Politics

BJP launches satyagraha against LDF-led “illegal” appointments

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) began a day-long satyagraha in front of the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation office on Saturday, protesting against what it alleges are illegal appointments made by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) administration in the civic body.

2025-07-19T08:46:20.620239+00:00 IST

"Pakistan will face brunt of stoppage of Indus Treaty,": JK LG

Speaking at the release of a book, "Indus Water Treaty - Mirroring the Facts", written by Sant Kumar Sharma, the LG also paid his respects to those who were killed in the Pahalgam attack.

2025-07-19T08:43:12.872067+00:00 IST

CM Mamata Banerjee slams BJP over language row in Assam

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has condemned what she described as a "divisive agenda" being pursued by the BJP in Assam, accusing the ruling party of persecuting Bengali-speaking citizens for asserting their linguistic identity.

2025-07-19T08:31:56.005201+00:00 IST

"Essential for INDIA alliance to be strong": Pramod Tiwari

"To save this country from religious polarisation and falling into the hands of a few capitalists, it is essential for the INDIA alliance to be strong to defeat the NDA alliance. I don't know who is under what pressure or allegations - true or false - are being made, or what someone's compulsions are, but I do know that today there will be a meeting of the INDIA alliance on several issues of national interest. We will firmly ensure that attempts to sell India to a few capitalists don't happen," Tiwari told ANI.

2025-07-19T08:30:00.206869+00:00 IST

"People knew that there was liquor scam": Chhattisgarh Deputy CM

"The common people of Chhattisgarh knew that there was a liquor scam ongoing in the state. After learning about scams, IT and ED investigated the matter. The ED investigation is still going on. Action is being taken against all those people against whom evidence is coming out before the ED. This was a huge scam," Sao told reporters here.

2025-07-19T07:58:17.417909+00:00 IST

"Conspiracy to defame Nitish Kumar": Giriraj Singh

"There were settlements with the criminals before. They were given protection. However, it cannot be said today that the government, including the Chief Minister and Deputy CMs, is protecting criminals. Criminals are being caught. Those involved in the Paras hospital shooting will also be caught. However, I want to ask why these criminals are from a particular community? I allege a conspiracy to defame the Bihar government," Union Minister Singh told ANI.

2025-07-19T06:44:19.805055+00:00 IST

"PM should break his silence": Jairam Ramesh questions PM’s silen

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Saturday demanded Prime Minister Narendra Modi "break his silence" over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he stopped the conflict between India and Pakistan.

2025-07-19T06:26:28.213798+00:00 IST

"No can drown, beat someone in sea...": Sudhir Mungantiwar

"Koi kisi ko samundar mein duba ke maar nahi sakta. In this country, we respect the Constitution. To safeguard Constitution, there is no dearth of martyrs like Tukaram Omble. If someone goes to drown someone, there would be several police personnel who would stop you," Mungantiwar, former Maharashtra BJP chief, told ANI.

2025-07-19T06:17:24.458875+00:00 IST

"Rise out of this mindset": Shaina NC

"What is this 'Patak patak ke maarna', 'Duba duba ke maarna'? Rise out of this mindset and tell us your vision plan for Maharashtra. What do you want to do for Maharashtra? This politics of hooliganism does not work anywhere. Today, we have to understand that we are heading towards a Viksit Maharashtra, Viksit Bharat. Make constructive statements over that. This 'maarna, peetna, kanoon ko apne haath mein lena' does not suit anyone," Shaina NC told ANI.

2025-07-19T05:06:59.498031+00:00 IST

Manickam Tagore takes dig at PM Modi over Trump's remark

Tagore further in his post wrote that the nation deserved answers on who authorised the retaliation, the US' role in shooting down the jets and the reasons why India caved in to foreign pressure.

2025-07-19T05:06:19.139860+00:00 IST

"Break your silence": AAP to PM Modi on Trump’s repeated claims

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to "break his silence" over U.S. President Donald Trump's repeated claims that he "facilitated a ceasefire between India and Pakistan by threatening to stop trade".

2025-07-19T05:01:10.122996+00:00 IST

"Tactic to oppress opposition": Priyanka Gandhi

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday criticised the central government over the arrest of Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's son, Chaitanya Baghel, by the Enforcement Directorate, accusing the move of being a "tactic" to suppress the voice of the people and "oppress" the opposition.

2025-07-19T04:08:33.483879+00:00 IST

"Friendship, Huglomacy": Jairam Ramesh takes dig at PM Modi

"The sensational new revelation by President Trump this time around is that five jets may have been downed. The Prime Minister, who has had years of friendship and huglomacy with President Trump going back to Howdy Modi in Sept 2019 and Namaste Trump in Feb 2020, has to now himself make a clear and categorical statement in Parliament on what President Trump has been claiming over the past 70 days," the Congress Rajya Sabha MP posted on X.

2025-07-19T03:59:15.347941+00:00 IST

no agency has found corruption against any AAP leader: Atishi

According to an AAP release on Friday, Atishi stated that the BJP is now fabricating cases against AAP leaders after failing to find a single instance of corruption in years of relentless raids, as AAP's rising graph exposes decades of the BJP's decline in Gujarat.

2025-07-19T00:53:59.571699+00:00 IST

Karnataka govt allocates Rs 50 crore per MLA for development work

However, the opposition BJP has raised objections, alleging that the Congress-led government has allocated Rs 50 crore exclusively to its own party MLAs.

2025-07-19T00:34:29.896310+00:00 IST

Union Minister Shekhawat supports Maha Govt on Islampur renaming

Supporting the decision, Maharashtra Minister Nitesh Rane said that a place named "Islampur" does not fit with what he described as India being a "Hindu nation."

2025-07-18T22:12:04.011153+00:00 IST

Congress MLA slams Maharashtra Govt over Islampur renaming

Reacting to this, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Ambadas Danve said, "This government is only interested in creating casteism and conflicts."

2025-07-18T21:10:16.581518+00:00 IST

"Malicious smear campaign": KC Venugopal slams ED chargesheet against Robert Vadra

The reaction comes after, ED attached 43 immovable properties worth Rs 37.64 crore linked to Vadra and his entities, as well as filed a prosecution complaint or chargesheet against him and 10 others.

2025-07-18T20:46:03.400892+00:00 IST

WB: TMC-affiliated union condemns alleged harassment of Bengalis

Party workers held placards and shouted slogans against what they called a systematic targeting of Bengali migrants under the guise of identifying illegal immigrants, according to a statement from the union.

2025-07-18T20:35:53.724007+00:00 IST

Raj Thackeray hits back at Nishikant Dubey's remarks

Reacting to Dubey's remarks, the MNS chief asserted that he will not compromise on matters related to the Marathi language and the people of Maharashtra. He further said that those who live in Maharashtra should "learn Marathi as soon as possible."

2025-07-18T20:28:50.677828+00:00 IST

Maharashtra CM on clash between BJP and NCP-SCP

Fadnavis addressed the media following the conclusion of the Monsoon session of the Maharashtra Assembly, highlighting the passage of 16 significant bills and decisions, including the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill.

2025-07-18T20:28:07.875670+00:00 IST