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Mon, Apr 1, 2019
FB removes Cong-linked pages; party says none official

While accounts/pages linked to the Congress party appeared to be large in...

Rahul says post-poll alliance possible to defeat Modi

"For the entire opposition, the job number one is to defeat Mr Narendra Modi...

Stalin wages lone battle against Oppn full blast

The DMK has Stalin and Stalin alone as the key campaigner. The rest of them...

The 2019 Odisha election sentiment meter

Move the pointer on the sentiment meter (depending on who you think will get...

This man will take on Rahul in Wayanad

Thushar is the son of Vellappally Natesan, who is the general secretary of...

Sale of electoral bonds up by 62 per cent: RTI

The data provided by the SBI shows that highest purchase of electoral bonds...

Cong labelled peace-loving Hindus as terrorists: PM

Leaders of that party are now scared of contesting from constituencies...

Mamata slams Yogi for calling army 'Modi ji ki sena'

Describing the Indian Army as the an asset of the nation, Banerjee said it...

Dadri accused spotted in front row of Adityanath rally

Eyebrows were raised when the four men, including main accused Vishal Rana,...

'God told me to contest the election'

By becoming the first woman ever to contest a Lok Sabha election in Mizoram,...

CEC Sunil Arora's big test

'The EC is a sacred institution.''In the last few years, more than once, we...

PHOTOS: Hema Malini begins campaign from a farm

Draped in a saree matching the colour of her background, the actor was seen...

The actor who became a chowkidar

'My fate could have been much worse.'

Rahul refused to 'join hands with AAP': Kejriwal

A top source in the Congress had recently said that chances of alliance were...

Sun, Mar 31, 2019
Modi warns against fake promises made by Opposition

During a 'Main bhi chowkidar' event, the prime minister also took a jab at...

'Modi is a publicity minister not prime minister'

Accusing the prime minister of pushing a particular narrative in the media...

Rahul to contest from Wayanad along with Amethi

The Congress chief will also be contesting from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh.

Kanhaiya, a deal-breaker for CPI-RJD alliance

According to Rajya Sabha MP and RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha, the CPI-RJD...

Amit Shah's assets grow 3 times in 7 years

The affidavit goes on to inform that the BJP chief does not own a car.

'I was humiliated in the BJP'

'The BJP leadership knew I was unhappy.' 'No one came forward to speak to me....

Vikas, nationalism no match for caste in Bihar

'Everyone relies on caste to win elections in Bihar.'

'BJP will lose 100 seats in heartland'

'At the end of the day, there will largely be a single candidate against the...

Sat, Mar 30, 2019
Pulwama attack a gift to BJP, says ex-RAW chief

'It was alright to carry out surgical strikes on terror camp in Pakistan'

No ties with J-K if Art 370 revoked: Mehbooba to govt

Mehbooba said Article 370 was a bridge between the Union and the state.

Amit Shah files nomination from Gandhinagar

A galaxy of top leaders, including Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Nitin...

NE suffering from infiltration due to Congress: PM

'You had earlier sent a Prime Minister from Assam (referring to Manmohan...

Will contest against PM from Varanasi: Sacked jawan

Yadav said he wanted to contest the polls to eliminate corruption in the forces.

2 ministries get EC notice for violating poll code

The EC is learnt to have invoked the 'party in power' clause of the poll code...

My father should have quit BJP long back: Sonakshi

'Senior leaders and my father not given respect in the BJP.'

Poll blitz: 50 projects worth Rs 2 trn

Before the MCC came into effect, Modi was busy laying stones, cutting...

Social media: 2019 election battleground

'Political parties and leaders understand the impact the new media can have...

Why I want a coalition government

'A full majority might please the stock market for a couple of days, but the...

'75% of India will vote against Modi'

'The next prime minister will be from an Opposition party and not from the...

Fri, Mar 29, 2019
In Graphics: Lok Sabha polls 2019

The 1st phase will begin on April 11, 2019 and the last phase will go to vote...

Hardik can't fight poll, HC refuses to stay conviction

Hardik has a few days to challenge the judgement in the SC.

Nishad Party quits SP-BSP alliance, may join BJP

The Nishad Party is headed by Sanjay Nishad, the father of Pravin Nishad who...

Mission Shakti speech: EC gives clean chit to PM

'He did not seek vote. He did not describe the missile launch as an...

Cong fields Urmila Matondkar from Mumbai North seat

Matondkar has been given the ticket after Mumbai Congress chief Milind Deora...

Nyay's idea came from PM's '15 lakh promise': Rahul

'I felt that the idea about putting money into bank accounts of the poor was...

'Priyanka will take call on contesting polls'

Rahul said his party's soon-to-be released manifesto will reflect the...

Railways in soup over 'main bhi chowkidaar' tea cups

This issue comes days after the railways was found in violation of the poll...

Mahagathbandhan's maths: RJD gets 19, Congress gets 9

The Rashtriya Janata Dal with 19 seats, Congress on 9, Rashtriya Lok Samta...

Govt has set up chowkidar in space: Modi in Odisha

Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government wouldn't have been able...

Amul, Santoor, Castrol join election frenzy

Brands are turning up the pitch on voter participation, targeting millennial...

Lalu may be in jail, but he's still the boss!

Lalu's word is final in the RJD when even when he is serving a long jail...

Dynasty politics a threat to democracy: Modi interview

In an interview to Republic Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of the...

Will Priyanka contest from Varanasi?

Will 'Bhaiyyaji', as Priyanka is called in UP, contest against Modi?

'Return of Smith, Warner makes for hard selections'

Fitting the disgraced duo of Steve Smith and David Warner into Australia's...

Cong gives tickets to sons of Gehlot, Jaswant Singh

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's son Vaibhav will contest from Jodhpur...

Thu, Mar 28, 2019
'We'll remonetise what Modi demonetised'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the Nyay plan is a game changer and that...

Economist Jean Dreze briefly held for poll code breach

Dreze and Gupta were taken into preventive custody for organising a programme...

Beware of 'sarab': PM's liquor analogy to attack Oppn

On the one side there is a strong 'chowkidar', on the other, a line of...

Kanhaiya collects Rs 4 mn in crowdfunding for poll

'Like one-one drop of water fills earthen pots and one-one brick helps to...

Uttam's Take: Star wars and elections...

Uttam Ghosh reacts to the pradhan sevak's election-space-missile continuum...

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How many seats would the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance have got had...

Wed, Mar 27, 2019
EC panel to probe PM's address for poll code breach

Opposition parties alleged that the PM's address was a violation of the Model...

Will contest elections if party asks: Priyanka Gandhi

However, she said her own wish is to work for the party's organisation.

The 'foreign hand' in India's election 2019

How will the Modi Sarkar's likely return affect other nations?

Why bankers are cold to #MainBhiChowkidar campaign

AIBOC in a letter to the Prime Minister, has said the government should not...

Uttam's Take: Election Promises...

Uttam Ghosh offers his take on election promises.

Tue, Mar 26, 2019
Joshi dropped; Maneka, Varun in BJP's list for UP

Maneka Gandhi will contest from Sultanpur and Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit.

Water scarcity not a poll issue for Dravidian majors

At first look, the reader would be aghast at the similarities in the DMK and...

Modi may try 'another misadventure' before poll: Imran

Khan said shadows of war were still hovering over Pakistan and India

Told not to contest LS poll: Murli Manohar Joshi

Joshi has issued a brief statement for voters in Kanpur, from where the...

'Centre delaying CBI probe into Pollachi case'

'The Pollachi case will have a negative impact for the AIADMK alliance.''The...

Mon, Mar 25, 2019
Ashwin urges flexibility for IPL players during polls

'Indian cricketers in IPL should be allowed to vote wherever they are'

Union minister rebels, refuses to contest poll

'Giriraj Singh has told the central leadership that he is being made a target...

TDP not to contest LS polls in Telangana

It may be recalled that a large number of TDP leaders have switched over to...

What every Lok Sabha candidate must know

'We would do well to encourage all Indians to participate in democracy by...

Polls create high paying social media jobs

The average salary of a content manager with less than a year's experience is...

How Rishabh Pant brightened his WC selection prospects

I am glad to bat anywhere the team wants me to: Pant

Sun, Mar 24, 2019
Karthik not thinking about World Cup selection

The veteran from Tamil Nadu found himself out of favour as the national...

Rahul to contest from South where he leads Modi in polls

With Rahul showing a significant lead over Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas...

Sat, Mar 23, 2019
Mehbooba to contest Lok Sabha polls from Anantnag

Mehbooba said the parliamentary board of the party, which met earlier on...

111 Tamil farmers to contest against Modi in Varanasi

Ayyakannu, who is also president of the National South Indian Rivers...

Ex-IAS officer Shah Faesal's party not to contest polls

The former IAS officer said the main reason for not contesting the polls was...

Digvijaya Singh to contest from Bhopal

Bhopal Lok Sabha constituency, which was represented by Shankar Dayal Sharma...

Congress wants Rahul to contest from Wayanad

Oommen Chandy said the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee has requested Gandhi...

Congress's Raj Babbar to contest from Fatehpur Sikri

Babbar was elected from Agra as its Lok Sabha MP twice -- in 1999 and 2004....

Ravi Shankar Prasad replaces Shatrughan Sinha from Patna Sahib

The actor-turned-politician whose criticism of Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Fri, Mar 22, 2019
Pakistan has more women MPs than India

With just 11.8 per cent, the nation lags behind its neighbours and peers when...

Thu, Mar 21, 2019
BJP first list out; Modi fielded from Varanasi, Shah replaces Advani

Smriti Irani will reprise her electoral battle with Rahul Gandhi from Amethi.

Rahul's talk with TN college students didn't violate poll code: EC

However, Sahoo has sought 'further information' on Gandhi's speech.

Wed, Mar 20, 2019
Mayawati won't contest Lok Sabha polls

The BSP chief said she does not want to see any damage to the SP-BSP-RLD...

J-K alliance sealed: Congress gets 2, National Conference 1

While the Congress will contest the Jammu and Udhampur Lok Sabha seats,...

'Chowkidar chor hai campaign is insult to watchmen'

In a unique outreach with about 25 lakh security via an audio conference, he...

Shatrughan Sinha may contest LS poll on Congress ticket

'Shatrughan Sinha's name is in the Congress's probable candidates list.'

Tue, Mar 19, 2019
Oppn takes dig at BJP's 'main bhi chowkidar' campaign

Mayawati said the "chaiwala" prime minister has now turned "chowkidar" and...

Do rich candidates have it easy in polls?

An analysis of the assets data from Association of Democratic Reforms shows...

BJP is turning LS poll into 'khaki election': Tharoor

'The election has to be fought on perennial issues and not on a tragedy of...

Mon, Mar 18, 2019
'Modi trying to turn nation into chowkidars'

Gandhi stepped up the attack a day after Bharatiya Janata Party intensified...

Sugarcane economy sets tone for UP's Lok Sabha poll

The RLD has aligned with the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in UP...

Sun, Mar 17, 2019
Shashi Tharoor among 27 candidates on Congress's fourth list

The party renominated Shashi Tharoor from the Thiruvananthapuram seat.

Sat, Mar 16, 2019
To counter 'chowkidar chor hai' jibe, PM launches 'main bhi chowkidar' campaign

#MainBhiChowkidar was trending world wide on Twitter.

There will be no polls after 'Modi tsunami' in 2019: BJP MP

'Our leader is Modi and everyone has been saying Modi hai to desh hai'

BJP will win LS poll on PM Modi's 'naam' and 'kaam', says Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath expressed confidence that the...

Rahul's talk with students to be probed for poll code violation

The top Congress leader, in his interaction with students of the Stella Maris...

Fri, Mar 15, 2019
Bhim Army chief says he'll fight against Modi in Varanasi

Chandrashekhar said he would ensure that PM Modi is not re-elected to the Lok...

मोदी-शाह के लिये जेटली हैं लोक सभा चुनावों के कर्ता-धर्ता

पार्टी...

Jobs, women's safety and free speech: Debutant voters' wish list

First time voters say they expect political leaders to focus on "real issues".

Businesses hope for consumption uptick in poll run-up

Typically, about four to six weeks ahead of the polls, activity in the...

Social media firms to help EC take down flagged poll content

Intermediary platforms would take down content that violates the code of...

Pak will have better ties with India after polls: Imran Khan

Khan said Islamabad has taken the first step on a new path to peace and...

Thu, Mar 14, 2019
Why Sehwag declined BJP's offer to contest polls...

'Sehwag said he was not interested in politics or contesting elections'

PHOTOS: Throwback to India's first Lok Sabha elections

The biggest electoral exercise in the world -- India's general elections --...

For Rahul, polls revolve around mom, sis, Jairam, WhatsApp

Rahul feels collective decisions taken with his mother and sister helped the...

Wed, Mar 13, 2019
BJP gets back its Assam ally for Lok Sabha polls

The AGP had in January withdrew its support to the BJP government in Assam in...

Stalin says Rahul will be PM after LS polls

"Within a few weeks, Rahul Gandhi will become the prime minister. In your...

Lok Sabha polls: No political tweets, or 'likes' for UP police

In a poll related advisory, the cops have been asked not to be seen or...

Congress manifesto to focus on jobs, farm and banking reforms

The party's research department team, which Rajya Sabha member M V Rajeev...

Satta bazaar bets on NDA's return to power post-airstrikes

Prior to the strike, bookies were expecting 200-230 seats for the BJP in the...

Jaitley is Modi-Shah's go-to man for Lok Sabha poll

From handling the party organisation, finalising candidates, shooting the...

Tue, Mar 12, 2019
AAP will fight Lok Sabha polls on its own: Kejriwal

Asserting that the upcoming polls will be fought on the issue of full...

PM exploiting national security issue to divert attention from failures: Cong

The Congress is seeking to give a strong political message to the nation from...

50 and counting... Apps become more popular as elections loom

Within 24 hours of the announcement of poll dates, traction on poll-based...

'Reservation will outlive 2019, 2024 polls...'

'If you solve it in one day, it will go after a day.''If it is there for 100...

It's ELECTIONS in the Movies!

This is how politics played out on the screen.

Mon, Mar 11, 2019
Congress to sound poll bugle from PM's home state at CWC meet

The CWC meeting is being held in Gujarat after a gap of 58 years. It was last...

Sharad Pawar not to fight Lok Sabha polls

Asked if the fear of possible defeat made him rethink of contesting from...

MAPPED: Which constituency votes when

The Election Commission has announced the schedule of 2019 Lok Sabha polls....

The biggest elections on earth: Lok Sabha poll in numbers

The Lok Sabha election is the biggest democratic undertaking on Earth, with...

Why the 2019 elections are like 1984

'Patriotism won 400+ seats for the Congress party in 1984. How much will...

Sun, Mar 10, 2019
Complete LS poll schedule: Know your voting date

Here's the full phase-wise list of polling dates in all states and Union...

7-phase Lok Sabha polls to begin April 11, counting on May 23: EC

Assembly polls in Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal, Odisha and Sikkim will also be...

Full statehood to Delhi is central theme of AAP poll campaign

AAP volunteers and its frontal organisations protested near BJP headquarters...

BJD to field 33% women candidates in LS polls

Patnaik's decision would mean that the ruling BJD will field women candidates...

State polls to be held simultaneously, no election in J-K

The elections to legislative assemblies of Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh,...

Watch LIVE! EC announces Lok Sabha poll dates

The much-awaited press conference by the Election Commission of India to...

EC to announce Lok Sabha poll schedule at 5 pm today

Among other things, the code bars the government from announcing policy...

Sat, Mar 9, 2019
Congress will fight polls in UP on its own strength: Scindia

Scindia also said that as far as talks for alliances are concerned,...

Fri, Mar 8, 2019
Mizoram governor K Rajasekharan quits, fuels buzz of poll fight

Rajasekharan resigned from the post as he is keen on contesting the upcoming...

'Womanifesto' released ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The National Alliance of Women's Organisations released the 'Womanifesto' for...

Thu, Mar 7, 2019
Sonia, Rahul in Cong's 1st list of 15 candidates for LS polls

The announcement put an end to speculation that Sonia Gandhi may not contest...

EC likely to announce LS poll dates by next week

Sources said the poll panel is in final stages of completing its logistical...

Wed, Mar 6, 2019
The Indian contesting Thai elections!

'It's a dream, but will I give it up? No bloody way,' Umesh Pandey, the...

India has 7 of the world's 10 cities with worst air pollution

According to a report by Greenpeace and AirVisual, air pollution will cause...

Tue, Mar 5, 2019
Women in 2014 Lok Sabha elections

There were 66 women members of Parliament in the 16th Lok Sabha, i.e. 12.45...

Will poll fever dim brands' love for IPL?

There are many who see a potential drop in interest by brands this year given...

Revenge may win you an election. But will it deter your enemy?

'The travesty of recent Indian strategic thought is it emerges not from our...

Mon, Mar 4, 2019
Former BJD MP Jay Panda joins BJP ahead of polls

Panda met BJP chief Amit Shah and joined the party at its office in the...

Full IPL in India despite Lok Sabha poll

'Once the election schedule is announced, we will know which states are going...

Sun, Mar 3, 2019
Does Rahul have a plan for 2019 election?

'Rahul is misguided by a handful of family retainers who don't want him to...

Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Opposition parties slam PM for going ahead with poll programme

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati termed PM's programme 'ridiculous and a...

Mon, Feb 25, 2019
'Engage more' with EC ahead of LS poll: Govt to Twitter

The Twitter officials were told that there should not be any "international...

Thu, Feb 21, 2019
NRIs can't vote online in Lok Sabha polls, EC clarifies

Rejecting news reports, a Commission spokesperson said no such facility has...

As Tamil Nadu readies for poll battle, PMK is the real winner

'With its vote bank is intact, the PMK, though a smaller party of Vanniars,...

Wed, Feb 20, 2019
AIADMK ties up Lok Sabha allies but with eye on assembly bypolls

'Of equal importance was the AIADMK's precarious assembly membership, what...

Tue, Feb 19, 2019
BJP clinches LS poll deal with AIADMK; to contest 5 seats

The announcement was made by AIADMK coordinator and deputy chief minister O...

Modi's pre-poll gift: DA hiked by 3%

The hike will benefit about 48.41 lakh central government employees and 62.03...

AIADMK clinches Lok Sabha poll deal with PMK

Under the deal, the PMK will be supporting the AIADMK in the bypolls expected...

Mon, Feb 18, 2019
RBI pays Rs 28,000 cr interim dividend to govt ahead of elections

The interim dividend will help Narendra Modi-led government partly bridge the...

BJP-Sena to contest Lok Sabha, assembly polls jointly

The BJP will contest 25 seats and Shiv Sena 23 of 48 Lok Sabha seats in...

Sun, Feb 17, 2019
Rajinikanth not to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

In a statement, he warned the media not to use his photograph or party symbol...

Fri, Feb 15, 2019
'India will face unprecedented attacks before polls'

'Definitely, they are going to attempt this, not only in Kashmir but...

Wed, Feb 13, 2019
In Lok Sabha, Mulayam wishes to see Modi as PM again

Ruling alliance members heartily cheered Yadav with chants of 'Jai Shri Ram'.

Mon, Feb 11, 2019
Train 18's Delhi-Varanasi AC chair car ticket to cost Rs 1,850

While the chair car fares are 1.5 times the base price of Shatabdi trains...

Sat, Feb 9, 2019
The 2019 poll is a special challenge

'The Republic is currently captained and crewed by people who seem interested...

Thu, Feb 7, 2019
What Modi said in Lok Sabha on jobs, Rafale, grand alliance

'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those...

SC refuses pressure cooker poll symbol to Dinakaran for now

The SC said if the high court does not dispose of the pending case regarding...

Tue, Feb 5, 2019
Heated exchange in Lok Sabha over 'misuse' of CBI

Principal opposition Congress too staged a walk out saying its members should...

Odisha politicos turn to the farmer ahead of polls

This race among parties to woo the farmers mainly stems from the analysis of...

What EC is doing to curb illegal cash flow in LS polls

The EC has asked all departments to deploy round-the-clock flying squads,...

Uri: Election propaganda or genre flick?

'This is a movie made with this gaze fixed on its immediate well-wishers,...

Fri, Feb 1, 2019
Goyal bets the farm on rural sector in election year push

The government's largesse was widely expected after the ruling Bharatiya...

Law ministry gets additional Rs 666.66 crore to conduct LS poll

The law ministry is the administrative ministry for the Election Commission.

Rate: PM Modi's 'poll'-itical Budget

So how do you rate the NDA government's election-year budget? Does it meet...

Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Congress @100 in Rajasthan with Ramgarh win; BJP wins Jind bypoll

Congress candidate Shafia Zubair won the Ramgarh assembly poll in Rajasthan,...

Wed, Jan 30, 2019
PM-led selection panel to meet on Feb 1 to pick new CBI chief: Kharge

The last meeting of the panel took place on January 24 but it remained...

Tue, Jan 29, 2019
India at risk of communal violence before LS election: US spymaster

If the ruling BJP stresses on Hindu nationalist themes ahead of the general...

Mon, Jan 28, 2019
Will resume talks with India only after LS election: Pak

'We would like to move forward to hold dialogue with whosoever comes into...

Why the 2019 election is pivotal for India

The 2019 election gives the Indian public the same choice: Between growth and...

Sun, Jan 27, 2019
Congress banking on 'chocolaty faces' to fight polls: BJP leader on Priyanka

'Priyanka would not have been brought into active politics if there was...

Sat, Jan 26, 2019
Why you may see less fake news this election season

The updated election ads policy for India will require advertisers to provide...

Fri, Jan 25, 2019
In R-Day address, Prez calls LS polls a 'once-in-a-century-moment'

'This country belongs to each of us and to all of us -- every group and every...

BJP has spent Rs 17.60 billion on elections!

The BJP spent Rs 7.14 billion between March 5 and May 16, 2014, on the Lok...

Thu, Jan 24, 2019
Not going back to ballot papers, won't be bullied: CEC

He also lamented that EVMs are being used as a 'football' and some sections...

Ahead of polls, how should you invest?

Investors should consider debt mutual funds, banks fixed deposits or...

Wed, Jan 23, 2019
Ahead of polls, Rahul makes key changes in Congress

Gehlot was made the chief minister of Rajasthan after the party formed...

How the 2019 poll ad campaigns will be different

'Last time, there was an incumbent and a challenger. This year, the roles...

Tue, Jan 22, 2019
EC seeks FIR against cyber expert who claimed 2014 polls were 'rigged'

Shuja had on Monday claimed at an event in London that the EVMs can be...

Mon, Jan 21, 2019
Cyber expert alleges 2014 polls were rigged; EC rejects claim

Addressing a press conference in London via Skype, the man, identified as...

Fri, Jan 18, 2019
After SP and BSP, AAP rules out alliance with Congress for LS poll

'We were ready to drink the poison of the Congress, but the statements show...

EC may announce Lok Sabha polls schedule in March first week

The Election Commission is in the process of deciding the number of phases...

Thu, Jan 17, 2019
5 likely GST changes after 2019 polls

After the 2019 election, one thing is sure: GST will see a number of changes,...

What are Modi-Shah's plans for Lok Sabha polls?

'The party will keep to the script that its core supporter understands:...

Mon, Jan 14, 2019
Under fire, 2019 polls a chance for Yogi to prove himself

The Hindutva poster boy has lost his sheen following the BJP's poll reverses...

Sun, Jan 13, 2019
Respect Maya, Akhilesh but will fight polls with full force: Rahul

He said the Congress party might give a surprise or two in the Lok Sabha...

Sat, Jan 12, 2019
Modi's poll pitch: Decide what kind of 'pradhan sevak' you want

"Will anybody want a servant that who is on vacation when needed at home? And...

Why exit polls go wrong

Exit polls often go wrong in India because pollsters don't sample voters in...

LS polls like the third battle of Panipat: Shah

"Nobody other than Modi can give a strong government," Shah said.

Thu, Jan 10, 2019
Productivity of Lok Sabha in Winter Session 47%, Rajya Sabha 27%

According to data collated by think-tank PRS Legislative Research,...

Wed, Jan 9, 2019
Productivity of Lok Sabha 'third lowest', says think thank

Lok Sabha lost a sixth of its time to disruptions.

Tue, Jan 8, 2019
Lok Sabha passes bill to ensure 10% quota for poor in general category

Social Justice Minister Thaavarchand Gehlot sought to allay doubts raised by...

Lok Sabha passes citizenship bill; Opposition calls it 'divisive', 'flawed'

The Bill provides for according Indian citizenship to the the Hindus, Jains,...

Modi sounds 2019 poll bugle from Assam

'The significance and timing of the PM's start of the campaign journey from...

Resign and face fresh election: AGP tells Sonowal

Accusing the BJP of adopting an anti-Assam policy, Mahanta said, "Let the BJP...

Mon, Jan 7, 2019
Priya Dutt will not contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls

In her statement, Dutt has hailed and thanked her "mentor" United Progressive...

Bypoll in Karunanidhi's constituency Tiruvarur cancelled

Tiruvarur is one of the worst-hit districts in the Cauvery delta region of...

Sun, Jan 6, 2019
Yuvraj still harbours World Cup selection hopes

The 37-year-old, who was picked by Mumbai Indians for his base price of Rs 1...

Sat, Jan 5, 2019
SP, BSP agree 'in principle' on alliance

Though there was no official word from both the parties, the sources claimed...

Fri, Jan 4, 2019
Rafale debate: Sitharaman counters Cong; minister did drama, says Rahul

Taking on the Congress over the Rafale deal, the defence minister asserted...

Thu, Jan 3, 2019
45 Lok Sabha MPs suspended in 2 days for disruptions

As soon as the Zero Hour commenced at noon, AIADMK and TDP members trooped in...

SC asks Ahmed Patel to face trial on plea over his RS election

Patel had challenged the high court order which had dismissed his plea...

Wed, Jan 2, 2019
In Lok Sabha, it's Rahul vs Jaitley in battle Rafale

The debate on the Rafale jet fighter deal saw a head-on collision between the...

Tue, Jan 1, 2019
MUST READ: The Narendra Modi Interview

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on range of issues -- from Rafale deal to Ram...

It's hashtag rural as Twitter prepares for 2019 polls

Success in the Lok Sabha polls would help Twitter chart out its growth story...