The comment comes as the US Department of Government Efficiency seeks to find evidence of wasteful spending by the Joe Biden administration.

India's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party swept the polls in Delhi in February 2025, marking its return to power in the capital after more than two decades. But a clip showing a woman performing martial arts stunts with a sword does not show the newly elected chief minister as social media posts claimed;

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Rekha Gupta, left, greets Hindu holy men and religious figures before taking oath as Delhi state chief minister during a swearing in ceremony at Ramlila Maidan

The Indian state of Kerala's high court ruled Friday that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader PC George would not be granted anticipatory bail in a hate speech case, citing his repeated violations

Gupta’s ascent to power hands control of the capital city to Prime Minister Modi’s party for the first time in 27 years.

Former party student leader Rekha Gupta, 50, was named to the post of New Delhi chief minister, according to an announcement by the Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad. The party won the most seats in the high-stakes New Delhi polls earlier this month for the first time in 27 years.

India’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Wednesday named a woman as the top government official in the state of New Delhi, which includes the country’s capital, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi moves to consolidate his party’s hold there after winning the local election.

Over two decades ago, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) gave Delhi its first woman Chief Minister when Sushma Swaraj led the government. The development went on to set a new precedent as another woman chief minister -- Sheila Dikshit of the Congress -- went on to rule Delhi for

Ending the suspense over the next Delhi Chief Minister, first-time MLA Rekha Gupta was on February 19 chosen as the leader of the BJP legislature party, paving the way for her to take over the top post in the grand ceremony slated on February 20.

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Days after Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar attended an event hosted by Isha Foundation chief and spiritual leader Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev in Coimbatore on Mahashivratri, state BJP took "he may be the Shinde of Congress" jibe at the grand old party.

After BJP leader N R Ramesh accused Congress veteran Sam Pitroda of illegally acquiring government land in Bengaluru, the latter denied the allegations and issued a clarification.