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Pawan Khera slams Shah's Muslim population remark as bid to polarise voters

Khera also questioned why the Home Minister had not addressed this issue during his 11 years in power and highlighted the difference in deportations of foreign nationals under Congress and BJP govt

BJD's probable Nuapada bypoll candidate Jay Dholakia switches to BJP

He is the son of Rajendra Dholakia, the BJD MLA whose death necessitated the by-election in the seat

TMC MP Saugata Roy criticises party's focus on 'khela, mela' over politics

Opposition parties in West Bengal have long been accusing the TMC govt of giving attention only to "khela and mela", ignoring the serious development and administrative issues

Telangana govt likely to move SC over HC stay on BC quota in local bodies

The High Court on October 9 issued an interim stay on providing 42 per cent BC reservation in local bodies

France's re-appointed PM Lecornu calls for calm amid political chaos

His appointment is seen as Macron's last chance to reinvigorate his second term, which runs until 2027

Opposition slams exclusion of women journalists from Afghan FM presser

Mr Modi, when you allow the exclusion of women journalists from a public forum, you are telling every woman in India that you are too weak to stand up for them, Priyanka Gandhi said

BJP not sincere about restoring J&K statehood, says Deputy CM Choudhary

Surinder Choudhary said the people of the Union Territory have high hopes from the Supreme Court which has been delivering justice in the country for decades

I'm in no hurry, know my destiny: Shivakumar on reports about CM post claim

Speculations are rife about the change of guard and cabinet reshuffle in the state when the Congress government reaches the halfway mark of its five-year term in November

Senior Assam BJP leader Rajen Gohain, 17 members resign from party

In a letter to state BJP president Dilip Saikia, Gohain said he was resigning from the primary membership of the party and stepping down from all party responsibilities

PM Modi's 'unqualified praise' for Israeli PM 'morally atrocious': Congress

Ramesh's remarks came after Prime Minister Modi welcomed the agreement on the first phase of Trump's peace plan for West Asia, under which Israel and Hamas have decided to pause fighting in Gaza

BSP to fight 2027 UP election solo, says Mayawati at Lucknow rally

Addressing a rally in Lucknow, Mayawati said that alliances in the past had only helped partner parties, while the BSP's own vote base did not receive reciprocal support

Terribly wrong: Chidambaram criticises PM Modi's remarks on 26/11 attacks

In a post on X, Chidambaram expressed disappointment over Prime Minister Modi misattributing the words to him

Congress must tell who prevented military response after 26/11: PM Modi

The PM emphasised Mumbai has always been the country's financial capital and a vibrant metropolis, making it vulnerable to terror strikes.

TMC accuses BJP of 'state-sponsored terror' after Tripura office vandalism

Addressing a press conference at the Trinamool Bhavan here, West Bengal minister Shashi Panja said a five-member TMC delegation had left for Tripura to meet party workers and assess situation

Bihar seat-sharing talks gather pace: BJP reaches out to Chirag, allies

CPI (ML)L says no to 19 seats offered by Grand Alliance

EC couldn't tell how many non-citizens removed from Bihar roll: Congress

The opposition party also said if the poll body had informed as to how many such non-citizens in Bihar were removed from the electoral roll, it would have been even more exposed than it already is

Two-phase Bihar Assembly polls on November 6 & 11; counting on 14

Polling this time will be shortest for the state in over a quarter century

BJP urges EC to verify identity of burqa-clad voters during Bihar polls

The BJP found itself on the same page as the RJD on the issue of non-staggered elections, but got charged with "political conspiracy" for raising the issue of female voters wearing veils

Raebareli lynching: Congress demands UP CM's resignation, SIT probe

The party also demanded Rs 1 crore compensation for the victim's family and that one member of the victim's family be given a government job

Bengal floods man-made, DVC releasing water to save Jharkhand: Mamata

Banerjee also announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of those who died in the floods and landslides