Politics

The Haryana chief minister's comments prompted a counterattack from the Congress, which said the remarks showed 'the anti-women character' of the BJP.

Hitting out at the Maharashtra government, Kharge said it promised to waive off Rs 35,000 crore loans of 90 lakh farmers but had not managed to reach even half the target.

Ever since the BJP inducted Narayan Rane’s son Nitesh Rane from the Congress and fielded him from Kankavli, the Sena is upset and has nominated Satish Sawant from the seat.

In a Facebook post on Friday, Khurshid referred to the uproar over his remarks and expressed his amazement at being lectured by people "who know little about personal faithfulness or political strategy".

Union Law and Justice Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad also dubbed "wrong" an earlier report by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) that had reportedly pegged the unemployment rate at a 45-year high in 2017.

Addressing a meeting in Sakoli ahead of the PM's rally, Minister of State Parinay Fuke aggressively told the gathering "not to worry" if they came triple-triple on two-wheelers.

From helping food delivery boys to addressing mob lynching, Ajaz has raised his voice for several issues through his NGO.

Congress leader Rajesh Mishra declined to take up his appointment as a member of an advisory council to Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, saying that he is not in a position to advise her.

A majority of assembly seats/segments in Maharashtra are those where the opposition alliance lost by small margins and where the VBA secured significant number of votes.

Shah was responding to Congress's criticism of the Shastra Puja carried by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday in France while receiving the first Rafale fighter jet.

A notification was issued on Tuesday for the election of chairpersons of BDC in 310 blocks of Jammu and Kashmir, the first polls in the state after abrogation of its special status on August 5.

Thackeray also justified his decision to ally with the BJP for the October 21 assembly polls in Maharashtra, an arrangement under which the Shiv Sena had to settle as a junior partner.

Some party workers discussed if this was the end of the Vasundhara era in state politics, while others spoke about the challenges awaiting the new incumbent.

Under the Rs 87,000-crore scheme which was announced in the Interim Budget, the government is disbursing Rs 6,000 per year to farmers in three equal instalments.

Speaking at the Vijayadashami speech at RSS headquarters in Nagpur, Mohan Bhagwat said attempts were being made to defame Hindu society and the country.

Chandrakant Patil is pitted against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) candidate Kishor Shinde, who also has the backing of the opposition Congress and NCP.