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Former Biju Janata Dal MP Baijayant Jay Panda greets BJP president Amit Shah after joining the saffron party in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

BJP going all out to wrest power from BJD in Odisha

Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Northeast, the BJP eyes nearly 20 seats while from the 21 seats in Odisha.

1 April 2019 2:58 AM IST

PM Narendra Modi and Amit shah (Photo: File/PTI)

Assam: BJP avoids Citizenship Bill, fearing a backlash

The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha but is set to lapse after BJP could not table it in the Rajya Sabha.

1 April 2019 2:30 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public rally in Churu, Rajasthan, on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Diplomacy off radar as Delhi shifts to poll gear

The manifestos of political parties, when finalised, shall no doubt carry minutiae of domestic and foreign relations.

1 April 2019 12:21 AM IST

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi said waiving farm loans is a small step towards addressing agriculture distress and a new green revolution is needed to resolve the problem. (Photo: Twitter | @INCIndia)

Contesting second seat a smart move by Rahul

Gandhi won Amethi by well over one lakh votes in 2014 at the height of the Narendra Modi wave, although this was a big...

1 April 2019 12:00 AM IST

Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel

Anupriya didn't join Modi team as she was offered only MoS rank: Apna...

She received phone call and was told to prepare for swearing-in. But I feel that she did not agree for a MoS rank,' a...

31 May 2019 6:37 PM IST

In his first decision after being sworn-in to head the government for a second term, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who had made national security an important plank in the elections, on Friday approved a major change in the Prime Ministers Scholarship Scheme under the National Defence Fund. (Photo: Twitter/ ANI)

PM approves major changes in 'Prime Minister's Scholarship Scheme'

The ambit of Scholarship Scheme has been extended to wards of State Police officials who are or were martyred during...

31 May 2019 6:27 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has constantly been on target of opposition, especially RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who demanded for his resignation and accused him of trying to shield the accused. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Allies should have proportional representation in cabinet: Nitish...

The Chief Minister added that his party do not have any problem or any kind of repentance on not being the part of the...

31 May 2019 6:13 PM IST

Prime Minister holds the Union Cabinet meeting, attended by all the cabinet members. (Photo: ANI)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Ministers take charge, arrive for first Union Cabinet...

A day after swearing-in, memebers of the Union Cabinet take charge of their respective ministries in New Delhi on...

31 May 2019 5:57 PM IST

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, with newly sworn his cabinet ministers greet the invitees at the end of the swearing in ceremony at the forecourt of presidential palace in New Delhi. (Photo: AP)

Modi sarkar 2.0: First-timers and their portfolios

Modi's Cabinet has six new Cabinet ministers and close to 15 new Ministers of State.

31 May 2019 5:10 PM IST

The three doctors were arrested for allegedly abetting the post-graduate medical student Tadvi, who belonged to the Scheduled Tribe community, to end her life on May 22. (Representational Image)

Main accuse in Smriti Irani's close aide murder in Amethi, held

A case was registered against five people for killing Surendra Singh.

31 May 2019 4:13 PM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind was addressing a banquet in honour of the heads and representatives of foreign governments attending the swearing-in-ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday. (Photo: Twitter/ @BJP4India)

Decisive mandate for PM Modi to build new India: President Kovind

Kovind said the verdict is an affirmation of Modi's visionary leadership to build a New India, not in a distant future,...

31 May 2019 3:57 PM IST

On Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his team of Cabinet Ministers and Ministers of State took oath. (Photo: ANI/PTI)

Modi sarkar 2.0: Names, portfolios of MoS announced

Anurag Singh Thakur, Babul Supriyo, Hardeep Singh Puri, Kiren Rijiju, Jitendra Singh are among the prominent faces in...

31 May 2019 2:34 PM IST