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'AAP has a nature of committing scams openly': BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sanjay Singh's arrest

AAP's Sanjay Singh was arrested on Wednesday evening after the anti-money laundering body conducted searches at his residence over the Delhi liquor policy scam

‘Rahul Gandhi will lead country someday’: Sharad Pawar on benefits of pan-India Bharat Jodo Yatra

After his Bharat Jodo Yatra, Rahul Gandhi is being taken seriously and he will provide leadership to the nation someday, the veteran NCP leader said

AIADMK quit NDA over respect for workers’ feelings, other factors didn’t shape move, says EPS

Palaniswami said the decision to walk out of the National Democratic Alliance was taken after party members conveyed the feelings of “two crore party workers” to the leadership

AAP means ‘Aur Adhik Paap’: BJP on Arvind Kejriwal’s party ‘playing drama card’ as ED raids Sanjay Singh’s residence

The Enforcement Directorate has been carrying out searches at AAP MP Sanjay Singh's residence in connection with a money laundering case linked to the alleged Delhi excise policy scam

‘Not mad enough to want to join NDA’: KCR’s son K T Rama Rao hits back at PM Modi

At a rally in the poll-bound state’s Nizamabad earlier on Tuesday, the Prime Minister had claimed that K Chandrashekar Rao made multiple attempts to join the NDA after the municipal elections in 2020

‘KCR changed after I refused him entry into NDA’: PM Modi’s startling claim in poll-bound Telangana

The BRS chief has been known to be a very vocal critic of not only the Prime Minister but also of the ruling NDA. He had earlier even tried to form a Third Front comprising of like-minded political parties to take on the BJP at the Centre but his attempts did not succeed

WATCH: PM Modi pits Rahul Gandhi against Manmohan Singh to Congress’s embarrassment

After Bihar caste census report was released on Monday, Congress's Rahul Gandhi said, 'the greater the population, the greater the rights – this is our pledge'

Congress has made 'Loktantra' 'loottantra', 'prajatantra' 'Parivartantra': PM Modi in Chhattisgarh

PM Modi went on to say that in Chhattisgarh, development is seen either on posters or in the lockers of the leaders of the Congress government. 'Chhattisgarh is demanding change,' he added

In 5 years, Congress destroyed roots of Rajasthan, left no stone unturned to loot the state: PM Modi in Chittorgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the Congress a ‘kursi-bachao sarkar’ and asked people of Rajasthan if any work had been done by the party apart from 'saving own chair'

'Women with lipstick, bob cut will come forward': Senior RJD leader's remark on women quota sparks row

Senior Rashtriya Janata Dal Abdul Bari Siddiqui leader later said that he did not intend to hurt anyone's sentiments by making the statement

PM Modi to attend concluding ceremony of BJP's Parivartan Yatras in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

This is PM Modi's third visit to the Congress-ruled state, where assembly elections are due at the end of the year

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Polls: Why has BJP fielded Union ministers in the fray?

The saffron party’s move to give tickets to seven Lok Sabha MPs, including three Union ministers, for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls has signalled that the BJP is trying to keep the CM’s post open. The party is likely to field Central ministers in the upcoming elections in other states too

Abhishek Banerjee to skip ED summon, dares to 'stop' him from going to Delhi to attend TMC protest

TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee said he would be in Delhi on 2 and 3 October to join his party in protest against the Centre's decision to withhold West Bengal dues under MGNREGA

K Annamalai: The man behind AIADMK’s break-up with BJP

Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai’s ‘aggressive’ politics is being blamed for the AIADMK parting ways from the BJP-led NDA. He had reportedly threatened to step down from his post if the central leadership continued alliance with the Dravidian party

AIADMK exiting won't make any difference, PM Modi-led NDA will form government in 2024: Anurag Thakur

The formal break-up was announced by AIADMK Deputy General Secretary KP Munusamy after a resolution was passed unanimously at a meeting of MPs, MLAs and district heads at the party’s headquarters in Chennai

Bengaluru bandh over Cauvery water-sharing: Why Karnataka, Tamil Nadu are fighting again

Bengaluru has come to a standstill amid a bandh to protest the Karnataka government’s decision to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu. Why are farmers protesting against the water-sharing? Why has the issue reignited despite a 2018 Supreme Court verdict?

Months before Lok Sabha polls, AIADMK ends alliance with BJP; passes resolution to quit NDA

The formal break-up was announced by AIADMK Deputy General Secretary KP Munusamy after a resolution was passed unanimously at a meeting of MPs, MLAs and district heads at the party’s headquarters in Chennai

‘Won’t take him back even if he begs,’ BJP on possibility of Nitish returning to NDA fold

BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, Kumar's former deputy, called the JD(U) supremo a “political liability who had lost his steam” and said he would not be welcomed back even if he begged for realignment

Rajasthan has sounded bugle for getting rid of Congress & bring back BJP: PM Modi

Addressing a public rally in Rajasthan's Jaipur, PM Modi said, 'Congress deserves to get zero marks for the way they ran government in the state'

PM Modi’s WhatsApp channel crosses 5 million followers in less than 7 days

Currently, PM Modi is the world leader with the highest and fastest growing following on WhatsApp Channel. Earlier on September 20, PM Modi achieved a milestone when his WhatsApp channel crossed a million subscribers only in one day

Rahul Gandhi gives big statements, I challenge him to contest against me from Hyderabad: AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi

All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi also said the Babri Masjid, in Uttar Pradesh's Ayodhya, was demolished under the regime of Congress

Explained: The row over BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s offensive remarks in Parliament

BSP MP Danish Ali has demanded action against BJP’s Ramesh Bidhuri, who reportedly insulted him during a discussion in Parliament. While Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has apologised, senior leaders Harsh Vardhan and Ravi Shankar Prasad have been accused of laughing during the controversial speech

JD(S) now part of NDA: Karnataka ex-CM HD Kumaraswamy meets Amit Shah, JP Nadda

Former Karnataka Chief Minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday as BJP President JP Nadda formally announced an alliance between NDA and JDS

Women’s Reservation Bill implementation depends on delimitation. What is it?

The Lok Sabha, on Wednesday, passed the Women’s Reservation Bill. However, it will not be implemented for at least six years because of the condition of delimitation – a constitutional exercise of redrawing boundaries of constituencies, which is preceded by the census

‘Have been vocal about women’s quota’: Nitish Kumar on 33% reservation for women in Parliament

The Centre introduced the constitutional amendment bill on Tuesday to reserve one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. The government said it will enable greater participation of women in policy-making at the state and national levels

'Original copy of Constitution given to MPs': BJP on Cong’s claim of ‘socialist’, ‘secular’ missing in Preamble

Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, said the Preamble of the new copies of the Constitution that were given to the MPs on 19 September did not have the words 'socialist’, ‘secular'

Women's Reservation Bill debate: Sonia Gandhi says, 'Rajiv Gandhi's dream will complete with passing of the Bill'

Opening the debate on the Women's Reservation Bill from the Opposition's side, Sonia Gandhi said, 'Rajiv Gandhi's dream is only partially complete. It will complete with the passing of this Bill'

Why is Women’s Reservation Bill back in focus? Why has it been hanging for 27 years?

The Women’s Reservation Bill, which aims to reserve 33 per cent quota in Lok Sabha and state Assemblies, is back in the news after reports emerged that the Union Cabinet cleared it. Though voices in its favour have grown since it was first introduced in 1996, there are still some who oppose it

‘We are intact’: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on reports of widening rift in INDIA bloc

The JD(U) leader, who had snapped ties with BJP a year ago and has played an instrumental role in bringing various opposition parties together to form the INDIA bloc, also asserted that the multi-party alliance was ‘intact’, dispelling speculations of internal rift

PM Modi calls Union Cabinet meeting at 6:30 pm today

The announcement comes after PM Modi opened the discussion in Lok Sabha today where he spoke about the 75 years of the Indian Parliament and bid an emotional farewell to the old Parliament House as the session is all set to move to the new building tomorrow