New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi on Thursday said his decision to resign from the Congress and join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was not taken in haste but was the outcome of prolonged dissatisfaction within the party.
Agartala/Kohima, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its candidates for the April 9 by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the Northeastern states of Tripura and Nagaland.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The controversy that erupted following BJP MP, Kangana Ranaut's remark on Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, refused to die down as various Opposition leaders on Thursday accused the actress of trying to seek attention and said it was better to ignore "people like Kangana".
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood on Thursday launched a sharp attack on fellow party leader Shashi Tharoor over his comments on India’s position regarding the ongoing West Asia conflict, urging him to avoid what he described as “excessive sycophancy” towards the Prime Minister.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi's release of over Rs 18,640 crore as the 22nd instalment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme this month has enabled over 9.32 crore farmers to receive financial assistance, out of whom 2.15 crore are women farmers.
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Senior leader Kummanam Rajasekharan has been brought back into the electoral fray as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its second list of candidates on Thursday for the Kerala Legislative Assembly election 2026, seeking to quell internal discontent and recalibrate its strategy.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, both Members of Parliament from the Congress party, have publicly defended India’s foreign policy amid the conflict in West Asia involving Iran, Israel, and the US. The two veterans have expressed support for India’s skilful management of the situation, emphasising the importance of safeguarding its own interests in the region.
Lucknow, March 19 (IANS) Amid the controversy over the arrest of 14 Muslim youths who allegedly organised an iftar gathering on a boat in the Ganga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar on Thursday termed Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s remarks as “wrong” and politically motivated. He also stated that the government was taking appropriate action in the matter.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, announcing nominees for 88 constituencies across the state.
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) India added a record 52,537 MW of generation capacity from all sources during FY26 (up to January 31), marking the highest ever capacity addition in a single year, surpassing the previous record of 34,054 MW achieved in FY25, the government has said.
