Politics

In remarks that could trigger another controversy over the Ram Mandir issue, a BJP MLA in Telangana has threatened to “behead” those opposing the temple construction in Ayodhya town of Uttar Pradesh.

Stray incidents of violence were reported in the bypoll underway at Madhya Pradesh's Ater Assembly seat with the Congress alleging that its candidate was attacked by the BJP workers and gunshots were fired at him.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be face of the BJP in the Gujarat Assembly elections due later this year, according to senior state party leaders who see these polls in his home state as a "battle of prestige".

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said Ram temple in Ayodhya was a matter of belief for her and she was ready to go to jail for it.

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Thursday denied that he was joining BJP, a day after his meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath triggered speculations that he might go with the saffron party.

Nearly 40 per cent of the total 4,605 nominations filed for April 23 elections to the 272 wards of the three municipal corporations have been rejected during scrutiny, Delhi State Election Commission said.

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said Stone-pelting youth were not giving up their lives for tourism but for resolution of the Kashmir issue as per the wishes of its people.

Javadekar said Kejriwal is facing at least seven cases of defamation and wondered if the city government would pay over Rs 100 crore when he is asked to pay this sum of money.

In a major administrative reshuffle, the Punjab government on transferred 21 IAS officers.

Claiming that alcohol is a part of Goan culture, the Congress on Saturday said due to the "laziness" of the BJP-led coalition government, the coastal state could not get relaxation from the Supreme Court's ban on the sale of liquor along the national and...

"We are bemused to hear Akhilesh Yadav's complaint that carnivorous animals in zoos of UP are suffering because of shortage of meat. He should tell the people of the state why he failed to make slaughter houses compliant with the guidelines issued by the...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a pitch for digital media as an important tool for campaigning for the 2019 parliamentary elections to a group of BJP MPs on Friday.

"The Lok Sabha Ethics Committee should stop shielding TMC MPs and the CBI should play an active role. We demand that CBI should be allowed to work freely and the political match fixing between the BJP and the TMC should not impact the probe," he said.

Jammu and Kashmir RSS chief Suchait Singh on Monday claimed the "footprints of terror elements" are increasing in West Bengal and accused the Mamata Banerjee government of "engineering terror violence" and "communal politics" in the state.

The Election Commission has extended till December 31 the June 30 deadline set for the Congress to hold organisational polls.

Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Monday introduced Inter-state goods bill in Parliament.