Politics

Uttar Pradesh has been suffering the rule of gangsters for the last five years, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Sunday, adding that Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will have to “do a lot more” to establish his credibility.

Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh on Sunday promised cheaper petrol and LPG besides 10 per cent reduction in electricity duty throughout the state.

Sangeet Som, BJP’s firebrand MLA and an accused in the Muzaffarnagar riots case, has stirred fresh trouble in communally sensitive western Uttar Pradesh after a vehicle allegedly broadcasting video clips from the 2013 riots, Som’s original claim to fame,...

Sule said district units of both parties are positive for an alliance for Zilla Parishad elections.

BJP has retained sitting MLAs, including Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana, both accused in Muzaffarnagar riot cases, dismissed as a conspiracy by them, in the list.

Ahead of the Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, all major political parties fall back on caste as the default mode of electoral mobilisation.

Chief Minister Harish Rawat, BJP leader Bhuvan Chandra Khanduri, Vijay Bahuguna among others are seeking party tickets for their family members for the February 15 state assembly polls.

BJP leader Sushil Modi on Sunday alleged that "negligence" of Bihar government led to the boat capsize that claimed 24 lives and said Chief Minister Nitish Kumar should take responsibility for the tragedy.

BJP on Saturday claimed that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal's programmes in Punjab have turned into a flop show as his party has lost people's faith.

A day after Union Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave said the Centre would take a stand on Jallikaatu only after the Supreme Court decides on the issue, DMK on Wednesday accused it of double standards regarding Tamil Nadu's demand to allow the bull-tam...

With the objective to check misuse of money in the high-stake Punjab Assembly polls, the Income Tax department has developed a mobile application which allows public to alert tax sleuths about any violation related to election expenditure by any candidate...

Nipping the speculation of his becoming the Punjab chief minister in the bud, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal ruled himself out of the race for the top post in the state.

The Election Commission on Tuesday warned political parties that it will not remain a "silent spectator" and will undertake stern steps if the model code of conduct or poll laws are violated by them during the forthcoming Assembly elections in five states...

The war between Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh for the party’s cycle symbol is not yet decided, but it seems the latter has the edge in the online space.

The poll watchdog said photos in advertisements or hoardings of similar type should also be removed or "covered suitably" so that spirit of its instructions is fully complied with.

Congress with other Opposition parties in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly will move a no-confidence motion against speaker Kavinder Gupta on Wednesday alleging “partiality”.