Politics

Actor-politician Raj Babbar’s term as Rajya Sabha member from Uttarakhand also ends on November 25.

The seat was vacated by Hemant Soren as he retained the Barhait constituency. He had won from both the seats in last year's assembly elections.

A resident of Bhatinda, Singh was held by the police for carrying a loaded pistol during the march called by BJYM to Nabanna, the state secretariat, on October 8.

The incident which occurred on Wednesday has triggered a war of words between the BJP and the Congress, which is in power in the state. Police arrested Dilkhush alias Dillu in the priest murder case, Hindaun Deputy Superintendent of Police Kishori Lal Me...

The order came in the wake of the announcement by the Election Commission of India to hold state elections in Bihar and bypolls in 11 states for Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies that are scheduled on October 28, November 3 and November 7.

Political observers say that Shukla’s proximity to Singh made him the front runner for a BJP ticket for the Khardah seat in 2021 state polls.

The agency carried out searches at the Bengaluru residence of the Congress leader, and also 13 other locations spread across Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai on premises associated with Shivakumar’s relatives and associates.

Lucky Yadav will be the SP candidate for Malhani seat in Jaunpur district. He is the son of Parasnath Yadav, whose death necessitated the by-election.

The LJP on Sunday decided to put up its candidates against the JD(U) citing "ideological differences" with the party to assert that it will not accept Nitish Kumar's leadership of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

He said senior leaders, MPs, MLAs, office bearers, party functionaries and ordinary workers will participate in full strength in the 'satyagraha'.

Former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the district administration misbehaved with the family of the Hathras victim at the behest of the state government.

DMK leader Tiruchi Siva, in his plea said that these new legislations are prima facie unconstitutional, illegal and arbitrary.

Kalyan Singh was understood to be the ‘real culprit’ behind the Babri Masjid demolition, but his officer in the information department, Anil Swarup, had some first-hand knowledge about what had happened on the day of demolition.

The Akali Dal's departure from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)will hardly affect the Modi government but it does create a political void for the BJP in the border state of Punjab where its alliance with the Akalis was seen as much a social a...

Jaswant Singh's expulsion was swift and without any glitches, and everyone agreed to it, including LK Advani, who was his close friend.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had written to Rupani on Thursday requesting him to reopen the school.