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New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Indian tennis legend Leander Paes joined the BJP here on Tuesday, ahead of the West Bengal elections. He joined the party in the presence of senior party leaders, including Union minister Kiren Rijiju. The tennis star had recently met BJP chief Nitin Nabin in Kolkata, setting off speculation about him joining the party. Paes had joined the Trinamool Congress in 2021 and campaigned for the party during the Goa elections in 2022. He did not contest the elections. PTI PK ...Read More >
Sribhumi (Assam) [India], March 31 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev launched a sharp attack against the BJP and the Election Commission over the reported deletion of voters in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of the electoral roll in West Bengal, calling it an "environment resembling Emergency". Speaking to ANI, Sushmita Dev accused the BJP of deleting voters' names from the list in order to defeat the TMC government in the West Bengal Assembly elections. She sai ...Read More >
Accusing her of violating the Model Code of Conduct in force in West Bengal as political activity in the state gathers pace, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday urged the Election Commission of India to debar TMC supremo and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee from campaigning. In a memorandum to ECI, senior Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Kiren Rijiju and other leaders from the BJP's national leadership sought an urgent intervention of the poll body as they cited "malicious & repeated violatio ...Read More >
Kolkata: Alleging violation of Model Code of Conduct (MCC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday had visited the office of Election Commission of India (ECI) at the national capital and sought ban on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's campaign. Notably, a delegation comprising Union Ministers Piyush Goyal, Kiren Rijiju, and Sukanta Majumdar, BJP national general secretary and MP Arun Singh among others had visited the ECI office. In its complaint, the saffron camp said that the Trinamool Congr ...Read More >
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) The proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) have snowballed into a major political flashpoint in Kerala ahead of the Assembly elections, with Church leaders and the Congress raising strong objections, even as the Centre firmly rejected allegations of targeting minorities. Supreme head of the Orthodox Church Baselios Marthoma Mathews III Catholicos led the criticism from the Christian community, warning that ...Read More >
Petrol and diesel stocks continued to be adequate at retail pumps across the country, the petroleum ministry said on Saturday, even as a panel of Union ministers overseeing supplies -- gas to fertilisers -- assessed measures to boost availability amid the West Asian war, defence minister Rajnath Singh said in a tweet. Distribution of LPG cylinders, used by 333 million households for daily cooking, has remained "normal" with outlets delivering about 5.4 million refills on Friday, the petroleum m ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The BJP on Monday approached the Election Commission, alleging that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and TMC leaders are "intimidating" voters to dissuade them from voting for the saffron party in the upcoming assembly polls. In a petition submitted to the Election Commission (EC) by a BJP delegation, the party urged the poll panel to debar Banerjee from participating in poll campaigns and order registration of an FIR against the TMC leaders. The delegation comprising Unio ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 11 (PTI) Congress leader K C Venugopal on Wednesday alleged that Speaker Om Birla's hands were "tied" by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, forcing him to act according to the ruling party's wishes. Participating in the debate on the resolution for the removal of Birla from the Speaker's post, Venugopal criticised him for making allegations against the women MPs, stating that Birla claimed to have "concrete information" suggesting that some Congress MPs might carry ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], March 2 (ANI): Amid the escalating conflict in the Middle East, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) president Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the Government of India to take immediate steps to ensure the safe evacuation of people from Odisha stranded in the region. In a statement, Patnaik said on X, "The escalating conflict in the Middle East has left many people from Odisha including migrant workers, professionals, students, tourists stranded. With disruption of air connectivity ...Read More >
Union Minister of Minority Affairs Kiren Rijiju on Monday (February 23, 2026) said the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be fighting the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala with the sole aim of forming the government. He was speaking to the media after inaugurating the NDA's zonal office at Thrikkakara here, marking the launch of the alliance's election campaign in central Kerala. "For the first time we are entering the election to form the government and to change the political ...Read More >
Also read: JeM commander among 2 terrorists killed in J&K's Kishtwar in encounter with security forces "Such conduct palpably transcends the ambit of legitimate dissent, metamorphosing into a blatant assault on public order. It imperils not merely the event's sanctity but also the Republic's diplomatic image before foreign stakeholders, rendering it wholly unprotected by constitutional safeguards," the court said, according to Bar and Bench. The court said this as it rejected on Saturday the b ...Read More >
Kochi, Feb 23 (SocialNews.XYZ) With Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled to visit Kochi on March 6 to release the NDA's election manifesto, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday signalled the formal launch of its election campaign in Kerala by inaugurating its regional office in Ernakulam. The inauguration, attended by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, is being viewed as part of the alliance's organisational preparations ahead of the Prime Minister's visit and the upcoming electoral exe ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The no confidence motion against Om Birla will be debated and voted on March 9, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Sunday. The discussion will take place on the first day of the second Budget Session of Parliament. The opposition moved the motion to remove the Lok Sabha Speaker from office. Here To Join Us On WhatsApp Kiren Rijiju said the rules require that such a discussion be held on the first day of the session. Therefore, the debate on the no confidence motion ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): The Congress MPs are all set to meet in the Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) office today in the Parliament to chalk out the strategy for the floor of the House for the day. The meeting will be held at 10:30 am.Meanwhile, both the Houses will meet at 11 am and begin with the Question Hour. The session will start with Question Hour, followed by the laying of papers by various ministers, including Dr. Jitendra Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal, and Jitin Prasada, amo ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): BJP National Vice President and MP of Kendrapara, Baijayant 'Jay' Panda, on Wednesday, chaired the Select Committee on the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2025. The report was tabled earlier today in the Lok Sabha. Also Read | India Summons Bangladesh High Commissioner, Says It Expects Yunus' Government to Ensure Safety of Indian Mission. Under Panda's leadership, the Select Committee examined 68 amendments. Each of the amendments for the Insol ...Read More >
Dharmendra Pradhan described autonomy as the central pillar of the Bill. File photo Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday outlined the government's rationale behind the proposed Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill, saying the legislation aims to simplify higher education regulation, eliminate overlapping authorities and grant institutions the autonomy needed to meet global standards. Addressing a press briefing, Pradhan said India's higher education system has expanded rapidl ...Read More >
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the BJP-led Centre's VB-G RAM G Bill, calling it an "assault on the spirit" of the rural employment program. He objected to removing Mahatma Gandhi's name and questioned the financial restructuring, warning it could make the scheme unviable and violate fiscal federalism. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor took a sharp dig at the BJP-led Centre on Tuesday while opposing the VB-G RAM G Bill in the Lok Sabha, recalling the 1971 hit Bollywood number -- "Dekho o deewano ...Read More >
New Delhi: A social media post by Union Minister Kiren Rijiju has gone viral after he poked fun at Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy's on-field moment with football icon Lionel Messi during an exhibition match in Hyderabad. The match, held on December 14 as part of Messi's GOAT India Tour, featured Reddy attempting to pass the ball to the Argentine legend at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. Rijiju shared a video clip from the event, captioned with the line, "It's totally messed up! ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Amid fierce protests and objections by the Opposition members, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday introduced the Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill in the Lok Sabha. The legislation seeks to set up a 13-member body to regulate institutions of higher education. The bill was introduced amid din over alleged threatening slogans raised against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a Congress rally on Sunday. As soon as the bill was introduced, Parliamentary Affairs Minis ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Both Houses of Parliament on Monday witnessed strong objections from BJP leaders to a Congress leader's controversial remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress dismissed it as "baseless drama" and questioned the need to raise the issue in Parliament. Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha, JP Nadda, strongly condemned the slogans raised against PM Modi during the mega rally against the alleged 'Vote Chori' in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan the previous ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The India Youth Congress on Monday held a protest at Jantar Mantar against the central government over alleged "vote chori." The party workers and leaders, carrying placards and flags, raised slogans. In the images, some party workers are seen standing atop police barricades. The protest witnessed a strong police presence at Jantar Mantar, with security personnel deployed to maintain law and order. Speaking to the reporters, Indian Youth Congress National ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Congress on Monday accused the government of not wanting to run Parliament after members of the BJP disrupted proceedings over the issue of alleged threatening slogans raised at a Congress rally against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The Congress also claimed that the ruling party is rattled by the success of the big rally against alleged vote theft held at Ramlila Maidan here on Sunday, asserting that it is not the culture of the Congress to abuse political opponents ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) A bill to set up a 13-member body to regulate institutions of higher education was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Monday with the government expressing willingness to refer it to a joint committee. The Viksit Bharat Shiksha Adhishthan Bill seeks to establish an overarching higher education commission along with three councils for regulation, accreditation and ensuring academic standards for universities and higher education institutions in India. Union Education Ministe ...Read More >
A massive row has erupted after derogatory slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi were raised at a Congress rally in Rajasthan's Jaipur, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanding that senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi apologise. Manju Lata Meena, Jaipur women's Congress district president, raised a 'kabar' (grave) slogan against PM Modi during a 'Vote Chor Gaddi Chhod' rally that was held to raise the Opposition's 'vote theft' charges against the BJP on Sunday. When asked ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday sought an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for their party workers' alleged threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's life. At a hurriedly called press conference here, Rijiju alleged that at Sunday's Congress rally in the national capital, some party workers had threatened to dig the grave of the Prime Minister, which was the "most unfortunate and tragic" thing to h ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has demanded apology from leader of oppositions in both the houses -- Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi -- a day after videos of Congress workers sloganeering "eliminate" Prime Minister Narendra Modi surfaced on social media."Both the LoPs in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha should apologise," Rijiju said. He further claimed that the BJP or NDA had "never disrespected anyone's parents or threatened anyone's life." "BJP-NDA has never disrespected ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Union Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday sought an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi for their party workers' alleged threat to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's life. At a hurriedly called press conference here, Rijiju alleged that at Sunday's Congress rally in the national capital, some party workers had threatened to dig the grave of the Prime Minister, which was the "most unfortunate and tragic" thing to h ...Read More >
Tiwari pointed out that many members had booked flights to return home on Friday and come back on Monday, but are now facing difficulties The cancellation of approximately 500 flights by IndiGo over the last two days came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, with Congress member Pramod Tiwari expressing concern over the airline's monopoly and its impact on parliamentarians and common citizens. Raising the matter during Zero Hour, Tiwari said the flight cancellations had affected sev ...Read More >
The Bill aims to augment resources for meeting expenditure on national security and public health. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday moved The Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 in Lok Sabha for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, "I rise to move that the bill to augment the resources for meeting expenditure on national security and for public health and to levy assess for the said purposes on the machines installed or ot ...Read More >
Mallikarjun Kharge pledged Congress cooperation to Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan, urging equal treatment for all parties. Kharge's mention of predecessor Jagdeep Dhankhar's exit sparked treasury bench protests. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju criticized the timing of the reference on this solemn occasion. Kharge wished the new Chairman a successful term. New Delhi: Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday assured Chairman CP Radhakrishnan of cooperation ...Read More >
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