BJP candidate from Karimpur Assembly by-poll Jay Prakash Majumdar was slapped, kicked, punched and pushed into a roadside bush allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers while voting was on in the constituency on Monday. The Trinamool, however, has denied any involvement of its workers in the incident....
The Supreme Court on Monday gave a breather to the BJP-Ajit Pawar government in Maharashtra as it reserved its order on Governor B.S. Koshyari's decision to invite the BJP to form a government in the state for Tuesday. The top court said the order on Maharashtra will be pronounced on Tuesday at ...
In a huge relief to the Nationalist Congress Party, four of its "missing" legislators were rescued from a hotel they were confined in Haryana's Gurugram, a party office-bearer said here on Monday. The legislators are: Narhari Zirwal (Dindori), Anil Patil (Amalner), Daulat Daroda...
In a major development Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has removed the party's name from his Twitter bio. The new bio said only "public servant and cricket enthusiast". Scindia has been sulking for quiet sometime after he was been denied the top ...
Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor, Manish Tewari and Karti Chidambaram on Monday visited Tihar jail to meet former finance minister P. Chidambaram who is currently lodged there in the INX Media corruption case. Tharoor, in a tweet, said P. Chidambaram looked strong and in good spirits. ...
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Monday raised preliminary objections to a judicial review of Maharashtra Governor B.S. Koshyari's decision on appointment of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister and Ajit Pawar as his deputy in a surprise early morning move on Saturday....
In a pre-emptive move to avoid another spell of President's Rule, the Shiv Sena-Nationalist Congress Party-Congress' proposed 'Maha Vikas Aghadi' on Monday staked its claim to form the government in the state, a party office-bearer said. "Delegations of the three parties with their respective leaders at Raj Bhavan...
Ahead of the crucial Supreme Court hearing on the brewing political drama in Maharashtra, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik said that Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis must realise that he does not have a majority in the House and must resign. ...
Attacking the BJP for not giving importance to the farmers in Maharashtra, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday said the BJP is defying the institutions and constitution in the state, and questioned if the party is "abducting" the public mandate....
The US President Donald Trump has confirmed that the Pentagon has asked for the resignation of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer over his management of the case of a Navy SEAL who was demoted for misconduct....