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Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah demands clarification on Amit Shah's remark on delimitation
'Baseless, irresponsible': Shashi Tharoor slams media for misinterpreting 'exploring other options' remark
Monolithic Hindi 'swallowed' many Indian languages, says Stalin amid language war; Ashwini Vaishnaw hits back
Conspiracy being hatched to prevent entry of Nitish Kumar's son into politics: Tejashwi Yadav
India Politics LIVE | DH Opinion: Is Congress listening to Shashi Tharoor’s inconvenient truth?
The Congress having tasted defeats in successive Assembly elections in Kerala, Shashi Tharoor is making a point not only to Kerala’s Congress leaders but also to the party’s national leadership.
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India Politics LIVE | M P Renukacharya & team to drum up support for B Y Vijayendra
Former BJP minister M P Renukacharya held a meeting of Veerashaiva-Lingayat leaders on Thursday and decided to go on a tour to organise the community leaders across the state.
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India Politics LIVE | BJP will finish the JD(U), says RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday said that BJP will finish JD(U).
"...He is our brother. I want him to join politics as soon as possible; otherwise, the BJP will finish the JD(U)—the party formed by Sharad Yadav... We joined politics not because our parents asked us to do it but because the people of Bihar and our party workers needed that," said RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav
India Politics LIVE | Law & order of entire Maharashtra is collapsing, says Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson
Shiv Sena (UBT) spokesperson Anand Dubey on Friday claimed that the law & order situation of entire Maharashtra is collapsing after the rape of 26-year-old woman inside an isolated bus at Swargate bus depot of Pune city.
"...The Pune incident has shaken the entire Maharashtra...We are living in modern times but such barbarism is happening in these times. Govt and those responsible for law & order are responsible for this. People swear by the law & order in Maharashtra...The manner in which crime has increased in Pune is very unfortunate...After 48 hours, Govt is appreciating itself that it has nabbed the accused...What is the guarantee that he acted alone? It is possible that there is a gang behind this...Locals say that buses remain parked there and incident happen on those buses everyday. This incident has come to light, several others might not have. Govt must dismantle this entire gang. We demand Devendra Fadnavis to hang the guilty and also have an investigation...Law & order of entire Maharashtra is collapsing...," Anand Dubey said.
India Politics LIVE | Karnataka Deputy CM's brother, DK Suresh, meets Satish Jarkiholi
Days after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar slammed Minister Satish Jarkiholi for his statement on replacing him as the party's state president, his brother and ex-Congress MP D K Suresh met Jarkiholi at his residence today.
Credit: Satish Jarakiholi and office of DK Suresh
DMK youth wing holds protest over three language policy issue and funds to Tamil Nadu
DMK student wing cadre staged a demonstration in Chennai against against the arrival of MoS Education Sukanta Majumdar over three language policy issue and funds to the state.
India Politics LIVE |BJP and DMK are clearly in a secret alliance regarding the three-language policy: AIADMK
"The BJP and DMK are clearly in a secret alliance regarding the three-language policy. Udhayanidhi and Annamalai are fooling the people of Tamil Nadu as if they are putting up a staged fight," Former Tamil Nadu minister and AIADMK leader Sellur Raju said.
Language and Delimitation two critical challenges confronting Tamil Nadu: Stalin
Continuing with his anti-BJP tirade, Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday nudged people of Tamil Nadu to stand together and fight for their rights as he identified the battle for language and the fight against delimitation as two “critical challenges” confronting the state.
India Politics LIVE | Amit Shah chairs meeting to review the law and order situation Delhi
Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a crucial meeting to review the law and order situation in the national capital on Monday.
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood and senior officers from the Delhi government are present at the meeting. Besides, Union Home Secretary and IB Chief along with senior officers from Ministry of Home Affairs joined the meeting.
Watch | BJP delegation including Karnataka BJP President meet Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in Bengaluru
India Politics LIVE | Samajwadi Party is going to become a 'Samaptwadi Party, says Keshav Prasad Maurya
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya attacked the Samajwadi party on Friday, saying the future of the SP is in the dark.
"In 2027, like in 2017, the BJP government will be formed with a big majority for the third time. The future of the Samajwadi Party is in the dark. There is a big hole in their boat, and the people sitting in it are still preparing to get off and run away because the boat is about to sink. The Samajwadi Party is going to become a 'Samaptwadi Party'," he said.
India Politics LIVE | Delhi Assembly LoP Atishi writes to Speaker Vijender Gupta
LoP Atishi urged speaker Vijender Gupta to protect the democratic values and ensure that no MLA is deprived of his constitutional rights.
India Politics LIVE | Forcing any language as third language in schools is unnecessary in age of AI: Stalin
India Politics LIVE | Whether Tejashwi Yadav will be next CM or not is in the hands of people: Rabri Devi
Former Bihar CM and RJD leader Rabri Devi on Monday said that whether Tejashwi Yadav will be next CM or not is in the hands of people.
"It (whether Tejashwi Yadav will be the next CM or not) is in the hands of people, not leaders...They are the ones who are doing every crime...We are not afraid. We are ready to go to jail, but we are not running away. We are innocent...," said Rabri Devi.
Top Headlines At This Hour
Tamil Nadu’s rigid two-language policy disallows people from learning other languages: Governor Ravi
Conspiracy being hatched to prevent entry of Nitish Kumar's son into politics: Tejashwi Yadav
Gujarat assembly sees heated debate over non-distribution of 1.45 lakh bicycles to girl students
Non-installation of CCTVs by AAP in BJP MLAs' constituencies to be probed: Parvesh Verma
India Politics LIVE | Rajnath Singh, in the presence of Telangana CM Revanth Reddy, inaugurates National Science Day celebrations in Hyderabad
India Politics LIVE | 'Blatant attack on BR Ambedkar's Constitution': BJP leader Suvendu slams Mamata for questioning appointment of CEC
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Friday hit out at West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for questioning the appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the Chief Election Commissioner and said that it's a blatant attack on the Constitution, reports PTI
"She is targeting the Constitution. She (Mamata Banerjee) has challenged the appointment and said it was political. This is a blatant attack on BR Ambedkar's Constitution. She has crossed her limits," he said.
India Politics LIVE | CAG report puts blame on AAP for mismanaging Covid pandemic
CAG report on Delhi's health infrastructure, one of the 14 was tabled in Delhi Assembly today
According to the CAG report, the AAP-led government in Delhi 'grossly' mismanaged the COVID pandemic in the national capital using only Rs 582.84 crore of the total Rs 787.91 crore released by the central government.
India Politics LIVE | Congress top brass including Kharge, Rahul Gandhi arrive at Indira Bhawan for a meeting with party leaders from Kerala
India Politics LIVE | Harish Khurana slams AAP over corruption in health sector
On tabling of CAG report on health sector in the Delhi Assembly, Delhi minister Harish Khurana says, "Delhi people should see this report, which indicates so-called health revolution they were claiming at. The report says they have done corruption in this health sector also.
"In the name of Covid, you have done corruption; in the name of Mohalla Clinics, you have done a corruption; in the name of making new hospitals, you have done corruption."
India Politics LIVE | Amit Shah instructed to take strict action against those that Bangladeshi and Rohingya intruders
In the high-level meeting with newly-elected Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, Home Minister Ashish Sood, Delhi Commissioner of Police, and senior officials on Law and Order and coordination, Union Home Minister Amit Shah instructed to take strict action against the entire network that helps Bangladeshi and Rohingya intruders enter the country, get their documents made and facilitate their stay here: Ministry of Home Affairs
India Politics LIVE | Those who deny existence of Ram will not last long in the country of Ram: UP Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh
On Opposition leaders who did not visit Maha Kumbh, UP Minister Dinesh Pratap Singh says, "Those who did not go to Maha Kumbh are the same as those who didn't go to Ram Janmbhoomi temple, even after being invited.
"Rahul Gandhi's mother submitted an affidavit in the court saying that Ram Setu does not exist. Those who deny the existence of Ram will not last long in the country of Ram."
India Politics LIVE | Hindi is India's Rashtra-bhasha: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat slams M K Stalin's statement
Reacting on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin's statement, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says, "Some people do not hesitate to make political comments to fulfill their political ambitions. Hindi is definitely the language that binds the whole country in the thread of unity. Hindi is India's 'Rashtra-bhasha."
India Politics LIVE | Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends Sufi music festival, Jahan-e-Khusrau 2025, at Sunder Nursery, New Delhi
India Politics LIVE | Fire tenders at Maha Kumbh to deliver Sangam water across all 75 districts of UP
Chief Fire Officer Pramod Sharma says, "The Chief Minister wanted the water from Triveni to reach all 75 districts for all the officials who could not make it to Sangam for the Maha Kumbh. Fire tenders have been assigned this job by the ADG."