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CHENNAI: AMMK general secretary TTV Dhinakaran took a veiled dig at the erstwhile ally BJP, which has been raising the Tiruparankundram deepathoon issue along with other right-wing elements, cautioning against politics based on religion and caste, stating that such forces would eventually destroy themselves. His statement comes at a time when the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is sending feelers to its erstwhile members, including AMMK, to rejoin the front. Dhinakaran added that Tamil Nadu ...Read More >
Mumbai: The State Election Commission (SEC) of Maharashtra on Monday announced the long-awaited election schedule for 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-profile Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) as well as Thane and Navi Mumbai. Polling for all 29 civic bodies will be held on January 15, 2026, followed by the counting of votes on January 16, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said while addressing a press conference in Mumbai. With the announcement of ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 15: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the long-pending elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with polling scheduled for January 15 and counting on January 16. The announcement comes in compliance with a Supreme Court directive mandating that civic body elections be held before January 31. Addressing a press conference, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghm ...Read More >
The Bharatiya Janata Party has appointed Pankaj Chaudhary as its Uttar Pradesh unit chief, a move signalling a strategic intent for caste consolidation and organizational rebuilding. Chaudhary's leadership aims to strengthen the party's position for the upcoming 2027 Assembly elections. New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party's decision to appoint Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary as its Uttar Pradesh unit chief signals a clear political intent, aimed at caste consolidation, internal balancing and ...Read More >
Demands death sentence for accused who denounced the relationship due to 'caste differences' A day after a 20-year-old man in Nanded district was allegedly murdered by the relatives of a 19-year-old woman, with whom he was in a relationship, the woman "symbolically married" his body before his funeral, and said she would stay at his house henceforth. Police have arrested five persons, including the woman's parents and her brother, in connection with the murder of Saksham Gautam Tate, who was a ...Read More >
Nanded, Dec 1 (PTI) A day after "marrying" her lover's corpse, a 21-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Nanded district on Monday alleged that two cops from Itwara police station abetted his murder. There has been no reaction from the police so far on her claim. Videos of Aanchal Mamidwar's act at the deceased's home and her call for her kin to be hanged for the killing went viral on social media. "On the day of murder, my brother Himesh took me to Itwara police station in the morning and asked m ...Read More >
Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the centenary celebrations of spiritual guru Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi. She spoke at the event, highlighting the guru's teachings. Following her address, she touched the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Other dignitaries present included Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. Actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan on Wednesday touched the feet of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after her s ...Read More >
Jan Suraaj party chief Prashant Kishor with NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. Former election strategist Prashant Kishor has expressed regret for not contesting the recently-held Bihar assembly elections, in which his Jan Suraaj party failed to open an account during its debut. "In hindsight, it may have been a mistake for me not to contest," Kishor told NDTV's Rahul Kanwal. The election strategist-turned-politician had decided not to contest the crucial elections, in order to focus on strengthening his p ...Read More >
Puttaparthi (Andhra Pradesh) [India], November 19 (ANI): Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Wednesday. At the event, the Padma Shri awardee actor reflected on the teachings and principles of Sri Satya Sai Baba. She also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the ceremony. Also Read | Sushmita Sen Birthday Special: 5 Stunning Looks of Actress and Former Miss Universe. "I extend a heartf ...Read More >
Puttaparthi: Actor Aishwarya Rai Bachchan attended the birth centenary celebrations of Sri Satya Sai Baba in Puttaparthi on Wednesday. At the event, the Padma Shri awardee actor reflected on the teachings and principles of Sri Satya Sai Baba. She also expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was present at the ceremony. "I extend a heartfelt thank PM Narendra Modi Ji, for being with us here today and for honouring this special occasion. I'm looking forward to listening to your ...Read More >
As the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) inches towards the figure of 200, marking one of the grandest victories in electoral politics, one interesting facet that is emerging with the unfolding of the electoral outcome is how Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM has eclipsed the Congress with a lead in 5 seats, according to the latest reading on EC site. The party contested on 25 seats mostly in the Seemanchal region. Preliminary reading of the outcome also suggests after extensive campaigning by the AIMI ...Read More >
Bihar Election Results: Despite predictions of decline, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) has staged a remarkable comeback in the Bihar elections, defying anti-incumbency and voter fatigue. His personal brand, associated with governance, social harmony, and welfare schemes, particularly for women, proved resilient, overshadowing concerns about his health and political realignments. As counting trends for the 2025 Bihar Assembly election suggest a sweeping victory for the NDA, one pattern is unmistakable. Bi ...Read More >
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the sweeping victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar as a vote for development, investment and industrialisation as well as a vindication of its fight against the RJD-Congress "jungle raj" that had plagued the state in the past. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the sweeping victory of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar as a vote for development, investment and industrialisation as well as a vindication of its fight against t ...Read More >
HYDERABAD A day after the Jubilee Hills Assembly byelection result was announced, working president of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), K.T. Rama Rao visited party activist Rakesh, who was injured in an attack allegedly by Congress workers on Friday (November 14, 2025) night. Condemning the attack, Mr. Rama Rao said the ruling party had resorted to 'goondaism' in less than 24 hours after winning the byelection. The BRS had won several byelections during its 10-year rule but had never resorted ...Read More >
Patna: The just-concluded Bihar assembly poll results have set off an interesting debate in political circles. Although the RJD, headed by Lalu Prasad, put up a disastrous performance in the elections, it had the highest vote percentage of 23. Again, although the AIMIM of the Hyderabad parliamentarian got only 1.85% of the votes, it managed to win five seats, repeating its 2020 poll percentage.Although the RJD maintained its 2020 assembly poll record of getting 23.11% of the votes, it managed to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Opposition in Delhi, especially the Congress, watched the Mahagathbandhan's rout in Bihar with shock, dismay and anger - made worse by reports that Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were abroad on the crucial day. While some All India Congress Committee (AICC) functionaries refused to formally confirm this, they could not explain why the siblings didn't turn up to pay floral tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru on his birth anniversary. Others murmured that Gandhi had also failed to ...Read More >
The Indian Statistical Institute campus in Kolkata ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Communal graffiti appeared on the Indian Statistical Institute campus in Kolkata this week * Students launched a counter-protest promoting constitutional values against hatred * The institute condemned the graffiti as a violation of core values and code of conduct Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Kolkata: A controversy broke out at a premier institute ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 16 (ANI): Hailing JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar as the "X factor" behind NDA's landslide victory in asembly polls, Jan Suraaj spokesperson Pavan Varma said people did not want the "Jungle Raaj" to return and hence decided to consolidate the "existing forces" that could stop the RJD. In an exclusive interview with ANI, Kumar said, "Nitish Ji was the X factor. People used to think Nitish ji's time was over. There were many speculations about his he ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], November 16 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday launched a scathing attack on RJD and Congress leaders, accusing them of spreading the rhetoric of caste politics and said people of Bihar completely rejected "poison of caste division". Addressing a gathering at Surat airport, PM Modi slammed Rahul Gandhi over the Bihar poll results, saying a large segment of the Congress party, is fed up "with 'naamdaar's' actions". The ruling National Democratic Alliance (N ...Read More >
Patna: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on Saturday said the people of Bihar have rejected caste politics in the assembly elections.Addressing the people of Bihar in Surat, PM Modi said the opposition leaders in Bihar would take months to recover from the shock they suffered after the assembly election results were declared on Friday.Modi, who celebrated the NDA victory at the Delhi BJP office on Friday by saying "Bihar ke logo ne garda uda diya", a colloquial expression meaning doing something ...Read More >
Bharatiya Janata Party's Samrat Choudhary, a seasoned politician with a strong family legacy, is contesting from Tarapur. Having served as Agriculture Minister and Urban Development Minister, Choudhary rose to become BJP Bihar state president and later Deputy Chief Minister, overseeing key portfolios. His political journey highlights a significant rise within the party. Samrat Choudhary, a distinguished candidate from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is set to contest the upcoming Bihar Assemb ...Read More >
The 2025 Bihar election could throw up a massive shock, bigger even than the opposition Mahagathbandhan being steamrolled by the BJP and Janata Dal-led ruling alliance. Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav - the opposition alliance's chief ministerial candidate - is on course for a humiliating defeat in his family stronghold of Raghopur. At 11.30 am the RJD chief was trailing by over 3,000 votes to the Bharatiya Janata Party's Satish Kumar Yadav who, 15 years ago, also defeated his mothe ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Nov 14 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP chief Jagdish Vishwakarma on Friday congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "politics of development" for the party's resounding win in Bihar assembly polls. Union Jal Shakti minister and former Gujarat BJP president CR Paatil said instead of indulging in caste-based electoral politics, which is common in Bihar, PM Modi sought votes solely on the basis of development. Addressing a press conference at the st ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) founder Mukesh Sahani on Friday attributed his party's rout in the Bihar assembly polls to NDA's aggressive cash outreach to women voters, as the INDIA bloc ally failed to take a lead in any of the 12 seats it contested. Speaking to PTI Video shortly after trends confirmed the VIP's wipeout, despite his projection as the alliance's deputy chief ministerial face, Sahani insisted that the verdict was the "people's mandate", not a reflection of org ...Read More >
Patna, Nov 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bihar Assembly elections delivered one of the most lopsided verdicts in the state's recent history, with the National Democratic Alliance storming past the 200-seat mark in the 243-member House, securing a brute majority that dwarfs its 125-seat haul in 2020. As counting progressed through the afternoon, the NDA's tally hovered around 200-208 seats, powered by the Bharatiya Janata Party emerging as the single largest party with leads in 90-95 constituencies, c ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Nov 14 (Maxim News): Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) Working President K.Taraka Rama Rao has commented on the outcome of the Jubilee Hills constituency by-election. He stated that the result will not be ignored and emphasized that the contest has provided fresh strength to the party. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Addressing the media at Telangana Bhavan on Friday, KTR extended his gratitude to the voters who supported BRS. He said, "All the surveys said that BRS would win. Everyone knows ...Read More >
Tarn Taran (Punjab), Nov 14 (PTI) Punjab's ruling AAP retained the Tarn Taran assembly seat with its candidate Harmeet Singh Sandhu defeating his nearest rival and SAD nominee Sukhwinder Kaur Randhawa by a margin of 12,091 votes. Harmeet Singh Sandhu secured 42,649 votes against Randhawa's 30,558 after the completion of all 16 rounds of counting, the Election Commission website showed. Celebrations broke out at AAP offices in Tarn Taran and Chandigarh, with party workers dancing to drumbeats a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Nov 14 (UNI) Senior BJP leader and Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Friday said that the Bihar Assembly election results have doubled the strength of the NDA, ensuring it remains in power until 2047. "Bihar Assembly election results have doubled the strength of the NDA, and it will remain in power until 2047, as the Congress leadership is not acceptable to the people," Bawankule said. He added, "The central government is strong, but with today's results, the NDA ...Read More >
Purnia | Araria | Kishanganj: The four districts of Seemanchal -- Araria, Purnia, Katihar and Kishanganj -- have more than 50% minority population. In 2020 polls, NDA won 12 seats (BJP-8, JDU-4), Mahagathbandhan seven (Cong-5, RJD-1, CPI(ML)(L)-1) and AIMIM of Asaduddin Owaisi five for the first time. After elections, four MLAs of AIMIM joined RJD and Mahagathbandhan's number rose to 11. In 2025, the challenge for NDA is to maintain the number, while the Opposition needs to prove its mettle by ...Read More >
"The migrant workers, who have stayed back after Chhath have made their people vote in big numbers too, that has surprised everyone. People who were sitting here giving Rs 10,000 to women. In this election women are definitely included, but the migrant workers have become the X factor. They are having their friends, family vote," Kishor told reporters here. Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor said on Friday that the migrant workers of Bihar are the "X factor" in the ongoing assembly elections, c ...Read More >
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