politics

Manipur CM N Biren Singh resigns amid mounting pressure from Opposition, guv asks him to stay until new leadership takes charge

On Feb 8, Singh convened a meeting with BJP-led ruling alliance MLAs at the CM Secretariat. The meeting was held in the wake of the opposition Congress seeking to move a no-confidence motion against the government led by Singh during the Assembly session starting Feb 10.

Atishi resigns as Delhi CM a day after AAP faces crushing defeat

Speculation mounts over BJP’s CM pick after historic Delhi win in 27 Years

AAP’s Kejriwal concedes defeat with humility as BJP wins Delhi after 27 years

Delhi assembly polls: Anna Hazare takes jibe at AAP's loss, says it 'drowned' because of liquor policy scam

Trends and results on the Election Commission website showed the BJP ahead in 48 seats and the AAP in 22.

PM Modi slams Congress for India’s stifled growth post-independence, corruption, and nepotism

Painting a stark picture of India's economy under Congress, Modi recalled an era when even buying a scooter required a decade-long wait, and Bollywood legends Dev Anand and Kishore Kumar were banned on govt-controlled media for refusing to toe the Congress govt’s line during the Emergency.

Over 60% voter turnout in Delhi as exit polls favor BJP over AAP

The turnout almost touches what it was in the 2020 assembly polls (62.59%) when the Arvind Kejriwal-led party won 62 of the 70 seats, while the BJP got eight and the Congress zero.

Delhi assembly polls: Pakistani Hindu refugees cast their votes for the first time

For decades, thousands of Pakistani Hindus have sought refuge in India, fleeing religious persecution. Many settled in Delhi’s Majnu Ka Tila, living in makeshift shelters, and taking up daily wage work.

DMK accuses BJP of hiding Mahakumbh deaths, alleges misleading casualty figures

Pointing to participation of crores of devotees in the festival, the "unmanageable crowd" and deaths rising gradually, the Dravidian party newspaper alleged "restriction was imposed on news outlets" to not report the increase in the number of deaths and accordingly, the news was withheld.

Delhi set to vote for Assembly polls tomorrow as AAP, BJP, and Congress battle for power

Voting will take place across 13,766 polling stations in all the 70 Assembly constituencies to decide the fates of 699 candidates in a contest that could reshape the political landscape of the capital.