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Kamlesh Shah, three-time Congress MLA from Amarwara in Chhindwara, joins BJP
Chhindwara, a bastion of former chief minister Nath, is a high-profile seat in Madhya Pradesh. In the past 70 years, the BJP has only won once in a Lok Sabha election from here
Published on Mar 29, 2024 08:13 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's ‘action’ warning: ‘Someday, BJP government will change…’
Rahul Gandhi said the action will be so stern that democracy will never be undermined again.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 06:34 PM IST
After Cong, CPI, Trinamool's Saket Gokhale receive income tax notice. Details
CPI will challenge the income tax notice legally. Saket Gokhale said he has received 11 I-T notices in the last 72 hours.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 04:44 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi's big Lok Sabha poll promise for women
Rahul Gandhi said the Congress is also in favour of the immediate implementation of women's reservation in Parliament and in assemblies.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 04:24 PM IST
INDIA bloc finalises seat-sharing pact in Bihar, RJD to contest 26 seats
RJD’s seats include Purnea, where the Congress was keen on fielding former Member of Parliament Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 04:11 PM IST
Karnataka CM's son stirs controversy with objectionable remark on Amit Shah
Congress leader Yathindra Siddaramaiah on Thursday targeted BJP leader and Home minister Amit Shah by accusing him of being a 'goonda, rowdy'.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 03:27 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S
I-T dept should demand ₹4,600 crore from BJP: Congress after fresh tax notices
Congress treasurer Ajay Maken alleged that the BJP is in serious violation of income-tax laws.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 02:00 PM IST
Afternoon briefing: Congress gets ₹1,700 cr I-T notice
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Published on Mar 29, 2024 12:59 PM IST
INDIA bloc in Bihar seals seat-sharing deal, RJD gets 26 seats, Congress 9
The Opposition's INDIA bloc sealed the seat-sharing deal in Bihar for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 02:04 PM IST
Congress gets ₹1,700 cr I-T notice in fresh setback ahead of Lok Sabha elections
The Congress is already facing a funds crunch after Income Tax authorities imposed a penalty of ₹210 crore and froze its funds.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 12:12 PM IST
DK Suresh, sole Cong MP from Karnataka, files nomination from Bangalore Rural
In Bangalore Rural segment, Suresh defeated former MLA Anitha Kumaraswamy in the 2013 bypoll.
Published on Mar 29, 2024 12:07 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Tracing political journey of Mysuru royal family
Till now, no scion of the royal lineage has ever secured victory under the saffron party’s banner, posing a litmus test for historical precedence.
K Kesava Rao quits BRS, to join Cong
While Vijayalakshmi told reporters that she would be joining the Congress on March 30, Rao said he had not yet decided on the date of joining the grand old party
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:50 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Shinde, Pawar, Fadnavis attempt to solve seat talks impasse in Maharashtra
Fissures within Maharashtra’ ruling three-party alliance bubbled to the surface on Thursday as some dissidents filed nominations against official candidates
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Former mayoral aspirant, Dolly Sharma named Congress candidate from Gzb
Sharma, an MBA by qualification, is a member of All India Congress Committee besides being a party spokesperson
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:32 AM IST
Peeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad
Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quits Congress, joins BJP
Former minister Savitri Jindal quit the Congress and joined the BJP in Hisar on Thursday in the presence of chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, former chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar and other BJP leaders.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:42 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Rohtak
Senior Haryana Cong leaders refusing to contest LS polls: Saini
Slamming the opposition Congress, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini on Thursday claimed that senior leaders of the Haryana Congress are refusing to contest the Lok Sabha polls and the party is struggling even to find suitable candidates.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:10 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Rohtak/ Karnal:
PM Modi flags lawyers’ letter to CJI on ‘slander’ of judiciary
The letter accused certain groups of attempting to discredit ongoing proceedings and undermine public confidence in the courts
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 06:23 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
‘Modi manipulating democracy’: Kharge's sharp response to PM
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused PM Modi of “manipulating democracy” and “bullying” institutions into submission.
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 04:43 AM IST
Delhi L-G directs probe into objectionable social post against Kangana Ranaut
A massive controversy erupted on Monday after an objectionable post was made from Supriya Shrinate's social media handle against Kangana Ranaut.
Published on Mar 28, 2024 05:56 PM IST
India's richest woman Savitri Jindal quits Congress, joins BJP
Lok Sabha polls 2024: Savitri Jindal's decision comes days after her son Naveen Jindal, a former MP, also quit the Congress and joined the BJP.
Published on Mar 28, 2024 03:06 PM IST
Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal quits Congress, joins BJP
Her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal, who is a former Congress MP, joined the BJP last Sunday and was named the party’s Kurukshetra Lok Sabha candidate
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 03:26 PM IST
‘Cong will decide about making me CM in future’: Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar
There was stiff competition between Siddaramaiah and Shivakumar for the Chief Minister's post after the Assembly election results in May last year.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 01:34 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Five Cong legislators threaten to quit in Karnataka over ticket allocation issue
The five legislators are opposed to minister K H Muniyappa's son-in-law Chikka Peddanna becoming the party's candidate for the Kolar seat.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 12:29 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Yamini C S
Congress panel meets to chalk Himachal poll strategy
Party’s state unit chief Pratibha Singh stands firm on unwillingness to contest; Deputy CM says no threat to the Congress-led state government
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 09:02 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Former CM Beant Singh’s grandson moves to BJP
Vocal Congress leader and three-time MP Ravneet Singh Bittu’s move to the saffron party has left many in his party, and family flummoxed
Published on Mar 28, 2024 01:08 AM IST
Two ex-bureaucrats set to make electoral debut in Tamil Nadu
Two former Karnataka cadre officers are set to make their electoral debut in Tamil Nadu with the upcoming Lok Sabha polls
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
Congress names 14 contenders in 4 states; no picks yet for Amethi and Rae Bareli
The party, during the CEC meeting, also discussed the nominations in 3 other states – Jharkhand, Telangana and Goa – and the Union territory of Daman and Diu.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 04:47 AM IST
HT Correspondent, New Delhi
RJD, Congress talks hit roadblock over Purnea, Katihar Lok Sabha seats
RJD eyes Bima Bharti, a recent JD(U) recruit, for Purnea seat, while former MP Pappu Yadav, now in Congress, also shows interest.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 04:07 AM IST
Anirban Guha Roy, Patna
Tension within Maha Vikas Aghadi in open after Uddhav Sena's poll list
Sena (UBT) renominates 5 MPs from 2022 split, introduces 8 new faces, and includes 4 former MPs on upcoming election tickets.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 05:25 AM IST
Faisal Malik, Mumbai