Politics

"They don't want Marathi parties to unite": Uddhav Thackeray hint

Indicating that the option of an alliance with Raj Thackeray's Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) was on the cards, Shiv Sena (UBT) president Uddhav Thackeray said he would do what was in the minds of people of the state.

2025-06-20T03:25:17.115650+00:00 IST

Delhi: AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj hits at CM Rekha Gupta

AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj launched an attack against Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta after MCD councillor Dr Amit Nagpal wrote to Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, flagging waterlogging in the city.

2025-06-20T00:12:10.869972+00:00 IST

BJP slams Karnataka government over religion-based reservation

The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of indulging in vote-bank politics.

2025-06-19T21:42:21.763447+00:00 IST

Congress MP Venugopal slams centre on unemployment

"The unemployment rate in this country is 5.6%, and it is increasing every month. The current government came to power by promising to provide two crore jobs every year. But you can see the fate of this country. People who got employment are losing their jobs. There is no clear program to fill the vacancies," Venugopal said.

2025-06-19T18:56:49.288952+00:00 IST

Kishor criticizes PM’s Bihar rally, demands answer on migration

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor accused PM Narendra Modi of using Bihar's public funds for political rallies ahead of elections, questioning why factories aren't set up in Bihar to curb migration. He also challenged Nitish Kumar's mental fitness, daring the state to prove otherwise.

2025-06-19T18:15:24.638445+00:00 IST

CM Nitish Kumar is physically, mentally 'unfit': Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor

Jan Suraaj's Prashant Kishor attributed Bihar's rising crime, including a shooting near Tejashwi Yadav's Patna residence, to CM Nitish Kumar's alleged mental and physical unfitness. He accused RJD of hypocrisy on law and order, citing a survey showing 1,250 families dominate Bihar's politics.

2025-06-19T17:53:35.761956+00:00 IST

AAP govt ended 'Inspector Raj' in Delhi: Sirsa

AAP Delhi State President Saurabh Bharadwaj has hit out at the BJP for turning the clock back on ease of business in the capital. From making trade licences deliberately complex to unleashing a fresh wave of 'Inspector Raj', the BJP is deliberately choking Delhi's traditional markets, already struggling in the age of e-commerce, with even plans to shift historic bazaars like Chandni Chowk out of the city.

2025-06-19T17:14:25.401737+00:00 IST

Sukanta Majumdar alleges stones thrown at him by TMC workers

Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar alleged that stones and shoes were thrown at him by Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers during his visit to Budge Budge when he was returning after meeting an injured BJP worker.

2025-06-19T15:58:53.472569+00:00 IST

"Criminals fearless in Bihar": Tejashwi lambasts Nitish govt

Hitting out at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi Yadav claimed that the people of the state were not safe as there is a "crimnal disorder" of the law and order situation and "anarchy" in Bihar.

2025-06-19T13:20:15.471650+00:00 IST

Nilambur Assembly byelection: UDF, LDF workers enter into scuffle

United Democratic Front (UDF) and Left Democratic Front LDF workers enter into a scuffle with each other in Kurumbalangod of Malappuram district during polling for the Nilambur Assembly by-election on Thursday.

2025-06-19T12:17:03.524111+00:00 IST

Suvendu Adhikari slams TMC’s “Anti-Gujarati Mindset”

BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday accused the Trinamool Congress of displaying an "anti-Gujarati mindset" over its objection to the selection of an Ahmedabad-based firm for webcasting services in the Kaliganj Assembly by-election.

2025-06-19T07:43:50.530839+00:00 IST

Former Gujarat DyCM on Kadi seat by-election

The polling began at 7 am on five seats across four states, including the Nilambur seat in Kerala, the Ludhiana West seat in Punjab, the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal, and the Visavadar and Kadi seats in Gujarat.

2025-06-19T07:42:46.832637+00:00 IST

Kaliganj bypolls: TMC candidate Alifa Ahmed urges voters

"It is an important day for me. Voting is the biggest right in the Constitution, and I feel proud to use that right. I request all the voters in the constituency to come out in large numbers to vote for the right party," Ahmed told ANI.

2025-06-19T07:34:00.190938+00:00 IST

"Huge blow to Indian diplomacy (and huglomacy too)": Jairam Rames

In a post on X, Jairam said that Munir is the same man whose inflammatory remarks formed the backdrop to the brutal Pahalgam attack on April 22.

2025-06-19T07:26:52.491960+00:00 IST

TN Minister Sekar Babu on Murugan conference in Madurai

Tamil Nadu Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment Minister Sekar Babu alleged on Thursday that the Bharatiya Janata Party is conducting the Murugan Conference in Madurai for political gains.

2025-06-19T06:27:31.821362+00:00 IST

Samajwadi Party MP on US President's "trade deal" remarks

Trump once again claimed credit for stopping a "war" between India and Pakistan, while praising both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistani Army Chief General Asim Munir for their roles in de-escalating tensions in May.

2025-06-19T06:00:27.231415+00:00 IST

Nilambur bypolls: UDF candidate expresses confidence in winning

"There will be a good victory in this election. For the last nine years, the state government has totally neglected the Nilambur area. Many tribals have not been rehabilitated. There is also human-animal conflict here," Shoukath told ANI.

2025-06-19T05:13:57.452949+00:00 IST

Randeep Surjewala asks PM Modi to clarify US President's remarks

In a post on X, Surjewala asked PM Modi to step up and issue a statement about whether the US President is lying.

2025-06-19T03:59:46.979686+00:00 IST

“PM Modi should be ashamed to come to Bihar”: RJD’s Tejashwi Yada

"If PM Modi listens to his 200 speeches that he has given so far in Bihar, he will be ashamed to come to Bihar. He made hundreds of promises, he will be ashamed of what to say to the people of Bihar... He is not coming to Bihar to provide employment, reduce inflation, eliminate poverty, but just to do the politics of Hindu-Muslim, the politics of hatred," Yadav told ANI earlier today.

2025-06-19T03:33:23.457741+00:00 IST

Polling begins for assembly by-elections across 4 states

The polling began on the Nilambur seat in Kerala, the Ludhiana West seat in Punjab, the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal, and the Visavadar and Kadi seats in Gujarat.

2025-06-19T02:00:25.790517+00:00 IST

'Maharashtra should make clarification on Hindi as 3rd language'

"There is no clarity on it...I request that the Maharashtra government hold a proper press conference and make a clear clarification of what the policy really is," Sule told ANI.

2025-06-18T20:22:42.437814+00:00 IST