Former BJP MLC C. P. Yogeshwar (3rd from right) called on Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar (4th from left) and Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (centre) in Bengaluru on October 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement In a dramatic political development, the actor-turned-politician C. P. Yogeshwar is all set to join the Congress and is likely … Read more
The J&K Police took cognisance on Thursday (October 17, 2024) of a National Conference (NC) legislator who was allegedly seated while the national anthem was played at the swearing in of the new J&K government on Wednesday in Srinagar. The ruling party legislator cited “medical issues.” A police spokesman said they took cognisance of an incident … Read more
BRS leader and former MLA Balka Suman has alleged that the Congress is deliberately diverting public attention from its failure to fulfil election promises. He accused Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy of engaging in diversionary tactics, asserting that none of the guarantees made in the Congress manifesto have been fulfilled over the past nine months, … Read more
A worker checking flowers at a Government-owned plot allotted for cultivation at Vattiyoorkavu in Thiruvananthapuram. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN A burst of colours greets commuters on the dusty, busy, and congested Vattiyoorkavu junction in Thiruvananthapuram. Yellow, orange, and white marigolds and scarlet blossoms of Bachelor’s button dance in the breeze, giving a splash of … Read more
The Barasat court in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to Trinamool Congress MLA Soham Chakraborty in connection with a case of assault filed by a Kolkata restaurateur. According to Mr. Chakraborty’s lawyer Alok Samajpati, the Chandipur MLA, also an actor, was booked under four bailable sections. “The court granted … Read more
Congress MLA from Bhopal Central Arif Masood and former State Minister and BJP leader Kamal Patel have been booked for allegedly taking their relatives inside polling booths while casting votes on May 7, the police said on Sunday. The action came after complaints were lodged with the Election Commission. The two leaders or their kin … Read more
Reiterating that the Congress is fighting to save democracy and the Constitution, Aland MLA B.R. Patil has urged the people to vote for the Congress and support INDI Alliance to preserve the idea of India by rejecting divisive forces that are weakening the world’s largest democracy. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an election rally at … Read more
File picture of Adhiraj Panigrahi | Photo Credit: X/@AdhirajMohan Congress MLA from Khariar in Odisha’s Nuapada district Adhiraj Panigrahi resigned from his party on Tuesday. Mr. Panigrahi, a first-time legislator, thanked the Congress leadership for providing him the opportunity to serve the people. “I hereby tender my resignation from all positions, including primary membership of … Read more
Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy addressing a press conference along with Ministers Ponnam Prabhakar, Konda Surekha; Advisor to Govt Shabbir Ali and Rajya Sabha member Anil Kumar Yadav in Hyderabad on March 16, 2024. Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy sent a stern warning to the Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) that if it plans … Read more
The Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday registered a case against an independent MLA and the father of a Congress rebel and others over “electoral offences” related to the recent Rajya Sabha polls in which six party MLAs voted for the BJP candidate from the State. The case against Hamirpur’s independent MLA Ashish Sharma and Gagret’s … Read more