Politics

Sharpening her attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday likened him to the 14th century Delhi king Sultan Muhammed Bin Tughlaq, known for his whimsical ways.

Bandyopadhyay was produced at the CBI-designated Special Chief Judicial Magistrate's court after completion of the six-day remand.

A BJP leader has moved the Election Commission against BSP chief Mayawati accusing her of seeking votes in the name of caste and demanded that her party be debarred from contesting elections.

Accusing BJP of indulging in communal polarisation in view of the forthcoming assembly elections in five states, CPI(M) on Saturday said the poll results in Uttar Pradesh would be a "triple talaq" to the saffron party by the people against its communal po...

Amid growing differences between her and the Congress government here, Puducherry Lt Governor Kiran Bedi on Saturday said she would quit the post in May next year on completion of two years in office.

Acting on Opposition complaint, the Election Commission has sought the Centre's response on their objection to presenting the budget on February 1 before the Assembly polls to five states.

"This was their line in all their party Congress' and plenums but now they have deviated from it," Chennithala said adding that the meeting is being held at a time when people are suffering from the after effects of demonetisation.

The two-day national executive of the BJP beginning Friday in Delhi will pass a resolution on economy with special emphasis on the impact of demonetisation in weeding out black money and to sharpen attack on the Opposition on the issue.

Congress leader Anand Sharma too said the presentation of the budget prior to the polls will vitiate the free and fair polls.

Though the Congress is the main opposition, voters are not open to seeing it as a favourable alternative in Punjab.

The election schedule of the five states - Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand - was announced by the Election Commission today.

BSP supremo Mayawati Narendra dubbed PM Modi's mahaparivartan rally as 'flop show' and said, people did not accept Modi as UP -walla.

Mulayam Singh Yadav, like most veterans can a make clear distinction between political adversary and competition. In deciding to go alone in UP, the Samajwadi Party president seems to have chosen the party’s long-term interests over short-term gains.

In a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for wishing his Pakistan counterpart Nawaz Sharif on his birthday, Shiv Sena invoked Chhatrapati Shivaji saying the warrior king never extended such greetings to "the enemies of the nation."

Sharad Yadav of the JDU and Gaurav bhatia of the SP have already said that all the mentioned names in the Sahara diaries must be investigated.

ismissing criticism of frequent changes in rules post demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today alleged that those who cannot endorse corruption and black money openly are relentlessly finding fault with his government and vowed to take forward t...