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Ishrat Jahan had claimed to have received threats after the historic Supreme Court verdict on August 22, 2017. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Triple talaq petitioner Ishrat Jahan joins BJP

Ishrat was one of the 5 petitioners in the triple talaq case. Her husband had divorced her over the phone in 2014 by...

1 Jan 2018 7:42 AM IST

BJP president Amit Shah will kick off the partys 79-day Karnataka Parivartan Yatra in Bengaluru on Thursday, with the aim of returning to power in the southern state. (Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah intervenes, ends Gujarat crisis

Nitin Patel agreed to take charge after Amit Shah assured him that he will be given a portfolio fitting his stature as...

1 Jan 2018 4:04 AM IST

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur being congratulated by former CM P.K. Dhumal on getting the top post.

Jai Ram Thakur's entry a boon for younger politicians

The Congress now faces the challenge of picking someone younger than Mr Singh as its leader to take on the BJP's young...

1 Jan 2018 3:00 AM IST

Rajinikanth waves to his fans in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

Will contest next TN Assembly polls, announces Rajinikanth

Tamil Nadu has been politically unstable since the death last year of chief minister and AIADMK chief J. Jayalalithaa,...

1 Jan 2018 12:41 AM IST

Kamal Haasan had claimed that his fan clubs had managed to raise a whopping 30 crore to assist people in need. (Photo: File)

Kamal-Rajini to compete in politics after films

I congratulate my brother Rajini for his social consciousness and his political entry, says Kamal Haasan.

1 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Fans celebrate his political entry in Chennai on Sunday. (Photo: Asian Age)

BJP confident of ties with Rajini, a natural ally

When Rajini talks about honesty in politics, good governance and spiritual politics, then he is a natural ally of the...

1 Jan 2018 12:20 AM IST

Political analysts and observers are unanimous in their opinion that the star will face several challenges from translating his fans into his core supporters, maintain his invincibility and to sustain in the hurly-burly of politics.

Rajini can't emulate MGR, say analysts

MGR's fans associations were an extension of the DMK. In addition to feting their hero they also did social work.

1 Jan 2018 12:19 AM IST

Rajinikanth waves to his fans in Chennai. (Photo: Asian Age)

Challenges, rough ride ahead for Rajinikanth in politics

Political analysts said the main challenge before Rajinikanth was to build the party infrastructure from the scratch.

1 Jan 2018 12:17 AM IST

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addresses a press conference after releasing white paper on completing six months in office, at Lok Bhawan in Lucknow. (Photo: PTI)

Gujarat development possible due to BJP, Modi: Yogi Adityanath

Adityanath said that BJP does not encourage communal divide and only seek development and security.

29 Nov 2017 8:01 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi, PM Modi to hold rallies in Gujarat today

Polling for the two-phase elections in the state, which has a total of 182 seats, will take place on December 9 and 14.

29 Nov 2017 2:33 AM IST

Chidambarams statement comes close to the heel of appointment of former Intelligence Bureau director Dineshwar Sharma as interlocutor for J-K by the Modi government. (Photo: PTI/File)

Modi's campaign only about himself, not development: Chidambaram

Chidambaram said the PM does not talk about issues like joblessness and price rise because he has no answers to the...

28 Nov 2017 1:33 PM IST

Jignesh Mevani to enter fray in Gujarat with Cong support

AAP backs leader, not to field candidate against him.

28 Nov 2017 5:56 AM IST