Rahul Gandhi, Kiren Rijiju (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The Budget Session of Parliament witnessed sharp exchanges on Monday after Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi attempted to quote from an unpublished memoir of former Army chief Gen MM Naravane (retd) during the debate on the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address.The incident…
Digvijay Singh, Ajit Pawar and Mallikarjun Kharge (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Opposition leaders on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the plane crash that killed Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar and four others. The calls are being ranged from a DGCA-led probe to a Supreme Court-monitored inquiry.Ajit Pawar (66) was among five people killed when…
NEW DELHI: Union minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief Chirag Paswan on Sunday accused the Congress and RJD of spreading a “misleading narrative” around government schemes, including MGNREGA and its replacement, VB-G RAM G, and said such protests would ultimately help the NDA electorally, including in West Bengal.Addressing reporters, Paswan said, “Parties like…
Parliament on Friday cleared the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha passing the legislation hours after its approval in the Lok Sabha, amid strong opposition protests and repeated demands for scrutiny by a parliamentary committee.Earlier, the lower house passed the Bill…
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave its nod to the the nuclear energy bill called the “Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (SHANTI), 2025”. The bill was passed as opposition staged a walkout, during the ongoing Winter Session.The amended bill was tabled in the lower house, with introduction…
NEW DELHI: Bihar minority affairs minister Zama Khan on Tuesday defended Chief Minister Nitish Kumar after a row erupted over an incident in which he was seen removing the hijab of a woman doctor during a public function.Addressing the issue, Khan said, “The CM is, perhaps, older than the father of the woman in question….
NEW DELHI: The winter session of Parliament will be held from December 1 to 19, government announced on Saturday, with the announcement triggering an angry reaction from the opposition, which described it as an unusually delayed and truncated session. The three-week session will have 15 sittings in all and is expected to be stormy as…
NEW DELHI: Opposition parties on Wednesday accused right-wing leaders of voting in more than one state, calling it “proof of vote theft.” The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Congress claimed that Rajya Sabha MP and RSS ideologue Rakesh Sinha had voted in both the Delhi and Bihar elections. Sharing screenshots of…
SRINAGAR: The J&K opposition questioned Wednesday the motive behind the National Conference-led government’s exhaustive identification checklist for journalists, demanding to know if the new rules meant to “monitor and restrict media” were being selectively enforced in only one part of the country.“The election in J&K was meant to restore trust and dignity, not to replace…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday accused the Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) of insulting Chhathi Maiyya and using the issue for votes in the Bihar assembly elections.Speaking at a poll rally in…