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New Bharatiya Janata Party's troubled road ahead

The BJP will find it extremely difficult to calibrate the utterances of its loudmouths so as not to hurt Muslim sentiment and maintain good relations with the Muslim world

400+ held, houses razed: States crack down on rioters over Friday violence

Among those arrested, 304 were held in eight districts in Uttar Pradesh and 100 in Howrah and Murshidabad districts in West Bengal

BJP stands at a crossroads after the Nupur Sharma imbroglio

Sharma, a former loose-tongued spokesperson from Delhi, is no Modi by a long shot

Cong steps up attack on BJP ahead of Rahul Gandhi's appearance before ED

The Congress has decided that all its top leaders and MPs would take out a protest march to the agency headquarters in New Delhi and stage a "satyagraha"

Two men arrested in protest near Jama Masjid against Prophet remark

Mohd Nadeem Zaid (45), a resident of the Jama Masjid area, and Mohd Faheem Khan (37), a resident of the Turkman Gate area, were arrested on Saturday night

Intl Yoga Day: 75 union ministers to perform Yoga at 75 historical places

On the eighth International Day of Yoga which will be celebrated on June 21, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will perform Yoga at Mysore Palace in Karnataka

Prophet row: No place for violence in democracy, says Anurag Thakur on stir

The Union minister said law and order is a state subject and in order to maintain it, they should take strict possible action against the rioters

Prez polls: Nadda, Rajnath to hold talks with other parties on BJP's behalf

Nadda and Rajnath will interact with ruling NDA and opposition UPA constituents, besides other parties, on presidential polls, says BJP

RS poll counting on hold in Haryana as BJP seeks cancellation of 2 votes

BJP backed independent candidate wrote to EC of India, demanding the cancellation of votes of two Congress MLAs, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Election Rules 1961"

Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, says CM Gehlot

Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari were elected to the Rajya Sabha, according to a tweet by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

RS polls: BJP suspends Rajasthan MLA for voting in favour of Cong candidate

Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria issued an order stating Kushwah voted for Tiwari despite a whip and that she was being suspended from the BJP's primary membership

BJP wants Rajya Sabha votes of some Oppn MLAs cancelled over ballot display

A BJP delegation met EC after the polling process was over to seek a probe into the matter and cancellation of few votes

Protest erupts outside Jama Masjid demanding Nupur Sharma's arrest

Protest erupted outside Jama Masjid here after the Friday prayers demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed, police said

Bengal Assembly Speaker rejects plea to disqualify Mukul Roy as MLA

Talking to reporters in his chamber after giving his ruling, the speaker said that it is a matter of law and refused to speak anything more on the issue

Local BJP leader arrested in Kanpur over tweet on Prophet Muhammad

The BJP leader's arrest came four days after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur post Friday prayers over remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammed

India slams Pak for criticising BJP members remarks against Prophet

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the "absurdity of a serial violator of minority rights commenting on the treatment of minorities in another nation is not lost on anyone"

India deals with diplomatic storm after controversy over remarks on Prophet

Several Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, Bahrain, Maldives and Oman denounced the comments of BJP leaders comments on Prophet Mohammad

Delhi Police registers FIR after Nupur Sharma alleges death threats

Police said that on May 28, a complaint by Sharma was received at cyber cell unit against various persons regarding death threats and targeted hatred to her

'Narrow-minded': India slams OIC on Prophet Mohammad controversy

Says the reaction is 'motivated, misleading and mischievous'

'Jai Shri Ram', says Naveen Jindal a day after being expelled from BJP

Jindal said his primary concern at present was protecting himself and his family as incessant death threats were pouring in on social media from within the country and abroad