Politics News

16 Mar 2022, 11:46

Punjab Congress chief Sidhu quits with a one-line resignation

Days after facing humiliating defeat in Punjab from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday resigned from the post. The AAP came to power by sweeping the Assembly polls with a three-fourths majority as heavyweights fall by wayside. In a one-line resignation to party President Sonia Gandhi, Sidhu wrote, "I hereby resign as President (PPCC)."

22 Feb 2022, 17:36

BJP UP has spent over ₹3 crore on Facebook ads last month, Congress spent ₹6 lakh

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has spent over ₹3 crore on Facebook advertisements in Uttar Pradesh (UP) ahead of the state assembly elections, Facebook Ad Library data has revealed.

18 Sep 2021, 19:00

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh resigns amid ongoing turmoil in Congress

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday resigned from the post after a day-long political drama and said he resigned as he felt humiliated. At the same time, he said the "future politics option is always there and I will use that option".

11 Sep 2021, 16:52

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani resigns

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Saturday resigned from the post, over a year before the state goes to polls. Elections are scheduled in Decemb...

27 Aug 2021, 13:53

Electoral bonds worth over ₹3,400 crore redeemed by parties in 2019-20, says ADR report

Electoral bonds worth Rs 3,429.56 crore were redeemed by parties in 2019-20, and 87.29 per cent of this was received by four...

14 Aug 2021, 12:36

Twitter restores Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's account

A week after temporarily suspending his account, Twitter restored Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's handle Saturday, but not before the principal opposi...

13 Aug 2021, 11:33

Rahul Gandhi says Twitter is a 'biased platform' after his account gets blocked

Rahul Gandhi on Friday released a video statement slamming Twitter for blocking his account and alleged that Twitter was tak...

12 Jul 2021, 11:31

Actor Rajinikanth to reconsider political entry, to talk to members of Rajini Makkal Mandram

Top star Rajinikanth on Monday said he would consult his Rajini Makkal Mandram functionaries on whether or not to join polit...

08 Jul 2021, 11:47

A former Karnataka minister accused of a Ponzi scam may see his assets frozen soon

Karnataka government has submitted to the High Court that it has issued order to attach the movable and immovable assets of ...

07 Jul 2021, 18:18

President Ram Nath Kovind accepts resignations of 12 union ministers, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Prakash Javadekar and Harsh Vardhan

President Ram Nath Kovind accepted the resignations of 12 Union ministers, including Ravi Shankar Prasad, Pra...

15 Apr 2021, 21:13

India's largest opposition party blames national media for its lack of influence — but its new YouTube channel may only be targeting the Hindi belt

The Indian National Congress launched a new YouTube channel today as a way to v...

03 Feb 2021, 20:27

New citizenship law pulls India down in the democracy rankings — and 2021 is not looking better

India slipped two places to come in at the 53rd position on the Democracy Index 2020 as compared to last year. The dip in it...

28 Jan 2021, 13:52

AAP to contest elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat in 2022, says Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday that his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest ...

29 Dec 2020, 13:33

A 'warning from God' makes Rajinikanth break the promise of launching a political party

Actor Rajinikanth announced that he will not be taking the political plunge and launching his own party as promised in 2021 ...

03 Dec 2020, 15:27

Rajnikanth announces plans to float his political party in January next year

Time has come to change the fate of Tamil Nadu, while political and government change in the state is important and compulsion of time, said actor Rajinikanth on Thursday.

27 Nov 2020, 11:17

Mehbooba Mufti, daughter allegedly detained under house arrest

Srinagar, PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday claimed that she and her daughter, Iltija Mufti, were put under house arrest and not allowed to visi...

20 Nov 2020, 16:55

Sonia Gandhi sets up panel to discuss national security, economic and foreign affairs, Manmohan Singh to head all three panels

Congress president Sonia Gandhi has set up three separate committees for discussing policy issues related to ...

19 Nov 2020, 17:31

Nitish Kumar's choice for education minister resigns within hours of taking office on the back of corruption charges

Bihar Education Minister Mewalal Choudhary, allegedly facing corruption charges in the recruitment of assistant professors and scientists, has resigned. He was sworn in as a cabinet minister just a few days ago along with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

21 Oct 2020, 14:36

Senior leader Eknath Khadse quits BJP to join NCP

Mumbai, In a huge jolt to the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), senior leader Eknath Khadse has quit the party to join the ruling Nationalist ...

12 Oct 2020, 14:47

Actor-turned-politician Kushboo Sundar joins BJP hours after quitting Congress

Actor-turned-politician Kushboo Sundar joined the Bharatiya Janata Party here on Monday, hours after she quit the Congress. ...

30 Sep 2020, 09:19

US President Donald Trump clubs India with China and Russia — claims they don't give a 'straight count' on COVID-19 death toll

US President Donald Trump has said that India does not give a "straight count" on the Covid-19 deaths.

01 Aug 2020, 18:38

Amar Singh, a key player in saving the India-US nuclear deal, passes away at the age of 64

One of the highest points in Singh's career was cracking a deal with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) in 2...

12 Jul 2020, 09:54

Sachin Pilot seeks time to meet Congress chief Sonia Gandhi

Rajasthan Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot has arrived in Delhi to meet party high command and has sought time for a meeting with Congress interim ...