Politics

Talks are ongoing on seat allocation: Bihar Congress in-charge

Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in Bihar, state Congress in-charge Krishna Allavaru asserted that the talks were ongoing on seat sharing in the Mahagathbandhan, and the effort was to form a good government without any rift within the alliance.

2025-10-14T01:13:40.851139+00:00 IST

Jan Suraaj declares second list for Bihar polls

Jan Suraaj released another list of 65 candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections on Monday, taking a lead over its rivals in ticket distribution.

2025-10-13T21:24:35.880828+00:00 IST

Mahagathbandhan seeks to resolve seat-sharing stalemate

Constituents of Mahagathbandhan continued their deliberations and consultations to resolve the stalemate over seat distribution on Monday, with the NDA constituents, BJP and JD-U, gearing up to release their list of candidates.

2025-10-13T19:52:32.394142+00:00 IST

Haryana CM reviews preparations ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini stated on Monday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Haryana on October 17 for the Jan Vishwas-Jan Vikas programme.

2025-10-13T18:27:27.818614+00:00 IST

Kerala BJP Chief slams Pinarayi govt over Sabarimala gold plating

State BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar lashed out at the Pinarayi Vijayan-led Kerala government, accusing it of corruption over the alleged Sabarimala gold plating scam.

2025-10-13T18:08:53.489357+00:00 IST

Annamalai welcomes SC judgement on CBI probe into Karur stampede

"We welcome the Supreme Court's direction and judgment today. Supreme Court has asked a lot of pertinent questions today. Tamil Nadu BJP, right from the day of the stampede in Karur have been consistently asking for a CBI probe. Two BJP workers of Tamil Nadu, in their own capacity have also filed an individual petition in the Supreme Court asking for a CBI inquiry," he said.

2025-10-13T17:46:52.615074+00:00 IST

Samajwadi Party demands withdrawl of EC directions

In a memorandum to the Election Commission, Shyam Lal Pal, president of the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, said that the directive has not only been issued for the Bihar elections but will also be implemented in future assembly and Lok Sabha polls.

2025-10-13T16:28:50.911875+00:00 IST

Arvind Kejriwal to hold a Mahapanchayat on October 31

Following farmer protests in Gujarat, demanding fair prices, AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal will hold a Mahapanchayat on October 31, said the Aam Aadmi Party on Monday.

2025-10-13T15:19:59.557305+00:00 IST

Stalemate persists in Mahagathbandhan on Bihar seats

Even as the ruling National Democratic Alliance has announced seat distribution among its constituents and the Jan Suraaj party has declared its second list of candidates for the Bihar polls, discussions continue among Mahagathbandhan partners to finalise seats and break the stalemate over competing claims.

2025-10-13T14:51:42.487219+00:00 IST

Sharjeel Imam seeks interim bail to file nomination

In the plea, Imam describes himself as a "political prisoner and student activist" and submits that he intends to participate in the Bihar Assembly elections, scheduled to be held in two phases between October 10 and November 16. The polling for Bahadurganj constituency is slated for November 11.

2025-10-13T14:08:20.636193+00:00 IST

'What Bihar are you (Tejashwi) going to build?': Ravi Shankar

BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday slammed RJD supremo and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife Rabri Devi, and his son Tejashwi Yadav following charges framed against them in the in the IRCTC hotel corruption case. He asked on what basis every family in Bihar is being lured with the promise of a job.

2025-10-13T13:17:03.793384+00:00 IST

“Huge difference between terrorism, patriotism”: BJP’s CT Ravi

"RSS teaches values of patriotism, nationalism and service. Everyone should be united, and keep aside caste and other differences, that is what it teaches. Taliban is a terrorist organisation. There is a huge difference between terrorism and patriotism. Congress supports terrorists and tries to eliminate patriotism. The culture of Taliban is within Congress, not within RSS", RT Ravi told ANI in Bengaluru.

2025-10-13T12:26:46.200115+00:00 IST

Kerala BJP supports RSS demand for probe into youth's death

"RSS is also demanding an investigation; it is their view that there is a deep conspiracy behind this to defame the RSS. They will issue a clear statement on this issue very soon... They have said there is a conspiracy; the person was not well...," Chandrasekhar told reporters here.

2025-10-13T12:02:55.461357+00:00 IST

BJP's Rakesh Mahajan confident of party winning three RS seats

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rakesh Mahajan on Monday expressed confidence that the party would win all three seats for which it has put up candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls in Jammu and Kashmir.

2025-10-13T11:48:10.487171+00:00 IST

Jan Suraj Party announces 65 more candidates for Bihar polls in second list

The Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor, on Monday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar polls, naming candidates for 65 seats.

2025-10-13T11:36:54.909019+00:00 IST

Chugh slams Mamata Banerjee over Durgapur rape case remark

Chugh accused the Mamata-led government of failing to ensure the safety of women and alleged Bengal has become the most unsafe state in the country.

2025-10-13T10:48:56.174485+00:00 IST

“It is a very emotional moment for us today:” Pratibha Singh

Himachal Pradesh Congress President and wife of former CM Virbhadra Singh, Pratibha Singh, expressed her gratitude to the people of the state, as well as to Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi, for attending the unveiling of Virbhadra Singh's statue on Monday.

2025-10-13T10:44:08.060410+00:00 IST

First randomisation of EVM-VVPAT’s for Phase 1 of Bihar polls com

"As per the directions of the Election Commission of India (ECI), the District Election Officers (DEO) of all the 18 districts of Bihar going to elections in Phase-I have completed the first randomisation of EVM-VVPATs which have passed the First Level Checking (FLC) on October 11, 2025 (Saturday)", the statement from the poll body read.

2025-10-13T10:30:05.763695+00:00 IST

BJYM protests against Kerala CM over Sabarimala gold theft

Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the youth wing of the BJP, took out a march against the Pinarayi Vijayan-led government in Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram on Monday over the alleged theft of gold from the Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple.

2025-10-13T08:58:27.004571+00:00 IST

Tejashwi Yadav calls IRCTC charges “political vendetta"

Speaking to reporters here, Yadav called it a 'political vendetta', further stating that Lalu Prasad Yadav had been known as a historic Railways minister and that the people of Bihar and the country are aware of the truth.

2025-10-13T08:06:58.332475+00:00 IST

Jairam Ramesh demands Sixth Schedule for Ladakh

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday took a dig at the Centre over the demand of including Ladakh into the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution, ahead of President of Mongolia Khurelsukh Ukhnaa's visit to India from October 13-16.

2025-10-13T06:24:55.235784+00:00 IST