Politics

“Hindutva does not define any particular caste, creed or religion. Hindutva defines the spirit of India,” said Yogi.

When reminded that pollution kills between 10,000 and 30,000 people in Delhi every year, Union Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan said his benchmark for an "emergency" was the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984.

Praful Vasava of the Bhilistan Tiger Sena, an outfit that has been demanding a separate tribal state of Bhilistan to be carved out of Gujarat, went so far as to say that the three Gir communities were "fake tribals".

In 48 out of 68 Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh, the polling percentage of women was higher than men, whereas in only 15 seats the number of female voters was more than men.

The BJP on Friday inaugurated its election war room in Bhopal with the slogan ‘Abki Baar –200 Paar’.

The main objective behind this exercise of the BJP is to ensure that people should be informed about their candidates and about the party as well.

The Congress has roped in technocrat Sam Pitroda for the Gujarat Assembly election campaign.

"What is done can't be undone. The central government did not consult state governments before taking such a drastic measure," Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in a Facebook post.

The 47-year-old Amethi MP said his thought process has changed, as earlier he wanted to just help those weak in the system but now his endeavour is to strengthen the entire system so that it can work faster.

Rajkot had been a Congress stronghold. But in 1985, the newly-formed BJP wrested this seat from the Grand Old Party. Since then, the BJP has not lost here.

The verbal exchange between Arun Jaitley and Rahul Gandhi took place a day after the World Bank report on the 'Ease of Doing Business' revealed that India had taken a huge leap from the 130th spot last year to capture the 100th place in 2017.

The Samajwadi Party president was addressing party workers on the occasion of the 142nd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the party headquarters in Lucknow.

GPCC President Bharatsinh Solanki and other leaders are expected to meet the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) representatives and let them know of the party's plans on the Patidar reservation issue.

Sixteen municipal corporations, 198 municipal councils, and 439 Nagar panchayats will go to polls, and the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) will come into force from today onward.

Speculation is rife that veteran actor Kamal Haasan may announce his political venture on November 7, his birthday.

"I agree the opposition is a bit weak, but after the Gujarat elections, it will become stronger. There will be a visible change in the opposition," Raj Thackeray said.