Politics

KTR dares CM Reddy to sit on hunger strike over BC reservation

Speaking during the debate on the Panchayati Raj Amendment Bill in the Telangana Legislative Assembly, KTR said, "If Chief Minister Revanth Reddy truly has a commitment towards Backward Classes, he should sit on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar in Delhi until the BC Bill is passed. This is not about seeking appointments, but about showing dedication."

2025-08-31T11:46:28.676936+00:00 IST

BJP Mahila Morcha protests in Jammu over derogatory remarks

BJP Mahila Morcha leaders and workers on Sunday staged a protest in Jammu against the derogatory remarks allegedly made by a Congress worker against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Voter Adhikar Yatra in Bihar's Darbhanga.

2025-08-31T11:42:48.247564+00:00 IST

BJP brought Constitutional Amendment Bill to scare allies

While not directly naming the Janata Dal (United) and Telegu Desam Party (TDP), the Congress leader suggested that the BJP might not be able to secure two-thirds of the votes required in both houses of the Parliament to pass a constitutional amendment.

2025-08-31T07:28:42.371859+00:00 IST

Manish Tewari on Congress excluding him for Op Sindoor debate

Senior Congress leader Manish Tewari has opened up about his non-participation in the Operation Sindoor debate in the Lok Sabha and said that it was a decision purely made by the party, adding that he has no regrets over his exclusion.

2025-08-31T07:25:39.173374+00:00 IST

First time state govt body accepted that it sold jobs: Sukanta

Majumdar asserted that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has no moral right to continue in her position if the SSC, under her government's purview, is found to have engaged in corruption.

2025-08-31T02:40:30.179608+00:00 IST

"Four-engine govt failing badly in Delhi": AAP’s Priyanka Kakkar

Kakkar's remarks come amid the double murder of two women in Delhi's Rohini Sector 17.

2025-08-31T01:26:34.767268+00:00 IST

“Govt working on war footing to resolve issue”: Dy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar assured that the government is working on a "war footing" to resolve the issue regarding the Maratha quota demand, for which activist Jarange Patil has started a hunger strike.

2025-08-30T23:51:20.919631+00:00 IST

Congress’ TS Singh Deo condemns Mahua Moitra’s statement

Congress leader TS Singh Deo condemned the TMC MP Mahua Moitra's reported remark about Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

2025-08-30T23:49:34.339798+00:00 IST

BJP's Rahul Sinha on Bengal's school jobs scam case

The West Bengal School Service Commission released the list of names of 1804 ineligible candidates after the Supreme Court directed it to publish the list of 'tainted' candidates in the cash-for-jobs scam. The commission released the roll number, serial number and name of the ineligible candidates.

2025-08-30T22:09:29.292892+00:00 IST

"Amit Shah should take responsibility”: Sanjay Raut

The Shiv Sena UBT stated that the court shouldn't intervene in the matter of extending the protest, as it remains between the government and those demanding the Marathi reservation.

2025-08-30T22:08:51.946926+00:00 IST

Need to thwart Centre’s attempt to change Constitution: CM

The Chief Minister also warned that the BJP-led Union government was exploiting the Election Commission to rule the country for a long time.

2025-08-30T19:28:48.018776+00:00 IST

"People won't obey": Kerala Minister MB Rajesh

"I am not aware of what has happened. But from your question, it appears that somebody came from Bihar banned beef eating in bank canteen. People coming from various parts of our country should understand our culture, food habits and traditions. People in Kerala eat beef, meat and fish - everything is part of our diet. So, if someone comes and issues an order, people won't obey it. It is our age-old tradition and our age-old food habits. How can it be changed with a diktat or an order? That's not possible," Rajesh said.

2025-08-30T17:38:05.471203+00:00 IST

Congress sold urea on black market: Telangana BJP leader

Telangana BJP MLA Paidi Rakesh Reddy refuted the allegations of Congress and Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) of a shortage of urea and fertilisers for the farmers in the state and accused the Congress of selling the fertilisers in the black market.

2025-08-30T17:35:59.143898+00:00 IST

Person who abused PM Modi’s mother was from BJP: Digvijaya Singh

"The person who made derogatory remarks about PM Modi's mother turned out to be from the BJP," Singh, a former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, told ANI.

2025-08-30T17:23:27.395417+00:00 IST

"Those speaking were in govt for long time": Ajit Pawar

"Those who are speaking now have themselves been in government for a long time, so please don't force us to get into all those things. All of them are respected and experienced leaders," Pawar told reporters here.

2025-08-30T17:18:21.386498+00:00 IST

Smriti Irani strongly condemns derogatory remarks against PM Modi

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday strongly condemned the derogatory remarks made by a man against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Congress-RJD's Vote Adhikar Yatra in Darbhanga on Wednesday and said the post of Prime Minister reflects aspirations of crores of people.

2025-08-30T16:59:36.332723+00:00 IST

Mamata Banerjee should take punitive action against Mahua Moitra"

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to take punitive action against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra if the Chief Minister did not agree to the TMC MP's reported remark about Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

2025-08-30T16:52:49.917238+00:00 IST

Tejashwi calls Voter Adhikar Yatra a "historic movement"

The Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' on Saturday drew large crowds in Bihar, with party leader Tejashwi Yadav calling it a "historic movement" to safeguard voting rights.

2025-08-30T16:52:31.390646+00:00 IST

"Congress should publically apologise": BJP MP Dinesh Sharma

"In Uttar Pradesh, too, a Congress leader used abusive words about the great people of the Sangh. They should publicly apologise," Sharma told ANI.

2025-08-30T15:19:36.364130+00:00 IST

"People will teach them a lesson": Pralhad Joshi slams oppn

"They make wrong statements using abusive language. People will teach them an appropriate lesson at the appropriate time," Joshi told ANI.

2025-08-30T14:54:19.494505+00:00 IST

Tamil Nadu’s school education in crisis: BJP's ANS Prasad

Tamil Nadu BJP Spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad on Saturday slammed the state government, led by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, saying that DMK's opposition to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a cynical ploy to stoke regional sentiments for electoral gains, according to a statement.

2025-08-30T13:16:54.412172+00:00 IST