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Prophet row: No place for violence in democracy, says Anurag Thakur on stir

The Union minister said law and order is a state subject and in order to maintain it, they should take strict possible action against the rioters

Prez polls: Nadda, Rajnath to hold talks with other parties on BJP's behalf

Nadda and Rajnath will interact with ruling NDA and opposition UPA constituents, besides other parties, on presidential polls, says BJP

RS poll counting on hold in Haryana as BJP seeks cancellation of 2 votes

BJP backed independent candidate wrote to EC of India, demanding the cancellation of votes of two Congress MLAs, due to "violation of the secrecy of votes in the Conduct of Election Rules 1961"

Congress wins three Rajya Sabha seats in Rajasthan, says CM Gehlot

Congress candidates Randeep Surjewala, Mukul Wasnik and Pramod Tiwari were elected to the Rajya Sabha, according to a tweet by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot

RS polls: BJP suspends Rajasthan MLA for voting in favour of Cong candidate

Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria issued an order stating Kushwah voted for Tiwari despite a whip and that she was being suspended from the BJP's primary membership

BJP wants Rajya Sabha votes of some Oppn MLAs cancelled over ballot display

A BJP delegation met EC after the polling process was over to seek a probe into the matter and cancellation of few votes

Protest erupts outside Jama Masjid demanding Nupur Sharma's arrest

Protest erupted outside Jama Masjid here after the Friday prayers demanding the arrest of suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammed, police said

Bengal Assembly Speaker rejects plea to disqualify Mukul Roy as MLA

Talking to reporters in his chamber after giving his ruling, the speaker said that it is a matter of law and refused to speak anything more on the issue

Local BJP leader arrested in Kanpur over tweet on Prophet Muhammad

The BJP leader's arrest came four days after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur post Friday prayers over remarks made by former BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Mohammed

India slams Pak for criticising BJP members remarks against Prophet

External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the "absurdity of a serial violator of minority rights commenting on the treatment of minorities in another nation is not lost on anyone"

India deals with diplomatic storm after controversy over remarks on Prophet

Several Islamic countries including Saudi Arabia, Jordan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, Bahrain, Maldives and Oman denounced the comments of BJP leaders comments on Prophet Mohammad

Delhi Police registers FIR after Nupur Sharma alleges death threats

Police said that on May 28, a complaint by Sharma was received at cyber cell unit against various persons regarding death threats and targeted hatred to her

'Narrow-minded': India slams OIC on Prophet Mohammad controversy

Says the reaction is 'motivated, misleading and mischievous'

'Jai Shri Ram', says Naveen Jindal a day after being expelled from BJP

Jindal said his primary concern at present was protecting himself and his family as incessant death threats were pouring in on social media from within the country and abroad

Dial down rhetoric

BJP must demand greater responsibility from its members

Qatar's demand for public apology not important: Kerala Governor Arif Khan

"People are entitled to their opinions. How does it matter? That (demand for apology) is not important. India cannot bother about such small reactions," said Kerala Governer

BJP's bigotry damaged India's standing globally, says Rahul Gandhi

"Divided internally, India becomes weak externally. BJP's shameful bigotry has not only isolated us, but also damaged India's standing globally," Gandhi wrote on Twitter

Dynastic parties threat to nation's democracy, says BJP chief J P Nadda

Nadda claimed that the so-called Indian National Congress was neither Indian, nor was it 'national' any more as it has been reduced to a bhai-behen (Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra) party

Hate speech: Int'l backlash forced BJP to take action, says Chidambaram

The Congress came down heavily on the BJP on its action against party spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, calling it "blatantly counterfeit pretence, which is evidently farce"

Uttarakhand CM Dhami thanks people of Champawat after winning bypoll

"I thank the people of Champawat for this big win. This is the victory of Champawat. I will try to return the people's blessing through development works," Dhami told media persons