Politics

Ravi Shankar Prasad hits out at Rahul following allegation on EC

Rahul has levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission of India (ECI), accusing it of direct involvement in large-scale voter fraud, with the Congress having "open-and-shut proof" of the alleged theft.

2025-08-01T14:29:23.542364+00:00 IST

There is human rights violation: Congress MP Anto Antony

Following the arrest of two Malayali nuns in Chhattisgarh on the charges of forced religious conversion and human trafficking, Congress MP Anto Antony said that both have serious health problems, the issue has been raised in the Parliament, and they stood for the justice for the nuns.

2025-08-01T12:08:22.943282+00:00 IST

"Modi govt, its cheerleaders living in fictional world": Ramesh

"The Modi government, its drumbeaters, and cheerleaders are living in a fictional world. They are avoiding speaking the truth about the real state of the economy," Ramesh posted on X.

2025-08-01T09:27:15.691547+00:00 IST

Patra slams Cong over ex-ATS officer's claim Malegaon Blast case

BJP MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra launched an attack against Congress after a retired Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Officer revealed that he was instructed to "arrest" Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat in connection with the Malegaon blast case.

2025-08-01T09:26:35.737659+00:00 IST

"Instructed to arrest Mohan Bhagwat": Retired ATS Officer

"I didn't make any allegations, but presented what has been on the record. It has been proved in court. It is not about political pressure; rather, my boss, Param Bir Singh, and other top officials instructed me to arrest Mohan Bhagwat. There was this concept of 'bhagwa atankwaad (saffron terror)' running in the media. However, I refused to do this and was punished for it. I was arrested and put in jail. I was defamed," Mujawar told ANI.

2025-08-01T08:19:40.888418+00:00 IST

Undeclared emergency in Andhra Pradesh, alleges Jagan Mohan Reddy

Speaking to the media after consoling Prasanna Kumar Reddy and his family members, YS Jagan alleged that Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has been following the vindictive path of attacking the houses of political adversaries indiscriminately, which shows that constitutional provisions and democratic values have no place in the state.

2025-08-01T07:40:46.363975+00:00 IST

"We are with alliance" Vaiko after meeting TN CM Stalin

"We are with the alliance. In the soil of Periyar and Anna, we will never allow the Hindutva forces- RSS and BJP in Tamil Nadu. We will fight till the end," Vaiko told ANI, adding, "There won't be any coalition government. Tamil Nadu will neither opt for nor accept it. There will be an absolute majority for the DMK in the ensuing assembly elections. DMK will win on its own absolute majority."

2025-08-01T07:39:41.824351+00:00 IST

"When will you find the real accused?" Arvind Sawant

"Nothing will happen by playing the blame game. What has happened is done now. All I want to ask is, who is the real accused? When will you find the real accused? In both cases (2006 Mumbai blast and 2008 Malegaon blast), the accused have been acquitted, better late than never, but who is the real accused?" Sawant told ANI.

2025-08-01T06:55:40.979383+00:00 IST

Cong MP slams Centre, PM Modi over Rafale deal with Anil Ambani

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Friday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale jets offsets deal with Anil Ambani amidst loan fraud allegations against the industrialist.

2025-08-01T06:23:03.661654+00:00 IST

Assam Minister promises action against immigrants in forest lands

"A significant number of non-indigenous individuals and immigrants or those who will end our culture are residing on forest land in Guwahati, altering the region's demographic composition. We will take appropriate action against them. This needs to be done. Otherwise, the indigenous people of Assam will not remain due to changed demography," Baruah told ANI.

2025-08-01T05:58:40.429054+00:00 IST

"Slave of BJP": DMK's TKS Elangovan lambasts Palaniswami

"The BJP must have thought that because EPS is with them, he would not accept OPS or something like that. When the Prime Minister came, he did not meet OPS, which may also be the reason. He doesn't want them to come back to AIADMK. He believes that if these people return, his leadership position will be weakened. EPS is not a leader; he is now a slave of the BJP," DMK leader TKS Elangovan told ANI.

2025-08-01T05:23:09.527571+00:00 IST

Nitish Kumar doubles honorarium for cooks, night guards

"It has been decided to double the honorarium of cooks working under the mid-day meal program in the Education Department, increasing it from 1,650 rupees to 3,300 rupees. Similarly, the honorarium of night guard working in secondary/higher education schools has been doubled from 5,000 rupees to 10,000 rupees," Kumar posted on X.

2025-08-01T03:31:49.773904+00:00 IST

Adhikari welcomes HC's decision to extend deployment of forces

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Thursday welcomed the Calcutta High Court's decision to extend the deployment of paramilitary forces in violence-hit Murshidabad district for six more weeks.

2025-07-31T21:14:49.588403+00:00 IST

Congress distances itself after BJP's "Saffron terror" attack

The NIA court has also ordered the Maharashtra government to award Rs 2 lakh compensation to the families of the victims and Rs 50,000 compensation to the injured.

2025-07-31T18:14:27.974503+00:00 IST

Even when it was called 'saffron terror'…I opposed it: Digvijaya

Speaking to ANI after the NIA Court acquitted all seven accused in the 2008 Malegaon Blast case, Singh there must be someone guilty if all of the accused are acquitted.

2025-07-31T15:55:57.937862+00:00 IST

Left MPs seek Amit Shah's intervention in arrest of nuns

The letter was signed by CPI(M) MPs including K Radhakrishnan, Amra Ram, R. Sachithanantham, A. A. Rahim, V Sivadasan and John Brittas.

2025-07-31T11:56:37.743503+00:00 IST

"Hypocrisy on terrorism if they do not go to SC?": AIMIM

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday expressed disappointment over the acquittal of all accused in the 2008 Malegaon blast case, saying that it would be a hypocrisy if the Maharashtra government did not go to the Supreme Court against the verdict.

2025-07-31T11:52:13.989104+00:00 IST

Uma Bharti reacts emotionally to Malegaon blast verdict

Bharti blamed several political parties for labelling her and others under the term 'Bhagwa terror'.

2025-07-31T11:24:34.640825+00:00 IST

BJP MP Brij Lal welcomes acquittal of Sadhvi Pragya

"I congratulate Colonel Purohit, Sadhvi Pragya, and all the other accused. My greetings to the court for serving justice to all the accused and the entire Hindu community... The army got justice because they accused a serving Colonel Purohit of being a terrorist... They fabricated a theory of Bhagwa terror... The Congress and its leadership, including Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia, Priyanka and Rahul, have to apologise to the nation... The Congress betrayed the country," Lal told ANI.

2025-07-31T10:20:45.199763+00:00 IST

BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad on Malegaon verdict

The 2008 Malegaon blast case was transferred to the NIA in 2011 from the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS). After a 17-year-long wait, examination of hundreds of witnesses, the NIA special court today acquitted all seven people accused under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, Arms Act and all other charges.

2025-07-31T09:57:54.658230+00:00 IST

Cong will face the consequences: Nishikant on Malegaon acquittal

Following the NIA court's acquittal of all accused in the Malegaon blast case, BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing it of promoting the narrative of "Saffron Terrorism."

2025-07-31T09:36:08.699097+00:00 IST