Politics

Monsoon Session of Delhi Assembly to commence on August 4 

In a major stride towards digital governance, this Monsoon Session will be conducted as a fully paperless session through the National eVidhan Application (NeVA) platform.

2025-08-03T17:46:57.816431+00:00 IST

Mehbooba Mufti backs revival of sporting ties between India-Pak

"There should be sporting events (between India and Pakistan). If you want to live in peace and do not want to spend money on the war, want to overcome unemployment and poverty, and then you have to normalise the situation, and sports are the best thing in achieving this goal," Mehbooba Mufti said.

2025-08-03T17:15:56.660804+00:00 IST

PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti favours revival of India-Pakistan ties

The PDP chief further said, "The ceasefire had to be declared later. Unless reconciliation, dialogue, debate and discussions are done, such encounters will go on, and we will always stay on the verge of war." "Reconciliation is the only way forward," she added.

2025-08-03T15:52:32.636103+00:00 IST

“ECI working as puppet of BJP": Congress' Imran Pratapgarhi

Speaking to ANI, the Congress MP further criticised the Election Commission for not maintaining neutrality in its public responses.

2025-08-03T15:40:07.384926+00:00 IST

“Misleading and Baseless”: ECI slams P Chidambaram’

The poll body responded to P Chidambaram's claim that there has been an addition of approximately 6.5 lakh migrant workers to the electoral roll in Tamil Nadu. ECI pointed out that "false figures" are being floated about "enrollment of 6.5 lakh voters" in Tamil Nadu.

2025-08-03T13:46:24.056490+00:00 IST

BJP leaders counter Rahul Gandhi's 'dead economy' post

The Maharashtra Chief Minister attached the latest IMF World Economic Outlook report, wherein it projected India's growth in 2025 and 2026 at 6.4 per cent -- the highest among the fastest major economies.

2025-08-03T13:45:44.549840+00:00 IST

NEET-PG 2025 exam conducted across 301 cities

According to an official release, the exam was conducted in a single shift on the computer-based platform across 301 cities and in 1052 test centres for more than 2,42,000 candidates. This is the largest computer-based exam in India in terms of the number of candidates, which has been conducted in a Single Shift.

2025-08-03T13:00:01.403966+00:00 IST

UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya hits out at Samajwadi Party

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday took a jibe at the Samajwadi Party, alleging that the party has been surviving on bogus votes.

2025-08-03T12:16:43.276432+00:00 IST

P Chidambaram slams ECI over removal of names by ECI in Bihar

Chidambaram said that mass disenfranchisement is a serious issue and questioned whether any inquiry was done by the ECI to ascertain the "permanently migrated" status of enrolled voters in Bihar.

2025-08-03T12:00:27.847473+00:00 IST

Law and order situation in Odisha is ruined, says Congress MP

Speaking to ANI, Saptagiri Ulaka said, "I had raised this issue two days ago in the Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour... Yesterday, the girl died during treatment at AIIMS Delhi. This is the second such incident in a month... As per the police investigation, nobody killed her. The three people who killed her have not been arrested yet."

2025-08-03T11:24:22.213902+00:00 IST

Priyanka Chaturvedi slams Mani Shankar Aiyar over remarks on Op S

Mani Shankar Aiyar has reportedly criticised the government's global outreach following 'Operation Sindoor' and said that "none of the 33 countries that Shashi Tharoor and his team visited blamed Pakistan for the Pahalgam terror attack."

2025-08-03T11:11:44.636964+00:00 IST

'Voter flagging disproportionately high in opposition strongholds

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Sunday alleged that the names flagged out of the draft voter list in Bihar are "disproportionately high" in areas considered opposition strongholds, and demanded a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in Bihar.

2025-08-03T09:17:42.081523+00:00 IST

"This means he had two EPIC numbers": Sambit Patra slams Tejashwi

BJP MP Sambit Patra on Sunday launched a scathing attack against Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, after he alleged that his EPIC (Electors Photo Identity Card) number has been "changed" and his name was missing from the draft voter list.

2025-08-03T09:11:52.735538+00:00 IST

Sambit Patra slams Jitendra Awhad for remarks over Sanatan Dharma

BJP MP Sambit Patra on Sunday slammed NCP-SCP leader Jitendra Awhad for his "Sanatan has destroyed India" remarks and stated that he would not have received a peaceful reply if he had said so about Islam.

2025-08-03T08:50:32.009457+00:00 IST

Dinner Diplomacy: INDIA bloc leaders to meet on August 7

The ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, alleged voter list manipulation in Maharashtra, Operation Sindoor, India-US trade deal and the tariffs threatened by President Trump are likely to be discussed during the meeting.

2025-08-03T08:13:32.136210+00:00 IST

“Why are we silent?”: Shiv Sena (UBT) Anand Dubey on Trump’s 25 p

"Why is the government sleeping? US President Donald Trump has said it almost 40 times that he brokered the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. Now he (Trump) is saying that our relations with India are not good as India buys fuel from Russia. Are we slaves? We would trade and talk, with whoever we want, we will have friends as we want. There is a huge difference between the populations of India and US," UBT's Dubey told ANI.

2025-08-03T07:01:56.201149+00:00 IST

“Must learn a lesson”: BRS leader welcomes criminal charges again

While welcoming the court order, the BRS leader told ANI on Saturday, "We welcome the verdict of the court that the Nampally Court has directed the police to register a criminal case against the minister. The Congress government and their ministers must learn a lesson and understand how to behave in public life."

2025-08-03T06:52:49.432371+00:00 IST

“Rekha Gupta implemented UP model of BJP”: AAP slams Delhi govt f

The AAP leader stated that numerous areas across the NCR experience daily electricity cuts of 5-6 hours, including the residence of former CM Arvind Kejriwal, where power has been unavailable since 3 AM on Sunday.

2025-08-03T06:03:32.724984+00:00 IST

Ask his party, not me: DK Shivakumar on Prajwal Revanna verdict

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday responded to questions regarding the life imprisonment sentence given to expelled Janta Dal (Secular) leader and former Lok Sabha MP Prajwal Revanna in a rape case, stating that it should be the leaders of his own party and their allies who should be questioned on this matter.

2025-08-03T00:35:11.450287+00:00 IST

Dharmendra Pradhan slams Rahul Gandhi’s remarks on Arun Jaitley

In a post on social media platform X, the Union Minister said, "Rahul Gandhi has completely shredded all standards of decorum in public life. Former Union Minister and senior leader, the late Arun Jaitley ji, is no longer among us. However, Rahul Gandhi's immature and childish, hateful mentality has insensitively spread lies in the name of the late Arun Jaitley ji to further his own agenda, disregarding the facts related to the agricultural laws."

2025-08-02T23:04:36.977889+00:00 IST

Farooq Abdullah slams centre over J&K statehood delay

National Conference President Farooq Abdullah has once again criticised the Central government, accusing it of failing to address the long-standing demand for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir's statehood.

2025-08-02T23:00:35.236570+00:00 IST