Mumbai, May 8 (IANS) Nida Khan, one of the main accused in the alleged religious conversion and harassment case linked to the Nashik office of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), was arrested by Maharashtra Police after evading authorities for days.
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) Amid continuing uncertainty over government formation in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) has reportedly told party MLAs that the AIADMK would eventually form the next government in the state, raising speculation of fresh political realignments in the post-election scenario.
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Marking the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, a significant literary gathering took place at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts in Delhi.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Sharmishtha Panoli, who was arrested last year in connection with a controversial video on Operation Sindoor, on Thursday blamed the then Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government's "appeasement politics" for her arrest.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Senior advocate and BJP leader HS Phoolka on Thursday questioned the need for the recent stringent anti-sacrilege law in Punjab, passed by the Bhagwant Mann-led government. He asserted that punishment for disrespect to Guru Granth Sahib should be decided by Sikh religious leaders and not by the police.
Chandigarh, May 7 (IANS) Congress MP Manish Tewari on Thursday alleged that the Election Commission acted like a "tool of the BJP" during the West Bengal elections, claiming that democratic institutions and government machinery were misused to influence the electoral process in the state.
Kolkata, May 7 (IANS) BJP leader and former tennis player Leander Paes on Thursday remarked that "dirty politics" in West Bengal is the reason why the state has not thrived yet.
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) A complete pen-down strike was observed by the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa provincial government in Pakistan on Wednesday with Chief Minister Sohail Afridi leading the protest against the federal policies.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) In recent elections, several prominent Opposition leaders who positioned themselves as strong critics of Prime Minister Narendra Modi -- such as Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee, Akhilesh Yadav, among others -- have all faced major electoral setbacks, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gaining ground in their strongholds.
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) From "Dum Dum Dawai" (Dum Dum medicine) to "sayesta kora" (to punish) or "chomke deoa" (to surprise or alarm), politics in West Bengal is laced with euphemism that translates into anything from domination to revenge, but it is perhaps for the first time that a party winning the poll verdict is largely facing violence.
