Maoists blow up house of ex-Bihar lawmaker

Patna (IANS) Armed Maoists destroyed a former Bihar Legislative Council member's house in Gaya district. No one hurt was hurt, police on Thursday said.

The Maoist attack on Anuj Kumar Singh's Bodhibigha residence came…

Tej Pratap quits RJD student wing

Patna (IANS) Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad, on Thursday announced he had quit as head of the RJD's student wing.

"I am resigning as chief of the RJD's student wing. Those who think I…

'Nyay' has scared BJP, PM Modi: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Taking potshots at the Modi government over rising unemployment and for "destroying" the country's economy, Congress President Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday, the 'Nyay' income guarantee scheme would be a surgical…

BJP asks disgruntled leaders to pull out of LS race

Patna (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), part of the ruling combine in Bihar, on Wednesday asked two senior party leaders who had filed nomination papers as Independent to pull out.

BJP state vice-president Devesh Kumar in a letter asked…

Two MGP MLAs split, merged into BJP: Goa Deputy Speaker

Panaji (IANS) In a late but politically significant development, two out of the three Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party legislators early on Wednesday, split from the regional party and merged their two-member legislative unit into the Bharatiya Janata…

Mayawati calls Congress, BJP 'birds of same feather'

Lucknow (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday hit out at the ruling BJP and the Congress for their 'garibi hatao' promise calling it a bluff.

She accused both of the parties of being "birds of the…

Allies likely to push NDA tally near 300 mark: IANS-CVoter survey

New Delhi (IANS) The State of the Nation March 2019 Wave 2 opinion poll conducted by CVoter for IANS shows the likely vote percentage for the two main poles of national politics, the NDA and UPA in this year's general elections.
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BJP wipes out terrorists, doesn't feed 'biryani': Adityanath

Gorakhpur (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday accused the Congress of being soft on terrorists while his Bharatiya Janata Party was "proactive and aggressive".

Addressing a public gathering at Numaish grounds…

Court refuses interim relief to Robert Vadra

New Delhi (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to grant any interim relief to Robert Vadra, brother-in-law of Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Vadra has challenged a money laundering case brought against him.

A division bench…

Congress' minimum guarantee to benefit 25 cr poor: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday said nearly 25 crore poor people in the country will get financial assistance of Rs 72,000 per annum if the party is voted to power.

Announcing the details of the party's…