Politics

As the country is divided over the way Rahul Gandhi's ascent to the seat of power in Congress is being held, we look at possible, strong contenders who could be inducted into his close circle.

While superstars Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth have only hinted at their political jump so far, Vishal has already decided to take that leap and is about to contest as an Independent candidate.

Since it was a tie, the election officials decided the winner through a lucky draw. BJP’s Meera Agarwal was declared winner after the draw.

On possibility to join politics, Raghuram Rajan said, "The answer is no...on issue of politics my wife says very clearly no." The AAP had approached Rajan offering him a Rajya Sabha seat from Delhi, which was reportedly rejected by the ex-RBI governor.

N Marudu Ganesh, alias N M Ganesh, is a journalist-turned-politician. The DMK had fielded him for the RK Nagar bypoll, which was supposed to be held on April 12 earlier.

An independent candidate from Navsari Assembly constituency in Gujarat demanded that the returning officer accept her payment by cheque, citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 'less-cash India'

Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar on Tuesday said the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs will soon meet to finalise the dates of the Winter Session.

This is "home delivery of governance", which is being done for the first time in the country, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed while announcing the Cabinet's decision.

Speaking at a Network18 event 'Agenda Gujarat', the Congress leader said that he will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections either from the Viramgam seat in Ahmedabad district or Radhanpur seat in Patan district.

“Hindutva does not define any particular caste, creed or religion. Hindutva defines the spirit of India,” said Yogi.

RJD is not an ordinary political outfit. It is a private political party, said Nitish Kumar in response to a query on Lalu Prasad filing nomination for the post of RJD president for the 10th consecutive time.

Karnataka social welfare minister H Anjaneya was caught on camera demanding from his staff why tea or coffee was not offered to the guests who had come to meet him.

The statue captures an image from the Mahabharata, where Lord Krishna is seen holding a chariot wheel in his hands. If party insiders are to be believed, this particular act of Lord Krishna was chosen by the party top brass to send a message to the opposi...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said public participation was at the core of the government's functioning and that all its decisions were "people-friendly and people-centric".

Senior Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday demanded a committee be set up under the chairmanship of Vijay Kelkar to look into various debatable aspects of GST.

Campaigning for his party in poll-bound Gujarat, Singh on Tuesday described demonetisation as a "reckless step" and reiterated that the scrapping of high-value currency notes was an "organised loot and a legalised plunder".