New Delhi, Apr 18 (UNI) Hours after the questioning, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday arrested another Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Amanatullah Khan, in connection with a money laundering case linked to alleged irregularities in the Delhi Waqf Board.
Bengaluru, April 18 (UNI) In a significant development, the Karnataka High Court on Thursday quashed the ''voter bribery'' case against BJP MLA and former Minister Shashikala Jolle related to the 2023 State Assembly election.
Mumbai, April 18 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday attached the properties of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty and her husband Ripu Sudan Kundra, alias Raj Kundra.
Shimla, April 17(UNI) Former Congress MLA and AICC member Rakesh Kalia returned to the grand old party on Wednesday., ending a two-year stint with the BJP.
Bengaluru, April 17 (UNI) In a significant political move ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, former Congress MLA Akhanda Srinivas Murthy joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
Bengaluru, Apr 16 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has accused BJP leaders of attempting to lure Congress MLAs with monetary offers since the formation of his government.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (UNI) The Supreme Court on Monday refused to grant relief to Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan challenging the Delhi High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail in a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities in the recruitment of the Delhi Wakf Board.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 15 (UNI) The Congress party expelled senior party leader and sitting MLA from Jatani, Suresh Chandra Routray, from the party for six years on Monday.
Kolhapur, Apr 15 (UNI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde was successful in convincing independent MLA Prakash Awade, who had decided to contest Lok Sabha elections from Hatkanangale Lok Sabha constituency against official candidate of Mahayuti, after about half an hour meeting on Monday at latter''s residence.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (UNI) Referring to Bharatiya Janta Party’s (BJP) Sankalp Patra as "Jumla Patra", Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Atishi on Sunday accused the BJP of not fulfilling its promises even after staying in power for 10 years.
Patna, Apr 14 (UNI) Bihar Congress on Sunday described the manifesto of BJP as " Jumla Patra", released for the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Kalaburagi, Apr 13 (UNI) The incident involving Congress MLA Laxman Savadi''s hesitation to chant ''Bharat Mata Ki Jai'' without seeking permission from party chief Mallikarjun Kharge has become a focal point of political controversy in the run-up to the Lok Sabha election in Karnataka.
Bengaluru, Apr 13 (UNI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday accused BJP of trying to destabilise his government through ''''Operation Lotus'''', by offering Rs 50 crore to Congress MLAs to switch sides.
Shimla, Apr 13 (UNI) A woman lost her life and several were injured when an HRTC electric bus went out of control at an old bus stand in Shimla.
Kolkata, Apr 12 (UNI) West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari on Friday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take cognisance of the alleged blatant threat issued by Chopra TMC MLA Hamidul Rehman.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 11 (UNI) Odisha Assembly Speaker Pramilka Mallik has disqualified the membership of two BJD MLAs, -Arabinda Dhali and Premananda Nayak under the anti defection law as per the provision under paragraph 6(1) of the 10th Schedule to the Constitution of India.
Aizawl, Apr 10 (UNI) Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) and legislator of the Mizoram legislative assembly, Rasik Mohan Chakma, said on Wednesday that there is no reason why he has to be disqualified as a legislator.
Cuttack, Apr10 (UNI) Justice B P Routray of the Orissa High Court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of Mohammed Moquim, Managing Director of Metro Builders Pvt Ltd, and also a sitting Congress MLA from the Barabati-Cuttack constituency.
Chandigarh, April 10 (UNI) Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Shimla Police arrested five people, including a Punjab Police constable, a son of former Shiromani Akali Dal Punjab cabinet minister and a woman, with drugs from a hotel room in Shimla.
Chennai, Apr 9 (UNI) The Vikravandi Assembly constituency in Villupuram district ofTamil Nadu was declared as vacant following the death of ruling DMK MLA N.Pugazhenthi.
Vijayawada, Apr 7 (UNI) Telugu Desam party national secretary Nara Lokesh has alleged that YSRCP MLA from Mangalagiri Assembly constituency, Alla Ramakrishna Reddy, has created obstructions in development of the area by filing cases in the courts and the damage of the seed access road, connecting capital city Amaravati with Mangalagiri, is the best example of this.
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (UNI) The BRS Party (BRS), which has been grappling with a series of setbacks during the Lok Sabha elections, faced another significant blow as its MLA Tellam Venkatarao, representing the Bhadrachalam constituency, officially joined the Congress party on Sunday.
Chennai, Apr 6 (UNI) A 71-year-old ruling DMK MLA passed away at a Government hospital on Saturday after a brief illness.
Hamirpur, Apr 6 (UNI) Mehak Chandel, a proud representative of Himachal Pradesh, is making waves in Miss England 2024 with her uplifting journey.
Shimla, Apr 4 (UNI) Expressing concern over the receding deodar green cover and trees in the Shimla Planning area, former Principal Chief Conservator of Forests V P Mohan on Thursday appealed to the Prime Minister to take cognizance of the Shimla Development Plan and immediately stop the Smart City projects currently going on here.
Mumbai, Apr 4 (UNI) Archana Patil, wife of BJP MLA of Tuljapur Rana Jagjitsinh Patil, on Thursday officially joined Ajit Pawar''s Nationalist Congress Party here.
Bhubaneswar, Apr 4 (UNI) Former Deputy Speaker of the Odisha Assembly, Rama Chandra Panda, sitting MLA from Soro Assembly seat Parshuram Dhada, BJD Athamallik MLA Ramesh Chandra Sai, and former Phulbani MLA Debendra Kanhar have resigned from the primary membership of the BJD in Odisha.
Ongole, Apr 4 (UNI) The ruling YSRCP in Andhra Pradesh suffered another big blow in the Prakasam district as one more leader, former MLA Amanchi Krishna Mohan has resigned from the party.
Mumbai, April 4 (UNI) Following its uproarious debut, "Maamla Legal Hai" has risen to the top of the charts, claiming the coveted #1 spot in India for four consecutive weeks.
New Delhi, Apr 4 (UNI) Aam Aadmi Party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, in a message from Tihar jail on Thursday, directed his MLAs to visit their constituencies on a daily basis to ensure that the citizens of the national capital do not face any issues.
Srinagar, Apr 2 (UNI) Enforcement Directorate (ED), on Tuesday provisionally attached movable and immovable properties worth Rs. 1.56 Crore in Srinagar under the provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 in the misappropriation of funds case, officials said.
Lucknow, Apr 2 (UNI) Former MLA Ujjwal Raman Singh, who is son of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former MP Revati Raman Singh, on Tuesday joined Congress.
Kolhapur / Ratnagiri, Apr 1 (UNI) Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya on Monday demanded for further action against Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Anil Parab in Sai Resort case.
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Mar 31 (UNI) Former MLA Harshvardhan Jadhav may contest the Lok Sabha elections again if Vanchit Bahujan Agadhi (VBA) gives him a ticket.
Shimla, Mar 31 (UNI) Chief Parliamentary Secretary Ashish Butel, and Deputy Chief Whip Kewal Singh Pathania said on Sunday that the present Congress government is an employee-friendly government.
Hyderabad, Mar 31 (UNI) BRS MLA and ex-minister Kadiyam Srihari, along with his daughter Kadiyam Kavya, who recently withdrew as the BRS MP candidate, dealt a significant blow to the BRS party by joining the Congress.
Bengaluru, March 30 (UNI) Olympic medalist Saina Nehwal voiced her condemnation on Saturday against remarks made by Karnataka Congress MLA Shamanur Shivashankarappa concerning the female candidate from BJP Gayathri Siddeshwara hailing from Davangere, Karnataka,Shivashankarappa''s remarks, made during a party workers'' meeting, implied that women should be confined to the kitchen and questioned Gayathri''s capability to understand the city''s issues.
Mumbai, Mar 30 (UNI) The MIRA Bhayandar Vasai Virar (MBVV) police of neighboring Thane city have registered an FIR against Telangana BJP leader T Raja Singh for allegedly making a hate speech on Mira Road on February 25.
Shimla, Mar 30(UNI) Former Nachan Congress MLA Tekchand Dogra passed away this morning, State Scheduled Caste Department Vice President Brahmdas Chauhan informed.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 30(UNI) In a major setback to the ruling Biju Janata dal(BJD) in Odisha, three party leaders including a sitting MP on Saturday resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Ghazipur (UP), Mar 30 (UNI) Mafia-turned-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari was laid to rest at his ancestral graveyard Kali Bagh in Yusufpur Mohammadabad area of Ghazipur district here in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 (UNI) The ruling BJD in Odisha on Friday suffered a jolt when two of its former MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Lucknow, March 29 (UNI) Six persons were held guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment along with a combined penalty of Rs 11.65 lakh by a special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Friday in more than 19-year-old case related to murder of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Raju Pal and his associates, an official spokesman said here.
Shimla, Mar 28(UNI) Ashish Sharma, an Independent MLA of Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Friday appeared before the SIT probing the alleged horse-trading in the Rajya Sabha election on February 27 and got his statement recorded before the investigation officer Boileauganj.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 29 (UNI) BJP MLA from Nilgiri Constituency Sukanta kumar Nayak on Friday resigned from the primary membership of the party.
Dharamshala, Mar 28 (UNI) BJP state President Rajeev Bindal on Thursday urged Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Pathania to accept the resignations of the three independent MLAs who had put in their papers before the Speaker.
Chandigarh, Mar 28 (UNI) Punjab BJP President Sunil Jakhar on Thursday sought a probe into the "AAP sponsored hooliganism and threats" to Lok Sabha member Sushil Kumar Rinku and MLA Sheetal Angural, who have crossed over to the saffron outfit.
Bengaluru, Mar 27 (UNI) The political scenario in Karnataka on Wednesday experienced significant upheaval, particularly within the Congress party, due to the plans to allocate Kolar Lok Sabha ticket to KG Chikka Peddanna, who is the son-in-law of Karnataka Minister KH Muniyappa. This decision has led to discontent among several Congress members in the state.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 26 (UNI) Former BJD MLA Purna Chandra Sethy, who resigned from the primary membership of the party, has joined the BJP.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 25 (UNI) Former MLA Purna Chandra Sethy on Monday resigned from the primary membership of Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
Itanagar, Mar 25 (UNI) Two National People’s Party (NPP) MLAs-- Tapuk Taku and Tarin Dakpe on Monday joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the upcoming general elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Legislative Assembly.
Bhubaneswar, Mar 25 (UNI) Former BJD MLA Purna Chandra Sethy on Monday resigned from the primary membership of Biju Janata Dal(BJD).
Guwahati, Mar 25 (UNI) Bharat Chandra Narah, a senior leader of the Assam Congress party and the MLA of Nowboicha in Assam’s Lakhimpur district, resigned on Monday from the Congress party.
Mumbai, Mar 24 (UNI) In another setback to the Congress party ahead of Lok Sabha elections, its MLA Raju Parve from Umred assembly constituency on Sunday officially joined Chief Minister Eknath Shinde''s Shiv Sena, after resigning from the Congress party.
Aizawl, Mar 23 (UNI) Mizoram Assembly Speaker Lalbiakzama has served a show-cause notice to opposition Mizo National Front (MNF) legislator Rasik Mohan Chakma asking him why he should continue as member of both Legislature and of Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC).
Shimla, Mar 22 (UNI) BJP veteran Jairam Thakur on Friday accused the Congress leadership of being deceptive even with its party activists, saying while the Chief Minister is making vulgar comments about the rebel MLAs, three big leaders are requesting them to come back.
Shimla, Mar 22 (UNI) Shimla Municipal Corporation today issued a notice to Congress disqualifying the MLA from Badsar for allegedly breaching the construction norms in the Shimla as the notice was issued here on Friday.
Shimla, Mar 22(UNI) Congress on Friday demanded the three Independent MLAs who resigned from the state Assembly to explain to the people of their constituencies, the compulsion behind their resignation.
Shimla, Mar 22(UNI) Three Independent MLAs who voted for the BJP Rajya Sabha candidates on Feb 27 election resigned from their Assembly membership on Friday..
Bathinda, Mar 21 (UNI) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab unit and state president Bhagwant Mann on Thursday discussed strategies for upcoming Lok Sabha elections with legislators, party office bearers and other leaders here.
Shillong, Mar 21 (UNI) Former Meghalaya legislator and BJP leader , Samuel Sangma joined the ruling National People’s Party (NPP) along with his supporters on Thursday at Baghmara in the South Garo Hills district .