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Court tells authorities to ensure polls remain free of interference and participation of people associated with political parties

Swami Prasad Maurya protests at KGMU mortuary; police say six arrested, three named accused still absconding

Saini welcomed all the leaders, including Bhupinder Dhillon and his son Amarveer Singh, to the BJP and said they would be given full respect and honour in the party.

A strengthening El Niño and escalating geopolitical tensions in both West Asia and Russia-Ukraine could drive up food inflation, which has been relatively under control so far

Prime Minister Modi urged BRICS nations to boost cooperation and support for the Global South. Rising geopolitical tensions and climate crises are impacting people worldwide, he stated. The bloc agreed to establish an early warning system for infectious diseases. Leaders opposed unilateral sanctions and supported reforms to global institutions. BRICS seeks greater representation for developing countries in global decision-making.

The Cockroach Janta Party s (CJP) political ambitions are limited to changing the way politics is being run in the country , spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka told the Indian Express s Srirupa Goswami. The CJP, Ranka said, has definitely shifted the political discou

Donald Trump's economic strategy against Iran faces significant global challenges. Treasury Secretary Bessent's "with us or against us" stance echoes past policies

An estimated 13.37 crore names have been deleted across the country from draft electoral rolls prepared during the Election Commission s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) over the past year. One of them is that of the youngest Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, who

New Delhi: Alleging that police were being misused in West Bengal to target her party's leaders and activists, TMC Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose on Wednesday said authorities were failing to upload FIRs online and serve mandatory notices to the accu

Since the Jantar Mantar protests in July that forced the first resignation of a Union Minister under public pressure in 12 years, the BJP has appeared the most tentative it has ever looked, with the decisiveness that it once projected as a hallmark of its gove

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and National Conference workers took to the streets in Srinagar on Wednesday to protest against each other, prompting the police to cordon off the areas. Taking a dig at both the BJP and National Conference, former chief minist

Kolkata: Questioning the maintainability of a PIL regarding TMC chief Mamata Banerjee's alleged comments on the murder of a Bangladesh activist, the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday observed that public interest litigations were being used as a special tool or w

Taapsee Pannu and Kangana Ranaut had a public feud in 2019 and 2020. Recently, Taapsee spoke about her equation with Kangana and revealed that she has never met the actor

US bond yield: Will it become a new pain point? Bigger or Better: BEL s biggest shareholder is also its biggest customer and its rule-maker

Navigating the complexities of global trade, India aims to foster relationships with all countries, including China, while it builds a robust industrial foundation. With a vision to modernize and compete internationally, the nation is keen on boosting its dome

S Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister, articulated that effective diplomacy requires a long-term perspective and patience, much like the unfolding of a Test cricket match. He highlighted the challenges of achieving quick resolutions in the realm of inter

Taking a swipe at the Samajwadi Party s PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) outreach, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said the party kept changing the meaning of P in its political formulation and would one day make it stand for Pakistan . Adityanath wa

Mumbai: Senior NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse, set to celebrate his 75th birthday with a grand event at Muktainagar in Jalgaon on August 30, has invited Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to attend the celebrations. If the chief minister accepts the invitation, h

Netflix's Operation Safed Sagar has received almost universal acclaim. The show, based on the Indian Air Force's daring operations during the Kargil War, is as much an aerial actioner as it is a political drama

Amid speculation that NCP (SP) might join hands with NDA, former chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Friday urged NCP (SP) to stay put with Maha Vikas Aghadi and INDIA bloc. There is speculation NCP (SP) might join hands with NDA after a meeting between Sharad

Dear Reader, Today s news moves from the politics of Vande Mataram to a quiet arrest that followed a four-year investigation in Jammu and Kashmir. There is a protest that has now reached the police register, an unusual recall of an official statement ahead of

Smriti Irani shared her journey from television to public service and its challenges. She highlighted the personal sacrifices made by working mothers in India

The Hindu College staff association passed a no confidence motion Tuesday against principal Anju Srivastava after a row erupted over alleged irregularities in admissions under the Sports and Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) quota in select courses. Claiming t

According to sources, Rahul Gandhi said, "Narendra Modi ka siyasi ant ho chuka hai. Inka waqt khatam ho gaya hai

NCERT has formed a new team for Classes XI and XII political science textbooks. This team will be tasked with integrating Indian knowledge systems and cultural rootedness into the curriculum

The standoff at the Khanauri border between Punjab and Haryana ended on Wednesday afternoon with the Samyukta Kisan Morcha (non-political) calling off its sit-in near NH-52 after the Centre agreed to hold talks with the farmers organisation, paving the way for

The Congress party has alleged that Census 2027's caste question methodology is flawed. They claim the census has a deeper nefarious purpose, citing new micro-questions

Amid the perception in the Opposition that the BJP-led NDA government is on the backfoot on several issues, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) is set to meet on Wednesday. This comes at a time when the party itself is embroiled in a controversy over the rend

Actor and Trinamool Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha has come out in support of daughter Sonakshi Sinha after she faced trolling for backing the student-led protest in Delhi. While discussing the controversy, he also addressed speculation about Sonakshi s poss

Anthony Constantino secured the Republican nomination for New York's 21st Congressional District. He is self-funding his multimillion-dollar campaign to maintain independence and focus on manufacturing

Corruption is usually something investigators have to uncover rather than see. It can hide in secret payments, inflated contracts, political favours and unexplained wealth

A total of 4,192 cases against sitting and former MPs and MLAs are pending trial across the country with 519 cases pending for more than a decade, according to a report submitted before the Supreme Court by Senior Advocate Vijay Hansaria, appointed amicus curi

Several BJP leaders have returned to prominent roles in the party's new national team. Smriti Irani and Ram Madhav have been appointed to key organizational positions

Welcome to Delhi Confidential, your inside track to the power corridors of the capital. Today: Venkaiah Naidu s rare appearance at a BJP event to the split within the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said that on completion of his first year in office on May 9, 2027, he will sit for a test and accept his failure if he fails to score nine out of 10. Addressing a gathering after launching a drinking water

Bond yields in the Euro zone are on the rise amid growing inflation and concerns over fiscal spending, with French yields hitting their highest since June 2009. Investors are anxious as markets expect the US to apply economic pressure on Iran rather than pursu

Deepak Mhaske, the new social media in-charge of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is from Chhattisgarh s Raipur. He replaces Amit Malviya in the role

The dollar remained under pressure after weak US economic data reduced bets for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month.A Bloomberg gauge of the currency s strength slipped 0.1%, hovering around levels last seen in May. The dollar was weaker aga

The attack on Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal in Nanded is reprehensible. The investigation will shine more light on this disturbing episode, but in Punjab, it can be said to be the latest in a recent series of developments that have deepened

A CPI(M) leader refuted claims about a new Vande Mataram law. He stated Parliament did not mandate singing the song in full

K C Venugopal stated the Vande Mataram singing was a communication matter. He accused the BJP of using the issue to divert attention from real problems

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Congress workers said that party s Khairthal Tijara district president Balram Yadav was detained with his supporters while he had reached a hotel for a meal on Saturday afternoon. Khairthal Tijara Congress worker Ramniwas told The Indian Express that Yadav and

MUMBAI: Opposition parties in Maharashtra have slammed prime minister Narendra Modi s call of the hour and appeal to all political parties to support 33% reservation for women in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Pointing out that the Bill had already been p

Nawaz Sharif called for a cessation of political hostility among parties, responding to grievances from the PPP regarding the recent elections in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The PPP accused the elections of being marred by rigging and violence following the ann

The Karnataka High Court has refused to discharge Congress leader Sirajuddin alias Siraj Sheik in an alleged case of hurling casteist abuses at party colleague and former MLA Bhima Naik. Dismissing Sheik s plea challenging a trial court order, Justice M Nagapr

GAIL's Chairman Deepak Gupta highlighted the company's role in nation-building. The state-owned firm is reinforcing India's energy resilience through its LNG portfolio

The Indian equity market saw a decline on Friday, ending a lackluster trading week as geopolitical tensions and rising crude oil prices loomed over Dalal Street. With the benchmark indices marking their third consecutive week of losses, market apprehensions we

The Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, signed on August 7 by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Pakistan (a nuclear power), has triggered an intense debate about the evolving security architecture of the West Asian region. Although details of the agreement are not known, i

Three developments in Punjab this week have brought the politics of religion, militancy-era legacies and the Sikh prisoner issue back into the political conversation. The second development was more clearly electoral