": BJP's Uprendra Prasad

"The people are supporting NDA because they are content with the state government's work. Expectations are only from those who deliver. The people have seen Bihar before 2005. The people here understand that from the Bihar of the past and the change that has happened today, there is hope for the future as well," Prasad, BJP candidate from Gurua assembly constituency, told ANI.

2025-10-23T02:47:26.514360+00:00 IST

Delhi maintains air quality under "very poor" category

According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 362 as of 6 am today.

2025-10-23T02:45:20.845203+00:00 IST

"If I am guilty, I am ready to be hanged...": Punjab ex-DGP

In his interaction with ANI, Mustafa described the loss of his son as the "greatest grief a father can bear," emphasising that Aqil struggled with drug addiction for 18 years. He attributed his son's death to an overdose, dismissing allegations of foul play as "petty politics."

2025-10-23T01:05:14.853670+00:00 IST

My father will not contest 2028 elections: Siddaramaiah's son

Yathindra stated that his father, Siddaramaiah, is in the "final phase of his political career" and should mentor Public Works Minister Satish Jarkiholi.

2025-10-23T00:18:10.201150+00:00 IST

Cow vigilante shot in Hyderabad; BJP leaders condemn attack

Sonu, who's been dedicated to protecting cows for 5-6 years, is currently battling for his life in the hospital with a bullet injury.

2025-10-22T21:32:15.234557+00:00 IST

Bihar polls: Mahagathbandhan says it is "fully united", Tejashwi Yadav's new poll promises; BJP's "joking around" jab

The Mahagathbandhan (Grand alliance) in Bihar is fully "united" and "contesting the elections with strength" after the negotiations over the allocation of seat-sharing went down the line with a few days left for the polling for 243 constituencies on November 6 and November 11.

2025-10-22T17:43:55.077818+00:00 IST

Fadnavis backs action in Shaniwar Wada row; SP, AIMIM hit back

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday backed the FIR against three unidentified women for offering namaz in the premises of Shaniwar Wada in Pune, saying that authorities will take action against anyone found guilty of violating the law.

2025-10-22T17:21:17.120131+00:00 IST

"Some people trying to politicise Zubeen's death": Assam CM

He further said that the BJP has launched a campaign from today with a slogan and no one would be allowed to destabilise the state.

2025-10-22T16:48:45.426310+00:00 IST

Omar Abdullah slams Giriraj Singh over "namak haram" remarks

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed Union Minister Giriraj Singh for his "namak haram' remarks targeting Muslims, and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take action against him.

2025-10-22T16:39:22.561799+00:00 IST

BJP and Central Government do not care for farmers: Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday challenged the state BJP leaders to join hands with him in putting pressure on the Centre to secure funds for state's irrigation projects.

2025-10-22T16:33:36.610547+00:00 IST

Uma Bharti expresses desire to contest 2029 LS elections

While briefing the media, Uma Bharti stated that she had conveyed her wish to the party and said that next time, she would not refuse to contest elections.

2025-10-22T15:29:31.093117+00:00 IST

“What he said is right”: Pappu Yadav backs Ashok Gehlot’s assuran

Independent Purnea MP Pappu Yadav, calling senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot "ambassador" of Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi, backed his statement that the INDIA bloc is "fully united" for the Bihar Assembly election.

2025-10-22T15:09:37.178033+00:00 IST

"Muslims, Hindus lived together": Abu Azmi on Shaniwar Wada controversy in Pune

Maharashtra Samajwadi Party chief Abu Azmi on Wednesday hit back at Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane for his "Hanuman Chalisa at Haji Ali" remarks after a purported video showing three women allegedly offering namaz in the premises of Shaniwar Wada in Pune went viral.

2025-10-22T14:17:15.919498+00:00 IST

TJS extends support to Congress in Jubilee Hills by-election

Muddasani Kodandarama Reddy, founder of Telangana Jana Samithi, on Wednesday announced that his party agreed in principle to support the Congress candidate in the Jubilee Hills Assembly by-election, scheduled for November 11.

2025-10-22T13:34:45.314090+00:00 IST

Kharge accuses RSS of looting Kalyana Karnataka Development Board

Kharge also cited a video allegedly featuring a BJP MLA making serious accusations against the RSS. He mentioned that in the video, the BJP MLA is accusing the RSS of finishing the political careers of veteran party politicians, including BS Yediyurappa and Lal Krishna Advani.

2025-10-22T13:01:28.275641+00:00 IST

"I am a lion's son": Chirag Paswan recalls attempts to 'break', h

The Union Minister also accused the Mahagathbandhan alliance (Grand Alliance) of the RJD and Congress of dividing Biharis on "communal and ethnic lines" ahead of the polls on November 6 and November 11.

2025-10-22T12:06:03.274000+00:00 IST

RJD’s Shweta Suman claims her candidature cancelled

RJD leader Shweta Suman on Wednesday broke down in tears as she claimed that the Election Commission cancelled her candidature from Mohania Assembly constituency.

2025-10-22T11:46:57.247510+00:00 IST

Congress should contest BMC polls independently: MLC Bhai Jagtap

Congress MLC Bhai Jagtap on Wednesday said that the party should contest the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently of an alliance.

2025-10-22T10:52:37.696781+00:00 IST

Ashok Gehlot assures INDIA bloc "fully united"

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured that the INDIA Bloc is "fully united" after he and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru met with Rashtriya Janata Dal's top leadership, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.

2025-10-22T10:51:30.974501+00:00 IST

Belgian Court shown Arthur Road Jail where Mehul Choksi may stay

Detailed architectural drawings and interior images of Mumbai's high-security Arthur Road Jail, where fugitive businessman Mehul Choksi would be lodged if extradited, have been presented before a Belgian court as part of India's affidavit assuring humane detention conditions.

2025-10-22T09:46:12.179970+00:00 IST