Pl Punia

Mayawati, Akhilesh's alliance eclipsed by bitter past, but SP-BSP combine threatened more by intrinsic differences

Mayawati, when she announced the alliance, brought up the infamous guest house incident obliquely hinting that the embers of the past still remain but she is consciously choosing to bury the hatchet

Chhattisgarh CM likely to be announced today; state Congress in-charge PL Punia says 'opinion of all MLAs in consideration'

Chhattisgarh Congress state in-charge, PL Punia on Saturday told the media that the chief minister's name for the state will be announced after a meeting on Sunday.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2018: 71.93% polling, faulty EVMs and missing names from voter lists mark phase two

The second and final phase of the Chhattisgarh Assembly election 2018 on Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 58.47 percent till 4 pm, amid EVMs malfunctioning and missing names from voters' lists.

Opposition slams Centre's proposal to hire bureaucrats without civil services exams, says move will fill govt with 'people close to BJP'

The government's move to open senior-level bureaucratic posts to people, even from the private sector, was opposed by the political parties

Sachin Tendulkar to speak on 'Right to Play' and discuss future of sports in India in Rajya Sabha

Tendulkar was nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 2012 by the then ruling Congress party and has since faced a lot of criticism for his long terms of absenteeism from the Parliament.

Congress, BJP workers brawl in Raipur as demonetisation protest turns violent; six policemen injured

Workers of the the Congress and BJP clashed today during a protest on the first anniversary of demonetisation, injuring six police personnel.

BHU unrest: Students, journalists injured as protests turn violent; Opposition condemns govt's response

A number of students and two journalists were injured in a police violence in BHU where a protest against an alleged eve-teasing incident turned violent

Police foils Congress' bid to gherao Chhattisgarh Assembly; at least 444 party workers arrested

The Congress tried to gherao the Chhattisgarh Assembly, specially convened on Friday to pass the second supplementary budget, in support of various farmers-related demands

Congress hits out at 'corrupt' Chhattisgarh government, says victory in 2018 elections is our right

Congress party in-charge of Chhattisgarh PL Punia on Sunday said that the BJP government in the state was "most corrupt" and his party will contest to win the 2018 assembly elections as "victory in the state is our right".

Congress forms 10-member panel with senior members to overhaul communication strategy

The Congress formed a 10-member panel to overhaul its communication strategy, and appointed new AICC in-charges for Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand