Politics

Owaisi writes to EC over voter list revision in Bihar

Speaking to ANI, the AIMIM chief said, "Our request to the Election Commission of India is that we want a detailed explanation on the concerns which we have highlighted in the written representation which we have sent to the Election Commissioners."

2025-06-28T18:17:51.448894+00:00 IST

"If there are issues, they would be discussed privately": Tharoor

"I am not going to get into political issues here. If there are issues to discuss, they would be discussed privately. When the time comes, I shall do so," Tharoor, who was speaking at the Ahmedabad Management Association Program, told reporters.

2025-06-28T17:41:11.974945+00:00 IST

“Such incidents insult...": Scindia on FIR against Jitu Patwari

After FIR registered against Madhya Pradesh Congress President Jitu Patwari, Union Minister Jyotiaditya Scindia on Saturday criticised him, saying that such incidents insult the dignity of the post.

2025-06-28T16:10:09.935200+00:00 IST

Unruly passenger handedover to airport security after mid-air altercation on Air India flight from Amritsar to Delhi

Air India has confirmed an incident of disruptive passenger behaviour aboard flight AI454 from Amritsar to Delhi on Saturday, prompting intervention from cabin crew and airport security.

2025-06-28T14:53:59.071984+00:00 IST

Congress corners BJP for delaying 27 per cent OBC reservation...

Addressing a press conference at the AICC headquarters here, senior party leaders, including former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Madhya Pradesh Congress in-charge Harish Chaudhary, MP PCC president Jitu Patwari and AICC OBC Department Chairman Anil JaiHind alleged that the BJP was revealing its anti-reservation and anti-backwards classes mindset by deliberately delaying the reservation benefits to the OBCs.

2025-06-28T14:26:44.542495+00:00 IST

Haryana CM Saini targets Congress over Emergency, 1984 riots

Addressing the event in Gurugram, CM Saini said, "During elections, Yuvraj (Rahul Gandhi) picks up the holy Constitution book and campaigns that if Modi Ji becomes the Prime Minister, the Constitution will be abolished. Under Modi Ji's leadership, this country is running according to the Constitution..."

2025-06-28T13:13:57.801497+00:00 IST

AAP leader Sanjeev Arora takes oath as Ludhiana West MLA

"It is a matter of great joy that a very honest person, Sanjeev Arora, has become a member of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha today. I thank the people of Ludhiana West. They have supported us by putting faith in Arvind Kejriwal's policies and Mann's work (as CM). They have supported Sanjeev Arora because of his decency. Many thanks to the public, workers and everyone," Aman Arora, Punjab AAP chief, told ANI.

2025-06-28T12:17:13.674393+00:00 IST

"Want security for women": BJP MLA as protests erupt across Kolkata over gangrape case

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday stepped up pressure on the ruling Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged gangrape of a female student at South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata on June 25 evening.

2025-06-28T11:25:30.112136+00:00 IST

BJP's Locket Chatterjee slams CM Mamata on Kolkata gang rape case

Bhartiya Janta Party Leader Locket Chatterjee criticised the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamta Banerjee over the alleged gangrape case in Kolkata, stating that law and order in the state has deteriorated significantly.

2025-06-28T09:35:58.600695+00:00 IST

BJP forms 4-member committee to probe Kolkata gang-rape case

A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday.

2025-06-28T09:29:46.008767+00:00 IST

BJP launch sharp attacks on TMC over Kolkata gang-rape case

Speaking to reporters, Patra attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and said, "In a state where there is a woman Chief Minister, there should be sensitivity towards women, but why is there so much insensitivity and cruelty? The victim has issued a statement herself. If we read it carefully, one thing becomes clear, that this entire vicious cycle of gang-rape is somewhere state-sponsored."

2025-06-28T09:17:55.755724+00:00 IST

"Virtually a semblance of anarchy has descended in Bengal": Adhir

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday criticised the West Bengal government over the alleged gangrape case of a law student in Kolkata's South Calcutta Law College. Chowdhury stated that the incident demonstrates the deteriorating law and order situation in Bengal, which has descended into anarchy.

2025-06-28T08:24:55.662206+00:00 IST

“Possible there is pressure to join BJP”: Rashid Alvi on arrest

"If there is any such scam, then action must be taken against them. However, we cannot trust the governments of Gujarat and India. There is a possibility that he is being pressured to join BJP. The court will decide what is right and wrong," Alvi told ANI here.

2025-06-28T08:09:01.190041+00:00 IST

MP: FIR against Patwari for inducing man to make false claim

The man, Gajraj Lodhi, a resident of Mundra village, submitted an affidavit to the Ashoknagar collector in this regard. He claimed that some Congress leaders introduced him to Patwari in Orchha on June 25 in connection with an assault incident that had happened with him recently.

2025-06-28T07:26:48.279858+00:00 IST

Shankar Ghosh demands Mamata Banerjee’s resignation

Speaking to ANI, Ghosh said, "This incident reveals the character of TMC, their thoughts towards women. I demand the immediate resignation of Mamata Banerjee as the CM of West Bengal. Under her rule, no one is safe."

2025-06-28T06:37:56.554782+00:00 IST

Ashok Gehlot slams BJP for "extensively" using Kanhaiya's death

Taking to X, Gehlot wrote, "I offer my tributes on the third death anniversary of Late Shri Kanhaiyalal Sahu. It is a matter of great sorrow that even after 3 years, neither he nor his family have received justice. The BJP has extensively used this case for political gain but has not made efforts for justice, even though this is a completely clear case where the entire crime and its confession are recorded on video."

2025-06-28T05:58:40.390605+00:00 IST

Maharashtra's NCP-SCP to join MNS-UBT joint protest against ‘Hind

The Maharashtra government is planning to make Hindi compulsory up to Class 4 under the 'Three Language Policy.' This move has been previously slammed by other opposition leaders, including NCP-SCP chief Sharadchandra Pawar and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut.

2025-06-28T04:26:54.588030+00:00 IST

Congress seeks status of Indians stranded in Russia

Congress questioned the Indian government's failure to bring back citizens forcibly involved in the Russia-Ukraine war on Friday.

2025-06-27T19:51:30.088872+00:00 IST

Oppn train guns on RSS over call to remove "secular, socialist"

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale's comments pitching to remove the words "secular and socialist" from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution has sparked massive outrage in the political circle with the opposition leaders and parties labelling it as an "insult to the Constitution" and an attack on its framers, including Babasaheb Ambedkar.

2025-06-27T17:33:59.726177+00:00 IST

RSS-BJP don't want Constitution, but Manusmriti: Rahul Gandhi

"RSS-BJP doesn't want the constitution. They want Manusmriti. They aim to strip the marginalised and the poor of their rights and enslave them again. Snatching a powerful weapon like the constitution from them is their real agenda," the Congress leader posed on X.

2025-06-27T15:45:46.864956+00:00 IST

Renuka Chowdhury criticises Jaishankar over remarks on Emergency

"We are surrounded by enemies everywhere. He is neither a politician nor a great minister. He should stop talking like this and focus on his actual job of making sure that India has some allies and friends. It's a failed policy that we are facing..." Chowdhury said while speaking to ANI.

2025-06-27T15:10:38.995523+00:00 IST