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RSP 'ready' to field Balendra Shah for PM as talks progress

Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- sharing deal among the "new and alternative" political forces and parties is in its final stage, paving the way for a new political polarisation in the country in elections sched... Read More


"We wish to have an alliance": NCP SP leader Azam Pansare on allying with NCP ahead of PMC polls

Pune, Dec. 27 -- NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar faction) leader Azam Pansare, following his meeting with Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar at Pimpri-Chinchwad on December 26, expressed his wish t... Read More


"Need to discuss it, it is a serious issue": Congress' Veerappa Moily on Aravalli Mining row

New Delhi, Dec. 27 -- Congress leader M Veerappa Moily on Saturday stressed the need to discuss the Aravalli Mining row, calling it a "Serious issue", as the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting i... Read More


Ideology on hold as parties do the math for Maharashtra's civic polls

India, Dec. 27 -- NCP (SP) may tie up with NCP * In Pimpri-Chinchwad: NCP (SP) may tie up with NCP * In Mumbai: Congress is going solo * In Pune: Congress could partner with the Sena (UBT)-MNS alli... Read More


SIR hearings for 32 lakh 'unmapped' voters begins in Bengal

Siliguri, Dec. 27 -- The hearings for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) electoral rolls of the around 32 lakh unmapped voters, whose names could not be linked to family members in the 2002 Electora... Read More


BJP leader reacts as Ankita Bhandari row reignites

DEHRADUN, Dec. 27 -- As Uttarakhand witnesses protests over a fresh set of allegations in the Ankita Bhandari murder case, BJP national general secretary Dushyant Gautam who has been allegedly linked ... Read More


Maha Vikas Aghadi likely to include VBA and MNS for Pune civic polls

Pune, Dec. 27 -- Following the collapse of a possible alliance between the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), efforts are underway to consolidate the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) for the... Read More


Caste politics heats in UP as BJP-Cong spar over Brahmin MLAs' meeting

Lucknow, Dec. 27 -- A major political controversy has erupted in Uttar Pradesh following a meeting of Brahmin legislators, intensifying the political atmosphere ahead of the upcoming Assembly election... Read More


Calls for special convention resurface in Nepali Congress

Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- The call for a Special Convention has resurfaced in the Nepali Congress after the proposed regular 15th general convention of the party became uncertain. After a month-long deli... Read More


Tej Pratap alleges death threats from expelled party leader, writes to Samrat for enhanced security

Patna, Dec. 27 -- Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav has filed a police complaint, alleging that his party's expelled national spokesperson Santosh Renu Yadav has threatened to kill him.... Read More