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  Jharkhand govt formation: Hemant Soren to stake claim at 8 pm today

  December 24, 2019 18:06 IST

  JMM leader Hemant Soren, with his cabinet ministers, will take oath as the Chief Minister of Jharkhand on December 27. The announcement on his oath-taking was made by Soren himself at his residence in Ranchi. Son of Jharkhand architect Shibu Soren, Hemant Soren is set to take up the reins of the state for a second term as the opposition coalition comprising the party, Congress and RJD was seen surging ahead of the BJP in the 81-member seats in the Assembly.

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  Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal presents AAP government's report card

  December 24, 2019 16:23 IST

  Delhi: The Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on December 24 presented the report card of the Aam Aadmi Party government in its 5-year term, claiming safety of women, good education, free health facility & easy transport were among top priorities.

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  Anyone who stays in India will be counted in NPR: Javdekar

  December 24, 2019 16:16 IST

  The government on Tuesday announced that it was going ahead with its decision to implement the National Population Register (NPR) across the country in 2020.

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  Maharashtra cabinet expansion likely on December 30

  December 24, 2019 11:10 IST

  The expansion of Maharashtra cabinet is likely to be held on December 30, an NCP leader said that senior leader Ajit Pawar could make a comeback as a deputy chief minister in the Uddhav Thackeray-led government.

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  Govt to discuss National Population Register (NPR) updation in Cabinet meet

  December 24, 2019 10:17 IST

  A proposal to allocate funds for updating the National Population Register (NPR) is likely to be considered by the Union Cabinet on Tuesday. According to sources, the exercise is to commence from April next year and is a part of the agenda of the cabinet meeting. The NPR is a list of "usual residents" of the country

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  Jharkhand election result: Hemant Soren wins both seats, JMM set to form govt

  December 23, 2019 19:52 IST

  Hemant Soren, who is Mahagathbandhan's CM face, has thanked Jharkhand voters for giving a clear mandate to the alliance led by his JMM.

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  Jharkhand election result: Clear majority to JMM-Cong-RJD alliance

  December 23, 2019 19:06 IST

  Jharkhand slipped away from the BJP's hands as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) and Congress alliance reached the majority mark, shooting ahead of the ruling BJP

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  Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do, says Babulal Marandi

  December 23, 2019 11:34 IST

  Jharkhand Election Results 2019: The results are not as per our expectation. We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, then we will sit and discuss what to do, says JVM(P)'s candidate from Dhanwar, Babulal Marandi

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  There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan in this election, says Tejashwi Yadav

  December 23, 2019 10:47 IST

  Tejashwi Yadav, RJD: There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in this election. We have fought elections under leadership of Hemant Soren. He is going to be the Chief Minister. Jharkhand Assembly Polls

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  PM Modi hits-out at Manish Sisodia for defaming Delhi Police through fake violence video

  December 22, 2019 17:29 IST

  PM Modi hits-out at Manish Sisodia for defaming Delhi Police through fake violence video. Delhi Deputy CM had shared a clip that claimed Delhi Police setting a bus on fire.

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  PM Modi hits-out at opposition, says Congress and urban Naxals spreading rumours over CAA, NRC

  December 22, 2019 15:53 IST

  NRC came at the time of Congress. Were they sleeping then? We neither brought NRC in cabinet nor in Parliament. If we're passing a legislation to give you ownership rights, in the same session will we bring a legislation to send you out, says PM Modi

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  Amid high alert in Delhi, Congress leaders protest outside Amit Shah's residence

  December 20, 2019 12:49 IST

  Delhi Mahila Congress workers stage protest outside Minister Amit Shah's residence. However police has detained women protesters including Sharmistha Mukherjee.

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  Will confiscate properties of violent protesters to recover loss to public property: Yogi Adityanath

  December 20, 2019 11:35 IST

  Lucknow CAA protests: Will confiscate property of violent protestors to recover loss to public property, says Yogi Adityanath

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  Citizenship Act Protest: Mamata Banerjee to hold rally in WB, Congress-NCP in Mumbai

  December 19, 2019 7:34 IST

  Protests against the amended citizenship act continued at several places across the country on Wednesday. The political leaders too trying to advantage of the situation. In this context, Mamata Banerjee will hold a rally in West Bengal and on the other side Congress-NCP will hold a rally in Mumbai.

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  Jharkhand Elections: Watch what people of Dumka said on Citizenship Act

  December 18, 2019 18:24 IST

  The Citizenship Bill seeks to amend the definition of illegal immigrant for Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist and Christian immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh, who have lived in India without documentation.

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  CAA Protest: I have been falsely implicated in the case, says Ashu Singh over FIR lodged against him

  December 18, 2019 12:18 IST

  A protest was held in the area over Citizenship Amendment Act which turned violent later. The Delhi Police has now registered 3 FIRs that include the name of an AAP and AISA leader's name.

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  CAA: Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi meets President Kovind

  December 18, 2019 8:19 IST

  Delhi: Opposition party leaders, led by Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi, met President Ram Nath Kovind today over Jamia Millia Islamia incident.

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  Kolkata to Hyderabad: Protests againt CAA continue to grow country-wide

  December 18, 2019 7:45 IST

  Taking the pledge after garlanding the statue of B. R. Ambedkar on Indira Gandhi Sarani (erstwhile Red Road) in the city hub, Banerjee said nobody would have to leave Bengal and called for harmony and peace among people of all religions.

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  Opposition party leaders meet President Kovind to seek withdrawal of Citizenship Amendment Act

  December 17, 2019 17:34 IST

  Situation very serious and we are very anguished at manner in which police have dealt with peaceful protesters, says intrim Congress chief Sonia Gandhi

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  PM Modi challenges Congress and allies to bring back Article 370 in Jammu-Kashmir & Ladakh

  December 17, 2019 15:02 IST

  PM Modi challenges Congress and allies to give Indian citizenship to every Pakistani citizen, & that they will bring back Article 370 in Jammu-Kashmir & Ladakh.