POLITICS
'Imbecile, childish': Opposition criticises Centre over Income Tax 'survey' at BBC offices
Opposition leaders alleged that the “surveys” were carried out against the backdrop of BBC’s documentary 'India: The Modi Question' that examined Prime Minister Modi’s tenure as the chief minister of Gujarat during the 2002 riots.
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Govt throwing people out of their homes in J&K: Mehbooba Mufti
Mehbooba Mufti also said that China has occupied more than 2,000 square kilometres of land and the government is tight-lipped.
POLITICS
Union Budget 2023 a major outreach for polls: Political observers
Centre has focused on the middle class, which decides the fate of politics in the country, say political observers.
POLITICS
AK Antony’s son: Cyberbullying, expulsion threats from Kerala leaders forced Congress exit
Anil Antony, who was handling the digital communications of the Congress and its state unit in Kerala, resigned from the party on January 25. His denouncement of a BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi earned him the wrath of senior party leaders in Kerala.
POLITICS
AK Antony's son quits Congress, refusing to retract tweet over BBC documentary
On January 24, Anil in a tweet had said the documentary is setting a dangerous precedence and undermines India’s sovereignty.
POLITICS
MC Explains | Delhi’s First Citizen and her powers
Shelly Oberoi, put up by the AAP, and Rekha Gupta, supported by BJP, are vying for the post.
POLITICS
Karnataka polls: Congress turns up the heat against BJP, relies on Grah Jyoti and Grah Laxmi schemes
Congress’s strategy of targeting the government on various issues has helped it gain ground in areas where the BJP had been seen as a strong political force, political experts say.
POLITICS
EC deputes 3 special observers for deployment of forces in Tripura
The decision comes a day after the Congress complained to the poll panel that its Tripura in-charge Ajoy Kumar was attacked by the members of the ruling BJP in the state's Jirania town
POLITICS
Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra enters its final destination Jammu and Kashmir
As per schedule, the yatra will culminate in Srinagar on January 30 with a public rally to be addressed by Rahul Gandhi at Sher-e-Kashmir Cricket Stadium.
POLITICS
Hugging me not a security breach, says Rahul Gandhi
Gandhi’ statement came after a man attempted to hug him during the Yatra on January 17, but he was pushed away by Congress workers.
POLITICS
Amid poll anticipation, Home Minister Amit Shah visiting Jammu today
Elections in the union territory could take place between April and May, say sources, and the BJP has begun gearing up for the battle
POLITICS
Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra to end with mega event in Kashmir
The Congress party’s MPs, state presidents, CLP leaders, and central leaders, besides party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi and general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to attend the event in Srinagar; 500 rooms have been booked for the visiting leaders.
POLITICS
‘Ghar Wapsi' for Azad loyalists, 19 leaders rejoin Congress
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s Democratic Azad Party flounders as former deputy CM Tara Chand, four-time minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed and former legislator Thakur Balwan Singh return to the Congress
INDIA
Centre bans Lashkar arm The Resistance Front
The home ministry has also designated TRF’s commander Sheikh Sajjad Gul as a terrorist under the fourth schedule of UAPA Act, 1967
POLITICS
Rahul Gandhi's yatra in the interest of nation: Former RAW chief AS Dulat
Rahul Gandhi is able to make an alternative narrative. The people who are joining him in the yatra have the ability to create a stir following which the BJP leaders are disgruntled, said political analyst Rasheed Kidwai.
POLITICS
Will 2023 assembly elections impact the 2024 verdict?
While the BJP may return to power, the ride is likely to be choppy this time as the party has lost key allies in Maharashtra and Bihar.
POLITICS
Ghulam Nabi Azad’s incoherent politics the reason for his party’s unravelling
With the factionalism within the DAP on public display, Azad's leadership is shown up in a poor light. He has also failed to articulate a compelling political narrative.
POLITICS
As Rajasthan assembly elections draw close, Congress, BJP battle factionalism
The dissent within the Congress is well known but the BJP, too, is seeing an intense rivalry between former chief minister Vasundhara Raje and state party president Satish Poonia
POLITICS
Belagavi at the centre of Karnataka-Maharashtra dispute again
Winter session of Karnataka Assembly again sparks tensions between the two states.
POLITICS
China is preparing for war with India: Rahul Gandhi
“China's threat to India is clear and our government is ignoring it. China is preparing in Arunachal and Ladakh, but the government is sleeping. China's preparation is not for any incursion; it is preparing for war,” said Rahul Gandhi.
POLITICS
Jai Ram Thakur: 'Accidental' CM who grew his political stature despite loss of power in Himachal Pradesh
The BJP retaining 9 out of 10 seats in his home district Mandi and Congress winning with a thin margin show most people were happy with Thakur's performance, say political observers.
POLITICS
Gujarat Election Result 2022 | BJP's micro-strategy behind landslide victory
The page committee members were tasked to extend the party’s outreach to connect with more than 4.90 crore voters in the state.
POLITICS
0.9% vote share leads to BJP’s ousting in Himachal Pradesh
In Bhoranj assembly, Congress party’s Suresh Kumar beat BJP's Anil Dhiman by 60 votes, the lowest victory margin.
POLITICS
Gujarat Election Result 2022 | Congress gets zero seats in 21 districts
The Congress’ vote share has reduced to 27.3 percent from 41 percent in the 2017 assembly elections, when it won 77 seats and restricted the ruling BJP to 99.
