Jagdeep Dhankar
- India
Rajya Sabha: Oppn MPs walk out twice over Manipur issue
New Delhi: Opposition members of the INDIA bloc on Tuesday walked out in protest from Rajya Sabha twice as they pressed for a statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Manipur…
- India
‘Why some of us decry our democracy’, Dhankhar’s jibe at Rahul
Dibrugarh: Criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without mentioning his name, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday wondered “why some of us decry our democracy within and outside the country”, while describing India…
- India
India, the most vibrant functional democracy till date: Vice President Dhankhar
Dibrugarh: India is the world’s most vibrant democracy and its image cannot be allowed to be tainted or tarnished by anyone, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Wednesday. Some people are trying to…
- India
CPI (M) MP John Brittas summoned by Vice prez over ‘anti-Amit Shah’ article
A show-cause notice has been served to Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas by the Vice President of India and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday over an article criticizing…
- India
Remarks on judiciary: Lawyers body moves SC seeking action against Dhankhar
New DelhiL The Bombay Lawyers Association on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court against a high court decision dismissing its PIL against Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju and Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar over…
- India
India’s handling of Covid example before world: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar
New Delhi: India’s handling of COVID-19 was an example to the world of how the country utilised its digital resources to roll out vaccines for a large population and successfully controlled the…
- India
VP Dhankar hits out at BBC documentary, George Soros
Chennai: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar hit out at the “narrative set afloat” against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Hungarian-American businessman critic George Soros, on Tuesday saying those who play politics the…
- India
RS Chairman Dhankar presses for breach of privilege notice against 12 opposition MPs
Delhi: Continuing the action against unruly MPs in the Rajya Sabha following the suspension of Congress MP Rajni Patil for the entire Budget Session, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar has given his consent…
- India
Minister’s absence draws ire of Chairman Dhankhar in RS
New Delhi: Union Minister Prahlad Singh Patel was absent from the Rajya Sabha proceedings on Monday, which invited the ire of Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. Patel is Union Minister of State for Food…
- World
VP Dhankhar visits National Museum in Phnom Penh, meets Cambodian Senate Prez
Phnom Penh: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar met Cambodian Senate President, Say Chuum on Saturday and discussed ways of bolstering ties among the parliamentarians of both countries via training programs. The official Twitter…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals wins ‘Best Medical Tourism Facility Award’
Hyderabad: The “Best Medical Tourism Facility Award” for the 2018–19 academic year has been conferred to Apollo Health City, Hyderabad, by the Union Ministry of Tourism on Tuesday. At a ceremony in…
- India
Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as 14th Vice President of India
Jagdeep Dhankhar, the former governor of West Bengal and NDA candidate, was sworn in as India’s 14th vice president on Thursday. Droupadi Murmu, the nation’s newly elected president, delivered Dhankar’s oath at…
- India
Vice prez poll on Saturday; numbers stacked in favour of Dhankhar
New Delhi: Members of Parliament of both houses will vote on Saturday to elect the next Vice President of India in an election where NDA candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar is pitted against Opposition…
- Photos
Jagdeep Dhankhar files nomination
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with NDA’s vice-presidential candidate Jagdeep Dhankhar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and BJP National President J.P. Nadda during the filing of nomination papers of Dhankar for vice-presidential…
