Bihar Results Open New Avenues for BJP, Party Can Form Government Even Without Nitish | Udaipur Kiran

Patna, 14 November (Udaipur Kiran). The Bihar Assembly election results have defied almost all exit polls and created an unexpected political scenario in the state. With 91 wins out of the 101 seats it contested, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party in Bihar—its best performance since 2010, but under completely changed circumstances. […]

BJP Leader Ramesh Inani Shot Dead in Chittorgarh; Assailant Escapes on Bike | Udaipur Kiran

Udaipur, November 11 (Udaipur Kiran) — In a shocking incident, BJP leader Ramesh Inani (65) was shot dead in broad daylight in Chittorgarh on Saturday. The former BJP city minister (2019–2022) was attacked while travelling on his scooter when an unidentified assailant on a motorcycle, wearing a helmet, fired at him and fled the scene. […]

BJP targets NC for ‘cricket scam’ as IHPL collapse sparks political firestorm in J&K | India News

SRINAGAR: The Indian Heaven Premier League (IHPL) fiasco triggered a political uproar Monday, with opposition BJP calling it an “international disgrace” and demanding that National Conference-led J&K government reveal who was behind the event.“Who were these scamsters who deceived umpires, players, and those who participated in the cultural programmes?” BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur asked in […]

Bihar Assembly polls: Fewer Yadav candidates fielded by NDA as it looks to consolidate its core base | India News

NEW DELHI: A push for social engineering in search of additional votes appears to have given way to the governing NDA focusing on consolidation of its traditional support base for the Bihar assembly polls. This turn is most telling in the significant cut in the number of Yadav candidates fielded by its two biggest constituents, […]

Bihar polls: Congress releases first list of candidates; Mahagathbadhan still to finalise seat-sharing deal | India News

Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement among […]

Leh court grants bail to Congress councillor, six others in September 24 violence case | Srinagar News

Violence in Ladakh (AP file photo) SRINAGAR: A court in Leh granted bail Tuesday evening to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council’s (LAHDC-Leh) Congress councillor Stanzin Tsepag and six others, including Ladakh Buddhist Association president Dolma, who had been arrested over alleged involvement in the Sept 24 violence that left four people dead.BJP has accused Tsepag […]

Omar pushed Congress out of RS polls at BJP’s behest: Sajad Lone | Srinagar News

Sajad Gani Lone, Omar Abdulaah (PTI file photos) SRINAGAR: Peoples Conference (PC) chairman Sajad Gani Lone Tuesday said he would abstain from voting in next week’s Rajya Sabha elections in J&K, accusing CM Omar Abdullah of pushing Congress out of the contest at the behest of BJP.Alleging that Omar denied a safe ticket to Congress […]

Forget jobs, you will lose even your land: BJP on Tejashwi promise | India News

NEW DELHI: BJP on Monday asked voters in Bihar to not fall for RJD functionary Tejashwi Yadav‘s pledge of a government job to every household if his party is elected to office in state, saying they will never get the promised employment but end up losing their land. BJP’s Ravi Shankar Prasad mounted a fresh […]

MBBS student rape case: BJP hits out at Mamata Banerjee over ‘12:30 am’ remark; calls TMC’s mindset ‘regressive’ | India News

Bansuri Swaraj and Mamata Banerjee (R) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from the BJP after her remarks on the recent gangrape of an MBBS student in Durgapur. The main opposition party in the state, BJP on Monday accused Mamata of “justifying rape,” triggering a political row in Bengal.BJP […]

Centre has no plan to raise ‘creamy layer’ income cap | India News

NEW DELHI: The Centre has made it clear that it has no plan to raise the income ceiling for ‘creamy layer’ for OBC reservations, though the last revision took place eight years ago and is now twice overdue. There is at present an annual income bar of Rs 8 lakh for the purpose. An OBC […]