The need for a regional alternative to the BJP and the Congress was strongly felt in the wake of the massive agitation against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state last December. Since then, the civil society had been pushing for a political outfit comprising the anti-CAA organisations, including the AASU, the AJYCP, the KMSS among others. However, instead of joining forces, these groups are seen criticising each other in public, much to the delight of the BJP. - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:14pm -

The three commissioners and other top EC officials would interact with the chief electoral officer of Bihar this evening. - 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:30pm -

In the letter written to BJP president JP Nadda on September 26, Uma Bharti said she was “proud” of her participation in the “Ayodhya movement” and added that seeking bail would “tarnish the dignity” of her role. - 13 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 7:26pm -

Congress' newly-appointed Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasada, raising the concerns of the Bengali community said, "Massive political rallies can be allowed in Madhya Pradesh but the same BJP government in UP will not allow the Bengali community to celebrate Durga Puja with restrictions. - 13 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 7:28pm -

At an interaction with farmers and representatives of panchayats of poll-bound Bihar, he said the Congress had promised in its election manifesto to do away with the APMC Act but it should now answer why it is spreading 'lies' over the issue. - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 8:21pm -

Congress leader Anand Sharma will continue to chair the parliamentary panel on home affairs and Jairam Ramesh will remain the head of the panel on environment and science and technology. - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 8:31pm -

BJP leader Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said any organisation can work in India but it cannot violate the laws and regulations of the country. - 12 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 8:31pm -

The former chief minister also stated that the BJP government wants to focus all the attention on the purchase of crops in the name of MSP and mandi, while its real objective is to capture agricultural land. - 11 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 9:27pm -

Dismissing reports that the state will go into another lockdown, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said "The all-party-meet has agreed that lockdown is not a solution. - 10 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:00pm -

Singh appealed to his party colleagues to reach out to every farmer and explain to them "the big conspiracy being hatched". - 10 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:09pm -

The Congress is contesting the Bihar assembly polls as part of the 'Mahagathbandhan' with the RJD, Left parties and some smaller state parties. - 9 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:37pm -

Banerjee, in another announcement said that her government will regularise all refugee colonies in West Bengal, including those on land belonging to the state and the central governments. - 9 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:44pm -

CCTV footage of nearby places have been checked, and efforts are being made to trace the culprits and recover the stolen laptop, the officer added. - 9 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:46pm -

Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Ramesh Chennithala had earlier in the day alleged that the state government was preparing an ordinance to "ban the CBI" in the state and the file in this regard was in front of the Law secretary. - 9 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 10:48pm -

On Monday, Singh warned that ISI could exploit farmers' anger across the nation and described the three farm laws enacted by the Centre as "anti-national". - 8 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 11:48pm -

new UP Police Remove 'Objectionable Posters' Put Up by Outfit Linked to Samajwadi Party, FIR Filed According to Azamgarh Superintendent of Police Sudhir Singh, the Samajwadi Party Yuvjan Sabha had put up some objectionable posters which have been removed and an FIR has been lodged in this connection.

- 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:14pm -

new Day after BJP Clears Air, Upendra Kushwaha's RLSP Announces Alliance with BSP & JPS for Bihar Polls On Monday, the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed speculation that it is on the verge of an agreement with Upendra Kushwaha for the elections scheduled to be held in late October and November.

- 14 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 6:06pm -

new 'Maharashtra Govt Will Last Full Term': Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut Rules Out Possibility of Mid-term Polls His comment came a day after Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said that there will be no option if no combination works out, while replying to a query on possibility of mid-term polls in the state.

- 15 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 5:22pm -

new Farm Laws Will Devastate Farmers, Help Hoarders, Says Mamata Banerjee The opposition parties, including Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, have been protesting three farm sector laws enacted by the Narendra Modi government, alleging these are "anti-farmer measures" and will "destroy" the agriculture sector.

- 15 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:44pm -

new Day after AIADMK Meet on CM-pick, Panneerselvam Goes into Huddle, Skips EPS-led Meet on Covid-19 Triggering speculations about the probability of a fresh bout of bickering, the meet at Panneerselvam's residence was attended by senior leaders, includingdeputy coordinator K P Munusamy and Rajya Sabha MP, RVaithilingam.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:28pm -

new Punjab Youth Congress Chief Brinder Dhillon Detained in Delhi's Tractor-burning Case Six persons were arrested after police registered an FIR under relevant provisions of the IPC, apart from the non-bailable Section in the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, and Disaster Management Act, and Epidemic Diseases Act.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:09pm -

new Opposition Wants Only Middlemen to Thrive, Not Farmers: PM Responds to Protests over Farm Bills The opposition has got just one way of doing politics and that is by opposing, said PM Modi, adding that those protesting the farm bills are favouring middlemen.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:02pm -

new Maharashtra Tribals Can Now Build Houses Near Forest Areas, Says Govt Order The decision will provide a major relief to the scheduled tribes (STs) and others living in forests in the scheduled areas of the state, it said.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 4:00pm -

new Elections to Four Karnataka Legislative Council Seats to Be Held on October 28 Scrutiny of nominations will take place on October 9 and the last date for the withdrawal of candidature is October 12. Polling will take place on October 28 from 8 am to 5 pm while the counting will be on November 2.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:48pm -

new Voting for 28 Bypolls in Madhya Pradesh on November 3, Results on November 10 With the announcement of the poll dates, the Model Code of Conduct has come into force in the poll-bound constituencies in seven districts and in the entire part of 12 districts.

- 16 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:34pm -

new Comeback in Mind, Rahul Gandhi Strategises Congress' Farm Law Stir, Seeks to Corner Modi Govt Behind the Congress’ aggression over the farm laws is Rahul Gandhi’s desire to reclaim his land politics. Sources say Rahul and Priyanka are micromanaging the Congress strategy on the agitations.

- 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:23pm -

new DMK, Allies Protest Against Farm Laws, Stalin Says 'Ready to Go to Court' The DMK-led alliance, which includes the Congress and left parties among others, on last Monday decided to hold the state-wide agitation against the bills, passed in the recent parliament session.

- 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:21pm -

new Pass Laws to Bypass Centre's 'Tyrannical' Farm Legislations, Sonia Gandhi Tells Cong-ruled States Congress has advised the party-ruled states to explore the possibilities to pass laws in under Article 254(2) of the Constitution which allows the state legislatures to pass a law to negate the Anti-Agriculture Central laws encroaching upon State's jurisdiction under the Constitution.

- 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:20pm -

new 'Stab in Farmers’ Hearts': Rahul Gandhi Says Agri Bills Have to Be Opposed for Country's Future The Congress has opposed the new farm laws and the party is protesting across the country, even as farmers’ unions have launched a stir in Punjab and Haryana.

- 17 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 3:11pm -

new And It All Came Crashing Down: How Babri Masjid Demolition Brought Down Kalyan Singh Govt Kalyan Singh was understood to be the ‘real culprit’ behind the Babri Masjid demolition, but his officer in the information department, Anil Swarup, had some first-hand knowledge about what had happened on the day of demolition.

- 18 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:32pm -

new No Plans to Join Shiv Sena, Says Fadnavis After Meeting with Sanjay Raut Gets Rumour Mills Going Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut confirming the meeting said that it was an interview for the Shiv Sena’s mouthpiece 'saamna', which is headed by Raut.

- 18 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:23pm -

new Raut Didn't Meet Fadnavis for 'Saamana' Interview? BJP Leader Accepts Hotel Talks Were 'Political' Both the parties had till now been denying it, with Fadnavis saying that the meeting was connection with an interview for Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana'. Raut is also executive editor of the Marathi daily.

- 18 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:22pm -

new 'Won't Hesitate to Field Candidates': Chirag Paswan's Ultimatum to BJP on Seat Sharing Ahead of Bihar Polls The LJP has also made it clear that if the seat sharing doesn’t happen soon the party will field candidates on 143 out of 243 seats in Bihar.

- 18 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 2:11pm -

new Panneerselvam Faction Meets Again as Internal Tussle Over CM’s Chair Deepens Within AIADMK Panneerselvam, who is also the deputy chief minister, skipped a key meeting with district collectors presided over by Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami.

- 19 hours ago 29 Sep 20, 12:38pm -

After Hours-long Meet Between EPS-OPS Camps, AIADMK Decides to Announce CM Nominee on Oct 7 In the backdrop of jailed VK Sasikala trying to make a comeback in state politics, Panneerselvam and Palaniswami discussed the issue of who should be the party’s CM candidate for the 2021 elections.

- 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 11:37pm -

Bengal Becoming Police State, Says Dhankhar; TMC Calls Guv BJP's Puppet, Dares Him to Act on His Words Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar said his office has been ignored for long by the ruling dispensation and he would be forced to act if the Constitution is not protected.

- 1 day ago 28 Sep 20, 9:33pm -

Congress Leaders Slam BJP's New Youth Wing Chief Tejasvi Surya for 'Bengaluru Terror Hub' Remark On Sunday, while addressing the media, Surya had recalled the recent DJ Halli riots, the ongoing investigation and arrests into the mob violence that took place in August. He said that many terrorist organisations were using Bengaluru as their incubation centre for carrying out anti-India activities.​

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 8:01pm -

Jharkhand Education Minister Jagarnath Mahto Tests Positive for Covid-19 The minister also appealed to all those who came in contact with him in the last few days to get themselves tested for coronavirus.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 6:33pm -

Wife and Son of Bihar Gangster Anand Mohan Joins RJD Month Before Polls Anand Mohan is serving life sentence in connection with murder of Gopalganj District Magistrate G Krishnaiah in 1994.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 6:12pm -

Is Demotion of Rahul Sinha & Elevation of 'Turncoats' a BJP Strategy to Lure TMC Leaders? Despite being the home state of Jana Sangh ideologue Syama Prasad Mukherjee, the BJP struggled to make its political space in Bengal during the 34 years of Left Rule from 1971.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 4:30pm -

SP Erects Sengar, Chinmayanad Posters in UP After Yogi’s Plan to Name and Shame Sexual Predators Last week, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had instructed officers to take strict action against harassers and directed them to put up posters of those involved in crimes against women at prominent crossings to “name and shame” them.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 3:36pm -

Centre Accountable to People, Shocking it Said No Data Was Available: Mamata Banerjee The Union government, during the monsoon session of Parliament, said that it had no data regarding the number of migrants who died during migration to their native places due to the lockdown.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 3:31pm -

BJP Conspiring to Win UP Bypolls by Misusing Govt Machinery, Claims Samajwadi Party SP leader Sunil Singh Sajan claimed that the UP government is deliberately transferring officials of a particular caste and religion from the eight assembly seats where bypolls will be held soon.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 3:27pm -

'If I Get Infected, I will Hug Mamata': Police Files Complaint Against BJP Leader for Sexist Remark A police complaint was filed by the Trinamool Congress in Siliguri for the comments Hazra made at a party programme in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas on Sunday evening.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 2:29pm -

‘Hurting the Farmers, How Pray?' Sitharaman Says New Laws Give Choice, Debate Not in Merit of Matter Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said discussions were held not just with stakeholders, but the views of the MPs, as well as the farmers, were also taken into account.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 2:17pm -

Mukul Roy’s Elevation, BJP’s Choice of Turncoats Over Veterans Shows BJP Will Go to Any Length to Beat Mamata Mukul Roy will face his toughest challenge yet, maintaining a delicate balance in avoiding any rift in the state leadership while also working on strategies to defeat West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress next year.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 1:48pm -

'People Will Ask Questions if...': Cong Attacks Fadnavis Over Gupteshwar Pandey's Entry in JD(U) A lot of questions will be asked by people of Maharashtra if former state CM Devendra Fadnavis does not oppose Gupteshwar Pandey getting candidature.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 1:33pm -

‘NDA Has Lost its Two Lions, What is Left of it Now?’ Saamana on Akali Dal, Shiv Sena Exit An editorial in Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' said it was surprising that NDA's 'last pillar' Shiromani Akali Dal was not stopped from severing ties with the alliance.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 12:36pm -

SP Supremo Akhilesh Yadav Takes a Jibe at UP Govt Over 5-Year Contractual Jobs, Questions Delayed Development Instead of making excuses here and there, the government will have to explain why there is darkness in Uttar Pradesh? Yadav questioned the authorities.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 10:58am -

Harivansh Refutes Reports of Rule-Breaking to Pass Farm Bills, Centre May Move Breach of Privilege Sources also tell CNN News18 that an option to move a breach of privilege motion against those trying to spread falsehood in the name of deputy chairman is also under consideration.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 9:34am -

Rajasthan: First Phase of Gram Panchayat Election Begins as Per Covid-19 Protocols Election Commissioner said that elections in 55 village panchayats of the Sarada and the Gogunda panchayat samitis of Udaipur had been postponed in view of the prevailing situation in Dungarpur.

- 2 days ago 28 Sep 20, 9:16am -

Gupteshwar Pandey, Ex-Bihar DGP in Spotlight Over SSR Death Probe, Joins JD(U) Days after Taking VRS Although Gupteshwar Pandey, who took VRS less than half a year before he was scheduled to superannuate, has chosen to keep his cards close to the chest, the speculation is rife that he may get a ticket from one of the assembly segments in his native district of Buxar.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 11:54pm -

Govt Chief Whip Pramila Mallick Tests Positive for Covid-19 Ahead of Odisha Assembly Session The swab samples were collected after the speaker ordered that only COVID 19 negative persons will be allowed entry into the Assembly for the monsoon session which will commence from Tuesday.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 11:11pm -

BJD MLA Supports Opposition's Charge of Covid-19 'Mismanagement' in Odisha Umashankar Samantaray, the legislator of Satyabadi seat in Puri district, said the opposition parties' allegation of mismanagement of the COVID-19 situation in Odisha is "not totally wrong".

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 9:40pm -

Not Like Those Who Promise 2 Cr Jobs, But Leave Bihar Bankrupt, Says RJD's Tejashwi in Poll Promise The populistic announcement was made at a press conference here by Tejashwi Yadav, the party's chief ministerial candidate who is faced with the uphill task of holding his own against the formidable ruling NDA in the absence of his father and RJD boss Lalu Prasad.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 9:17pm -

'Sad, Disappointing': Sukhbir Singh Badal as Farm Bills Get President Kovind's Approval A SAD delegation led by Badal had met the President, urging him not to give his assent to the farm Bills and return them to Parliament for reconsideration.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 9:10pm -

SAD Quit NDA Over Farm Bills Amid Chinks in Ties Surfacing for a Year It was, however, not for the first time that the two allies had differed on several issues, including various legislations. On the Citizenship Amendment Act, the SAD had last year said the Act should not specify any particular religion and the right to acquire citizenship should be given to refugees of all religions.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 9:00pm -

'Thanks for Firmly Standing with Farmers': Sharad Pawar Hails SAD for Walking Out of NDA Over Farm Bills SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal announced the decision to snap ties with the NDA on Saturday night amid the stepped up farmer agitation in Punjab over the three farm legislations which were recently passed by Parliament.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 8:50pm -

Former CM Vaghela Calls Gujarat's Anti-liquor Policy a Sham, Wants Ban Lifted to Promote Tourism However, neither the ruling BJP nor the Congress want prohibition to go as they do not want to lose the illicit income generated from the policy, Vaghela said in a series of tweets to mark World Tourism Day.

- 2 days ago 27 Sep 20, 8:13pm -

New BJP Youth Wing Chief Tejasvi Surya Calls Bengaluru 'Incubation Centre' for Terror Activities Tejasvi Surya said he had met Shah at the latter's residence two days ago and emphasised the need to have a well-equipped and sufficiently staffed NIA office to mitigate terror-related activities in Karnataka.

- 3 days ago 27 Sep 20, 8:02pm -

Former Union Minister and BJP Leader Uma Bharti Tests Coronavirus Positive She requested people who came in her contact to get themselves tested and follow protocols.

- 3 days ago 27 Sep 20, 8:01pm -

My Govt is Pro-farmers, No Scope for Bandh Tomorrow: Karnataka CM Yediyurappa Assuring that the people can carry on with their day-to-day activities normally without any fear, the state government warned against any move to forcefully enforce the bandh.

- 3 days ago 27 Sep 20, 7:51pm -

After SAD's Exit from NDA, Congress Says Farm Bills Like Slow Poison and Dares BJP Allies to Oppose Centre At a joint virtual press conference, Congress' Haryana chief Kumari Selja and Punjab president Sunil Jakhar urged all parties to come together and oppose the farm Bills while asking the Centre to take back the legislations, saying these will make farmers slaves of big businessmen.</p>

- 3 days ago 27 Sep 20, 7:36pm -

First Shiv Sena, Now SAD. As BJP Loses its 2 Oldest Allies in a Year, Does it Signal a Fading Saffron? The Akali Dal's departure from the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA)will hardly affect the Modi government but it does create a political void for the BJP in the border state of Punjab where its alliance with the Akalis was seen as much a social as a political statement with the two parties drawing support from two diverse blocs of voters.

- 3 days ago 27 Sep 20, 7:04pm -