Politics

NDA's presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind and his rival Meira Kumar would visit Hyderabad this week to drum up support for their candidature from legislators in Telangana for the July 17 polls.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed shock over a "draconian arrest clause" in the GST rules, which can lead to harassment of business, particularly the small and medium-scale, with some non-bailable sections, too.

West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Friday clarified that Trinamool Congress is not against the Goods and Services Tax (GST) but the the present scheme is half-baked and dangerous.

A day after making controversial statements against the Army, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Thursday said that he is BJP’s item girl and they don’t have anyone else to talk about.

The Trinamool Congress will not attend the special midnight Parliament session convened to mark the rollout the Goods and Services Tax (GST), party supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Wednesday.

An announcement in this regard could come soon as the JDU supremo has made up his mind to steer clear of the political muck surrounding the RJD founder and his family after a series of raids by the Enforcement Directorate and the I-T Department on cases i...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday heaped praise on External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, saying she and her ministry have set an example of effectively using social media to deliver good governance and help Indians in distress in any corner of the...

The Public Works Department of the Delhi government has issued a notice to former Cabinet minister Kapil Mishra, asking him to vacate his Civil Lines bungalow "at the earliest".

If a recently received request by the Election Commission of India is acted upon, the Indian National Congress may soon be left looking for an alternate party symbol as the much famed ‘hand symbol’ allegedly violates the Model Code of Conduct.

Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Kumar Chamling has written a letter to Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh backing the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland.

The Income Tax Department has released a list of 12 plots, owned by the family members of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Shiv Sena has refrained from spelling out its stand on Ram Nath Kovind, the BJP’s pick for the upcoming presidential election.

A case has been registered by the police in connection with the alleged bribing of voters of R K Nagar constituency, where a bypoll slated for April 12 was rescinded by the Election Commission over use of money power, the state assembly was informed on Mo...

The BJP's Odisha unit on Sunday held silent protest marches across the state against the egg attacks on several Union Ministers during their visits.

BJP president Amit Shah on Sunday held a close-door meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray as part of the ruling party's efforts to ensure support of allies in the presidential election.

Led by the DMK, the Tamil Nadu's opposition parties met governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao on Saturday and sought dismissal of the AIADMK's K Palaniswami government, alleging it won the February 18 trust vote by horse-trading.