Deepshikha Ghosh

Senior leader Kapil Sibal, speaking to NDTV on quitting the Congress, his party of 30 years, said it was "always difficult to move on, but everyone has to think about themselves" at some point.

Rahul Gandhi did not take "political clearance" from the government before flying to London, which all MPs need to do, sources claimed today.

Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal today revealed that he has resigned from the Congress, dropping a bombshell moments after filing his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate supported by the Samajwadi Party.

A key ally of Akhilesh Yadav, who jibed that the Samajwadi Party leader had grown "too used to AC rooms", today insisted that he would not quit the alliance he made before the Uttar Pradesh election two months ago.

Shortly after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sacked a minister, Vijay Singla, over alleged corruption, he was rewarded with high praise from his party boss, Arvind Kejriwal, who said the move "brought tears to my eyes".

Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, reacting to a party leader returning to the Trinamool Congress, made a hugely controversial statement today, appearing to trivialise political violence.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government would soon start work on a caste census after taking the views of all parties, backing opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand while lining up a new snub for ally BJP.

The case involving claims of Hindu idols at Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque will be heard by a higher court in Uttar Pradesh. It would be "better if a more seasoned hand hears the case", the Supreme Court said while giving the ruling.

Prashant Kishor today posted a savage review for the Congress, the party he almost joined weeks ago, calling its recent "Chintan Shivir" or brainstorming session on a revival plan a "failure".

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today surrendered in a court in Punjab's Patiala, a day after the Supreme Court sentenced him to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago.

Gyanvapi Mosque survey: A report of the filming of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was submitted in court today in a case involving Hindu petitioners requesting access to worship what they claim are idols inside the mosque complex.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was today sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in jail in a 34-year-old road rage case. The cricketer-turned-politician must surrender and serve a year's "rigorous imprisonment", the court said.

A lawsuit demanding the removal of a mosque in Mathura said to be built on the "Krishna Janmabhoomi" or the birthplace of Lord Krishna has been allowed by a court in Uttar Pradesh.

The report of filming of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi was submitted to a court this morning in a case involving a request by Hindu petitioners to worship what they claim are idols inside the mosque complex.

Rahul Gandhi today compared India to crisis-hit Sri Lanka in a tweet criticising the state of the economy, in which the graphs of the two countries appeared similar when it came to unemployment, fuel prices and communal violence.

Senior leader Kapil Sibal, speaking to NDTV on quitting the Congress, his party of 30 years, said it was "always difficult to move on, but everyone has to think about themselves" at some point.

Rahul Gandhi did not take "political clearance" from the government before flying to London, which all MPs need to do, sources claimed today.

Former Union Minister Kapil Sibal today revealed that he has resigned from the Congress, dropping a bombshell moments after filing his nomination papers for Rajya Sabha as an independent candidate supported by the Samajwadi Party.

A key ally of Akhilesh Yadav, who jibed that the Samajwadi Party leader had grown "too used to AC rooms", today insisted that he would not quit the alliance he made before the Uttar Pradesh election two months ago.

Shortly after Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann sacked a minister, Vijay Singla, over alleged corruption, he was rewarded with high praise from his party boss, Arvind Kejriwal, who said the move "brought tears to my eyes".

Bengal BJP leader Dilip Ghosh, reacting to a party leader returning to the Trinamool Congress, made a hugely controversial statement today, appearing to trivialise political violence.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said his government would soon start work on a caste census after taking the views of all parties, backing opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav's demand while lining up a new snub for ally BJP.

The case involving claims of Hindu idols at Varanasi's Gyanvapi mosque will be heard by a higher court in Uttar Pradesh. It would be "better if a more seasoned hand hears the case", the Supreme Court said while giving the ruling.

Prashant Kishor today posted a savage review for the Congress, the party he almost joined weeks ago, calling its recent "Chintan Shivir" or brainstorming session on a revival plan a "failure".

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu today surrendered in a court in Punjab's Patiala, a day after the Supreme Court sentenced him to one year in jail in a road-rage incident in which a man was killed 34 years ago.

Gyanvapi Mosque survey: A report of the filming of the Gyanvapi mosque in Varanasi was submitted in court today in a case involving Hindu petitioners requesting access to worship what they claim are idols inside the mosque complex.

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu was today sentenced by the Supreme Court to one year in jail in a 34-year-old road rage case. The cricketer-turned-politician must surrender and serve a year's "rigorous imprisonment", the court said.

A lawsuit demanding the removal of a mosque in Mathura said to be built on the "Krishna Janmabhoomi" or the birthplace of Lord Krishna has been allowed by a court in Uttar Pradesh.

The report of filming of the Gyanvapi Masjid in Varanasi was submitted to a court this morning in a case involving a request by Hindu petitioners to worship what they claim are idols inside the mosque complex.

Rahul Gandhi today compared India to crisis-hit Sri Lanka in a tweet criticising the state of the economy, in which the graphs of the two countries appeared similar when it came to unemployment, fuel prices and communal violence.