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On 63rd birthday, BSP supremo Mayawati pitches for prime ministership, meets Akhilesh Yadav at her home

On her 63rd birthday, BSP supremo Mayawati meets new alliance partner and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at her home

Opposition leaders hit out at BJP at Mamata Banerjee's United India Rally in Kolkata; saffron party dubs alliance a farce

In photos: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee hosted the United India Rally in Kolkata in an effort to unite Opposition parties against the BJP government.

Uproot Mamata Banerjee govt from West Bengal the way Ravana was removed from Lanka: Amit Shah at Malda rally

Amit Shah started BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal’s Malda, urging people to uproot the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government

Yogi Adityanath announces construction of Ganga expressway at Uttar Pradesh cabinet meet, takes holy dip in Sangam in Prayagraj

Adityanath offered prayers as he took a holy dip in River Ganga at Sangam during the ongoing Kumbh Mela. The area around Sangam was cleaned and decorated on Monday for the holy dip.

Thousands gather at VHP's 'Dharma Sabha' rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan; 'India wants Ram rajya,' says RSS leader Suresh Joshi

The VHP rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi. pushing for a Ram temple in Ayodhya, is an attempt to give a clarion call to the government to enact a legislation, if need be, for the temple.

Assembly election 2018 results: Congress emerges victorious in Hindi heartland; Rahul Gandhi says poll outcome 'message to Modi govt'

Congress' performance in the Assembly elections on Tuesday, gave a big blow to the BJP, specially in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, where the grand old party came back to power after 15 years. PTI

Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh: Congress president holds rallies in poll bound state; visits Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple

Rahul Gandhi began his two-day visit to the politically significant Malwa-Nimar region in the poll-bound Madhya Pradesh by visiting Ujjain's Mahakaleshwar Temple

Karnataka bypolls 2018: Triumph for Congress-JD(S) coalition as BJP wins only one Assembly constituency

The results of Karnataka bypolls have come as a major setback for the main opposition BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections.

Chhattisgarh records 70 percent turnout in first phase of polling; Sukma voters defy Maoists call for boycott

Palamadagu polling booth in Chhattisgarh's Konta constituency was one of the booths where no votes had been caste until 12 pm.

Chhattisgarh records 71.93% turnout in second phase of Assembly polls as parties spar over faulty EVMs

Elaborate security arrangements were made for the second phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly polls where an electorate of over 1.5 crore was to exercise its franchise.

Vidhan Sabha Elections 2018: Narendra Modi campaigns in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana

As voting days for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana inch closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed public meetings and rallies in all the poll bound states.

Ayodhya sees vociferous protests by Shiv Sena, VHP seeking Ram temple construction; police maintain tight security

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray, who arrived Ayodhya ahead of the rally, on Saturday asked the Modi governent to wake up from a "Kumbhakarna-like slumber".

Assembly Election 2018: Madhya Pradesh voter turnout beats earlier record at 74.61%, Mizoram slips to 80%

EVM gltiches marked the Assemnly polls in Madhya Pradesh while in Mizoram kept up with the tradition of recording a high voter turnout.

K Chandrashekhar Rao addresses TRS rally on outskirts of Hyderabad; venue, nearby areas take on pink hue

The TRS chief slammed Chandrababu Naidu, the former chief minister, and said that during his tenure, people faced difficulties due to high power tariffs.

On day one of lecture series, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat says work done by organisation is 'incomparable'

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat hailed the work done by the organisation as "incomparable" and claimed that people targeted the outfit out of fear.

On last day of Parliament session, Modi gets blessings from Mulayam Singh Yadav; RS members slammed over adjournments

The Parliament passed the sixth and final budget, as Modi received blessings from Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Rahul Gandhi kicks off Congress' Rajasthan campaign in Jaipur's Ramlila grounds

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday launched Congress' Rajasthan campaign and addressed party workers at Jaipur's Ramlila grounds.

Rajya Sabha passes Bill to overturn Supreme Court order on SC/ST Act; elects Harivansh Singh as deputy chairman

In the Parliament Monsoon, Harivansh Singh was elected as Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, securing 125 votes as against 105 polled by opposition candidate BK Hariprasad

Karunanidhi laid to rest with full State honours at Marina Beach as DMK supporters bid teary farewell

Amid cries of people hailing him as 'Thalaivar', DMK president Muthuvel Karunanidhi's last journey began with thousands of people paying their last respects.

Karunanidhi passes away: Scriptwriter par excellence, DMK chief was astute politician and 5-time CM

A script writer par excellence, M Karunanidhi began penning scripts for plays as a 20-year-old, his works becoming a vehicle for propagating the principles of the Dravidian movement.

Karunanidhi passes away: DMK cadres arrive in hordes to pay respect, demand burial of Kalaignar at Marina Beach

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M Karunanidhi passed away on Tuesday at 6.10 pm due to multiple organ failure.

Karunanidhi passes away at 94: Followers grieve loss of DMK patriarch in Tamil Nadu

Muthuvel Karunanidhi, a highly popular scriptwriter-turned-politician in Tamil Nadu, passed away at 94 on Tuesday after suffering multiple organ failure

CWC meet: Congress leaders discuss bank fraud cases, Rafale deal; chalk out party's strategy on Assam NRC

Top Congress leaders met in New Delhi on Saturday for the Congress Working Committee meet to discuss the current political situation.

CWC meet: Rahul asks party to fight for India's oppressed; Sonia Gandhi says 'committed to make alliances work'

Rahul Gandhi asked Congress workers to rise and fight for India's oppressed while addressing the revamped Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Narendra Modi addresses Kisan Kalyan rally in Shahjahanpur, says previous govts lacked will to help farmers

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath attended the 'Kisan Kalyan' rally at Shahjahanpur on Saturday.

Amit Shah in West Bengal: BJP president sounds poll bugle for 2019, condoles party workers' death in Purulia

BJP national president Amit Shah meets a member of Shahid family during a public rally, in Purulia district of West Bengal on Thursday.

Amit Shah visits Jammu, reviews state BJP unit's preparations for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

BJP president Amit Shah arrived in Jammu on Saturday to address a rally to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Jana Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee.

Rahul Gandhi hosts iftar party in New Delhi: Pranab Mukherjee seen conversing with Congress chief, senior leaders

Former president Pranab Mukherjee broke bread with Rahul Gandhi at an iftar party hosted by the Congress president in New Delhi.

Atal Bihari Vajpayee admitted to AIIMS: Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and Rahul Gandhi visit former PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talks to Ranjan Bhattacharya, the foster son-in-law of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee during his visit to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Pranab Mukherjee at RSS event says the country must move away from anger, violence and conflict to peace

Former president Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat at the closing ceremony of ‘Tritiya Varsha Sangh Shiksha Varg’