Politics

Vijayendra's appointment as the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) general secretary was announced by Union minister Prakash Javadekar, who is also in charge of the BJP's Karnataka unit.

The impeachment notice against the CJI was shot down by Venkaiah Naidu claiming that the Opposition MPs were "unsure" of their own case and that their notice was based on "suspicion and conjectures".

Venkaiah Naidu held deliberations with a number of constitutional and legal experts, including Attorney General K K Venugopal.

Meanwhile, amidst speculation that he would be fielded against Siddaramaiah from Badami, BJP MP B Sriramulu today said he would abide by the party's decision.

Coming out strongly against the principal opposition DMK-led persistent protests over the Cauvery imbroglio, the AIADMK said, "whatever be the number of protests and demonstrations, no one can sever the ties between the AIADMK and the BJP."

The Uddhav Thackeray-led party said one may have a deep dislike for the Congress or the Gandhi family, but speaking about domestic issues on foreign land does not befit anybody.

Sinha said unnecessary hype has been created over the cash crunch despite finance secretary and RBI saying there is no cash crunch in 80 per cent of the ATMs.

With the Congress facing trouble over ticket distribution, G Parameshwara on Wednesday asserted that it would not have any bearing on its poll prospects, holding that the candidates were selected "systematically" considering ground realities.

Speaking at a public event in Agartala, Deb said that the blind king Dhritarashtra would get regular updates about the battles of Kurukshetra through Sanjay, who was also nowhere near the battlefield like him and this was possible only through “technology...

Armed with information drawn under RTI, Congress RTI Cell president Ajay Dubey claimed that those who retired from the department in the past even got court stays to avoid timely retirement but the state government remained clueless.

The saffron party seems to have focused more on winnability than any other considerations. Yeddyurappa, who was on back foot till last week, has regained the strength and has an upper hand in selecting the candidates.

New VHP president Alok Kumar said that the resolve to have the temple built is not of any one person or organisation, but of the entire 'Hindu society'.

The AAP alleged that the "wild" accusations were a desperate bid to mislead the public and divert attention from the crimes committed under the BJP's rule in Unnao and Kathua.

The Punjab government on Thursday opposed Sindhu’s plea for acquittal in the 1988 road rage case and told a bench of Justices J Chelameswar and Sanjay Kishan Kaul in the Supreme Court that there was no error in the Punjab and Haryana high court verdict co...

At a time, when there is outrage over the Unnao rape and Kathua gang rape case, the party sources said that the remarks from Muslim leaders against PM Modi would further lead to communal polarisation.

The complainant, a BJP leader, had alleged that Congress candidates, supporters and agents always carry the symbol, even when campaigning is stopped in violation of the model code of conduct