Politics

Congress announces Screening Committee for four poll-bound states

New Delhi: Ahead of the crucial assembly elections, Congress on Wednesday announced Screening committee for the states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana. Congress General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said: “Congress…
PM Modi asks NDA MPs to reach out to Muslim women, cites triple talaq ban

New Delhi: Asserting that his government’s decision to ban triple talaq has boosted overall sense of security for Muslim women, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked BJP leaders to reach out to…

Expect justice on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370: Omar Abdullah

New Delhi: Former chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he expected justice from the Supreme Court like other citizens as the top court commenced hearing pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370…
MPs of INDA bloc stage walkout from Rajya Sabha on Manipur issue

New Delhi: Opposition members of the I.N.D.I.A bloc on Wednesday staged a walkout from Rajya Sabha over their demands for discussion on Manipur violence under Rule 267 and a statement from Prime…
Asaduddin Owaisi terms amendments to RBD Act as ‘backdoor NRC’

New Delhi: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday described the government as ‘Jhaanku Uncle’ (peeping Tom) as he opposed the Registration of Births and Deaths (Amendment) Bill contending that it violated the…
‘PM is guilty…,’ RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav over Manipur issue

Patna: Over the Opposition’s demand for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in the Parliament for discussion on the Manipur issue, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday said that PM…
Karnataka: BJP to appoint new state unit chief, LoP

Bengaluru: The BJP high command has decided to make appointments for the posts of the state president and the leader of the opposition (LoP) in Karnataka. The appointments have been long pending…

LS poll preparations: PM Modi to hold meetings with NDA MPs from today

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is slated to hold meetings with groups of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs between July 31 and August 10 as the alliance gears up for the…
Bommai slams Siddaramaiah govt for prioritizing politics over governance

Belagavi: Targeting the Congress government in Karnataka over its handling of rain and flood situation in the state and in providing relief to those affected, senior BJP leader Basavaraj Bommai on Sunday…
Politics to heat up in MP as top leaders to visit state

Bhopal: The political environment in Madhya Pradesh is set to heat up in coming days as the state is gearing up for the Assembly elections to be held later this year and…
INDIA leaders angry as Sharad Pawar set to share stage with PM Modi in Pune

New Delhi: Even as the third meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is all set to take place in Mumbai on August 25 and 26, some of the leaders…
MPs from opposition bloc INDIA to visit Manipur on July 29, 30

New Delhi: A group of MPs from the opposition alliance INDIA will visit Manipur on July 29 and 30 to assess the situation in the northeastern state which has been engulfed in…
BJP’s ‘Pasmanda Sneh Yatra’ postponed

Lucknow: The ‘Pasmanda Sneh Yatra’ to be launched by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been postponed, party sources said. The decision was taken in view of party Chief J.P. Nadda’s prior…
If BJP wins 2024 LS polls, it will be the end of democracy: TN CM Stalin

Tiruchirappalli: If the BJP is to win another term in power at the Centre, nobody can save democracy, social justice and the Constitution, DMK President and Chief Minister M K Stalin said…
No-confidence motion moved against govt; floor leaders of INDIA to meet today

New Delhi: The Opposition has used a parliamentary tool of no-confidence motion to express its lack of confidence in the government but this time they are using it to compel Prime Minister…