Politics

National Conference (NC) working president Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said Article 35A is a constitutional guarantee to the people of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh for preserving their distinct identity and dignity, irrespective of religion or caste.

The threat letter has warned Rajya Sabha member Sharad Yadav that he should not speak against the Bihar government and Hindu interests or he will have to suffer the consequences.

Rahul will miss RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's show of strength in Patna on Sunday, which Congress President Sonia Gandhi is also unlikely to attend.

Sources say that among the new NDA allies — the JD(U) and the AIADMK (which is yet to formally join the fold) — could find a place in Modi Cabinet.

The Gujarat assembly elections are likely to take place later this year. Elections in Karnataka are likely to be held in 2018.

Himachal Pradesh cabinet ministers Kaul Singh Thakur, Mukesh Agnihotri and Sudhir Sharma, AICC secretary Asha Kumari and Chairman of the state finance commission Kuldeep Kumar alleged that BJP MLAs were in habit of raising issues which are under investiga...

AAP leader Raghav Chadha said the decision by Lt Governor Anil Baijal to cancel the allotment of a bungalow at Rouse Avenue in Central Delhi to the party, which is being used for as an office, was unfortunate and against democratic principles and law.

Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary J Nandakumar claimed that there has been an increase in attacks on RSS workers, but added that the organisation is determined in its mission of development of the overall society in Kerala.

In her Independence Day message, Congress president Sonia Gandhi greeted fellow Indians and wished them progress and prosperity on the 70th Independence Day.

On a tour of flood-affected areas in Banaskantha district on August 4, Rahul Gandhi escaped unhurt when a stone was thrown at his car at Dhanera. Gandhi had arrived there after visiting flood-affected areas in Rajasthan.

Three of the Samajwadi Party MLCs, who had resigned, have already joined the BJP and Ashopk Bajpai is also expected to follow suit, sources said.

Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected to a six year term but every two years, one-third of the seats are up for election. Each state in the Upper House has a different number of seats, depending on its size and population.

BJP's Amit Shah and Smriti Irani made their maiden entry into the Rajya Sabha, polls for which were held on Tuesday in Gujarat.

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani told reporters after Congress leader Ahmed Patel won the bitterly-contested Rajya Sabha election that Congress support had actually come down from 57 MLAs to just 44.

"You say rape incidents are on the rise. But the population is also swelling."

Starting as a student leader, Venkaiah Naidu’s rise to become the 15th vice president of India is a culmination of 46 years long political journey.