'Ravana' jibe worked for BJP in Gujarat like 'Maut ka Saudagar'

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's 'Ravana' remark against Prime Minister Narendra Modi has worked in favour of the BJP in Gujarat like Sonia Gandhi's 'Maut ka Saudagar' jibe reverberated in several elections.

Congress nears 40-seat mark in 68-member Himachal Assembly

Shimla (IANS) Crossing the halfway mark, the Congress on Thursday surged ahead of the ruling BJP by leading on 38 out of the 68 Himachal Pradesh Assembly seats while the ruling party was leading on 21 and winning four seats. The Congress won two seats…

BJP wins Kurhani bypoll, jolt for Nitish-Tejashwi's Mahagathbandhan

Patna (IANS) In a major win against Nitish-Tejashwi's Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, the BJP registered victory in the Kurhani Assembly bypoll on Thursday.

BJP's Kedar Prasad Gupta defeated JD(U) candidate Manoj Kushwaha with a margin of…

Wildlife protection amendment bill among 23 legislations to be taken up during Winter Session

New Delhi (IANS) With the Winter Session of Parliament set to commence from Wednesday, as many as 23 bills are likely to be taken up during the session.

Some of the key legislations which are to be taken up during the session are The Wild Life…

MCD election results: BJP leading, AAP nearing the gap after 2 hours of counting

New Delhi (IANS) A see-saw battle was witnessed between the BJP and AAP in the counting of votes for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections. As per the latest trends, the BJP was leading on 110 seats while AAP was ahead on 100, nearing…

Jaishankar to make statement on India's foreign policy in RS

New Delhi (IANS) Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar will make a statement on India's foreign policy in the Rajya Sabha (RS) on Wednesday, the first day of the winter session.

According to the RS bulletin, he will make a statement…

Maha-K'taka border flare-up: Bus services suspended, trucks grounded

Mumbai (IANS) For the second day, thousands of state transport and private buses, and goods truck services from Maharashtra to Karnataka remained suspended in view of the disturbances in the border districts, officials said here on Wednesday.

NCP-BJP leaders clash in LS over violent incidents at Maha-K'taka border

New Delhi (IANS) Noisy scenes were witnessed in the Lok Sabha during Zero Hour between Karnataka BJP MPs and those from the opposition NCP and Uddhav Thackeray's faction of Shiv Sena over the incidents of violent clashes on Maharashtra-Karnataka…

AAP ends BJP's 15 year-rule in Delhi MCD

New Delhi (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday won the prestigious battle for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), ending the 15 year-rule of the BJP.

After winning 126 wards, the AAP is leading on eight seats while BJP is stuck…

One held for planning to kill B'luru BJP MLA, Cong leader disappears

Bengaluru (IANS) The Karnataka Police have arrested a real estate agent and launched a hunt for a Congress leader in connection with allegedly hatching a conspiracy to kill BJP MLA S.R. Vishwanath, police said on Tuesday.

The case was reinvestigated…