"... As a woman and an Indian citizen, I stand with all women who have been victims of such crimes. Politics has been criminalised and criminals are given protection by the ruling party. Now, with political protection, criminals are being appointed to colleges. Making use of that access and
The nomination process for the Himachal BJP president and eight National Council members took place in Shimla today. Rajeev Bindal was the sole nominee for the post of state president, effectively making his election a mere formality.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) leaders and workers staged a protest in Bhubaneswar on Monday, following the reported assault on Ratnakar Sahoo, the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC), inside his office.
Jyothi Patil, a first-time corporator from Ward 19 and an MBA graduate, secured 47 votes to win the mayoral post. Santosh Chawan, representing Ward 49, also secured 47 to become Deputy Mayor.
The Congress party strongly condemned the alleged attack on Ratnakar Sahu, the Additional Commissioner of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, calling it an example of lawlessness under BJP rule.
Bihar elections are expected to be held later this year, in October or November; however, the Election Commission of India (ECI) has not announced an official date.
Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief and former Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday expressed his deep shock at "brutal kicking and assault" of Additional Commissioner of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) and called upon Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi to take immediate and exem
Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh resigned from the party on Monday, expressing shock and disappointment over reports that Ramchander Rao is set to be appointed as the new BJP state president for Telangana.
Majumdar pointed out that in the past eight months, two such incidents have occurred, first one the RG Kar rape and murder case and the recent rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh has sharply criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) fact-finding committee dispatched to Kolkata in response to an alleged rape case, labeling it a "gimmick" and an act of "political tourism."
Amid speculation of a potential change in Karnataka Congress leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Tejasvi Surya on Monday took a jibe at the Congress High Command, calling it a "ghost" that is never seen or heard but always felt.
Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Monday took a hit at the BJP after the party formed a probe committee into the alleged Kolkata gangrape case and said that while crimes against women must be strongly condemned and no government should overlook them, the BJP should also turn its attention to si