Politics

Tharoor, the Thiruvananthapuram MP, had courted controversy by claiming that Prime Minister Narendra Modi could wear all kinds of headgear, but not Muslim skull cap.

"History of debate, mutual dignity and respect for another's point of view has been a hallmark of Kerala society. Nevertheless, there remains the paradox of political violence in Kerala, especially in some regions of the state," Kovind said

Haasan said he was shocked that a state like Kerala was also toeing the line of the politics of intolerance.

Altogether, eight of the 20 AAP MLAs in Punjab took part in the volunteers' convention called here by the Bolath legislator after his removal from the post.

Mamata Banerjee praised Union ministers Sushma Swaraj and Rajnath Singh stating that these leaders are "good" and added that "others are not".

Accusing both Congress and Trinamool Congress of indulging in vote bank politics, BJP chief Amit Shah asked all opposition parties to clear their stands on the contentious citizenship issue.

In the first BJP parliamentary party meeting in the ongoing Monsoon Session, Modi said the motion brought by the opposition underscored its political immaturity and lack of understanding and substance.

Alleging that the candidates have to travel more than 1,500 km to reach their centres for their August 9 exam, Yadav, in the letter said that most of them belonged to poor families and each has to spend around Rs 2,000 to Rs 3,000 just for railway tickets...

LJP leader Chirag Paswan targeted the Congress after its leader and former law minister Ashwani Kumar was reported to have said the demand to remove Goel cannot be justified.

The PDP president Mehbooba Mufti said her two-year tenure in power was the most difficult period of her life, which she braved to fulfill the visions of her father Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and pull Jammu and Kashmir out of a state of anarchy.

The CM blamed the lynchings on lack of jobs and people’s anger growing out of that helplessness.

In an exclusive interview to News18, Digvijaya Singh said before 2014 election campaign Prime Minister had spoken about a pink revolution in the country, hinting at export of beef from India.

The matter came to light earlier this year when the Bihar Social Welfare Department filed an FIR based on a social audit of the shelter home conducted by a Mumbai-based institute.

Former defence minister and senior Congress leader A K Antony said the government's claim that a secrecy clause in the pact was forcing it to not reveal price details of the deal was "totally wrong".

Last week, BSP supremo had removed Jai Prakash, national vice-president of the party, for making remarks against Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Dalit leader, Ramji Lal Gautam, will now be taking charge as the national vice-president.

With less than a year to go before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the NDA has set its eyes on an ambitious target – one that won’t be without its fair share of challenges. According to sources, the Prime Minister’s plan is to directly communicate with each...