Politics

On several occasions has Tamil superstar Rajinikanth hinted at joining politics but never coming clear on his political ambitions.

Rahul Gandhi, who was speaking at an event in New York organised by the Indian National Overseas Congress, said that 'divisive politics' is ruining the country’s reputation abroad.

Responding to an RTI query filed by a PTI correspondent, the ministry said information on the findings of the reports was "exempt from disclosure" under the RTI Act as they were under examination.

Mamata Banerjee’s statement came after the Union Home Ministry reportedly in their confidential report termed Rohingya immigrants as “security threat to India” and also linked them to terror organizations like ISIS and LeT.

The Bihar chief minister, who was speaking to reporters after his weekly 'Lok Samvad' (public interaction), said Congress has generated dynastic politics in India which has now slowly spread to other parties.

The massive outreach to the workers and party sympathisers by the BSP is being seen as a renewed attempt by Mayawati after a string of electoral debacles — both in Assembly and Rajya Sabha polls.

Initially, the meeting was to be held at Ratapani wildlife sanctuary in Raisen. Later, it was shifted to the CM House. However, ultimately the seven-hour-long marathon meeting took place on city's outskirts at Kerwa dam resort.

Babulal Gaur’s remarks came close on the heels of MP BJP president Nandkumar Singh Chauhan’s statement that only 'winnable candidates' would be given tickets and elderly leaders could be axed.

The leader of Opposition, Ajay Singh, who had earlier written a letter to CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, demanding exclusion of Dr. Mishra from the meeting scheduled to take place on September 11 to select information commissioners, on Monday, decided not to t...

Clearly, both political parties are making an all-out effort to woo young and first-time voters in the state which goes to polls later this year.

Only the Congress ideology could take on the BJP and the RSS, Congress Vice president Rahul Gandhi said at a party rally in Maharashtra.

Police in multiple districts have denied permission citing security concerns but the party has vowed to go ahead with its rally.

The aim to have a full time defence minister assumes importance in the wake of the opposition charge against the government of neglecting the the all-important ministry.

More than three decades after Rajiv Gandhi's major Cabinet reshuffle, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to rejig his Cabinet, ministers are being called and asked to put in their papers, exactly like in 1986. However, in 2017, the task is assigned...

With 2,375 votes in his favour, VS Negi, candidate of the RSS-backed National Democratic Teachers' Front lost by a small margin of 261 votes, he polled 2,375 votes in his favor.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mid-night demonetisation was also a decisive endeavor to negate one serious perception challenge the PM has faced in his 3 year tenure — of being a 'suit boot ki sarkar'.