Politics

Manmohan Singh was not a "weak" prime minister, but for some "strange reasons" he decided not to assert himself during the second term of the UPA government, Congress leader Manish Tewari on Monday said.

Every third candidate in the ongoing UP assembly elections is facing a criminal charge, including some for serious crimes like rape, murder and kidnapping, while crorepatis account for a similar percentage of those in the fray, an analysis of their self-d...

Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Sunday took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he was camping in Varanasi as if he was a "nukkad neta" and accused him of virtually transforming the city into the country's capital.

VHP leader Praveen Togadia hinted at the Hindutva outfit contemplating some move for the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, claiming a decision on the issue may be taken 'within a week'.

As the Prime Minister hits the campaign trail in his Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP on Saturday charged the administration with "selectively" pulling down its posters in the name of implementing the poll code.

As polling began in 49 seats in the sixth and penultimate phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on Saturday, Gorakhpur Lok Sabha MP and firebrand Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mahant Adityanath was one of the early voters from his constituency.

BSP president Mayawati on Friday attacked the BJP saying its own cadre would teach its leaders a lesson for fielding 'baagi' (rebels) and 'daagi' (tainted) candidates in the UP assembly elections.

From '27 Saal UP Behaal'‎ to 'UP Ko Yeh Saath Pasand Hai’, Congress' politics has undergone a dramatic change over the past few months in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.

Launching yet another vitriolic attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused him of making 'conditional promises and deals' even with 'Ganga maa'.

During a protest event held in Ujjain, RSS Leader said: The Hindus no more have the zeal of Shivaji Maharaj. I announce Rs 1 crore from my pocket to anyone who brings me the severed head of the Kerala CM.

The core committee of Maharashtra BJP is likely to meet on Friday to chalk out the strategy for the Mumbai Mayoral election scheduled for March 8, in the backdrop of the civic polls throwing up a fractured verdict.

Campaigning is at its peak in UP but SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has stepped out only for two public rallies this elections, a stark contrast to the over 300 rallies he addressed in the 2012 assembly polls.

Sounding highly confident of the outcome of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in favour of BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the debate is now whether BJP will get two-third or three-fourth majority.

The BJP on Monday moved the Election Commission against an advertisement of the Samajwadi Party, which depicts a running metro train, claiming that the Centre has given financial assistance for the metro rail project.

With pellet guns leaving hundreds of protesters in Jammu and Kashmir with severe eye injuries, a modified version of the weapon will now be used to ward off any protest ahead or during any anti-militancy operations.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu's son and Telugu Desam Party's General Secretary, Nara Lokesh, is all set to make his way into the State Cabinet via the Legislative Council.