The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has named Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the Vice Presidential election, following the resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar on July 21, 2025, due to health issues. The announcement was made by BJP president JP Nadda after a key meeting attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. If elected, Radhakrishnan w

Summary The BJP has nominated Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as the NDA’s Vice Presidential candidate following Jagdeep Dhankhar’s resignation due to health reasons. Radhakrishnan, born in Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu, is a two-time MP and for

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar has backed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s explosive allegations of vote theft during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, adding his own sensational claim about Maharashtra’s assembly polls. Pawar alleged that two individuals approached him ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra elections, guaranteeing victory in 160 out of 288 seats. He said he and Rahul Gandhi declined the offer, choosing not to b

The Pulivendula ZPTC by-election has become a highly contentious issue for the ruling Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YCP), with the outcome carrying significant implications for its dominance in the region. Known for its favoring of ruling parties in local elections, the battle for this by-election is anything but easy. The election was delayed for almost two years due to the untimely death of Maheshwar Reddy

Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satyapal Malik passed away at the age of 79 on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. The veteran politician died around 1:00 PM at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in New Delhi, where he had been undergoing treatment. Malik, a prominent political figure with a career spanning more than five decades, played a pivotal role in Indian politics and governance. He was notably the Governor during the historic abrogation of Article 370, a land

The ongoing political drama surrounding the Chief Minister's post in Karnataka has now shifted from Bengaluru to Delhi. Both Siddaramaiah, the current Chief Minister, and DK Shivakumar, the Deputy Chief Minister, have arrived in the national capital. Their visit comes at a time when speculations about a potential leadership change in the state have been circulating, especially after recent claims by Karnataka MLAs about the need for a change in leadership.

In a dramatic twist, a Shiv Sena minister tried to join the opposition Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) protest in Thane amidst a brewing language debate in the state. The protest, organized by MNS leader Raj Thackeray, was met with chaos as MNS workers were detained by the police. The protest centered around the controversial 'slapgate' incident, in which MNS workers assaulted a food stall owner for speaking Hindi instead of Marathi.

Amid the growing speculation over a potential leadership change in Karnataka, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed the issue, stating that the decision lies in the hands of the party’s high command. Responding to media questions, Kharge remarked, “It is in the hands of the party high command. No one can say what is going on in the high command,” suggesting that the leadership change, rumored to see D.K. Shivakumar as the next Chief

The ongoing deadlock between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) over the selection of the next BJP national president has left the party's top leadership in a state of flux. Despite the extension of JP Nadda’s term until June 2024 to oversee the Lok Sabha elections, no successor has been named, and the state-level organizational appointments remain incomplete. The impasse is expected to dominate discussions at

The counting of votes for the 2025 assembly bypolls in five key constituencies across four Indian states began on Monday, June 23. The bypolls were conducted on June 19 in Gujarat’s Visavadar and Kadi seats, Punjab’s Ludhiana West, Kerala’s Nilambur, and West Bengal’s Kaliganj. Early trends show the BJP leading in both Gujarat seats, while the AAP is ahead in Punjab’s Ludhiana West and the Congress leads in Kerala’s Nilambur

A controversial proposal to build a slaughterhouse in Wonder Lake, Illinois has triggered a wave of strong opposition from local residents, who voiced their concerns during a recent McHenry County zoning board meeting. The project, proposed by Sergiy Bazlyuk, aims to process chickens and pigs on a parcel of land located within one mile of at least two residential subdivisions and less than a mile from Greenwood Elementary School. Many attendees at the meeting expressed alarm over the potentia

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has issued a show-cause notice to its Gonda district chief Amar Kishore Kashyap after a video surfaced showing him in an allegedly inappropriate interaction with a woman at the party office. The incident, recorded on April 12, became public recently and has stirred controversy within party circles and on social media. In the video, Amar Kishore Kashyap is seen escorting a woman into the BJP district office in Gonda. The footage, capt

In a major development that has sparked intense national outrage, the Madhya Pradesh High Court has ordered the filing of a police case against state minister Vijay Shah for his controversial and sexist remarks directed at Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. The court took suo motu cognizance of the issue and directed the Director General of Police to register a First Information Report (FIR) against the minister. This directive came shortly after a video clip of Mr Shah’s comments at a public cult

In a heartbreaking development, Vanshika, an Indian student living in Canada, has been found dead under mysterious circumstances. The Indian High Commission in Ottawa confirmed her death in an official statement, noting that local authorities are currently investigating the cause. The tragic discovery comes just days after Vanshika was reported missing, raising serious concerns among the Indian community in Ottawa and her family back home in India. Vanshika, daughter of Devinder Sin

A delegation of BJP leaders in Karnataka met Legislative Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader at his office in Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru on Monday, formally requesting the revocation of the suspension of 18 BJP MLAs. The legislators were suspended last month for alleged misconduct and disruption of Assembly proceedings. The suspension, which drew widespread attention, was enforced on March 21, when the 18 MLAs were penalized with six months suspension from the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

In a fiery statement on Thursday, BJP leader and veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty launched a sharp political offensive against West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, holding her responsible for the recent communal tensions linked to the Waqf protest in Murshidabad. He accused her of being a divisive force in the state and directly blamed her for the ongoing violence that has shaken parts of Bengal. Speaking exclusively to India Today TV, Chakraborty claimed that Mamata Banerjee,

In a development that has ignited a fresh round of political controversy, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday conducted a raid at the residence of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Durgesh Pathak in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA). The raid comes just days after Pathak was appointed as the party’s co-in-charge for the Gujarat Assembly elections scheduled for 2027. The timing of the raid has triggered a strong reactio

In a high-profile development, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a series of raids on Tuesday, including one at the Jaipur residence of senior Congress leader and former Rajasthan minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas. The action is part of the central agency's ongoing investigation into the multi-crore Pearl Agro Corporation Limited (PACL) scam, which is one of India’s largest known ponzi schemes, reportedly involving a staggering Rs 48,000 crore. According to ED officials, t

A major development is expected in the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) following Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visit to Chennai today. The high-profile visit has led to intense political speculation about an imminent change in the state leadership, particularly amid discussions about strengthening the alliance between the BJP and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) ahead of upcoming elections. Amit Shah is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with se

The national capital is once again witnessing a political showdown, this time over a critical issue—electricity supply. Former Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal launched a scathing attack on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday, blaming the recent wave of power outages on the alleged mismanagement by the BJP-led administration. Kejriwal took to social media platform X (formerly Twitter) to express his frustration over what he