Politics

The bypoll is scheduled to be held on October 21. Ashok Kumar Panigrahi said he quit the saffron party for being ignored by senior leaders.

Referring to the Balakot air strike, Naqvi said the government added a new dimension to the national security by killing the country's enemies 'in their own house'.

The Congress, which is currently grappling with infighting in the state unit, had won the Jhabua Assembly seat 10 times, while BJP, its formidable challenger, had emerged victorious on this seat thrice since 1952.

Addressing poll rallies in Maharashtra's Sangli and Solapur districts to campaign for the BJP, Amit Shah accused the Congress and NCP of opposing the move for their politics of vote bank and appeasement.

BJP candidate Sudhanshu Trivedi has been elected to the Rajya Sabha on the seat which fell vacant following the death of BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley.

The self-proclaimed 'gau rakshak' (cow protector) said he joined the Shiv Sena six months ago because he felt parties like the BJP and the Congress only did 'politics in the name of cows, farmers, martyrs and the poor'.

The Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi's attack on the UP government came over a media report that in separate incidents, two farmers from Mahoba and Hamirpur allegedly committed suicide over debt issues.

Pradesh Congress Committee spokesperson Ravinder Sharma said there was no cooperation from the government even after his party expressed its willingness to participate in the Block Development Council elections.

Over 180 members of the cultural community, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, cinematographer Anand Pradhan, historian Romila Thapar and activist Harsh Mander among others, also condemned the FIR on Tuesday.

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

Kumaraswamy tweeted that thousands of families are in distress in Chikkamagaluru due to floods. Farmers are committing suicide as they were not getting any relief from the government.

The Metro authorities have defended tree felling by contending that it is restricted only to a small area in Aarey Colony, and is necessary to ensure a modern transport system.

The rebellion in the Congress by the young turks, aided by Sonia Gandhi's desire to see a second coming for her son, may fuel the return of Rahul Gandhi as Congress president and the end of the Old Guard.

Fadnavis' Congress opponent Ashish Deshmukh termed the bungling in the name as "forgery" and accused the chief minister of "trying to hide something".

The Bangladesh PM on Sunday met interim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Anand Sharma and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi.

The ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance has named a regal team led by PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.