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Hijab row: Udupi BJP MLA holds meeting with parents, political leaders

MLA Raghupathi Bhat on Sunday held a meeting with parents of school students and various political leaders at the Taluq office in Udupi, amid the ongoing hijab controversy in the state

Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls: BJP up against the Muslim challenge

While the party is hoping for a division of minority votes in February 14 polls, many in the community say it is time they didn't waste their power

Mamata marginalised TMC leaders close to Abhishek in new panel: Malviya

Describing TMC chairperson Mamata Banerjee as "paranoid", BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya alleged that she dissolved all party posts to marginalise those closer to her nephew Abhishek Banerjee

UP Polls: Yogi, Akhilesh two sides of same coin, says Asaduddin Owaisi

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday dubbed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as two sides of the same coin.

UP Assembly polls: Cash, gold, drugs worth Rs 11 crore seized, says police

Over 2,000 illegal firearms and 165 kg of explosives have also been recovered while preventive action taken against 4.40 lakh people who are likely to disrupt peace during the polls, the Uttar Pradesh

Goa polls: Pratapsingh Rane's daughter-in-law is BJP's Poriem candidate

It's a seat that veteran Goa politician and six-time chief minister Pratapsingh Rane represented for nearly five decades as a Congress MLA

Uttar Pradesh elections: Stage set for second phase; 586 candidates in fray

As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase with the seats spread across Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur

Candidates sing Patriotic songs and fry 'Puris' in UP election campaigns

From singing songs to frying "puris" and making emotional appeals, the candidates fielded by various political parties in the Uttar Pradesh polls are making every effort to woo the voters

Manipur BJP expels chief spokesperson for 'breach of discipline'

BJP expelled its chief spokesperson, Chongtham Bijoy, a day after he termed the National People's Party a 'parasite that had proved a menace' to the ruling alliance in the last five years

25% candidates in Punjab elections face criminal cases: Analysis

Of the 1,276 candidates, 228 are from national parties, 256 state parties, 345 registered unrecognised parties and 447 are Independents

Goa Polls: Congress will cross majority mark with ease, says Rahul Gandhi

Addressing the mediapersons at a press conference, Gandhi said that the party would look to rejuvenate the state's tourism sector, while also restarting the mining industry at the earliest

Uttarakhand polls: Cong divides people on caste and religion, says PM Modi

Polling for in Uttarakhand will be held in a single phase on February 14 for the 70-member state assembly

You started privatisation in 1991: Sitharaman to Cong in Rajya Sabha

Congress initiated the privatisation process in 1991 and disinvestment of worth over Rs one lakh crore was made in 1991 and the following years, she said

UP polls phase 2: Richest candidate worth Rs 296 crore, poorest Rs 6,700

Voting is scheduled to take place on February 14 on 55 assembly seats of the state, spanning the nine districts of western UP

Prime Minister Modi's take on dynastic parties irks Tejashwi Yadav

Dynastic politics were meant to deflect public attention from "failures of the double engine government," said Yadav

PM Modi's ED, CBI do not scare me: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said he is not afraid of Prime Minister Narendra Modi or "his enforcement agencies" and finds his "arrogance" amusing

UP Polls: Results will be different this time, says Rakesh Tikait

Farmer leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday said "peace has replaced the 2013 situation" in Muzaffarnagar and the poll result will be different this time

UP Polls: Modi attacks SP, says earlier governments only family-oriented

Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"

BJP will win all five poll-bound states, says PM Narendra Modi

Says intention has always been to protect farmers' interests

Lalu says BJP new incarnation of British, supports Akhilesh in UP polls

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad expressed full support for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, to whose family one of his daughters is married