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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

Three-time Congress MLA Kamlesh Shah joined the BJP at chief minister Mohan Yadav’s residence (Twitter/video screengrab)
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.

The Congress shared Rahul Gandhi's remarks on its X account.(PTI file photo)
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.

Income tax department turns the heat on CPI after the Congress.
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.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said women's potential will be fully utilised only when women have equal contribution in the government running the country
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

RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui announced the pact at a press conference in Patna. (ANI)
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'.

Yathindra Siddaramaiah. (ANI)
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.

New Delhi: Congress leaders Jairam Ramesh, Ajay Maken and Pawan Khera during a press conference, in New Delhi, Friday, March 29, 2024.(PTI)
Published on Mar 29, 2024 02:00 PM IST

Afternoon briefing: Congress gets 1,700 cr I-T notice

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Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi brief the media, at AICC headquarters, in New Delhi.(HT photo/Raj K Raj)
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.

Rahul Gandhi with RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav during the Bihar yatra.(X/Tejashwi Yadav )
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.

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with party leader Rahul Gandhi.(ANI)
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.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar with Congress candidate from Bengaluru Rural constituency DK Suresh. (PTI)
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.

Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, a prominent member of the Mysuru royal family, has stepped into the political fray for the first time since the defeat of Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, a seasoned four-time MP, in 2004. (File photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:19 AM IST
By, Bengaluru

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

Along with Kesava Rao, his daughter and Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation mayor Gadwal Vijayalakshmi will also be joining the party (HT)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:50 AM IST
By, 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

Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde flanked by deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar in Mumbai earlier this month. (HT Photo)
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

Dolly Sharma (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 08:32 AM IST
By, 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.

ndia's richest woman Savitri Jindal joins the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a day after resigning from the membership of Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, on Thursday. (ANI)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:42 AM IST
By, 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.

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and former CM Manohar Lal Khattar at workers’ meeting in Karnal City. (HT Photo)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 07:10 AM IST
By, 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

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (ANI)
Updated on Mar 29, 2024 06:23 AM IST
By, 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.

Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge slammed PM Modi over his recent remarks.
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.

Actor Kangana Ranaut and Congress leader Supriya Shrinate
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.

Former Haryana MP Savitri Jindal.(X)
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

Former Haryana minister Savitri Jindal, 84, has quit the Congress, days after her son and industrialist Naveen Jindal left the party to join the BJP. (HT file photo)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 03:26 PM IST
ByPress Trust of India

‘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.

Karnataka DCM DK Shivakumar (PTI)
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.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with his deputy DK Shivakumar. (ANI)(HT_PRINT)
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

From left: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and party’s state in-charge Rajiv Shukla in Chandigarh for the poll strategy meeting. (Keshav Singh/HT )
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 09:02 AM IST
By, 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

Newly joined BJP leader Ravneet Singh Bittu calls on party chief JP Nadda after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2024, at JP Nadda's residence in New Delhi on Tuesday. (OfficeofJPNadda-X)(HT_PRINT)
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

Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president and Coimbatore Lok Sabha candidate K Annamalai files his nomination from the Coimbatore parliamentary constituency for the upcoming elections on Wednesday. (K.Annamalai - X)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 07:14 AM IST
By, 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.

Lok Sabha election 2024: In Uttar Pradesh, the Congress fielded Dolly Sharma from Ghaziabad. Sharma.
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 04:47 AM IST
By, 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.

(From left) Union minister Nitin Gadkari waves at the crowd ahead of filing his nomination papers in Nagpur; Congress leader Chaudhary Lal Singh files his papers from Udhampur constituency in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua, on Wednesday. (File)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 04:07 AM IST
By, 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.

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray addresses to supporters in Jansanvad rally at Miraj in Sangli on Thursday. (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 05:25 AM IST
By, Mumbai
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