Edited By Prasad Sanyal

The BJP's Sanghamitra Maurya - the daughter of former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya - has claimed that she will not quit the party and campaign for it anywhere in the state except against her father.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's remark apparently bracketing Pak founder Muhammed Ali Jinnah with Sardar Patel has stirred a hornet's nest. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dubbed it "Talibani mindset"."Akhilesh Ali Jinnah," his deputy added.

Former IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned why only India is being "targeted"for the use of Pegasus when 45 nations, according to the Israeli spyware maker NSO, are using it.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a blistering attack on the Maharashtra government today, accusing the state's home minister Anil Deshmukh of extorting money for police transfers. The matter was highlighted by former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh, who has also accused the home minister of running an extortion racket with the help of sev...

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.

The BJP lined up ministers from the Centre and states on Monday and started a concerted attack on the opposition on the eve of the all-India strike called by farmers, which is supported by trade and transport unions and most non-BJP parties. The party is claiming that the massive protest -- which started in Punjab and Haryana and is threatening to ...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today accused non-BJP parties of jumping onto the bandwagon of the farmers' protest, and said whatever has been done in the NDA government's farm sector reforms, was on the opposition's to-do list when it was in power.

Nitish Kumar elected as leader of NDA legislature party, set to become Bihar's chief minister for 4th straight term

The top BJP leadership today blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the violence and clashes that swept across the city as the party held a protest march in violation of prohibitory orders banning large gatherings. Senior BJP leader and Union minster Ravi Shankar Prasad said despite Mamata Banerjee's concerns about democracy, her government did...

Facebook representatives are expected to appear before a parliamentary committee today amid a huge controversy over allegations by US publication Wall Street Journal that the social media giant overlooked hate speech posted by leaders of the BJP and right wing groups.

Social media giant Facebook today insisted that it "prohibits hate speech" amid a huge political controversy triggered by a report in the US publication Wall Street Journal. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and as well as right-wing voices and groups who have been "flagged inter...

Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti Irani today mourned Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at his Mumbai home today. The body of the actor was found hanging at him house in Bandra and it was a case of suicide, the police said, triggering shockwaves across the nation.

Bihar's veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav trended on Twitter today as his 73rd birthday became the occasion for a political skirmish with ally turned rival, the ruling Janata Dal United or JDU.

The outbreak of coronavirus, with numbers rising sharply, is set to change the experience of visiting a religious place in the country. Not only will the jostling crowds be gone, making offerings and receiving prasad, vermillion dots or holy water will be a strict no-no. There should also be no physical singing and only recorded music should be pla...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ripped into Rahul Gandhi today, accusing the Congress leader of spreading disinformation and playing the politics of opportunism. He also questioned if Mr Gandhi's allegations are just a ruse to escape responsibility for the situation in Maharashtra, which has the maximum number of coronavirus cases in the country...

The BJP's Sanghamitra Maurya - the daughter of former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya - has claimed that she will not quit the party and campaign for it anywhere in the state except against her father.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's remark apparently bracketing Pak founder Muhammed Ali Jinnah with Sardar Patel has stirred a hornet's nest. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath dubbed it "Talibani mindset"."Akhilesh Ali Jinnah," his deputy added.

Former IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today questioned why only India is being "targeted"for the use of Pegasus when 45 nations, according to the Israeli spyware maker NSO, are using it.

Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad launched a blistering attack on the Maharashtra government today, accusing the state's home minister Anil Deshmukh of extorting money for police transfers. The matter was highlighted by former Mumbai top cop Param Bir Singh, who has also accused the home minister of running an extortion racket with the help of sev...

Jammu and Kashmir has delivered a "resounding slap" on "terrorists, extremists, and separatists", Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today, pointing to the results of local body elections in the newly formed Union Territory -- the first polls held there in two years.

The BJP lined up ministers from the Centre and states on Monday and started a concerted attack on the opposition on the eve of the all-India strike called by farmers, which is supported by trade and transport unions and most non-BJP parties. The party is claiming that the massive protest -- which started in Punjab and Haryana and is threatening to ...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today accused non-BJP parties of jumping onto the bandwagon of the farmers' protest, and said whatever has been done in the NDA government's farm sector reforms, was on the opposition's to-do list when it was in power.

Nitish Kumar elected as leader of NDA legislature party, set to become Bihar's chief minister for 4th straight term

The top BJP leadership today blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the violence and clashes that swept across the city as the party held a protest march in violation of prohibitory orders banning large gatherings. Senior BJP leader and Union minster Ravi Shankar Prasad said despite Mamata Banerjee's concerns about democracy, her government did...

Facebook representatives are expected to appear before a parliamentary committee today amid a huge controversy over allegations by US publication Wall Street Journal that the social media giant overlooked hate speech posted by leaders of the BJP and right wing groups.

Social media giant Facebook today insisted that it "prohibits hate speech" amid a huge political controversy triggered by a report in the US publication Wall Street Journal. The report claimed that Facebook deliberately ignored incendiary content from members of the ruling BJP and as well as right-wing voices and groups who have been "flagged inter...

Union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Smriti Irani today mourned Sushant Singh Rajput, who was found dead at his Mumbai home today. The body of the actor was found hanging at him house in Bandra and it was a case of suicide, the police said, triggering shockwaves across the nation.

Bihar's veteran leader Lalu Prasad Yadav trended on Twitter today as his 73rd birthday became the occasion for a political skirmish with ally turned rival, the ruling Janata Dal United or JDU.

The outbreak of coronavirus, with numbers rising sharply, is set to change the experience of visiting a religious place in the country. Not only will the jostling crowds be gone, making offerings and receiving prasad, vermillion dots or holy water will be a strict no-no. There should also be no physical singing and only recorded music should be pla...

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad ripped into Rahul Gandhi today, accusing the Congress leader of spreading disinformation and playing the politics of opportunism. He also questioned if Mr Gandhi's allegations are just a ruse to escape responsibility for the situation in Maharashtra, which has the maximum number of coronavirus cases in the country...