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Hyderabad (Telangana) | August 17, 2026 6:58:26 PM IST Members of the Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Monday staged a protest in Hyderabad against top All India Congress Committee (AICC) leaders, including Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of the Opposition i... read..Nitin Nabin's new team represents entire India: Newly elected BJP National Vice President M Nagaraja Hubballi (Karnataka) | August 17, 2026 7:58:25 PM IST Newly elected BJP National Vice President M Nagaraja on Monday said he was proud to be part of the new team appointed by party president Nitin Nabin and asserted that the party would make its best efforts to strengthen its organisation across South India.... read.."I wish CM had shown sincerity": BJP slams Hemant Soren as JPSC-JSSC student protests enter 24th Day Ranchi (Jharkhand) | August 17, 2026 9:28:23 AM IST Tensions between the Jharkhand government and protesting students flared up on Monday as the BJP criticised Chief Minister Hemant Soren for skipping a critical round of talks aimed at resolving the ongoing examinations crisis.... read..CJP's Ashutosh Ranka alleges BJP planning violence during his Bengal visit Kolkata (West Bengal) | August 17, 2026 5:58:26 AM IST Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka has alleged that the BJP was planning violence during his visit to West Bengal on Monday.... read.."Dimagi Naxals new variant of abuses": Chidambaram doubles down on criticising BJP New Delhi | August 17, 2026 1:58:43 AM IST Senior Congress leader and MP P Chidambaram on Sunday called "Dimagi Naxals" the latest political "abuse" being used by the BJP against its opponents, describing it as a new variant of earlier labels such as "urban Naxals", "Andolanjeevi" and "tukde tukde... read..New team of BJP's national office-bearers likely to have first meeting on August 22 New Delhi | August 17, 2026 8:57:49 PM IST The first meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) new national team under the leadership of party chief Nitin Nabin is scheduled to be held on August 22, according to sources.... read.."New team will take BJP to new heights": Uttarakhand CM Dhami congratulates national office-bearers Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | August 17, 2026 6:58:28 PM IST Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party's newly appointed team of national office-bearers, saying that the new team will take the party to new heights.... read..New Delhi | August 17, 2026 5:59:06 PM IST The team of office-bearers of BJP President Nitin Nabin announced on Monday has a significant presence of women in line with the party's effort to give women more representation at various organisational levels.... read.."We don't need certificates of desh bhakti": Priyank Kharge hits out at RSS, BJP, and ABVP Bengaluru (Karnataka) | August 17, 2026 12:28:41 PM IST Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Monday hit out at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ABVP, and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), declaring that the Congress party does not require validation of its patriotism from organisations that contributed ... read..New Delhi | August 17, 2026 1:57:49 PM IST BJP national president Nitin Nabin will arrive in Visakhapatnam this evening for his maiden official visit to Andhra Pradesh, where he is scheduled to chair high-level party meetings and participate in a three-day national coordination conclave with the R... read..Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) | August 17, 2026 3:29:06 PM IST The BJP President of Himachal Pradesh, Rajiv Bindal, on Monday accused the Congress government of failing to fulfil its employment promises and imposing a growing financial burden on ordinary people through higher taxes, utility charges and other levies... read..BJP's K Laxman accuses Congress of being 'Anti-OBC', hails PM Modi govt's work for backward classes Hyderabad (Telangana) | August 17, 2026 4:58:39 PM IST BJP Rajya Sabha MP and OBC Morcha National President K Laxman on Monday accused the Congress party of shedding tears for Other Backwards Classes (OBCs) while consistently betraying the community for political gain.... read..New Delhi | August 17, 2026 5:28:37 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the newly appointed National Office Bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing confidence that the new team will work towards strengthening the party and focusing on public service.... read..BJP unveils Nitin Nabin's new team; Smriti Irani, Biplap Deb named as General Secretaries New Delhi | August 17, 2026 4:28:26 PM IST The BJP on Monday unveiled its new team that will work under Party President Nitin Nabin. The team has several new faces and is a mix of experience and youth. Women have also been given sizeable representation.... read..New Delhi | August 17, 2026 5:28:47 PM IST Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated the newly appointed National Office Bearers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), expressing confidence that the new team will work towards strengthening the party and focusing on public service.... read..New Delhi | August 17, 2026 4:58:30 PM IST Union Minister Kiren Rijiju expressed his excitement over the newly announced list of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National Team, stating that the selection reflects Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of inclusive and diverse representation.... read..Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | August 16, 2026 4:28:19 AM IST Tamil Nadu BJP Vice President Khushbu Sundar on Saturday condemned the party's State unit president Nainar Nagenthran's remarks about Chief Minister Vijay's mother, saying women should not be used as political targets.... read.."Mindless Naxalite Congress": BJP's Pradeep Bhandari slams Oppn party over Vande Mataram recital row New Delhi | August 16, 2026 6:27:48 AM IST BJP national spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari slammed the Congress over the controversy surrounding the recitation of Vande Mataram at the party office and questioned the absence of its leaders from the Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort.... read..Posters targeting PM Modi put up across Tiruchirappalli, BJP seeks police action Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) | August 15, 2026 1:58:18 PM IST Posters carrying alleged defamatory and derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been put up at several locations in Tiruchirappalli, prompting the BJP's district unit to approach the city police seeking action against those responsibl... read..Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | August 15, 2026 11:27:54 PM IST Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagendran on Saturday clarified his remarks that had drawn criticism after he made a reference to the mother of Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay, saying his comments had bee... read..New Delhi | August 15, 2026 11:58:20 AM IST Marking India's 80th Independence Day at the Congress headquarters, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the BJP-led Central government, accusing it of failing to deliver fundamental rights, evading parliamentary accountability, and fueling divis... read..Thrissur (Keralam) | August 15, 2026 1:58:22 PM IST As the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) protested in Thrissur, fuelling the Vande Mataram row on the day India celebrates its 80th Independence Day, Keralam Youth Welfare Minister OJ Janeesh on Saturday raised strong objections to it.... read..Hyderabad (Telangana) | August 15, 2026 9:58:18 AM IST Telangana State BJP president N Ramchander Rao, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar, MP Dr K Laxman and other senior party leaders participated in Independence Day celebrations at the Telangana BJP state headquarters in Nampally, Hyderabad, on Saturday.... read..New Delhi | August 15, 2026 3:28:21 PM IST Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday slammed the Congress party for allegedly 'disrespecting' the national song Vande Mataram, claiming that party leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and others were "not attenti... read..Vijayapura (Karnataka) | August 15, 2026 3:28:24 PM IST Expelled BJP MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal on Saturday called for action against Karnataka Minister Zameer Ahmed Khan, alleging that the Minister had insulted the national flag and the Independence Day flag-hoisting ceremony.... read..Kalaburagi (Karnataka) | August 15, 2026 5:58:27 PM IST Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Saturday hit back at the BJP over the Karnataka Regulation of Use of Government Premises and Public Property Bill, 2026, saying the proposed legislation does not target any organisation and is aimed at regulating ... read..Assam: Missing BJP leader found dead in Sribhumi; accused injured in police encounter, apprehended Sribhumi (Assam) | August 15, 2026 2:28:15 AM IST A local BJP leader who went missing on August 12 was found dead inside an abandoned house in the Jogichora area along the Assam-Tripura border in Sribhumi district on Friday, police said. The Assam Police has apprehended two accused in the case.... read..Ranchi (Jharkhand) | August 15, 2026 8:28:38 PM IST Jharkhand Congress leader Kumar Raja on Saturday accused the BJP of "playing politics over dead bodies" while defending the decision to stop Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto from leaving Sadar Hospital to participat... read..New Delhi | August 15, 2026 8:58:16 PM IST BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday accused the Congress leadership of showing "deep discomfort" with the full rendition of Vande Mataram at the party headquarters on Independence Day and demanded that the Congress apologise to the nation, alleging that its ... read..TN BJP chief Nagendran's 'Ask Your Mother' remark on CM Vijay sparks row; Annamalai condemns him Chennai (Tamil Nadu) | August 15, 2026 10:28:10 PM IST Former Tamil Nadu BJP president K. Annamalai on Saturday condemned state BJP chief Nainar Nagendran's remarks targeting Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) leader and Chief Minister Vijay's mother, calling it "highly condemnable" and a violation of political d... read..New Delhi | August 15, 2026 10:28:04 PM IST Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday questioned why an unidentified "VIP" was being protected in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, saying the victim's family was still waiting for justice nearly four years after he... read..Kolkata (West Bengal) | August 15, 2026 10:58:59 PM IST BJP leader Anirban Ganguly on Saturday welcomed the decision to include the contributions of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in West Bengal's school and university curriculum, asserting that the state exists today because of the sacrifices made by the founder o... read..Ranchi (Jharkhand) | August 15, 2026 7:58:40 PM IST Uttarakhand Congress leader Kumar Raja on Saturday accused the BJP of "playing politics over dead bodies" while defending the decision to stop Jharkhand Loktantrik Krantikari Morcha (JLKM) leader Devendra Nath Mahto from leaving Sadar Hospital to particip... read.."Merely their illusion...": Jharkhand Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey refutes BJP's allegations Ranchi (Jharkhand) | August 14, 2026 12:28:59 PM IST Jharkhand Minister Shilpi Neha Tirkey on Friday emphasised that the state government is actively engaging with student representatives and taking forward their agreed-upon demands, while dismissing allegations levelled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ... read..Hyderabad (Telangana) | August 14, 2026 11:28:15 PM IST Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao on Friday said NALSAR students have the right to protest, dissent, and debate on issues they may disagree with, while expressing concern over the name of the Chief Justice of India being dragged into the controvers... read..Karnataka BJP to stage protest against State government at Vidhana Soudha Bengaluru (Karnataka) | August 14, 2026 11:28:45 AM IST Karnataka BJP leaders will stage a protest at the Bhubaneswar statue in the Vidhana Soudha premises against the State government for not allocating a portfolio to women, alleging hijack of chairmanship of legislative council. The BJP leaders are also dema... read..New Delhi | August 14, 2026 1:58:06 AM IST The row over the alleged 'shuddhikaran' (purification) ritual following Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's Haldwani rally intensified on Thursday as Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP-RSS of perpetuating a "Manuvadi mi... read.."BJP is incredibly arrogant...": SP MP Dimple Yadav slams Centre for "ignoring" national issues New Delhi | August 13, 2026 12:59:08 PM IST Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Dimple Yadav on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that the ruling party's approach towards national issues has sent a message to the country that the government is "incredibly arrogan... read.."Opposition interested in power": BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar slams Rahul Gandhi New Delhi | August 13, 2026 5:58:17 PM IST Keralam BJP State President and MLA Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday slammed Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi noted that the public want to see their representatives solve their problems and not create "chaos and fake narratives".... read..Dehradun (Uttarakhand) | August 13, 2026 7:28:44 PM IST Congress spokesperson Pratima Singh on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of "double standards" over a 'Shuddhikaran' (purification) Havan performed at the Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani after Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed ... read..West Bengal govt withdraws Banga Bibhushan honour conferred on BJP MP Nagendra Ray Kolkata (West bengal) | August 13, 2026 6:58:13 PM IST The West Bengal government on Thursday withdrew and annulled the Banga Bibhushan honour conferred on Nagendra Ray alias Ananta Maharaj on February 21.... read..New Delhi | August 13, 2026 12:59:01 PM IST A row erupted in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday after Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of carrying out a 'Shuddhikaran' (purification) ritual of the stage at Uttarakhand's Haldwani, where the latter addressed a rally... read.."PM should condemn and apologise": Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP-RSS over 'Shuddhikaran' havan "PM should condemn, apologise": Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP-RSS over 'Shuddhikaran' havanNew Delhi | August 13, 2026 1:28:24 PM IST Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday criticised the BJP and RSS over a 'shuddhikaran' havan held at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally.... read.."PM should condemn, apologise": Priyanka Gandhi slams BJP-RSS over 'Shuddhikaran' havan New Delhi | August 13, 2026 1:59:01 PM IST Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday criticised the BJP and RSS over a 'shuddhikaran' havan held at Ramlila Maidan in Haldwani after Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed a rally.... read.."No one has right to attack anyone": Punjab BJP chief condemns attack on Sukhbir Badal Chandigarh | August 13, 2026 6:57:55 PM IST Punjab BJP president Kewal Singh Dhillon on Thursday strongly condemned the attack on Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief and former Punjab deputy chief minister Sukhbir Singh Badal at a gurdwara in Nanded, saying no one has the right to attack anyone and ass... read..Bengaluru (Karnataka) | August 13, 2026 7:58:06 PM IST Karnataka Home Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday lashed out against the BJP and the RSS over the alleged "shuddhikaran" (purification) ritual performed at a venue in Uttarakhand's Haldwani after a rally addressed by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge... read..New Delhi | August 13, 2026 3:29:00 PM IST Jharkhand BJP chief Aditya Sahu on Thursday challenged Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to sit on a dharna outside Chief Minister Hemant Soren's residence in Jharkhand over the ongoing student agitation against alleged irregularities i... read..Bengaluru (Karnataka) | August 13, 2026 9:58:26 AM IST Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Thursday launched an attack on the BJP over its Har Ghar Tiranga campaign, questioning the history of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in hoisting the national flag at its headquarters.... read.."Monsoon Session sacrificed at altar of Rahul Gandhi's arrogance": BJP's Ravi Shankar Prasad New Delhi | August 13, 2026 3:28:41 PM IST BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday blamed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's "arrogance, stubbornness and sense of entitlement" for the washout of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, alleging that the Opposition refused to allow the House to function despi... read..Monsoon Session: Lok Sabha adjourned sine die amid BJP-Oppn protests, heavy sloganeering New Delhi | August 13, 2026 12:28:17 PM IST The Lok Sabha was adjourned sine die soon after the commencement of the final day of the Monsoon Session following the traditional playing of Vande Mataram. The adjournment came amid persistent Opposition protests, and heavy sloganeering disrupted the Hou... read.."Conduct displayed by Rahul Gandhi within democracy is unacceptable": BJP MP Anil Baluni New Delhi | August 13, 2026 10:28:16 PM IST Lashing out at the Congress party and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over their approach to the Monsoon Session of Parliament, BJP MP Anil Baluni on Thursday termed their conduct "entirely undemocratic and unparliamentary," accusing them ... read.. |