Politics

Since the Jamat-e-Islami outfit is banned, its former leaders and supporters are fighting as independent candidates.

Sources have indicated that Masthan Rao would be asked to return to the Upper House as a TDP candidate while Mopidevi will be asked to contest for an MLC post in the state assembly

The Bengal CM said she never threatened the protesting doctors and alleged that some people were making false accusations

The balancing act between appeasing around 23 lakh central government employees and potential voters and maintaining momentum on reforms could prove to be a high-stakes gamble as the government moves closer to the next election

The senior Congress leader also hit out at the state Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot for taking decisions based on what suited the BJP

Trinamool Congress knows it will face certain anti-incumbency in 2026 and has to be prepared to counter it. Party insiders close to Abhishek say that he has also asked the West Bengal government to ensure the safety and security of doctors. Some say Abhis...

Immediately after an interaction with party workers, Gandhi and Kharge drove to the residence of NC president Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah at the Gupkar Road here.

Sources in the LJP say Paswan has his ear to the ground and is cognisant of caste issues that can hurt the NDA politically

Arjun Ram Meghwal questioned how the then-Congress government appointed former prime minister Manmohan Singh as the finance secretary in 1976.

Amid demands for his resignation, Siddaramaiah said, “I have done nothing wrong. I have been a minister for 40 years, and there is not a single black spot in my political life."

The bench, led by Justice M Nagaprasanna, commenced the hearing. Senior Advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi is representing Siddaramaiah, while Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot is represented by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta

Never-heard-before slogans of unity reverberated around the Salt Lake Stadium on Kolkata's outskirts where the two clubs were to play the season's first "Kolkata Derby"

Sukanta Majumdar, a Union minister and the Bengal BJP boss, accused the state government of "failing on all fronts"

Hooda reiterated some of the Congress’ poll promises, including Rs 6,000 monthly pension to the elderly, restoration of the Old Pension Scheme for government employees, cooking gas cylinders for Rs 500, and up to 300 units of free electricity

The Bengal Chief Minister also accused the CPM and BJP of orchestrating the vandalism at RG Kar Hospital in Kolkata on Thursday

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election 2024 Dates: Voting will be held in three phases on September 18, 25 and October 1. The counting of votes will be held on October 4.