Politics

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the target of a 'Clean India' has to be achieved by 125 crore Indians together.

The minister of state for social justice and empowerment was addressing a function at the Deekshabhoomi where B R Ambedkar converted to Buddhism with thousands of followers on Ashok Vijaya Dashami in 1956.

Despite intense speculation that he would form a new political outfit and finally sever ties with Akhilesh at the meeting held on September 25, Mulayam chose to step back.

Speaking at Kerala Rising, an event organised by News18 Kerala, state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday said Goondas Act would be slapped against the people who are trying to "disrupt" developmental projects.

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia has been endorsed as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for Madhya Pradesh elections next year.

Not only Sinha, even BJP leader Subramanian Swamy and political commentator S Gurumurthy have also criticised the NDA government for its handling of the economy, Owaisi said.

The attack came BJP leader Yashwant Sinha wrote a strongly-worded article against Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s handling of the economy, saying that it is in a mess and "raid raj" has become the order of the day. He also questioned the current methodolo...

"I (have) admired and always was an ardent supporter of Police and will remain in future too. However, I sincerely request you, don’t harass common people on the instructions of government. Governments keep changing!" said Raj Thackeray.

PM Narendra Modi emphasized that BJP should be taken beyond elections as it was the most active political platform in the country. He trained his guns on the opposition, too, saying it had stooped to using harsh language without making any substantive poi...

M K Stalin cited Forest Minister Dindigul C Srinivasan's statement that AIADMK leaders "lied" about Jayalalithaa's health when she was undergoing treatment, fearing her aide V K Sasikala.

Elections to the 81-member Nanded-Waghala Municipal Corporation (NWMC) is scheduled on October 11.

The Board of Administrators (BoA) for the Darjeeling Hill districts with rebel GJM leader Binay Tamang as its Chairman will serve as an administrative body till the scheduled elections in the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA).

The state BJP unit has already chalked out plans to strengthen its position at booth levels and is eagerly waiting for national president Amit Shah’s visit next month.

Sources have told News18 that about 100 opposition MLAs may put in their papers, a move which is also being viewed as an attempt to put pressure on the governor to dissolve the state assembly and call for fresh polls.

Speaking at the launch of his biography, 'Evolving with Subramanian Swamy', BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said his astrologer had told him that a steep rise would follow every time he went down.

However, the rumour mill was brought to a halt after the Shiv Sena, issued a statement Sunday morning, stating no political discussion took place during the casual meeting.