Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking a stay on his conviction in the 2019 defamation case. In the plea, Gandhi challenges the Gujarat High Court’s order last week, requested the apex court to suspend his conviction...

The opposition BJP on Friday created uproar in the Rajasthan Assembly over the murder of a teenager in Karauli district and demanded a statement from the government. As soon as the House assembled at 1.15 pm after the special address of President Droupadi...

The legal department of West Bengal BJP on Friday sought Governor C V Ananda Bose’s intervention over the violence during the West Bengal panchayat election process, claiming that it has exposed the “suffocation of democratic process” and lack of law and...

West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress has dubbed Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remarks on violence in the state’s panchayat polls as “distasteful and insensitive”, and wondered about the role of his ministry in restoring peace in strife-torn Manipur....

The Congress on Friday claimed that an animated video released by the BJP showed Indian territories as part of Pakistan and China and demanded an apology from the ruling party, calling it an “attack” on India’s territorial integrity. Addressing a press co...

The Shiv Sena (UBT) and Sharad Pawar-led NCP on Thursday targeted Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar for travelling to Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Ambadas Danve, Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council, said Pawar...

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the BJP first ”stole” an elected government in Madhya Pradesh and is now indulging in ”theft” of employment opportunities and the rights of students in the state. Protests were staged by youngsters in...

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday hit out at the Centre over scientists at top research institutions having not received funds for this financial year, alleging that the Modi government is ”hell-bent” on killing scientific research in the...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday expressed his state’s ”strong” opposition to the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing against a ”one-size-fits-all approach,” and flagged his concerns in a detailed letter to the Chairperson of the La...

The Congress will host the second meeting of the “joint opposition” in Bengaluru on July 17-18 and about two dozen parties have been invited. Among them is the Aam Aadmi Party, which attended the first meeting on June 23 in Patna but skipped the joint pre...

The opposition grouping to take on the BJP in the next Lok Sabha polls is set to expand with more parties joining in at the second unity meeting being convened by the Congress next week in Bengaluru. Leaders of 24 non-BJP parties have been invited for the...

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi is likely to move the Supreme Court “very soon” against the Gujarat High Court order rejecting his plea for a stay on his conviction in a defamation case. Party sources said the petition may be filed in the Supreme C...

The Congress on Wednesday called Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan an Automatic Ghoshna Machine’ after the state government said in the Assembly that he made 2,715 announcements in his current stint. The Congress’ jibe triggered an excha...

Yet another late-night meeting over portfolio distribution and cabinet expansion between Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde and his deputies Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar remained inconclusive. According to sources, Pawar is still adamant about h...

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led central government was “snooping” on its party headquarters here and called it a “serious matter”. Addressing a press conference, AAP chief spokesperson and Delhi Cabinet minister Saurabh Bhara...