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Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari dies: A look at the life and career of the 'Bahubali' from eastern UP

New Delhi, March 29 -- Gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari died following a cardiac arrest in Uttar Pradesh's Banda on March 28. Ansari, a former five-time legislator, was facing about 63 criminal case... Read More


First-hand account: A visit to 'Phatak', Mukhtar Ansari's family home in Uttar Pradesh's Ghazipur

New Delhi, March 29 -- A drive of 100 kilometres from Varanasi along National Highway-31, followed by narrow alleys, leads to Muhammadabad - a bustling town in Ghazipur district of eastern Uttar Prade... Read More


FM Nirmala Sitharaman has no money to contest Lok Sabha polls: Here's how much it costs to fight elections in India

New Delhi, March 28 -- Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has declined BJP President JP Nadda's offer to contest Lok Sabha polls. Wonder why? Because the country's finance minister says she does not ha... Read More


Watch: BJP's 'Mai Hi Dulha Hun' jibe at INDIA bloc's 'infighting' as Lok Sabha elections loom

New Delhi, March 27 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has released a video taking a jibe at Opposition INDIA bloc's 'infighting' over a common face for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2024. The vi... Read More


Kangana Ranaut Vs Supriya Shrinate: 5 times the Queen actor stoked a political row

New Delhi, March 26 -- A derogatory post by a Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on actor Kangana Ranaut's electoral debut has sparked a fresh controversy. The National Commission of Women has demanded ... Read More


ED raids, Electoral Bonds and Jairam Ramesh's 'washing machine' salvo at ex- Congress MP Naveen Jindal's BJP ticket

New Delhi, March 25 -- Industrialist and former Congress member of parliament (MP) Naveen Jindal switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday evening. Less than an hour later, Jindal found h... Read More


From an anti-graft crusader to a CM behind bars: The political journey of Arvind Kejriwal in 5 points

New Delhi, March 22 -- In November 2012, Arvind Kejriwal and social activist Anna Hazare decided to launch a political party. Kejriwal had said then that the Aam Aadmi Party was the result of their st... Read More


Can Arvind Kejriwal run government from behind the bars? Here is what the law says

New Delhi, March 21 -- Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was on March 21 arrested by Directorate of Enforcement (ED) in connection with Delhi the liquor policy case. The arrest came after Kejriwal ... Read More


Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Why Raj Thackeray is important for BJP in Maharashtra. 5 Points

New Delhi, March 20 -- The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is likely to contest the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Thakeray, acco... Read More


Lok Sabha Election 2024: Will Electoral Bonds data unite the beleaguered Opposition?

New Delhi, March 19 -- On March 15, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi called the just-released data of electoral bonds the 'biggest extortion racket' in the world run by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The W... Read More