Kerala local body polls Phase 1 records 70.9% turnout

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | December 10, 2025 1:18:06 AM IST
The first phase of the local body elections across seven districts in Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 70.9 per cent on Tuesday.... read..
 

Rijiju accuses opposition of propagating "wrong narrative" regarding election processes

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 12:19:05 PM IST
Union Parliamentary and Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday accused the opposition parties of propagating "wrong narrative" regarding the election processes.... read..
 

BJP's Nishikant Dubey accuses Congress of subverting institutions; rubbishes charge of "RSS capture"

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 6:48:15 PM IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday alleged that the Congress party had subverted multiple institutions through constitutional amendments in the 1970s, alleging that even the office of the President was "made toothless" through amen... read..
 

MP: Youth Congress protest outside residence of Minister Bagri in Bhopal over his brother's alleged involvement in cannabis smuggling case

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) | December 9, 2025 6:48:33 PM IST
Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress staged a protest outside the residence of state minister Pratima Bagri in Bhopal on Tuesday over alleged involvement of the minister's brother and relatives in a Cannabis smuggling case.... read..
 

"Kerala is on path of development": John Brittas casts vote in local body polls

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 10:48:26 AM IST
Voting for the two-phased local body elections in Kerala started on Tuesday morning and CPI(M) MP John Brittas cast his vote at NSS Higher Secondary School, Sasthamangalam, highlighting the significance of citizen participation in shaping Kerala's develop... read..
 

PM Modi arrives for NDA Parliamentary party meeting

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 10:18:03 AM IST
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party will hold a meeting Today at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building (PLB). Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived for the meeting.... read..
 

BJP most corrupt, anti-farmer, anti-woman, anti-poor: Ramalinga Reddy slams party ahead of protest

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 12:19:24 PM IST
Karnataka Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, terming its leaders "the most born corrupt people" and accusing the party of being anti-farmer, anti-woman, anti-SC, anti-OBC and anti-poor, just hours before the saffron... read..
 

"Anti-national act": Rahul Gandhi slams RSS, ECI over "vote chori" in Lok Sabha; BJP accuses LoP of 'lying in Parliament'

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 10:17:59 PM IST
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday reiterated his allegations of "vote chori", accusing the Election Commission of colluding with the ruling BJP to "shape elections". The Bharatiya Janata Party, meanwhile, accused the Congress of ... read..
 

Sessions court issues notice to Sonia Gandhi challenging dismissal of electoral roll complaint

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 12:18:44 PM IST
The Sessions Court at Rouse Avenue on Tuesday issued notice to Sonia Gandhi while hearing a revision petition challenging the Magistrate's September order dismissing a complaint alleging her wrongful inclusion in the 1980-81 electoral rolls.... read..
 

Northeast Delhi riots Conspiracy case: Umar Khalid seeks interim bail to attend sister's wedding; plea to be heard on Dec 11

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 5:18:05 PM IST
Accused in the Northeast Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, Umar Khalid, has moved a plea in a Delhi court on Tuesday seeking interim bail to attend his sister's wedding.... read..
 

"Vande Mataram debate 'planned to attack Nehru and freedom movement'": CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar ahead of Rajya Sabha discussion

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 12:19:12 PM IST
CPI MP P Sandosh Kumar on Tuesday criticised the Union government ahead of the Rajya Sabha's scheduled discussion on Vande Mataram, saying that the move is "planned to attack Jawaharlal Nehru and India's freedom movement".... read..
 

BJP is directing and using Election Commission to damage India's democracy, biggest anti-national act is vote-chori: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 7:48:17 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP of "vote chori", saying it is the biggest anti-national act, and alleged that the Election Commission is "colluding with those in power" to "shape elections".... read..
 

SC seeks ECI's response to plea seeking protection to BLOs in WB amid violent threats in SIR drive

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 8:48:10 PM IST
The Supreme Court has issued notice to the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking its response on a plea seeking protection for BLOs (Booth Level Officers) deployed to perform enumeration duty during the ongoing SIR (Special Intensive Revision) drive ... read..
 

"Documents must have been forged": Sambit Patra questions Sonia Gandhi as court issues notice in 1980-81 electoral roll case

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 8:48:18 PM IST
After the Sessions Court at Rouse Avenue issued a notice to Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi in the case over her alleged wrongful inclusion in the 1980-81 electoral rolls, BJP MP Sambit Patra on Tuesday alleged that she had forged he... read..
 

"Question of loyalty..." Giriraj Singh slams Sonia Gandhi as court issues notice in 1980-81 electoral roll case

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 8:48:27 PM IST
Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday criticised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi after the Sessions Court at Rouse Avenue issued a notice while hearing a revision petition over her wrongful inclusion in the 1980-81 electoral rolls ... read..
 

"Huge queues show people want change": K Muraleedharan optimistic about UDF comeback in Kerala local body polls

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 11:18:27 AM IST
Senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Tuesday expressed confidence in the United Democratic Front's (UDF) prospects in the Kerala local body elections, citing the long queues outside polling stations as a sign of voter enthusiasm.... read..
 

SP MP Awadhesh Prasad attacks UP CM Yogi ahead of Lok Sabha's special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:41 PM IST
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Tuesday in a striking attack criticised the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stating that his actions do not reflect well on the spirit of the national song, citing that Uttar Pradesh is known for its 'Ga... read..
 

"EC has no legal right to conduct SIR": Congress MP Manish Tewari

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:34 PM IST
A heated debate on electoral reforms is on in Parliament on Tuesday, with the opposition led by Congress MP Manish Tewari launching a sharp attack on the Election Commission of India (ECI), questioning both its neutrality and its legal authority to conduc... read..
 

PM Modi's speech on Vande Mataram "marked by frustration": Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:24 PM IST
Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat on Tuesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in Parliament during the 'Vande Mataram' debate was "marked by frustration and a narrow-minded approach," while his party colleague Priyanka Gandhi presented facts.... read..
 

DGCA directs IndiGo to cut winter schedule by 5% after high cancellations; revised schedule to be submitted by Dec 10

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 12:48:32 PM IST
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday directed IndiGo to reduce its flight operations by 5% across sectors, citing the airline's failure to operate its winter schedule efficiently and a backlog of cancellations. The airline has been ... read..
 

BJP MLAs protest against Karnataka govt in Suvarna Soudha

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 12:48:26 PM IST
BJP MLAs on Tuesday held a protest against the Karnataka state government to highlight the farmers' concerns in the Suvarna Soudha.... read..
 

Delhi HC directs ECI to act on All Party Hills Leader Conference's registration request

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 11:18:12 AM IST
The Delhi High Court has directed the All Party Hills Leader Conference to submit all its pending documents required for recognition as a political party within one week, while instructing the Election Commission of India (ECI) to process the application ... read..
 

PM Modi extends birthday greetings to Sonia Gandhi

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 11:18:08 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday morning extended birthday greetings to Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi.... read..
 

"We will come and find you....": Rahul Gandhi says a Congress-led government will change law providing immunity to CEC, ECs against legal action

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 5:48:31 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday accused the BJP-led government of "capturing institutions including the Election Commission" during the debate on Electoral Reforms in Lok Sabha and said when a Congress-led government comes to power at the Centre, ... read..
 

Karnataka: BJP holds protest in Belagavi; Vijayendra accuses Karnataka govt of ignoring farmers amid "internal power struggle"

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 4:18:08 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Karnataka staged a protest on Tuesday, accusing the Congress-ruled Karnataka government of neglecting the concerns of farmers at a time of mounting agrarian distress.... read..
 

Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma pays courtesy call on PM Modi at Parliament House

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 4:48:37 PM IST
Rajya Sabha MP Kartikeya Sharma, along with his wife, author and educationist Aishwarya Pandit Sharma, paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Parliament House on Tuesday, a press release said.... read..
 

"Airports reporting normal conditions": Civil Aviation Minister tells Lok Sabha amid IndiGo chaos

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:56 PM IST
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu Kinjarapu on Tuesday said that the flight operations were stabilising fast with airports reporting no "crowding or distress". He said that the safety in Civil Aviation remains non-negotiable.... read..
 

"Those linking Vande Mataram debate to Bengal polls must 'reconsider their understanding'": Amit Shah in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 2:18:09 PM IST
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday dismissed allegations that the Rajya Sabha's special discussion on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram was politically timed ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, asserting that critics "need to think afr... read..
 

"No relief work done in flood-hit North Karnataka, govt yielded to our pressure": BJP's R Ashoka

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 11:17:59 AM IST
Ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party's planned protest against the Karnataka government, Leader of Opposition R Ashoka criticised the Congress-led administration for "failing" to carry out relief work in flood-hit North Karnataka. He said the BJP had sough... read..
 

NDA leaders felicitates PM Modi at NDA Parliamentary Meeting

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 10:48:36 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi was felicitated by the NDA leaders at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Parliamentary Party meeting being held today at the GMC Balayogi Auditorium in the Parliament Library Building (PLB).... read..
 

"Have full confidence that our party will win": UDF Convenor Adoor Prakash as Kerala votes for local body polls

Pathanamthitta (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 10:48:30 AM IST
As the voting for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections began, United Democratic Front (UDF) Convenor Adoor Prakash on Tuesday cast his vote and said that there is "no doubt that his party will win the elections".... read..
 

India to co-host 2nd WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi from Dec 17-19

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 8:48:12 PM IST
India is going to co-host the second WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in New Delhi for three days from December 17 to 19, in collaboration with the World Health Organisation (WHO).... read..
 

"If survivor feels she didn't get full justice, govt should appeal": Congress' Muraleedharan on Dileep's acquittal in Kerala actor assault case

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 11:18:06 AM IST
Reacting to actor Dileep's acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case, senior Congress leader K Muraleedharan on Tuesday said that the government must step in if the survivor believes justice has not been fully served.... read..
 

"Farmers have been totally neglected by this Congress government...": Karnataka BJP President

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 8:48:13 AM IST
Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra on Tuesday slammed the Congress here for not resolving the farmers' issues, ahead of the party's protest against the state government.... read..
 

"If you win, EVMs are fine; if we win, EVMs are faulty": Meghwal accuses Congress of double standards

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 10:48:18 PM IST
Union Minister of Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal on Tuesday slammed the Congress over its "vote chori" allegations against the government and said the opposition party had different yardsticks when it comes to its own victory in elections and when the ... read..
 

Akhilesh Yadav seeks Rs 1 cr compensation for kin of deceased BLOs; pushes for ballot-based polls

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 3:18:34 PM IST
Samajwadi Party leader and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday raised concerns in Parliament over the deaths of Booth Level Officers (BLOs) engaged in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Uttar Pradesh, urging the Centre t... read..
 

"All Rahul Gandhi does is drama": BJP slams Lok Sabha LoP for questioning CEC selection committee

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 8:18:15 PM IST
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hit back at the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, for questioning the committee that selects the Chief Election Commissioner, claiming that earlier the Prime Ministers had chosen the ECs directly und... read..
 

Sukhbir Singh Badal to fight next Punjab assembly elections from Gidderbaha

Gidderbaha (Punjab) | December 9, 2025 9:18:25 AM IST
Ahead of the 2027 assembly elections in Punjab, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal has announced that he would contest from Gidderbaha assembly constituency.... read..
 

Navjot Kaur Sidhu escalates attack on Raja Warring, alleges he is "licking CM's feet" as Congress suspends her

Chandigarh (Punjab) | December 9, 2025 9:18:16 AM IST
Just hours after the Pujab Congress suspended her for claiming that the party takes "Rs 500 crore" from anyone aspiring to become Chief Minister, former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu intensified her allegations against Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Ra... read..
 

Rahul Gandhi to lead opposition charge as Lok Sabha debates election reforms today

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 9:18:14 AM IST
The lower house of Parliament is set to take up the issue of election reforms for discussion. This will include a discussion of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise initiated by the Election Commission of India (ECI) in various states.... read..
 

Kerala local body elections: VD Satheesan cast his vote in Kochi

Kochi (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 8:48:32 AM IST
As the voting for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections began, Leader of Opposition in State Assembly and Congress leader VD Satheesan on Tuesday morning cast his vote for the Kerala local body elections in Kochi.... read..
 

"We'll fight against govt, get justice for farmers": Karnataka Minister HK Patil over BJP protest against state govt

Belagavi (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 3:18:17 PM IST
Criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party for a protest regarding farmer issues, Karnataka Minister HK Patil on Tuesday said that the central government created the problems when they fixed the Maximum Retail Price (MRP), Fair-Remunerative Price (FRP), and s... read..
 

ALPA India Gen Sec raises security concerns over exemption to IndiGo from FDTL norms

Bengaluru (Karnataka) | December 9, 2025 8:48:15 AM IST
Captain Anil Rao, General Secretary of the Airline Pilots' Association (ALPA) India, flagged safety concerns over "temporary exemption" provided to IndiGo from certain Flight Duty Time Limitation (FDTL) norms by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (... read..
 

"Your people worked for Britishers when Congress went to jail chanting Vande Matram in 1921": Kharge slams BJP in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 3:18:27 PM IST
Congress president and the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Rajya Sabha, saying that the ideological predecessors of the BJP were working for the Britishers when his party leade... read..
 

Kerala Local Body Election 2025: Phase 1 polling begins in 7 districts

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) | December 9, 2025 8:18:10 AM IST
Polling for the first phase of the Kerala local body elections began at 7 am on Tuesday across seven districts -Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam.... read..
 

Mahayuti to fight Maharashtra civic polls together after Fadnavis-Shinde hold key meeting

Mumbai (Maharashtra) | December 9, 2025 6:17:55 AM IST
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday held a one-and-a-half-hour closed-door meeting.... read..
 

How can any citizen be compelled to worship any God or deity?: Asaduddin Owaisi on Lok Sabha's special discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 5:48:11 AM IST
AIMIM chief and Lok Sabha MP Asaduddin Owaisi, participating in the discussion on 150 years of Vande Mataram in the Lok Sabha, pointed out that the Constitution guarantees complete freedom of thought and religion, and linking patriotism to any religion or... read..
 

PM Modi highlights role of Vande Mataram in freedom struggle; BJP, opposition take digs at each other during Lok Sabha debate

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 3:48:01 AM IST
The discussion on 150 years of National Song Vande Mataram in Lok Sabha on Monday saw leaders from various political parties highlighting the role played by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee's composition in the freedom struggle with BJP and opposition members al... read..
 

Navjot Kaur Sidhu suspended from Cong amid row over '?500 crore CM post' remark; launches fresh attack on Raja Warring

Chandigarh (Punjab) | December 9, 2025 2:48:05 AM IST
Former MLA Navjot Kaur Sidhu has been suspended from the Congress following a series of public allegations made by her against Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, days after her remarks over an alleged ?500-crore offer for securing the ... read..
 

PM Modi expresses deep grief over the demise of renowned Social Activist Baba Adhav

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:21 AM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed deep grief over the demise of renowned social activist and labour leader Baba Adhav, saying he will be remembered for his lifelong efforts to empower the marginalised and further labour welfare.... read..
 

"PM Modi is no longer the Prime Minister he once was": Priyanka Gandhi

New Delhi | December 9, 2025 1:18:14 AM IST
Congress Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is "no longer the PM he once was", questioning his confidence and policies in recent years.... read..