Politics

In a meeting with senior leaders of Delhi unit, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday suggested that those active in electoral politics should contest the Assembly polls.

Manish Sisodia's remarks came after a news report claimed that the Centre has reduced the education budget. The Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has, however, clarified that no such reduction has been made.

Digvijay Singh's remarks came four days after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) passed a resolution opposing the new citizenship act and the NRC.

Subhash Chopra said that on one hand the AAP was boasting its good work, on the other it had denied nomination to those who did that 'good work'.

The first state government to challenge the Act, Chhattisgarh government told court that NIA Act should be declared unconstitutional as it takes away power of search and seizure from local police.

It is the third time that Kejriwal would be fighting from the New Delhi seat. He fought for it in 2013 and 2015 polls as well.

N D Sharma's resignation comes a day after AAP inducted two-time MLA Ram Singh Netaji to the party. On Monday, Sharma had sat on a protest at Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia's residence over Netaji's induction.

After the BuzzFeed tweet quoting Nadella, Microsoft India issued a statement in which its CEO said every country will and should define its borders, protect national security and set immigration policy accordingly.

RSS workers on Monday took out a rally to protest against the proposed installation of a 114-foot tall statue of Jesus Christ at Kapala Betta in Karnataka’s Kanakapura, which Congress strongman D K Shivakumar represents in the state assembly.

A controversy erupted on Saturday when Yashomati Thakur, a Congress MLA from Amravati district, evoked Indian culture and said that all negativity goes away when one touches a cow.

The three-day training programme will commence from January 16 and will include sessions on the party’s ideology, its history and contribution to India’s growth.

The Hyderabad MP also criticised the Centre's decision to abrogate provisions of Article 370, which gave special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, saying that there have not been Internet services in Kashmir since then.

The founder of Indigenous Progressive Regional Alliance (TIPRA) said this while addressing a large gathering at Khumulwng, the headquarters of Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor also appealed to the people of Delhi to resist any move to polarise the assembly polls next month on the CAA issue and recent incidents of violence.

After hitting out at the ‘Chhapaak’ actor, Irani said it won’t be appropriate for her to comment on the probe and the alleged ineptitude shown by the Delhi police in the matter.

All Assam Students Union (AASU), which has been spearheading the protests against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), has hinted at launching a political party.