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BJP not custodian of Hindu deities, says Trinamool MP Mahua Moitra

The BJP can't impose its views, based on ways of worshipping deities in North India, on people of other parts of the country who have different rituals: Moitra

Congress brought the country to a sorry state, says Basavaraj Bommai

Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday said that the Congress leaders have "misused" Mahatma Gandhi's name and brought the country to a sorry state

Goa govt found an escape route from getting exposed: Cong leader Alemao

Yuri Alemao said that the government on the pretext of panchayat election has curtailed the Assembly session and has found an escape route from getting exposed

Eknath Shinde, Fadnavis to meet BJP leadership to finalise state cabinet

Maharashtra Chief Minister Shinde and Deputy CM Fadnavis will be in the national capital on Friday to meet the BJP central leadership and finalise the allocation of portfolios in the new state cabinet

BJP bags 102 out of 130 panchayat seats unopposed in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu thanked all the supporters and sympathisers for electing 102 BJP candidates unopposed in bye-elections

Haryana BJP's IT cell head sacked amid calls for arrest over tweet on Islam

The Haryana BJP unit has removed its IT cell head Arun Yadav amid calls for his arrest over a 2017 tweet on the Prophet and Islam

Will meet Nadda openly if I have to: Congress leader Anand Sharma

Senior Congress leader Anand Sharma scotched speculation about his meeting with BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday, saying if he had to, he would do so openly

Maharashtra BJP leader Somaiya thanks Shinde for replacing mafia CM

Maharashtra BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Thursday met new Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and thanked him for replacing a "mafia CM", a reference to his predecessor Uddhav Thackeray. Thackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, resigned as CM late last month following a revolt in the legislative wing of his party led by Shinde. "Met 'Rikshawala' CM @mieknathshinde at Mantralaya today alongwith @NeilSomaiya , expressed Best Wishes & Thanked him for replacing MAFIA CM," Somaiya tweeted. The former Lok Sabha MP from Mumbai met Shinde at Mantralaya (state secretariat) in south Mumbai after the latter officially assumed charge of his new post. His government is being supported by the BJP. Shinde briefly worked as an auto-rickshaw driver in Thane before making it big in politics.

'Payyoli Express' reaches the Rajya Sabha: Sprinter PT Usha's long journey

Payyoli Tevaraparampil Usha, or PT Usha, was known as the queen of track and field for her unprecedented achievements that inspired girls and boys alike

Union Minister Scindia assumes additional charge of Steel Ministry

He succeeds Ram Chandra Prasad Singh who resigned from the post on Wednesday, a day before the completion of his Rajya Sabha term

Bhupesh Baghel slams BJP over Sneh Yatra, says party sows seeds of hatred

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that first, they sow seeds of hatred in different sections of society

MP Polls: CM Chouhan slams Kamal Nath, says he used to threaten police

Amid the Madhya Pradesh local body elections, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that when Kamal Nath was the Chief Minister, he used to threaten police and administration

BJP misleading people in name of 'Vikas Yatra': Gujarat AAP leader

The AAP has accused the BJP of misleading the people of Gujarat by holding programmes like Vikas Yatra "with public money". The BJP does "contrary" to what it promises

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Murmu visits NE states, seeks support for Presidential candidature

NDA presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu who is on a visit to the northeastern states as part of her campaign for the July 18 Presidential poll has received a rousing welcome in all the states.

Kumaraswamy lashes out at BJP, lists out 16 dynasties in Karnataka BJP

Former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy on Wednesday listed 16 family dynasties' in the Karnataka unit of the BJP as he hit out at the saffron party for repeatedly calling the JD(S) a dynastic party. He said everyone understands the sum and substance of BJP's Mission Dakshin, Yoga in Mysuru and churning in Hyderabad, referring to Prime Minister's events in the South and statement against dynastic politics. In a series of tweets, the JD(S) second-in-command hit back at the BJP in Karnataka for calling him Lucky Dip Chief Minister' on Wednesday. You spoke about family rule. I have already given the list. Again for your attention. 1.Yediyurappa & Sons 2. Ravi Subramanya-Tejaswi Surya 3. Ashoka-Ravi 4. V.Somanna-Arun Somanna 5. Arvind Limbavali-Raghu 6. S.R.Vishwanath-Vani Vishwanath 7. Jagadish Shettar-Pradeep Shettar 8. Murgesh Nirani-Hanumath Nirani 9. G.S.Basavaraju-Jyoti Ganesh 10. Jarkiholi Family 11. Katti Family 12. Jolle Family 13. Angadi Family 14. Udasi Family 15. Sriramulu ..

Facebook post in support of Nupur Sharma triggers clash in Bihar's Arrah

Tension prevailed in Bihar's Arrah town on Wednesday after a clash between members of two communities over a Facebook post supporting suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma's controversial remarks

With Naqvi's Rajya Sabha term ending, no Muslim among 395 BJP MPs

Opposition has been accusing BJP of not giving adequate representation to Muslims, but the saffron party has maintained that its MPs work for all communities and aren't representatives of any religion

Kolkata Police again summon Nupur Sharma, third notice issued in 30 days

Sharma had avoided both the notices on grounds of security threat apprehensions following which the city police had also issued a lookout notice against her.

'One Nation, One Photo': Cong's dig at BJP for using PM's photo in poster

Tagging a picture of the poster of BJP Scheduled Tribe Morcha of Manipur which displayed PM Modi's photo while welcoming Murmu to the state, Congress's Jairam Ramesh tweeted, "One Nation, One Photo!"