In India, former Punjab chief minister Capt Amarinder Singh formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday at the party headquarters here in presence of union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Kiren Rijiju.

India: Amarinder Singh joins BJP, also merges Punjab Lok Congress with the party

Former Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, who recently quit the Congress party, received a threat letter from The Resistance Front terrorist organisation—an offshoot of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba — which tried to paint the 79-year-old leader as an agent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.

J&K: Ghulam Nabi Azad reacts to threat letter from terrorists, denies having any links with BJP

Days after quitting Congress, former Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi stated that he had a wrong perception of the country's leader.

'I thought PM Modi was a crude man but he showed humanity': Ghulam Nabi Azad

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and actor Sonali Phogat died of a suspected heart attack on Monday night. Now, the brother of the Haryana BJP leader has raised questions about her death, claiming that she was murdered by two of her associates.

Sonali Phogat's death: Brother claims she was murdered; detailed probe launched

The Indian state of Bihar is witnessing another political divorce. CM Nitish Kumar has ended Janata Dal (United)'s alliance with BJP & joined hands with RJD. What explains the move? How has Nitish Kumar made a career by switching sides? Palki Sharma explains.

Gravitas: Decoding the 'political divorce' in Bihar

Nitish Kumar, leader of Janata Dal (United) (JD-U), took oath as Bihar’s chief minister on Wednesday (August 10) for the eight time after announcing a new ‘grand alliance’ with Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and other opposition parties.

Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar CM for the 8th time, Tejashwi Yadav becomes deputy

The Hindu scriptures portray the Nar and Narayan. The Nar is human (us) and the Narayan, in worldly meaning, is synonymous with God. In the Mahabharat, during the recitation of Bhagwad Geeta, Shri Krishna manifested the vision of the universe to Arjun.

Integral Humanism - The powerful foundation stone of Bhartiya Janta Party

A BJP youth functionary member was hacked by unidentified motorcycle-borne attackers on Wednesday (July 27), as per police, as unrest erupted in the town with the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) calling for a bandh in several of the taluks to condemn the killing.

BJP youth member hacked to death in Karnataka, chief minister promises to punish the culprits

BJP chief JP Nadda on July 16 declared that West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar will represent the ruling NDA’s candidacy for the position of Vice President of India.

Vice President election 2022: Ruling BJP, allies pick Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar 

The four-day old Shiv Sena-BJP government will be put to a floor test on July 4 during the special two-day session of the Legislative Assembly beginning on Sunday (July 3).

Maharashtra Assembly: Rahul Narwekar elected as the new speaker, Shinde govt to face floor test July 4

The Indian National Congress (INC) is poised to name former Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar as a national spokesperson, as part of the reshuffle of its communications staff and concentration on Hindi.

India: Congress may choose Kanhaiya Kumar as national spokesperson amid focus on Hindi

The Indian Supreme Court blasted former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma for stoking tensions with her “disturbing” remarks against Prophet Muhammad, saying that she is “single-handedly responsible for what is happening in the country”.

BJP's Nupur Sharma ‘single-handedly’ responsible for unfortunate incidents: Indian SC on Prophet row

Assam ministers Ashok Singhal and Pijush Hazarika on Sunday visited the luxury hotel in Guwahati, where dissident Shiv Sena leader Eknath Shinde is camping with other MLAs from Maharashtra, and held a series of discussions with them, sources said.

Maharashtra politics: Assam BJP ministers meet rebel Shiv Sena MLAs at Guwahati hotel

Maharashrtra, India's richest state is in a political crisis. As the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) coalition tries to control the damage caused by the rebellion, the rebel camp led by Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde appears to be getting stronger.

Maharashtra crisis: Another MLA joins Eknath Shinde's rebel camp

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led NDA on Tuesday (June 21) has announced Droupadi Murmu as a candidate for the upcoming Indian Presidential elections. Murmu is a tribal leader of the party from Odisha - an eastern Indian state.

Indian Presidential Election 2022: BJP-led NDA picks Droupadi Murmu as candidate

The Agneepath scheme for recruitments in the armed forces by the Indian government has resulted in a number of protests around the country. They have also faced a lot of criticism from the opposition parties and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has now alleged that the central government was trying to create their own “armed cadre” with the help of the programme.

BJP using Agneepath scheme to build own armed cadre base, says Mamata Banerjee

Breaking silence on the Prophet remark fiasco where several Gulf countries expressed outrage against two former members of the ruling BJP, India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that the quick action taken against the two party members and articulating the Indian government’s stand on the issue was appreciated by the concerned countries.

‘Appreciated Indian govt’s position’: Foreign Minister Jaishankar breaks silence on Prophet remark fiasco

It was a close contest between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition led by Congress for the 16 Rajya Sabha seats (India’s Upper House in parliament) across Indian states.

Rajya Sabha polls: Prime Minister Modi's BJP wins big, major upset for Congress

In the aftermath of the remarks perceived by a section of the particular religion as unsavory, a controversy has kicked up a diplomatic storm by several Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Malaysia, Iran, Pakistan and others criticizing the Government of India and calling for stringent action against the BJP leaders who were accused of insulting a top leader of a faith at a TV show.

Recent Al-Qaeda threats and possible way out

During wide-ranging talks between India and Iran on Wednesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian reportedly raised the issue of controversial remarks on the Prophet during his meeting with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in India’s capital New Delhi.

India dismisses Iranian foreign ministry readout that Doval assured ‘lesson’ to Prophet offenders: Report

Delhi Police have booked ruling BJP’s suspended member Nupur Sharma and expelled leader Naveen Jindal—whose remarks on Prophet Mohammad triggered an outrage—among several others, for spreading hateful messages.

Prophet Mohammad remarks: Delhi Police book suspended BJP members among others for hate speech

With Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) issuing statements in response to remarks made by now expelled BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal, India rejected the OIC's comments as "unwarranted and narrow-minded," and said Pakistan's criticism was ironic, given its own record with minorities.

India reacts on Prophet Muhammad remarks of ruling party spokesperson

The government of India is facing a barrage of diplomatic outrage from Gulf countries over comments made by spokespersons of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party. The BJP was quick to crack down on the offenders, suspending national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelling its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal of a derogatory comments on Prophet Muhammad and Islam.

Prophet Muhammad remark row: 'Unwarranted,' India on Islamic body OIC

Former India cricketer Gautam Gambhir came up with a befitting reply after he was asked about working in the Indian Premier League (IPL) despite being an acting MP (Member of Parliament).

Gautam Gambhir on working in IPL despite being an MP: I feed 5,000 people every month from my own pocket

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