Politics

Centre should release education funds: Poyyamozhi

The Minister pointed out that the Union Government had not allocated RTE funds for the past two years, depriving nearly 60,000 students of benefits. However, the State Government had stepped in to provide the required funds, he noted.

2025-10-07T08:16:32.025860+00:00 IST

"SIR has become a national issue": Congress' Manickam Tagore

The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes to be held on November 14.

2025-10-07T07:55:27.751310+00:00 IST

"NDA will win around 200 seats": Bihar Minister Ashok Choudhary

"The NDA will win around 200 seats, breaking the 2010 record. This is all nonsense. Because there is nothing against Nitish Kumar, these people are spreading false propaganda... The public is with the NDA," Ashok Choudhary told ANI.

2025-10-07T07:38:00.344288+00:00 IST

“I will see that in 24 hrs, culprits are apprehended”: Bengal Guv

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Tuesday condemned the attack on BJP MP Khagen Murmu and MLA Sankar Ghosh in Nagrakata, Jalpaiguri district and assured that the culprits would be arrested within 24 hours.

2025-10-07T07:30:34.324092+00:00 IST

Manickam Tagore accuses Centre of "tweaking" MGNREGA norms

While citing a media article from an English daily, the Congress MP claimed that the MGNREGA scheme's purpose was to provide poor rural families with guaranteed work and build villages, including roads, houses, ponds, and schools.

2025-10-07T07:16:30.403876+00:00 IST

Mayawati slams SP, Cong ahead of Kanshi Ram's death anniversary

Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday slammed the Samajwadi Party and Congress over their alleged "casteist and malicious" attitude towards the BSP founder Kanshi Ram, ahead of his death anniversary on October 9.

2025-10-07T06:45:05.147388+00:00 IST

"INDIA bloc will form govt in Bihar": Ashok Gehlot

The Congress leader will visit Bihar on Wednesday, where he will begin campaigning for the upcoming polls.

2025-10-07T04:59:48.653989+00:00 IST

EC has no courage to tell number of noncitizens removed: Ramesh

"Much was made of the need of the SIR exercise to remove non-citizens from the electoral roll. The EC has not had the integrity or the courage to enlighten the country on how many such non-citizens in Bihar were removed from the electoral roll. If it had done so, it would have been even more exposed than it already is", Congress' General Secretary in-charge Communications said in a post on X.

2025-10-07T04:49:31.208786+00:00 IST

Sanjay Raut condemns attack on CJI Gavai

Raut claimed the incident wasn't just about the CJI but a broader reflection of the current political climate, where those in power disregard the Constitution and their followers resort to such acts.

2025-10-07T03:22:57.976354+00:00 IST

“Chhah or gyarah, NDA nau do gyarah”: Lalu Yadav takes dig at NDA

The ECI announced the dates on Monday for all 243 Assembly seats, with the counting of votes scheduled for November 14.

2025-10-07T03:05:37.801365+00:00 IST

CM Stalin’s Katchatheevu talk “pure political drama”: Annamalai

Earlier on October 3, CM Stalin spoke about the Katchatheevu issue and said that the BJP-led Centre is "refusing" to request the island back from Sri Lanka, despite a resolution passed by the Tamil Nadu assembly.

2025-10-07T02:50:14.860791+00:00 IST

Assam CM over SIT report on Gaurav Gogoi’s Pak links

He also said that the SIT report was informally discussed in the state cabinet meeting held on Monday at Lok Sewa Bhawan in Guwahati.

2025-10-07T02:44:19.522578+00:00 IST

Saurabh Bharadwaj condemns attack on CJI, slams right-wing trolls

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Delhi president, Saurabh Bharadwaj, strongly condemned the recent incident involving a shoe-hurling attempt on Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai, calling it a "disgusting act" that deserves maximum condemnation and punishment.

2025-10-07T01:29:28.154285+00:00 IST

"Such big attack cannot happen without CM's knowledge"

Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar slammed the Trinamool Congress after BJP leaders, MLA Shankar Ghosh and Malda North MP Khagen Murmu, were attacked in Nagrakata in North Bengal, while distributing relief materials for people affected by the flood and landslides in the state. He alleged that the Chief Minister was involved in the attack, as such a big attack could not have happened without the CM's knowledge.

2025-10-07T00:42:40.524072+00:00 IST

PM's blame on TMC a breach of Constitutional ethos: Bengal CM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for politicising the recent floods and landslides in North Bengal, calling it "unfortunate and deeply concerning."

2025-10-07T00:06:52.417606+00:00 IST

"No politics should be done on this incident": Rajasthan DyCM

Rajasthan Deputy CM Prem Chand Bairwa on Monday said the government stands by families affected by the SMS Hospital ICU fire, with ex-gratia to be provided and post-mortems completed

2025-10-06T23:37:19.192075+00:00 IST

Congress' Madhan Mohan Rao blames BRS govt for Kamareddy flood

Congress MLA Madhan Mohan responded on Monday to BRS Party MLA Harish Rao's comments by blaming the BRS Government for the flooding in Kamareddy, Telangana.

2025-10-06T23:01:27.252426+00:00 IST

Aim to make Bihar among top 10 in a decade: Prashant Kishor

As Bihar prepares for the upcoming Assembly elections, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor emphasised that the polls are not about individual leaders but the future of the state's youth.

2025-10-06T21:25:29.781889+00:00 IST

Polling stations in Bihar to have mobile phone deposit facility

Polling will be held in 243 assembly seats in two phases on November 6 and November 11 with counting of votes to be held on November 14.

2025-10-06T18:14:07.448545+00:00 IST

Bihar polls to be held in 2 phases on Nov 6, 11; BJP says it 'festival of democracy', Opposition questions EC's 'credibility'

The 243 Assembly seats will go to the polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with counting of votes to be held on November 14.

2025-10-06T18:00:14.726364+00:00 IST

Tamil Nadu: Former VC urges swift appointments

Former Anna University Vice-Chancellor, Professor E Balagurusamy, has written to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, urging the government to appoint full-time vice-chancellors for universities across the state. He expressed grave concern over the stagnation in the higher education sector, attributed to prolonged vacancies in administrative posts.

2025-10-06T16:42:32.875175+00:00 IST