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Rape accused ex- BJP MP Chinmayanand arrested, taken for medical check-up

The BJP leader was arrested by the special investigation team (SIT) of Uttar Pradesh police from his residence 'Divya Dham'

Opponents desperate to silence me: Rahul Gandhi on defamation cases

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said defamation cases filed against him were an attempt by his politcal rivals deperate to silence him. Gandhi, who appeared before a magisterial court here and pleaded not guilty in a criminal defamation case filed against him for his "why do all thieves share the Modi surname" remarks, made the charge in a tweet. "I am in Surat today to appear in a defamation case filed against me by my political opponents, desperate to silence me. I am grateful for the love & support of the Congress workers who have gathered here to express their solidarity with me," Gandhi tweeted. He appeared before the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B H Kapadia here and pleaded not guilty when asked by the court whether he accept the charges, levelled against him by BJP legislator from Surat-West, Purnesh Modi. After Gandhi's plea was recorded, his lawyers moved an application seeking a permanent exemption from personal appearance in the next ...

Haryana polls: Worry for BJP, Congress as rebels enter fray on few seats

Congress leader Ranjit Singh Chautala, son of late deputy prime minister Devi Lal, entered the fray from Rania as Independent after failing to secure a ticket

A Thackeray contests an election

Aaditya could get his party to bargain with the BJP for the position of Deputy CM. Father Uddhav will continue as party chief. This way, the Sena will be both in the government and out of it

Now, govt's Kashmir rhetoric is directed at international audience

Having turned life upside down for the people of the Kashmir Valley, what exactly did Prime Minister Narendra Modi mean when he said we will have to hug every Kashmiri?

BJP begins member background checks to identify people with tainted pasts

New candidates were taken in by the party's MP unit in a hurry without proper verification

In both Assam and Kashmir, BJP's saviour act could spark civil wars

BJP came to power on a security agenda of making India immune to internal and external threats - but its policies have initiated processes that will probably increase instability

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP checking preparedness with 'Parivartan Yatra'

In its membership drive that concluded earlier this month, the Delhi unit claimed to have added over 1.7 million people to the party-fold

Pains me to see Chautalas divided, hope they unite: Parkash Singh Badal

Former Hisar MP Dushyant Chautala, elder son of Ajay Chautala, had launched Jannayak Janata Party last year

BJP leaders to meet officials, economists to talk growth, demand slowdown

Former chief economic advisor Arvind Virmani and State Bank of India's group chief economic advisor Soumya Kanti Ghosh are likely to attend the event

Yogi Adityanath rejigs cabinet for the first time; 23 ministers take oath

Six ministers of state with independent charge were inducted. The two-and-a-half-year-old BJP ministry will also have 11 new ministers of state

Yediyurappa to expand K'taka Cabinet tomorrow; 14 ministers to be inducted

Speaking to reporters here, Yediyurappa said after the expansion, a cabinet meeting will be held

From gaffe to split views: Cong's internal battle over Article 370

Jaiveer Shergill supported the abrogation of the provisions of Article 370 while criticising the BJP for how it was done

Equal rule of law in interest of Kashmiris must apply to J&K: Arun Jaitley

Article 35A, which is constitutionally vulnerable, is used as a political shield by many but it hurt the common citizen of the State the most, wrote Jaitley

Shielding the govt: The use and abuse of intellectual storm troopers

The Modi govt doesn't address critics directly and lets an outsourced army take them on. This keeps the govt at an arm's length from any debate about its policies

Four more BJP MLAs in MP want to back Congress govt: Computer Baba

The Madhya Pradesh government has a slim majority with the support of the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party

Govt may extend ongoing Parliament session by 10 days till August 6th

If the session is extended by 10 sittings, then it will be extended by two weeks

Congress needs a president and drastic spring cleaning of party structure

Forget finding a president with pan-India appeal, soon the party may not even have state level leaders of any consequence

BJP: An incomplete party

The BJP has surmounted many political and social problems, says the author

0.3 million complaints are pending in Madhya Pradesh CM helpline: Report

The revenue department has the maximum number of pending complaints - 45,000