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India Politics 01 Sep 2019

India, Politics, 01 Sep 2019

Singh said that he was going for a blood donation camp in the area when he saw a few TMC workers attempting to capture a local BJP office. (Photo: ANI)

BJP calls for bandh in Barrackpore constituency on Monday to protest against attack on MP Arjun Singh

Earlier in the day, the Barrackpore MP accused TMC workers of vandalising his car and capturing party office in North 24 Parganas district.

01 Sep 2019 8:39 PM

The ruling party has formed two teams to take out the party's message among the public on the issue. (Photo: ANI)

'Ek Vidhan, Ek Samvidhan': Naqvi flags off bike rally to Kashmir to spread message

The rally is being led by woman biker Raj Lakshmi, who arrived here with her team from Kanyakumari.

01 Sep 2019 7:46 PM

Arjun Singh alleged that Barrackpore police commissioner Manoj Verma struck him, causing a gash on his head. The parliamentarian was taken to Apollo hospital for treatment. (Photo: ANI)

BJP MP Arjun Singh suffers head injuries after clashes, says cops baton charged peaceful protests

‘Police intentionally attacked me. I have received about 10 to 12 stitches,’ Singh said after coming out of the hospital.

01 Sep 2019 7:43 PM

'Botched up': JD(S) leader Prashant Kishor on NRC list

The final list of NRC in Assam was published on August 31 which has excluded a little over 19 lakh people from the list.

01 Sep 2019 7:30 PM

Former AAP leader Kapil Mishra. (Photo: File)

Former AAP leader Kapil Mishra claims highlighting govt corruption got him disqualified

He termed the allegations and and conclusions drawn by the Speaker as illegal and unconstitutional.

01 Sep 2019 6:33 PM

The Aam Aadmi Party appointed has recently appointed Singh as its Rajasthan in-charge. (Photo: File)

AAP leader Sanjay Singh claims he wasn’t ‘allowed to board IndiGo flight’, tweets to Hardeep Puri

Singh claimed that he was stopped from boarding despite the gate being open and having a boarding pass.

01 Sep 2019 5:22 PM

Karnataka Congress on Friday had defended Shivakumar and accused BJP lead central government of ‘misusing’ investigating agencies ‘to take revenge’ against him. (Photo: ANI)

HD Kumaraswamy slams ED for summoning DK Shivakumar on Ganesh Chaturthi festival

Shivakumar appeared before ED New Delhi on Saturday for second straight day in money laundering case filed against him and others.

01 Sep 2019 4:43 PM

He also tweeted that Madhya Pradesh Police arrested functionaries of Bajrang Dal and BJP's IT cell for "spying" for Pakistan in return for money. (Photo: ANI | screengrab)

Watch: ‘BJP, Bajrang Dal taking money from Pak's ISI,’ claims Digvijaya Singh

Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Cong has lost his credibility, intentionally resorts to making controversial statements.

01 Sep 2019 4:16 PM

Union Minister Giriraj Singh has said that in coming days only female calves will be born in the country as the Ministry for Animal Husbandry and Dairy will set-up cow birth factories. (Photo: File)

Gai paida karne ki factory: Union Minister Giriraj Singh charts way for revival of cow population

This year, 30 lakh doses (of sex-sorted semen) will be given and till 2025, there will be 10 crore female cows in country, minister said.

01 Sep 2019 4:03 PM

Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that it should be "ashamed" that its leader Rahul Gandhi's statement was used by Pakistan in its petition to the UN on Kashmir. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

Congress leaders should be 'ashamed' of Rahul's comments on Kashmir: Shah

At a public meeting, he also said people have supported the Modi government's move to nullify Article 370 but some are still opposing it.

01 Sep 2019 3:39 PM

The Tamil Nadu BJP chief Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan and former Union minister Bandaru Dattatreya were included in the list of five new Governors announced by President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday. (Photo: File)

New Governors appointed for 5 states, Tamil Nadu BJP chief gets Telangana

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday announced the new Governors of five states.

01 Sep 2019 12:25 PM

A sessions court in Maharashtra's Dhule district on Saturday sentenced former state ministers Suresh Jain and Gulabrao Deokar along with 46 others to varying jail terms between three and seven years after convicting them in the multi-crore 'Gharkul' housing scam. (Photo: Twitter/ @sureshdadajain)

Shiv Sena leader fined with Rs 100 crore, 7 year jail in housing scam

Gulabrao Deokar was given a five-year sentence, while the remaining 46 convicts got jail terms between three and seven years.

01 Sep 2019 10:59 AM

A day before government's decision to scrap Article 370 and bifurcate the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, via presidential order, former chief ministers were taken into custody as a 'precautionary measure'. (Photo: File)

Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti finally allowed to meet kin: Reports

Omar's sister Safia, and her children were allowed to meet NC leader -- who has grown a beard in these days -- for 20 minutes on Saturday.

01 Sep 2019 10:56 AM

After senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah’s remark received a backlash from BJP and the party’s estranged ally JD(S), where he compared the party with a prostitute, he issued a saying he was referring to the BJP. (Photo: File)

Siddaramaiah's U-turn on 'prostitute' remark to JD(S), says 'Was referring to BJP'

On Friday, in response to a query on the JD(S)' attack against him, he had uttered a Kannada proverb.

01 Sep 2019 10:18 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: File)

'NRC fiasco exposed all those trying to take political mileage': Mamata Banerjee

Of them, 3,11,21,004 have been included in the document and 19,06,657 excluded, a statement from the NRC State Coordinator's office said.

01 Sep 2019 9:22 AM

Further, without naming the Gandhi family, who had been winning the seat for consecutive terms before 2019, she said she did not believe in acting in politics. (Photo: File)

Won Amethi because I did not treat people as vote bank: Smriti Irani

Explaining the way in which she approaches politics, Irani said she had stayed in touch with the people of the constituency for five years.

01 Sep 2019 9:13 AM

In a fresh salvo targeting Shashi Tharoor, who had come under attack for his alleged 'Modi praise', party colleague K Muraleedharan once again made a veiled attack on the Thiruvananthapuram MP. (Photo: File)

Not 'Oxford English' but 'anti-Modi': Kerala Cong leader attacks Shashi Tharoor

Muraleedharan also said the party had decided not to initiate any action against Tharoor based on his explanation.

01 Sep 2019 9:08 AM

The Home Minister is first scheduled to arrive in Dadra and Nagar Haveli where he will inaugurate several projects in the morning at the SSR College in Silvassa. (Photo: File)

Amit Shah to address BJP's Maharashtra Janadesh Yatra in Solapur

Shah will join Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at the Yatra in the Solapur district.

01 Sep 2019 8:28 AM

Incidentally, on Friday Pawar lost his cool when a journalist asked him about rumours that Padmasinh Patil, his 'relative', was on the way to the BJP. (Photo: File)

A Month before Maharashtra Assembly polls, Sharad Pawar's relative set to join BJP

He is likely to join the BJP in the presence of party chief Amit Shah on Sunday in Solapur.

01 Sep 2019 8:23 AM

Chatterjee, a four-time TMC MLA, had joined the BJP along with Banerjee in New Delhi on August 14. (Photo: File)

Regularly humiliated: 2 weeks after joining BJP, Ex-Kolkata Mayor wants to quit party

Sovan Chatterjee had taken a sabbatical from active politics.

01 Sep 2019 8:15 AM

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