Maha Cong suffers jolt as MLC Pradnya Satav joins BJP

Congress Member of Legislative Council (MLC) Pradnya Satav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Mumbai on Thursday, hours after submitting her resignation from the Upper House of the Maharashtra......

K'taka council passes hate speech bill amid BJP-JD-S protests

Karnataka Legislative Council on Friday passed a bill to curb hate speech, amid strong protest from Opposition Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal-Secular, which called it "draconian", "direct......

Biennial polls to legislative councils in 4 states to be held on Dec 10: EC

Biennial elections to the legislative councils in Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh from 42 local authorities' constituencies will be held on December 10, the Election Commission......

Shinde invokes 'Dhurandhar' to attack Uddhav ahead of Mumbai civic polls

In a veiled attack on Uddhav Thackeray, Maharashtra deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday invoked characters from the film Dhurandhar, saying that the 'Rehman Dakait' who robbed "Mumbai's......