Rahul Gandhi, the Congress’ senior leader and former president, was in Nepal on Tuesday to attend the wedding of a journalist friend, according to the party. The statement came after Amit Malviya, the BJP’s head of information and technology, posted a video on Twitter purporting to Continue Reading
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Prashant Kishor, a political strategist, started his Monday by sending political tattlers into a tizzy, barely hinting at what his next move will be following the latest breakdown of negotiations with the Congress for him to join and revive the 135-year-old outfit’s flagging fortunes. The cryptic message came a week after he turned down an […]Continue Reading
Mamata Banerjee, the party’s chief, told NDTV today that the Trinamool Congress will continue to work with political strategist Prashant Kishor. Ms Banerjee’s remark came days after Mr Kishor’s failed attempt to join the Congress party. Ms Banerjee was re-elected in Bengal with the help of Prashant Kishor’s IPAC. Last week, Prashant Kishor’s Continue Reading
Today, election strategist Prashant Kishor said a firm “no” to the Congress, indicating that the party was not ready for any major changes. Mr Kishor turned down a spot on the party’s “Empowered Action Group,” citing the Congress’s need for leadership and “collective will to fix deep rooted structural problems.” According to Continue Reading
Jignesh Mevani, a Gujarat MLA, was re-arrested in a new case today, just hours after an Assam court granted him bail in a case involving tweets about Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Yesterday, the court had reserved its decision on the bail application in the tweets case. The police who came to arrest Mr Mevani in […]Continue Reading
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that while students should be encouraged to use technology, they should also participate in sports and social activities. The Prime Minister, who is on a three-day visit to Gujarat, warned children against focusing solely on online activities, noting that sports are a part of education, not just another […]Continue Reading
Prashant Kishor, an election strategist, is meeting with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior leaders Rahul Gandhi and K C Venugopal, sources said today, amid speculation that he will join the party, which has its back to the wall after a series of poll routs. Mr. Kishor recently resumed talks with the Gandhis about playing […]Continue Reading
Nitin Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, said on Thursday that he once told industrialist Ratan Tata that the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) does not discriminate based on religion. A charitable hospital in Pune’s Sinhagad area was inaugurated by a senior BJP leader. Speaking at the event, he related an anecdote from […]Continue Reading
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met with senior executives from Boeing and Raytheon, two American aerospace and defence companies, and asked them to take advantage of policy initiatives in India to move from ‘Make in India’ to ‘Make for the World.’ Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar arrived in Washington on Sunday for the first […]Continue Reading
In response to demands from various Ram Navami Puja committees and political parties, the Jharkhand government extended the time limit for religious procession until 10 p.m. on Friday. The state government had previously allowed processions until 6 p.m. in an order issued on March 30. “…the religious procession shall conclude not later than 10 p.m.,” […]Continue Reading



















