After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
West Bengal elections: Can Didi hold the fort against Modi and BJP’s push in battle for Bengal's soul?Bengal's electoral war begins with the first phase of voting. The BJP and TMC are locked in a fierce contest, trading accusations and makin...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.30 PM IST
Tamil Nadu: AIADMK candidate P Saravanan slams DMK over poll promises while campaigning in MaduraiWith just days remaining for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections 2026, political tensions have intensified as P Saravanan of the AIADMK criti...
14 Apr, 2026, 09.26 AM IST
Spread of militancy to Jammu region govt's biggest failure: Mehbooba"The government claims that it has uprooted militancy from J-K. But, today, there is militancy even in Jammu which is its biggest failure,"...
28 Dec, 2022, 04.12 PM IST
Central Asia’s biggest state reaffirms secular and plural valuesTokayev recalled that Kazakhstan’s First President Nursultan Nazarbayev became the ideological inspiration for the document and took an act...
30 Aug, 2020, 03.55 PM IST
After UP, Maharashtra Opposition prepares plan to halt BJPNCP chief Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Congress chief Ashok Chavan are pressing for a grand alliance with ‘secular parties’ to take on BJP ...
12 Jun, 2018, 08.00 AM IST
Congress, BJP spar over Yogi Adityanath's elevation as Uttar Pradesh CMThe BJP, however, stood behind the Yogi, notwithstanding his strident pro-Hindutva credentials, insisting "he stands for development".
18 Mar, 2017, 10.42 PM IST
Lalu Prasad's remark meant to create JD(U)-Congress riftJD(U) is expected to support Congress, which has a pan-India presence to rally secular parties against the BJP in 2019 polls.
22 Apr, 2016, 09.31 AM IST
A nation disintegrates when those in power create disputes: Ghulam Nabi AzadA nation "disintegrates" when those in power create "disputes" and not due to "sloganeering by youths", senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi ...
04 Mar, 2016, 04.49 PM IST
Bihar polls: SP-NCP take the 'maha' out of 'gatbandhan'Days before Bihar polls, the 'maha gatbandhan' stands scattered with two sworn enemies, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, left alone to take on...
10 Sep, 2015, 11.37 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi has all 'attributes' of genuine leader: CongressRahul Gandhi has all the "attributes" of a genuine leader and there is no confusion in the party over his leadership qualities, Congress sa...
30 Jun, 2014, 07.40 PM IST
Modi will have to shrug off anti-secular image: UK Foreign MinisterSwire told TOI that Modi's non-secular image since the Gujarat riots in 2002 when he was the chief minister has been his biggest challenge.
19 May, 2014, 12.18 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee should agree to CBI probe on Saradha scam: Nitin GadkariNitin Gadkari said that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should agree to a CBI probe into the multi-crore Saradha scam for credib...
26 Apr, 2014, 06.10 PM IST
Rajnath Singh's communal slur on Congress irresponsible: Ramachandra Khuntia"Congress does not require a certificate from BJP. The party stands for its socialist and democratic ideologies. BJP president's remark is ...
23 Jan, 2014, 04.57 PM IST
BJP claims to be 'biggest secular' party,calls Congress 'communal'With the communal slur still stuck on it, the BJP today claimed that it was the "biggest secular" party while dubbing Congress as the "most...
22 Jan, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP; says its 'divisive' ideology is the 'biggest threat'Facing BJP's PM candidate Narendra Modi as the main opponent, she said secularism was a matter of deep faith for the Congress and not a mat...
17 Jan, 2014, 02.54 PM IST
- RSS attacked over terrorism
Shedding its reticence, Congress used the chargesheeting of RSS leader Indresh Kumar and others in the Ajmer blast case to launch an offens...
03 Nov, 2010, 04.07 AM IST