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Congress leader KC Venugopal spoke to Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar after the Karnataka government's demolition drive near Yelahanka sparked criticism and protests.

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar hit back at Kerala Chief Minister PinarayiVijayan over his criticism of ademolition drive in Bengaluru

Digvijaya Singh praised RSS and BJP's organisational strength but clarified his opposition to RSS ideology.

The third round of meetings between the Mumbai NCP leaders, including Zeeshan Siddiqui, Nawab Malik, and Sana Malik, was held on Thursday.

V Hanumantha Rao clarified Congress does not share Shashi Tharoors view equating PMs defeat with Indias defeat.

The councillor, Ashok Singh, is accused of raping a woman at knifepoint and filming an objectionable video of her.

BJP accused Congress of colluding with anti-India forces after Sam Pitroda revealed Rahul Gandhi attended Global Progressive Alliance meet in Germany.

According to Shivakumar, the land where the demolition took place was an encroached waste dumpsite.

The post quickly drew attention as the Congress has often criticised the BJP and the RSS on several issues, making Singhs remarks stand out sharply from the partys usual line.

Earlier, the Centre passed the Viksit BharatGuarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VBG RAM G) Bill, 2025, in a sweeping overhaul of India's rural employment scheme.

According to sources, Abhishek Banerjee will begin his election campaign on January 2, starting in South 24 Parganas, and plans to travel across West Bengal

Laly James levelled allegations against UDF mayoral candidate Niji Justin, questioning the manner in which the candidature was finalised.

The Bengali film star formally joined the ruling party, saying her decision to enter the BJP in 2019 had been a mistake and it was now time to fix those mistakes

By exploring a joint front, the two NCP factions aim to preserve their core electoral territory in Pune and Baramati

DK Shivakumar said his discussion with Mallikarjun Khargewas limited to the Centres decision to change the MGNREGA scheme and the Congress response

Akash Anand and Pragya Siddharth welcomed a baby girl, Mayawati announced on Thursday. Akash aims to raise her with BSP values, Mayawati said in a post on X.

Rahul Gandhi praised Karnataka for Foxconn hiring 30,000 staff at Devanahalli. Ashwini Vaishnaw credited PM Narendra Modi's Make in India for the rapid iPhone production growth.

In Bengal, religious charisma can shape conversations and narratives, not outcomes. Power remains with those who control institutions, welfare delivery, and electoral arithmetic

According to the commission, public campaigning for the civic body electionswill officially conclude at 5.30 pm on January 13, 2026

DK Shivakumar's refusal to deny a leadership transition has kept the 'change of guard'narrative alive

Saurabh Bhardwaj claims BJP will soon change Delhi CM over performance issues after LG VK Saxena blames Arvind Kejriwal for pollution.

The BJP further alleged that the Thackerays' alliance was an attempt to save their deposits in the civic elections.

Uddhav Thackeray framed the alliance through a warning borrowed from Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanaths batenge toh katenge refrain

For several days, talks had been underway between the Shiv Sena (Thackeray faction) and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)

Though senior leaders have chosen their words carefully, statements from both camps suggest that Ajit Pawar-led NCP and Sharad Pawar-led NCP reunion is increasingly likely.

Kerala BJP president Rajeev Chandrashekhar said while the CPI (Marxist) and its ally Congress lecture others on tolerance, INDIs tolerance ends where patriotism begins

With the broad seat-sharing formula agreed upon, discussions on ward-level candidates will take place at the local level over the next two days

Congress leaders have been openly stating that they are preparing to contest all 403 assembly seats in the 2027 polls

The Prime Minister underlined that public representatives have a continuous role to play in serving society and contributing to its overall well-being

On Congresss Imran Masoods remark, Robert Vadra says, There are demands from everywhere that Priyanka should step up. BJP says, Tharoor, Masood, Janpath against Rahul Gandhi.

On social media, Sanjay Raut shared a photograph of Uddhav Thackeray and Raj Thackeray standing together. He added only three words: Tomorrow at 12 noon.

The uncertainty has kept party cadres and aspirants on edge, particularly in key urban centres where margins are expected to be narrow and local equations crucial

The BJP dominated the tally with 127 mayoral wins, making it the single largest stakeholder in Maharashtras municipal politics.

If the Congress decides to break ranks with the DMK or be demanding, it would be a strategy that is in sync with Gandhis initial desire that the party needs to go alone

The BJP president further said he was in charge of the BJP for Chhattisgarh during the 2013 Jhiram Valley naxal attack and closely witnessed developments related to it.

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant also hailed the BJPs performance in the Zilla Panchayat elections, stating that the party emerged as number one in the state.

He said the Congress has urged Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin to finalise the alliance by December 15 to allow time for candidate selection.

His remark came only a day after he said on Sunday the meeting held earlier in the day was likely the final round of discussions between the two sides.

A jibe by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath during an Assembly debate has reignited claims of political rivalry and internal tensions within the BJP.

Uddhav faction leader Anand Dubey said the Congress had lost touch with voters and failed to build a sustained grassroots presence.

The Karnataka Home Minister said all leadership-related matters should be resolved quickly to allow the government to concentrate on fulfilling promises made to the people.

BJP received Rs 6,088 crore in donations in 2024-25, an increase of more than 50 per cent from the Rs 3,967 crore it received in 2023-24.