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Haryana, Maharashtra polls: Stakes high for BJP, Cong; counting starts soon

The exit polls have predicted the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance getting elected in Maharashtra but have differed in their projection of a number of seats.

Haryana, Maharashtra polls: Stakes high for BJP, Cong; counting starts soon
Updated On : 24 Oct 2019 | 11:19 AM IST

Sonia Gandhi forms panel to discuss Maharashtra, Haryana post-poll scenario

The party will also hold deliberations on the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which is a key issue in Assam after a large number of its citizens have been left out of it

Sonia Gandhi forms panel to discuss Maharashtra, Haryana post-poll scenario
Updated On : 24 Oct 2019 | 11:18 AM IST

UP bypoll results: BJP leads in 3 seats, SP in 2, BSP and Apna Dal one each

The BJP is leading in Lucknow Cantt, Ghosi and Balha seats while Samajwadi Party is ahead in Rampur and Zaidpur seats.

UP bypoll results: BJP leads in 3 seats, SP in 2, BSP and Apna Dal one each
Updated On : 24 Oct 2019 | 10:32 AM IST

Subhash Chopra made Delhi Congress president, Kirti Azad new campaign chief

A three-time MLA from Kalkaji, Chopra is also a former Delhi Congress chief. He was also a speaker of the Delhi assembly earlier to which he was first elected in 1998 from Kalkaji

Subhash Chopra made Delhi Congress president, Kirti Azad new campaign chief
Updated On : 23 Oct 2019 | 7:45 PM IST

Manmohan Singh calls on P Chidambaram: 'Hope courts will do justice'

Singh and Sonia Gandhi met Chidambaram, lodged in Tihar Jail since September 5 in connection with the INX media case, along with his son and Lok Sabha member Karti Chidambaram

Manmohan Singh calls on P Chidambaram: 'Hope courts will do justice'
Updated On : 22 Oct 2019 | 11:43 AM IST

Sex CD case: SC stays criminal trial against Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

The CBI had registered a case against Baghel in September 2018

Sex CD case: SC stays criminal trial against Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Updated On : 21 Oct 2019 | 2:28 PM IST

I don't endorse his ideology, but Savarkar was accomplished man: Singhvi

Singh had noted that Indira Gandhi as prime minister issued a postal stamp in Savarkar''s memory

I don't endorse his ideology, but Savarkar was accomplished man: Singhvi
Updated On : 21 Oct 2019 | 2:18 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi calls Bakshish Singh most honest man in BJP over vote remark

In the video shared by Rahul on Twitter, Singh purportedly said that people can press any button, their vote will go to BJP only

Rahul Gandhi calls Bakshish Singh most honest man in BJP over vote remark
Updated On : 21 Oct 2019 | 1:55 PM IST

Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: 6.5% polling recorded till 9 am

Long queues were observed outside several polling stations, indicating the percentage may go up in subsequent hours

Maharashtra Assembly elections 2019: 6.5% polling recorded till 9 am
Updated On : 21 Oct 2019 | 11:44 AM IST

Elections: Voting begins for bypolls to four assembly seats in Punjab

Seven companies of paramilitary forces have been deployed in the four assembly segments

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Updated On : 21 Oct 2019 | 8:02 AM IST

Appointing Sonia as Cong chief is like 'khoda pahad nikli chuhiya': Khattar

The Congress was quick to hit back, saying the remark by the chief minister showed the "anti-woman" character of the ruling BJP and demanded an immediate apology

Appointing Sonia as Cong chief is like 'khoda pahad nikli chuhiya': Khattar
Updated On : 14 Oct 2019 | 2:56 PM IST

Winds have changed in favour of Cong; we will form govt: Bhupinder Hooda

Hooda addressed the people in Mehmoodpur and other villages of the constituency

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Updated On : 14 Oct 2019 | 2:08 PM IST

Ex-Karnataka deputy CM Parameshwara's aide found hanging, Cong cries foul

The I-T department has summoned Parameshwara for questioning on Tuesday in connection with the raids.

Ex-Karnataka deputy CM Parameshwara's aide found hanging, Cong cries foul
Updated On : 13 Oct 2019 | 1:07 AM IST

Over 70,000 got jobs under Khattar govt: Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala

We have provided employment, roads, transportation, education institutes in Mewat. And we are very confident that the BJP will win all the 3 seats there

Over 70,000 got jobs under Khattar govt: Haryana BJP chief Subhash Barala
Updated On : 12 Oct 2019 | 9:30 PM IST

Congress hits out at govt, says fiscal deficit not at 3.3% but beyond 8%

Asserting that Indian economy has moved from recession to crisis mode, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said PM Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman are 'oblivious' to situation

Congress hits out at govt, says fiscal deficit not at 3.3% but beyond 8%
Updated On : 12 Oct 2019 | 7:43 PM IST

Congress's Haryana manifesto promises 33% govt job quota for women

Cong releases poll manifesto; promises 33 pc quota for women in govt jobs, loan waiver for farmers

Congress's Haryana manifesto promises 33% govt job quota for women
Updated On : 11 Oct 2019 | 3:03 PM IST

Maharashtra Assembly: Eyes on Worli as Aaditya Thackeray makes poll debut

The region was hit by large-scale desertions from opposition ranks ahead of polls, handing the saffron alliance an advantage at the hustings

Maharashtra Assembly: Eyes on Worli as Aaditya Thackeray makes poll debut
Updated On : 11 Oct 2019 | 1:03 PM IST

Congress names media in-charges for Haryana, Maharashtra Assembly elections

The terms of the current assembly in Maharashtra ends on November 9 and in Haryana on November 2

Congress names media in-charges for Haryana, Maharashtra Assembly elections
Updated On : 11 Oct 2019 | 11:19 AM IST

Kashmir on edge: Security beefed up, many leaders 'detained or arrested'

Kashmir remained on edge as the authorities stepped up security at vital installations and in sensitive areas, suspended mobile internet services and either "arrested" or "detained" several leaders in fast-paced developments on Sunday night. Officials said restrictions on movement of people would come into force in Kashmir Valley at the crack of dawn. The officials said former chief ministers Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti would not be allowed to move out of their respective house in view of the restrictions, while Congress leader Usman Majid and CPI(M) MLA M Y Tarigami claimed to have been arrested around midnight. However, no official confirmation of the arrests was immediately available. "I believe I'm being placed under house arrest from midnight tonight & the process has already started for other mainstream leaders. No way of knowing if this is true but if it is then I'll see all of you on the other side of whatever is in store," National Conference leader Abdullah ...

Kashmir on edge: Security beefed up, many leaders 'detained or arrested'
Updated On : 10 Oct 2019 | 2:35 PM IST

3 defectors, 6 murders, 3 rapes, 1 party

The stories of Kuldeep Singh Sengar, Sanjay Sinh and Sakshi Maharaj and what they tell us about our politics, policing, justice system, and the BJP

3 defectors, 6 murders, 3 rapes, 1 party
Updated On : 10 Oct 2019 | 2:33 PM IST