The cabinet has approved a temporary suspension of the MPLAD funds scheme during 2020-21 and 2021-22

After Kumar and Govil were tested positive, the government's first response was to downplay the news

Shobha Karandlaje, Yediyurappa's political confidante and Udupi-Chikmagalur MP, led the anti-Muslim chorus

Following the apex court order, senior Congress leader Kamal Nath had resigned on March 20, after 15 months of taking over as Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh

"The country would be truly benefitted, if and only if the meaningful work is done," the SP chief said

The MLA from the Khadia-Jamalpur seat of Ahmedabad will be admitted to a designated Covid-19 hospital soon

Addressing a press conference via video conference, Gandhi also said the entire country has to fight the crisis "unitedly"

The nationwide lockdown was extended till May 3 after the announcement by the PM as states called for the extension to check the rapid spread of the viral infection

Calls for categorising areas into 'hot zones' and 'safe zones', and ramping up random testing to remain ahead of the virus instead of chasing it

The CM said he had apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of the "negative stand" the Lt Governor was constantly taking

Nikhil, son of former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy, tied the nuptial knot with Revathi, the grand-niece of former Karnataka housing minister M Krishnappa

Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav issued an open letter addressed to the chief minister, wherein he charged the state government with treating its own people like infiltrators

Even if the pandemic's curve flattens out, governments are in for a long haul because the economic and social costs are far too enormous to be recompensed in the short run

Bisht's last rites will take place in Haridwar in Uttarakhand on April 21, Media Advisor to the chief minister Mrityunjay Kumar said

The cabinet has not been expanded since Shivraj Singh Chouhan took oath as chief minister for the fourth time on March 23, after his predecessor Kamal Nath of the Congress stepped down

The state was without a cabinet for the last two months owing to the COVID-19 pandemic after Chouhan was sworn in as CM on March 23

West Bengal Chief Minister had shot off a letter to the Prime Minister on Monday, underscoring the "unilateral" and "undesirable" action, keeping her government in the dark

Addressing a meeting of the Congress Working Committee, Gandhi said this should worry every Indian and the Congress will have to work hard to repair this damage

Action will be taken against any political leader, whether from the ruling party or the opposition if found violating the lockdown, Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij said

Banerjees allegation drew a sharp reaction from Dhankhar, who said, a state cannot be governed as a personal fiefdom and a constitutional functionary cannot be allowed to turn into a law unto oneself

On Thursday, Ministry of Home Affairs asked Ministry of Civil Aviation to find out

Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi also slammed the government over the issue

The death toll due to Covid-19 in Uttar Pradesh rose to 27 with two more fatalities, while 177 fresh cases were reported on Saturday

Chowdhury said that the governments and doctors have done a nice job in comparison to other countries, considering India has a population of 130 crore

Jagdish (55) and Sher Singh (45) were allegedly hit with a lathi at Paguana village's Shiva temple in Anupshahr police station area, police said. The alleged killer has been arrested

Gehlot suggests 15-point formula for post May 3 scenario to the Centre

Naidu, as chairman of the Rajya Sabha, has reached all members of the Upper House and is learnt to have told some that he hopes the session to follow 'normal schedule'.

Thackeray said he will have to resign if it doesn't happen

In view of the nationwide to prevent the spread of coronavirus, face-to-face interactions and political gatherings have been replaced by virtual meetings

Earlier, Governor Koshyari had requested the ECI for the election to nine seats of the Legislative Council in the state.

As per sources, elections will be held before the deadline of May 27 for Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray to be elected.

The Congress said Rail Ministry has charged a 'special fare' from migrants for the 'Shramik Special' trains

Earlier, while talking to reporters in Bankura district, Banerjee had said that people in Delhi have rejected BJP's policies and that "it was a victory of democracy"

The women protesters have been staging silent protest since the morning, and no person was seen delivering any speech during the demonstration

A host of factors worked the magic for the incumbent AAP in the Capital; However, its top man is still a 'Delhi leader' much like Congress' Sheila Dikshit was.

Grooving to the tunes of the party's campaign song - 'Lage Raho Kejriwal' - and drumbeats, hundreds of AAP workers celebrated at the party office

Sisodia, who retained his seat for the third time, said the BJP indulged in "politics of hate", but people refused to be divided.

He also expressed gratitude towards BJP workers, saying they worked day and night for the party's victory

It is a victory of the people of Delhi who considered me their son, said the chief minister

Tiwari had asserted that his party will win more than 45 seats in the 70-member Assembly and form the government

Despite knowing the impact of its anti-Muslim stance on the election results, the BJP stuck to its guns for the long-term political gains to had from fear mongering among Hindus

The party, which ruled Delhi for 15 years on the trot under former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, failed to open its account for the second consecutive assembly election in Delhi

Business Standard's Ankur Bhardwaj interviews political editors Archis Mohan and Aditi Phadnis about Delhi election results

In the meeting scheduled at 11.30 am on Wednesday, the AAP's Leader of Legislature Party will be chosen by the MLAs

In the 2015 Delhi elections, the NOTA vote percentage had stood at 0.4% of the total votes cast

Khan amassed 130,367 votes decimating his BJP rival to 58,540 votes, while Congress's Parvez Hashmi could manage just 5,123

After the first few rounds of counting, Singh was leading by 194 votes, but subsequently, Khan took the pole position

The results for the elections to the 70-member Delhi Assembly were announced on Tuesday, with the AAP nearly replicating its stunning performance of 2015, winning 62 seats

The newly-elected MLA along with his supporters was returning home after paying obeisance at a temple in his constituency, the police said

The Shiv Sena praised Delhi Chief Minister and AAP president Arvind Kejriwal, saying he single-handedly took on the 'army of BJP leaders'