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BJP's membership drive to relaunch 'Bharat Vijay, Bhajapa Vijay': Amit Shah

Speaking at the launch of the party's membership drive, he said the programme will reinvigorate the organisation

Cong levels new charges against Sebi chief, asks PM to come clean

The opposition party said the Supreme Court should take cognisance of these fresh revelations and demanded that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) chairperson should be dismissed

Delhi HC rejects plea to quash defamation case against Arvind Kejriwal

BJP leader accused Arvind Kejriwal and AAP leaders of defaming the BJP by claiming the party was responsible for deleting 3 million names from the Delhi electoral rolls

Rahul Gandhi will be PM 100% when Cong comes to power: Abhishek Singhvi

'When the Congress comes to power, he has earned this right, he can rightfully make a claim to the prime minister's post,' Singhvi added

No govt in 78 years provided 100K jobs in its tenure like us: CM Himanta

CM said another 50,000 appointments will be made by next year in various departments like education and police

Abolish Guv's post or appoint statured individuals by consensus: Singhvi

Singhvi, who was elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed from Telangana last week, also weighed in on the repeated standoffs

SC reiterates 'jail is exception' as it grants bail to AAP's Vijay Nair

The Supreme Court expressed concerns that the ED had not adhered to its timeline for completing the trial, despite earlier assurances, and Nair has been behind bars for 23 months

ED arrests AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan in Delhi Waqf Board 'corruption' probe

In January this year, the agency had filed a charge sheet over alleged irregularities in the recruitment in Delhi Waqf Board under the chairmanship of Amanatullah Khan

Kerala CM announces high-level probe into allegations against top cops

Congress leadership described Anvar's charges as utmost serious and alarming

No one should be left out in BJP's membership drive: UP CM Adityanath

The membership drive of the Bharatiya Janata Party starting today is a movement to connect the individual with the spirit of Nation First

BJP counts on a Soren to woo tribal votes in Jharkhand Assembly polls

As Champai Soren's switching sides gives BJP leaders renewed hope ahead of Assembly polls, ruling party claims it will only consolidate Hemant's tribal support base, reports Aditi Phadnis

Only Mahayuti alliance will burst crackers after Diwali: Eknath Shinde

Referring to political opponents, Shinde said, Let them go to gallis (alleys) or Delhi, don't give them any importance

AAP launches outreach campaign to directly connect with Delhi voters

With Delhi Assembly elections on the horizon, the AAP has launched an outreach campaign aiming to directly connect with voters across all 2,800 zones

BJP protests against Kejriwal over high power bills, water woes in slums

City BJP president Virendra Sachdeva led the protest and alleged the people of the area face lack of basic facilities

J&K polls: 219 candidates for 24 seats; 91 running as independents

With the nominations for the first phase of J&K polls finalised, there will be 219 candidates in the fray for the 24 seats going to vote on Sept 18. Among the 219, 91 are contesting as independents

Shivaji statue collapse: MVA holds protest; Thackeray, Pawar slam PM

They slammed the Union and state governments for the collapse, with Uddhav Thackeray calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi's apology as one smacking of arrogance

How falling farm prices worry BJP ahead of Haryana and Maharashtra polls

Falling prices of agricultural produce are worrisome for the BJP in Haryana and Maharashtra, where elections are due, Sanjeeb Mukherjee reports

Won't sit quietly till Maha govt is changed in coming months: Sharad Pawar

The collapse of the Shivaji statue at Rajkot fort in Malvan tehsil has triggered a firestorm in the state, with the opposition targeting the BJP-led Mahayuti for 'corruption' and 'insult' to the icon

U'khand BJP leader Bora arrested for molesting minor; expelled from party

SSP Almora said the alleged incident took place on August 24 in the Salt revenue area, and an information regarding this was received on August 30

Rajiv Ranjan appointed as new JD(U) spokesperson after KC Tyagi resigns

Some believe that frequent comments of Tyagi, based in Delhi, enjoying high profile in media for regional party leader due to his experience and articulation were seen as unhelpful to BJP-JD(U) ties