Politics

INDIA Bloc candidate Sudershan Reddy on Vice President election

Sudershan Reddy will be contesting against NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan.

2025-08-23T08:15:11.239130+00:00 IST

BJP’s Boora Narsaiah Goud slams parties opposing bill

"...I do not understand why the opposition is bent upon opposing it. By doing so, they are painting themselves as the most corrupt parties... Do the opposition leaders believe that the BJP and PM Modi will be in power forever? Is this applicable only to opposition leaders? Does the opposition have no hope of ever coming to power?... Instead of blindly opposing it, opposition leaders wake up, do introspection and support the bill," Goud stated.

2025-08-23T08:11:59.740594+00:00 IST

RJD leaders criticise FIR against Tejashwi Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders in Bihar have strongly criticized the filing of an FIR against party leader Tejashwi Yadav in Maharashtra, calling it politically motivated and an attempt to suppress opposition voices.

2025-08-23T07:22:15.437141+00:00 IST

BJP’s Vijay Goel on SC's revised verdict on stray dogs

Speaking to reporters here, the BJP leader expressed concerns over the "2000 dog bite" cases reported daily and asked if the Supreme Court or NGOs fighting for stray dogs would take responsibility for them.

2025-08-23T07:01:20.788452+00:00 IST

Congress’ Shakil Ahmed Khan backs Tejashwi Yadav

Speaking to ANI in Katihar, Shakil Ahmed Khan said, "Even if a thousand FIRs are filed, how does it matter?... When cases were registered against people and they were even jailed during our fight for swaraj, ultimately, we attained independence. This yatra is to achieve freedom from the ideas of the BJP... We will achieve our target. We will not let vote chori happen..."

2025-08-23T06:23:19.211717+00:00 IST

“Not scared of any FIR”: Tejashwi Yadav

He asked if saying the word "jumla" has become a crime and alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is fearing the truth.

2025-08-23T05:52:13.749369+00:00 IST

Expelled MLA Pooja Pal trains guns on Samajwadi Party Chief

After being expelled from the Samajwadi Party, MLA Pooja Pal wrote a letter to SP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, expressing her disappointment and demanding an explanation. In her letter, she stated that she deserved to know the reason behind her expulsion and should have been given a chance to explain her point of view. She warned that if anything were to happen to her, the Samajwadi Party and its chief, Akhilesh Yadav, would be responsible.

2025-08-23T05:48:42.048993+00:00 IST

“Introduced only to suppress opposition”: TN Minister Regupathy

Tamil Nadu Minister S Regupathy sharply criticised the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill mandating the disqualification of elected representatives jailed for 30 days, calling it a tool to suppress opposition in states not ruled by the central party. He dismissed AIADMK's claims of challenging the DMK, affirming the DMK alliance remains dominant amid political contests.

2025-08-23T03:36:08.791433+00:00 IST

Gadchiroli Police registers FIR against Tejashwi Yadav

An FIR has been registered against RJD leader and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli over an alleged objectionable post and defamatory content against Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the social media platform X.

2025-08-23T02:16:50.098453+00:00 IST

'Born Congressman, no question of joining hands with BJP-RSS'

This comes after he sang the RSS anthem "Namaste Sada Vatsale Matrubhoome," in the Karnataka Assembly, which has triggered discussion on his joining the BJP.

2025-08-23T01:34:14.421256+00:00 IST

"All our expectations have been dashed": J-K CM Omar Abdullah

However, Abdullah emphasised that his government will continue working towards restoring Jammu and Kashmir's statehood. A section of National Conference leaders had expected the Centre to announce the move during the Monsoon Session.

2025-08-22T22:16:59.181371+00:00 IST

Congress's Kumari Selja slams BJP

Congress MP Kumari Selja on Friday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for "using" the Election Commission of India (ECI) for its own political gains.

2025-08-22T18:52:36.938567+00:00 IST

"BSF comes under Home Affairs, they are creating wrong narrative"

PM Modi on Friday hit out at the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government and Congress for the "appeasement" politics and said they are "encouraging infiltration only for the greed of power."

2025-08-22T18:28:28.627301+00:00 IST

Kunal Ghosh on PM Modi's visit

Following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's allegation of corruption and misrule by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh doubled down in his attack against the BJP and said that more the PM frequently visited Bengal, TMC's vote share would keep increasing.

2025-08-22T18:27:58.134968+00:00 IST

"Corrupt, atrocious and dynastic": Amit Shah

Amit Shah said the people are determined to uproot the DMK government and bring the NDA to power in the state.

2025-08-22T16:22:27.115700+00:00 IST

"TVK is toddler, has to walk, then run": AIADMK leader

Calling TVK a "toddler", Sathyan remarked that the party has a long way to go before it can be considered a serious political contender for the 2026 Tamil Nadu elections.

2025-08-22T16:14:12.373040+00:00 IST

"You are CM who does black deeds": Amit Shah slams MK Stalin

Union Home Minister accused Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin of doing "black deeds" and termed the ruling DMK as the "most corrupt" government in response to the protests of the opposition over the 130th Constitutional Amendment Bill brought by the Union government in Parliament on Wednesday.

2025-08-22T16:12:52.234622+00:00 IST

Karnataka CM, DyCM now forced to hide behind masks: Vijayendra

Speaking to the media in Bengaluru on Friday, the State President remarked that after digging several pits and finding nothing, both Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar are now visibly nervous. "The complainant's mask has already fallen off, and now the CM and DyCM are struggling to cover their own faces," he said.

2025-08-22T15:04:02.764772+00:00 IST

CM Siddaramaiah to join voter adhikar rally on Aug 29

"Rahul Gandhi ji took out a yatra in Bihar. I am going to join it on 29th August," CM Siddaramaiah told reporters here.

2025-08-22T14:01:43.968280+00:00 IST

"CP Radhakrishnan does not align with our ideology": Pawar

NCP-SCP supremo claimed that CP Radhakrishnan, while holding the position of Jharkhand Governor, had misused his power during the arrest of Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in 2024.

2025-08-22T13:33:21.099640+00:00 IST

"Welcome Vijay's political arrival": BJP's K Annamalai

Speaking to reporters, Annamalai acknowledged the popularity of Vijay, who leads the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), but questioned whether he could sustain political engagement for a full term.

2025-08-22T12:52:16.622547+00:00 IST