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Sheltering of illegal immigrants as 'biggest threat' to state, says Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh describes sheltering of illegal immigrants as 'biggest threat' to state, announces that 'house-to-house survey' will be conducted soon to identify such people

Tamil Nadu govt fully engaged in corruption, ignored development of poor: Union Minister Piyush Goyal

Madhusudan Mistry's directive to voters for Congress presidential polls

Andheri East Assembly bypoll: Let Rutuja Latke be elected unopposed, says Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday sought the unopposed election of Rutuja Latke, the candidate of the Uddhav Thackeray faction of theShivSena, in the Andheri East Assembly bypoll scheduled for November 3. Rutuja Latke, the wife of Ramesh Latke, whose death necessitated the bypoll, is up against the Bharatiya Janata Party's Murji Patel.

Press conference of Sharad Pawar

BJP calls Sisodia 'corrupt collection agent' of Kejriwal

BJP accuses AAP of doing "pressure politics" following CBI's summons to Manish Sisodia and alleges he was more of a "corrupt collection agent" of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal than Deputy Chief Minister.

Visuals from AICC headquarters ahead of Congress prez elections

There's no problem with our ideology but I want to bring a change in our way of work... Mallikarjun Kharge is an experienced leader, if he wins, we'll work in cooperation naturally, saysCongress Presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor, ahead of the polls tomorrow.

Voting for Congress presidential election to take place between 10 am and 4 pm on October 17

Between10am to 4pm tomorrow, delegates from all states will vote at their respective polling stations with a 'tick' mark for the candidate they support. Arrangements have been madefor smooth polling, saysMadhusudan Mistry, Central Election Authority Chairman of Congress.

Will have no shame in taking advice and support of Gandhi family: Kharge

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he would have no shame in taking the advice and support of the Gandhi family in running the party affairs, in case he becomes its President, as they have struggled and put their strength for its growth. The veteran leader said that he is the "delegates' candidate" in this polls to the party’s highest post, scheduled for October 17.

Nadda appoints Mahendra Singh as BJP’s election in-charge and Samir Oraon as co-incharge for legislative elections in Tripura

BJP, RSS are misusing autonomous bodies in Karnataka, says Kharge

In Karnataka, 100 per centour party will come back to power. Our leaders are working hard. They (BJP-RSS) are misusing autonomous bodies & govt machinery here, saysCongress presidential candidate Mallikarjun Kharge.

Huge BJP wave in Gujarat, party will break all records this time: Anurag Thakur

Union Minister Anurag Thakur has said there is a "hugeBJPwave" in Gujarat and this time the party will break all previous records and will once again form the government in the state.

MNS President Raj Thackeray requests Devendra Fadnavis to withdraw candidature of BJP from bypoll to Andheri East

AAP has broken records of corruption set by Congress, says BJP president J P Nadda

AAP MLA Saurabh Bharadwaj claims that the CBI will arrest Manish Sisodia tomorrow

BJP is the only party that said in 1951-52 that there won't be 'Do Nishan, Do Vidhan, Do Samvidhan' in one country. We took out a series of journeys but we never abandoned Article 370 & said we'll scrap it. By PM Modi's willpower, Art 370 was scrapped. It's our record, saysJ P Nadda.

During Covid outbreak, all parties went into isolation. But BJP workers helped frontline workers during those tough times, says Nadda.

We originated as Bharatiya Jana Sangh in 1950s.Ideologies & working of parties changed. Socialists didn't remain socialists, communists didn't remain communists & INC didn't remain National or Congress; it became 'bhai-behen ki party', saysBJP chief at Panch Parmeshwar Sammelan.

Indian NationalCongress is neither Indian nor National anymore. It has reduced to brother-sister's party, says J P Nadda.

BJP is the largest political party in the world and we all are fortunate to have PM Modi as our leader, says J P Nadda

AAP releases fifth list of 12 candidates for Gujarat Assembly elections

J P Nadda addresses Panch Parmeshwar Sammelan at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi

Congress to release first list of 57 candidates on Sunday for Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls slated for November 12

Minutes after CBI summons Sisodia, Kejriwal hails him as Bhagat Singh

Press conference of AAP Gujarat state President Gopal Italia

Congress will win 150 seats in Karnataka elections without anyone's support, says D K Shivakumar

100%. Without anyone's support, we will touch 150 seats (in the Karnataka assembly elections). The people of Karnataka will give a clear mandate of 150 seats, SAYSKarnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar, in Ballari

Why do we have to be a slave to English language? If Chinese, Japanese, Germans, Russians, French can study & express their talents in their own respective languages & reach high positions then why can't our children do that?:CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicates 75 Digital Banking Units (DBUs) across 75 districts, to the nation

RBI taking progressive measures to improve availability of digital infrastructure from banking services.After announcement in Budget 2022-23 for setting up 75 Digital Banking Units,RBI issued guidelines after consulting Indian Banks' Assn, commercial banks & experts, saysRBI Governor.

Rajnath Singh to host defence ministers of African nations during India-Africa Defence Dialogue

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will host Defence Ministers of African Nations during India-Africa Defence Dialogue on Oct 18 on sidelines of 12th DefExpo in Gandhinagar,Guj. Broad theme is ‘India-Africa: Adopting Strategy for Synergising & Strengthening Defence & Security Cooperation’

AAP and the strange world of ideology-free politics

No one in their right mind could have imagined that the 22 vows spelt out by B R Ambedkar after embracing Buddhism in 1956 could cost a Dalit a seat in the council of ministers 66 years later; that too when there is a rush to appropriate the architect of the Constitution.

But that is the fate that befell Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Rajendra Gautam in the first week of October.

A minister in the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government, Gautam had to resign after the BJP whipped up a campaign around his presence at an event where Dalits renounced Hinduism to join Buddhism.

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Cong prez poll: No animosity with Kharge, says Tharoor

Congress leader Shashi Tharoor who is contesting for the post of party president -- election for which is scheduled to be held on October 17, on Saturday said there was no animosity with veteran party colleague Mallikarjun Kharge against whom he is pitted for the top party post.

"Kharge sir is my leader too. We are not enemies. I am fighting to bring change in the Congress party," he said.

Rahul Gandhi resumes Bharat Jodo Yatra from Sanganakal village in Karnataka's Ballari