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Page 74 - Politics News

Anurag Thakur backs 'one nation, one election', calls it win-win situation

With the implementation of ONOE, officials who are usually busy conducting elections will be able to focus on their primary duties, the five-time sitting MP from Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, said

Anurag Thakur backs 'one nation, one election', calls it win-win situation
Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 2:46 PM IST

Former Congress MLA Sangram Thopte joins BJP with supporters in Pune

Maharashtra BJP chief and state Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule and the party's working president Ravindra Chavan welcomed Thopte into the fold

Former Congress MLA Sangram Thopte joins BJP with supporters in Pune
Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 1:37 PM IST

Bansuri Swaraj brings 'National Herald's loot' bag to JPC meet on polls

Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi are accused in the case, with the Enforcement Directorate charging them with money laundering

Bansuri Swaraj brings 'National Herald's loot' bag to JPC meet on polls
Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 12:56 PM IST

'Mamata only worried about her seat': Vijayvargiya on Murshidabad violence

The violence began on April 11 in the Muslim-majority Murshidabad district during a protest against the Waqf (Amendment) Act

'Mamata only worried about her seat': Vijayvargiya on Murshidabad violence
Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 12:00 PM IST

Mehbooba backs Rahul Gandhi on EC, flags attack on democratic institutions

Mufti also welcomed the registration of an FIR against Army personnel accused of assaulting a professor in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir

Mehbooba backs Rahul Gandhi on EC, flags attack on democratic institutions
Updated On : 22 Apr 2025 | 6:45 AM IST

'Election Commission in India compromised': LoP Rahul Gandhi in Boston

Rahul Gandhi is currently on a US tour where he addressed the Indian diaspora in Boston. He will also address a gathering at Brown University on Monday

'Election Commission in India compromised': LoP Rahul Gandhi in Boston
Updated On : 21 Apr 2025 | 10:21 PM IST

Be facilitators of growth, PM Narendra Modi exhorts civil servants

Asks bureaucrats to ramp up the pace and scale of reforms across sectors

Be facilitators of growth, PM Narendra Modi exhorts civil servants
Updated On : 21 Apr 2025 | 10:14 PM IST

AAP won't contest Delhi Mayor polls, points to BJP's 'triple-engine sarkar'

Aam Aadmi Party's Saurabh Bharadwaj said the BJP should prove what it can deliver for the people of Delhi. The deadline for mayoral election nominations ends today

AAP won't contest Delhi Mayor polls, points to BJP's 'triple-engine sarkar'
Updated On : 21 Apr 2025 | 5:10 PM IST

BJP nominates Raja Iqbal Singh for upcoming MCD election, AAP to abstain

The Aam Aadmi Party has decided to abstain from the mayoral polls, saying that the BJP should rule Delhi without any excuses

BJP nominates Raja Iqbal Singh for upcoming MCD election, AAP to abstain
Updated On : 21 Apr 2025 | 1:12 PM IST

A stickler for court discipline: Meet next CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai

Well versed in constitutional and administrative law, Gavai is set to become the first Scheduled Caste CJI after KG Balakrishnan

A stickler for court discipline: Meet next CJI Bhushan Ramkrishna Gavai
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:57 PM IST

High stakes for Indian diaspora in Canada and Australia elections

With the US administration's crackdown on immigration and questions being asked about the issue of migration in Canada and Australia as well

High stakes for Indian diaspora in Canada and Australia elections
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:48 PM IST

UNHCR fund cut: Refugee lifeline hangs by a thread in host nations

What adds to the plight of refugees in India is that the country, which is neither a signatory to the 1951 Refugee Convention nor its 1967 Protocol, provides limited protection to them

UNHCR fund cut: Refugee lifeline hangs by a thread in host nations
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:48 PM IST

Cong to hold pressers in 57 cities to counter BJP on National Herald case

Congress workers across the country held protests over the issue in the past week. Its general secretaries and in-charges in various states met in Delhi

Cong to hold pressers in 57 cities to counter BJP on National Herald case
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:38 PM IST

West Bengal CM turns to 'universal religion' to blunt communal polarisation

Tensions have remained high following the eruption of violence in Murshidabad over the Waqf (Amendment) Act, 2025

West Bengal CM turns to 'universal religion' to blunt communal polarisation
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:29 PM IST

Himachal govt slams Nadda, says claims over medical park funds 'misleading'

The Himachal Pradesh government has not cancelled the Rs 350-crore project but has chosen to execute it independently in the best interest of the state

Himachal govt slams Nadda, says claims over medical park funds 'misleading'
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 10:43 PM IST

Primacy to Marathi, no imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis dismissed concerns over the "imposition" of the Hindi language in the state on Sunday, asserting that Marathi will continue to be compulsory.

Primacy to Marathi, no imposition of Hindi in Maharashtra: Fadnavis
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 10:32 PM IST

JP Nadda rules out return to Himachal politics amid BJP leadership shift

Nadda claimed that the Congress government in the state has given advertisements worth crores of rupees to the National Herald which is not being published

JP Nadda rules out return to Himachal politics amid BJP leadership shift
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 6:06 PM IST

INDIA bloc to continue in UP Assembly polls in 2027: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav also criticised the BJP's handling of the Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj, promising a probe into "mismanagement" if his party comes to power

INDIA bloc to continue in UP Assembly polls in 2027: Akhilesh Yadav
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 5:45 PM IST

Congress to launch nationwide 'Save Constitution' campaign from April 25

The party will also counter the BJP's disinformation campaign about the National Herald issue, with senior leaders holding press conferences in different cities

Congress to launch nationwide 'Save Constitution' campaign from April 25
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 7:57 AM IST

Mamata accuses BJP-RSS of 'divisive politics' after Murshidabad violence

Banerjee alleged that certain groups were using the backdrop of an unfortunate incident" to promote a divisive agenda

Mamata accuses BJP-RSS of 'divisive politics' after Murshidabad violence
Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 6:45 AM IST