India Political Highlights: EC asks Shinde faction to submit 3 fresh symbols on Oct 11

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Groundswell of anger against BJP in J&K: Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said there is a groundswell of anger against BJP across Jammu and Kashmir, and people of the erstwhile state have made it a point to stand up for their rights.

Mamata sitting idly amid communal violence, uproar of Jihadis: Bengal BJP chief

'Major victory': Uddhav faction delighted with new party name

We are happy and consider this major victory,the Uddhav Thackeray-led faction'sBhaskar Jadhav told media after theElection Commission allotted the name Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray to the faction.

EC allots new name to Shinde faction, asks it to select new symbol

The Election Commission has allotted Balasahebanchi Shiv Senaas the party name for the Eknath Shinde-led faction. The faction has been askedto select a fresh symbol as the EC denied Gada and Trishul symbols due to religious connotations. The faction has been asked to submit a fresh list of three symbols on October 11.

EC allots 'flaming torch' (mashaal) symbol to Uddhav faction, gives it new name

The Election Commission has allotted 'flaming torch' (mashaal) as election symbol to Uddhav Thackeray faction. The faction has been allotted the name Shiv Sena - Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray.

Rahul slams K'taka govt over alleged corruption

Bharat Jodo Yatra about fighting hatred spread by BJP-RSS: Rahul in K'taka

This Yatra is about fighting hatred, violence and anger that BJP-RSS is spreading. It's a message to BJP that India won't be divided, India will stand united. That message is clearly visible in this Yatra, there's no violence, hatred, anger, saidRahul Gandhi, in Hiriyur, Karnataka.

PM Modi lays foundation stones of projects worth Rs 1,450 crore in Jamnagar, Gujarat

Delhi HC grants relief to AAP's Satyendar Jain

Bharat Jodo Yatra not using kids for election campaign: Jairam Ramesh

It is being said that children are used for election campaigns which is absolutely untrue. Rahul Gandhi is not asking children to vote for the party, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh said on Monday addressing a notice sent to the party by the Election Commission based on a complaint by the NCPCR.

PM Modi warns BJP workers about Cong attempts to divide people on caste basis

Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned the BJP workers as well as the voters against the attempts by the Congress to divide the people on caste basis. He said his party will have to redesign campaign strategy in view of the Congress' tricks.

Sharad Pawar, daughter likely to welcome Bharat Jodo Yatra in Maharashtra

NCP chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule are likely to welcome Bharat Jodo Yatra when it enters Maharashtra next month, Congress sources told PTI.

TMC accuses Bengal BJP of giving communal colour to clashes

Rahul Gandhi interacts with marginalised communities in K'taka's Hiriyur

Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari slams 'illegal' arrest of state party chief Sukanta Majumdar

Thackeray camp moves Delhi HC seeking quashing of EC order

Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena faction moves Delhi HC seeking quashing of EC order freezing party name, election symbol.

PM Modi speaks at inauguration of Modi Shaikshanik Sankul

Bengal BJP leaders march to Raj Bhavan regarding violent clashes in Mominpore

After Siddaramaiah, DKS runs with Rahul during Bharat Jodo Yatra

Visuals from Congress' Bharat Jodo Yatra

Uddhav, Shinde camps submit choice of party names, symbols to ECI

Wasted 40-50 years due to Urban Naxals: PM Modi in Gujarat

Congress seems inactive in Gujarat, but it is silently going to villages and towns and trying to convince people to vote against BJP, saysPM Modi.

Judicial custody of Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut extended till 17th October in the Patra Chawl land scam case

PM Modi addresses public meeting in Anand, Gujarat

NCP chief Sharad Pawar likely to welcome 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Maharashtra on November 9

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi resumes 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Pochkatte in Tumakuru

LoP West Bengal Suvendu Adhikari writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah requesting "urgent deployment of Central forces in the wake of Mominpur violence & ransacking of Ekbalpur police station to contain law & order situation"

India does not want to say in advance how it will vote at the United Nations General Assembly on a likely draft resolution condemning Russia's proclaimed annexation of parts of Ukraine, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar said on Monday.

"As a matter of prudence and policy, we don't predict our votes in advance," Jaishankar said during a joint media briefing along with Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra.

The General Assembly is due to vote on the draft resolution on Tuesday or Wednesday, diplomats said.

Russia had vetoed a UN Security Council resolution introduced by the United States and Albania late last month condemning the proclaimed annexation, with China, Gabon, India and Brazil abstaining.

What father earned with toil lost by his son in minutes: NCP's Eknath Khadse on EC freezing Shiv Sena's poll symbol

Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Eknath Khadse on Sunday said the freezing of Shiv Sena's name and poll symbol by the Election Commission was "unfortunate". Referring to Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray's efforts to build the party, Khadse said, "What the father had earned with a lot of difficulties is lost by the son in minutes in the political fight".

Rahul Gandhi will be seen in new avatar after Bharat Jodo Yatra, says Digvijaya Singh

Rahul Gandhi has become a symbol of 'Bharat jodo' (unite India) and will be seen in a new avatar post the Congress' pan-India march, senior party leader Digvijaya Singh said on Sunday.

In an interview to PTI, the veteran Congress leader also spoke about the weaknesses of the party and efforts to overcome them.

What is missing in this party is the commitment to ideology and leadership, he rued, adding that Congress has also been giving "confusing signals".