Despite the Bihar government’s decision to order a judicial inquiry into the controversial Bharat Bhushan Tiwari encounter case in Bhojpur district, the state’s Opposition parties—the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Congress and Jan Suraaj—have intensified their campaign over the issue.
Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Sunday jibed at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Nabin for selling the alleged bogus dreams of recreating the Maharaja Ranjit Singh era in Punjab.
A day after the Rajya Sabha election delivered an unexpected setback to the Congress in Jharkhand, public disagreements among constituents of the ruling Mahagathbandhan surfaced on Friday, exposing strains within the alliance.
Nathwani reportedly secured 28 votes, defeating Congress nominee Pranav Jha, who could get just 20 votes despite the INDIA bloc enjoying a comfortable majority in the Assembly.
Voting for two Rajya Sabha seats in Jharkhand began on Thursday with JMM, Congress and BJP-backed independent candidate Parimal Nathwani locked in a keenly watched contest.
Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Friday witnessed unprecedented scenes following a rare comradeship between Congress and BJP after they slammed BMC officials over the illegal parking nexus, allegedly involving the senior officials of the corporation.
The Congress on Friday appointed Secretaries and Joint Secretaries for several states and Union Territories, including the poll-bound states of Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.
In a significant political development ahead of Jharkhand Assembly polls due later this year, former Chief Minister of the state and veteran leader Champai Soren joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at an event in Ranchi on Friday.
The Banihal constituency in the Ramban district of Jammu will go to polls on 18 September and Wani’s conviction in the middle of the campaign has come as a setback for the Congress.
Bahujan Samaj Party( BSP ) supremo Mayawati on Friday termed Congress' 'Bharat Dojo Yatra' a mockery of millions of families struggling with poverty and unemployment.
