Politics

A day after the BMC polls threw up a fractured verdict, senior BJP leader Nitin Gadkari on Friday said there is "no option" for his party and Shiv Sena than joining hands for control of the Mumbai civic body.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took to twitter to take a fresh dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As the results of the civic polls trickled in, Sena was at the top after winning 84 seats in the 227-member BMC, while its estranged ally BJP was close behind at 82.

Mayawati on Thursday hit back strongly for Amit Shah's 'KASAB' acronym for Congress, SP and BSP, describing the BJP chief as a "terrorist" and saying there "cannot be a bigger Kasab" than him.

Voter turnout for Ulhasnagar Municipal Corporation (BMC) was 45%.

Voter turnout for Akola Municipal Corporation was 56%.

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav late on Wednesday cancelled plans to campaign for party candidate Gayatri Prajapati in Amethi on Thursday. Prajapati is an accused in a rape case.

BJP, which is a coalition partner in Mehbooba Mufti led government in Jammu and Kashmir, on Tuesday accused the state government of rewarding "stone-pelters and terrorists".

Development of the North East is essential for the country's economic development, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today while criticising the previous UPA regime at the Centre for neglecting the region for years.

Octogenarian Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu is set to be the next chief minister of Nagaland following days of protest, intrigue and resort drama. After the incumbent CM TR Zeliang was forced to step down because of the incessant protests across the state, form...

Addressing a rally in Sultanpur, BSP chief Mayawati said that there is a widespread anger among people of Uttar Pradesh over 'wrong' policies of Narendra Modi and Akhilesh Yadav government.

Former chief minister O Panneerselvam on Friday night urged AIADMK MLAs to vote against the vote of confidence sought by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami, stating they should not aid a "family rule" and supporting the motion would amount t...

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray on Friday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 2014 election promise of depositing Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts of every Indian by repatriating black money stashed abroad.

'Voter number 141' of Lucknow Central constituency is likely to again give polling a miss. The voter is none other than 92-year-old former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow in the Lok Sabha five times in a row and gradually beca...

In a tit for tat move, the O Panneerselvam camp on Friday "removed" AIADMK General Secretary V K Sasikala and her two relatives from the party for "going against its principles and ideals".

Firing another salvo at the estranged ally Shiv Sena, BJP on Thursday alleged that the city civic body BMC gave road repair contracts to tainted firms.