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'U-turn will be known as Uddhav-ji Thackeray turn,' says Maharashtra BJP chief

Thackeray had promised a complete loan waiver, Patil said, speaking to reporters.

26 Dec 2019 8:35 AM

Verma's remark came after some members of the National Students' Union of India (NSUI), a student outfit of the Congress, raised slogans like "terrorist go back" against the BJP MP at the Makhanlal Chaturvedi University. (Photo: ANI)

MP minister says Pragya Thakur will become reason for Modi's downfall

'I got to know that girls shouted slogans like 'throw the terrorist out' on seeing her (Pragya Thakur),' Verma said.

26 Dec 2019 8:28 AM

'Sharad Pawar taught us…': Uddhav Thackeray's dig at BJP, Fadnavis

Earlier, Fadnavis said that the BJP was the single largest party in the Maharashtra Assembly.

25 Dec 2019 3:55 PM

President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid floral tributes to former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary at the 'Sadaiv Atal' memorial in Delhi on Wednesday morning. (Photo: ANI)

PM, President pay tributes to Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 95th birth anniversary

Singer Anup Jalota was on stage. In his soulful voice, he sang prayers in memory of BJP stalwart, late Vajpayee.

25 Dec 2019 10:05 AM

The Congress leader stressed that BJP is not unbeatable and said that the ruling party at the Centre can be defeated if all Opposition parties rally together. (Photo: ANI)

BJP not unbeatable: Chidambaram on 'overwhelming mandate' to JMM-Cong alliance

'We are very happy and we congratulate and thank people for giving JJM-Cong alliance an overwhelming mandate,' Chidambaram said.

24 Dec 2019 10:04 AM

The comment by Bose, a grandnephew of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose, has come even as BJP has launched a massive public awareness campaign on social media and through its cadres to reach out to the Muslim community and dispel their doubts on the issue. (Photo: ANI)

Why not include Muslims: BJP's CK Bose raises questions on CAA

'Don't equate India or compare it with any other nation - as it's a nation Open to all religions and communities,' Bose said in tweet.

24 Dec 2019 10:00 AM

"As people's mandate is with us, we are forming government in 2-3 days," Basant told media reporters here. (Photo: ANI)

JMM-led alliance to form govt in 2-3 days: Hemant Soren's brother

He further said that if the party asks him to contest elections in the near future then he will surely fight.

24 Dec 2019 8:50 AM

According to the FIR, the income documents used by the father-son duo to obtain OBC certificates were allegedly found to have been forged. (Photo: ANI)

FIR against BJP's KP Yadav, son for forging papers to get OBC certificate

A family belonging to the OBC category is considered to be in the non-creamy layer if their total income is less than 8 lakh per annum.

23 Dec 2019 4:45 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Monday ordered a CID probe into the death of two protesters during the demonstration against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Mangaluru on December 19. (Photo: File)

Yediyurappa orders CID probe into deaths during anti-CAA protests in Karnataka

The police have also mentioned their names in the FIR registered in connection with the violence that erupted during the protests.

23 Dec 2019 1:41 PM

In the backdrop of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Monday launched a veiled attack on the BJP by quoting words of late American leader Martin Luther King. (Photo: File)

Sena's Raut quotes Martin Luther King to hit out at BJP over CAA

The 57-year-old firebrand Rajya Sabha member has of late been taking aim at the BJP, with which the Sena recently severed ties.

23 Dec 2019 12:29 PM

Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for declaring loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power. (Photo: File)

'Why didn't you grant full farm loan waiver when in power?' asks Sena to BJP

This is the first step of the new government towards writing off farmers' debts completely, the Marathi daily said.

23 Dec 2019 11:17 AM

An argument broke out between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and other people on board over the allotment of the seat during a Delhi to Bhopal Spicejet flight recently. (Photo: ANI)

...Your job is not to trouble us: Video shows Pragya Thakur arguing with people onboard

Pragya Thakur complains about the language used, to which he replied, 'I am using absolutely correct language.'

23 Dec 2019 11:04 AM

The state went to polls for 81 Assembly seats in five phases from November 30 to December 20. (Photo: ANI)

J'khand poll results: JMM-Cong secures majority, Hemant Soren set to be new CM

Congress party is leading on 11 seats while the RJD is leading on five seats. BJP is leading on 26 seats.

23 Dec 2019 8:25 AM

CAA seeks to give citizenship to minorities from three neighbouring countries, who arrived in India before December 2014 due to religious persecution. (Photo: Representational)

BJP to launch campaign on changes in citizenship law, to involve beneficiaries too

The decision was taken in a meeting chaired by BJP working president J P Nadda.

21 Dec 2019 6:58 PM

'Mamata Banerjee is indulging in anti-national activities. She is speaking the language of Pakistan. The elected Chief Minister is neither accepting the Parliament nor the President. In such a situation, she has no right to be in the post,' he said. (Photo: File)

Anti-CAA: 'Mamata Banerjee speaking Pakistan's language,' says BJP's Dilip Ghosh

He also accused Banerjee of speaking the language of Pakistan.

20 Dec 2019 6:11 PM

Banerjee has been vehemently opposing the amended Citizenship Act and has even said that she will not allow the legislation to be implemented in West Bengal. (Photo: File)

Mamata dares BJP to hold UN-monitored referendum on CAA

'BJP is dividing the country. Don't stop your protest because we have to get CAA revoked,' Banerjee added.

19 Dec 2019 6:02 PM

Gandhi's reaction came just hours after Section 144 was imposed in parts of north-east Delhi and Red Fort area to maintain law and order. (Photo: ANI)

Voice of people cannot be silenced: Priyanka targets Centre over restrictions

Gandhi made a series of tweets and said if people are pushed to the wall, they will rise up stronger.

19 Dec 2019 4:31 PM

Senior BJP leader LK Advani, then Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, was seated in the government benches. (Photo: SCreengrab)

Watch: BJP pulls out an old video of Manmohan Singh on Citizenship law

The BJP used that video to call out the Congress, which is aggressively protesting against the citizenship law.

19 Dec 2019 3:12 PM

The Worli MLA was speaking in the Assembly over Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari's address to the joint session of the state legislature in November. (Photo: File)

Have seen how friends are ignored in greed for power: Aaditya attacks BJP

Thackeray also said that no matter how much mud was created, lotus (BJP's poll symbol) will not be allowed to bloom anywhere.

19 Dec 2019 11:08 AM

He said that contrary to the BJP's expectation that the new law will be welcomed in certain states, it is being opposed in the party-ruled Assam as well. (Photo: File)

Need alternative to BJP which ‘stays in country’: Pawar’s dig at Rahul

Pawar said, 'It looks like non-BJP parties are coming together on some common issues'.

19 Dec 2019 9:37 AM

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