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Yogi Adityanath participates in BJP's Janaraksha Yatra in Kerala
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath flagged off the Janaraksha Yatra with Kerala BJP President Kummanam Rajasekhara's in Kannur on Wednesday.

BJP's ambitious Janaraksha Yatra kicks off from Kannur; Amit Shah hits out at CPM
BJP chief Amit Shah flagged off the party's ambitious fortnight long Janraksha Yatra in Payyannur in Kerala's Kannur district on Tuesday.

Gujarat Assemby polls: Amit Shah kicks off 'Gujarat Gaurav Yatra' from Vallabhbhai Patel’s birth place Karamsad
BJP president Amit Shah kicks off “Gujarat Gaurav Yatra” from the city of Karamsad on 1 October.

Rahul Gandhi visits poll-bound Gujarat, tries to woo influential Patidar Patel community
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who is on a three-day visit to poll-bound Gujarat, tried to woo the influencial Patidar community in Saurashtra on Tuesday

In poll-bound Gujarat, Rahul Gandhi eyes to reach out to farmers, flays Modi govt on DeMo, unemployment
Accusing the BJP government of being "anti-farmer", Gandhii demanded that the government announce complete farm loan waiver for cultivators in Gujarat.

Narendra Modi, Amit Shah chair BJP national executive meet; over 2,000 delegates discuss party issues
PM Modi is going to address the national executive meeting of the BJP, which is being attended by over 2,000 delegates at the Talkatora in new Delhi

In Varanasi, Narendra Modi says India's development is his topmost priority, slams vote bank politics
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed farmers on Day 2 of his Varanasi visit, where he promised “homes for all by 2022” and pitched for a clean and new India.

Narendra Modi inaugurates 17 projects, flags off Mahamana Express on visit to Varanasi
Narendra Modi is visiting his home constituency for the first time since his win in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

DUSU election 2017: Congress' NSUI bags top positions in comeback win; ABVP gets secretary posts
In a major comeback, the Congress' student wing NSUI on Wednesday bagged the posts of president and vice-president in the Delhi University Students Union (DUSU).

Narendra Modi, Belarus president Alexander Lukashenko discuss defence and trade
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko before their meeting at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Amit Shah arrives in Bhubaneswar, promises to fight 2019 Odisha Assembly polls alone
BJP National President Amit Shah, Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP state president Basanta Panda wave to supporters during a visit to Lord Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar on Thursday.

Cabinet reshuffle: Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal and others sworn in at Rashtrapati Bhavan
President Ram Nath Kovind administers oath to the newly inducted Cabinet Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal ,Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi , Dharmendra Pradhan during the swearing in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday.

Opposition party leaders attend RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's anti-BJP rally in Patna
In a display of Opposition unity against the BJP political heavyweights leaders from various parties shared a platform at Lalu Prasad's mega rally.

BJP chief Amit Shah, Union minister Smriti Irani take oath as Rajya Sabha MPs
BJP chief Amit Shah and Union minister Smriti Irani took oath as Rajya Sabha members on Friday

AIADMK merger: O Panneerselvam joins E Palaniswamy's Cabinet as deputy chief minister
Tamil Nadu chief minister K Palaniswamy (L) greets O Panneerselvam (R) after he was sworn-in as the deputy chief minister in the presence of governor CH Vidyasagar Rao (C) at Raj Bhavan in Chennai on Monday.

Amit Shah arrives in Bhopal to chalk out strategy for 2019 General Elections
BJP chief Amit Shah arrived in Madhya Pradesh on Friday to take stock of ground realities across the state.

Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Yadav, Sitaram Yechury attend Opposition conclave in New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of not fulfilling the promises made to the people during the 2014 general elections

Amit Shah in Karnataka: BJP chief says he is confident of party making a comeback in 2018 polls
BJP president Amit Shah arrived on Saturday on a three-day visit to Karnataka to re-energise the party rank and file

Parliamentarians accord grand farewell to outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari
Parliamentarians across party line gave outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari a grand farewell at GMC Balayogi Auditorium at Parliament in New Delhi on Thursday.

Venkaiah Naidu elected as vice-president, BJP workers celebrate across India
Venkaiah Naidu defeated opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi by a margin of 272 votes.

Congress supporters launch protests condemning attack on Rahul Gandhi's convoy in Gujarat
Police detain supporters of the Congress party, who were protesting against the alleged stone pelting on Rahul Gandhi's car in Banaskantha district.

Venkaiah Naidu elected as next Vice President of India
Venkaiah Naidu got 516 votes against opposition candidate Gopalkrishna Gandhi's 244, said election officer Shemsher K Sharif.

Parliament debates on India-China relation, foreign policy and IIIT bill on Day 14 of Monsoon Session
Parliament debates on India-China relation, foreign policy and IIIT bill on Day 14 of Monsoon Session

Sumitra Mahajan hosts farewell dinner for outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Wednesday hosted a farewell dinner for outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari

Amit Shah pulls up MPs over absenteeism in Rajya Sabha at BJP Parliamentary party meeting
The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) held a parliamentary board meeting on Tuesday and Amit Shah expressed his displeasure over the absence of BJP's members of Parliament in Rajya Sabha.

Amit Shah's battle cry to BJP workers in Uttar Pradesh: Make party 'invincible'
BJP president Amit Shah, who arrived in Lucknow on Saturday on a three-day visit, tackled several internal issues dogging the party in Uttar Pradesh

Nitish Kumar sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for sixth time in 12 years
Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the sixth time in 12 years. Kumar had announced his resignation just a day prior. However, he returned to office a little more than 12 hours of his resignation.

Nitish Kumar abandons Bihar's Mahagathbandhan to stitch alliance with BJP
Nitish Kumar on Wednesday resigned as chief minister dumping the RJD and Congress to stitch a new alliance with BJP

Parliament Monsoon Session: Opposition raises issues of mob lynchings, NEET
The Opposition on Monday disrupted the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha on the 6th day of Monsoon Session by raising slogans against the government

Pranab Mukherjee reminisces career in politics in farewell ceremony, advises sitting MPs
Members of Parliament bid adieu to outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee at a gala ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament