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Thiruvananthapuram, February 16: Former Union Minister Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday suggested that DMK chief and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin as the "best man to consolidate" the INDIA bloc, while emphasising that a united national opposition requires strong leadership and strategic coordination. Aiyar reasoned that Stalin focuses on raising substantive issues rather than sloganeering and would not stand in the way of Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister. Speaking to ANI, Aiyar, who serv ...Read More >
New Delhi: Even as the Lok Sabha passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 -- a bill that aims to end the decades-long state monopoly on nuclear power and enables the sector's privatization -- the Opposition Member of Parliaments (MPs) have not just staged a walkout from the lower house but also raised serious concerns about 'loopholes'. 'Nuclear bill or unclear bill?' "The SHANTI Bill is a milestone Mr. minister but for the ...Read More >
The 'ideological showdown' between the Rahul Gandhi-led Congress and Shashi Tharoor was analysed, in quite some detail, by an X user Sunday evening and prompted a brief response from the Thiruvananthapuram MP. In a dozen posts the X user - Civitas Sameer - framed the discord between the Congress and one of its seniormost leaders as a 'contrast between two ideological tendencies' and blamed the opposition party for its 'inability to choose, integrate, or execute either, coherently'. "Thank you f ...Read More >
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said on Monday that he will seek more time from the Delhi Police to appear in connection with the National Herald case, citing the ongoing Karnataka Assembly winter session. Shivakumar said he plans to present himself before investigators only after the session concludes on December 19. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, Shivakumar said he would formally request a copy of the first information report (FIR), noting that he has so far learned about t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Opposition MPs Wednesday strongly pitched for sending the nuclear energy bill moved by the government to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations while members from the ruling coalition "wholeheartedly" supported the legislation saying it will prove helpful in making the country energy sufficient. Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tigh ...Read More >
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday described the government's nuclear energy bill as a "dangerous leap into privatised nuclear expansion" without adequate safeguards and asserted that the pursuit of capital cannot be allowed to override the requirements of public safety, environmental protection and victim justice. Participating in a debate on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill in the Lok Sabha, Tharoor claimed that ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka), Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Congress party in Karnataka staged a statewide protest on Wednesday, condemning the alleged filing of false cases against their senior leaders, including Sonia and Rahul Gandhi, in connection with the National Herald case. All MLAs and MLCs gathered in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue on the premises of the Suvarna Vidhana Soudha in Belagavi under the leadership of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister and State Congress Presid ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17(ANI): Congress Leader Udit Raj, on Wednesday, while leading a protest by All India Unorganised Workers Congress against the Centre's decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA ) to Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, burnt a copy of the bill. "MGNREGA, which was the country's largest and most historic scheme to eradicate rural unemployment, is being conspired against to be terminated. B ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Congress leaders on Wednesday staged protests near the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi against the Central government over the National Herald case and the decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as VB-G Ram G. During the protest, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the National Herald was closely linked to India's freedom movement. "The National Herald is the pride of the ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 17 (ANI): Karnataka Congress leaders on Wednesday staged protests near the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi against the Central government over the National Herald case and the decision to rename the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as VB-G Ram G. During the protest, Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar said the National Herald was closely linked to India's freedom movement. "The National Herald is the pride of the ...Read More >
BELAGAVI: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a massive protest against the central government's move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, and the alleged "hate politics" against the party leadership in the National Herald case. The protest led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in front of the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here witnessed participation from ministers, MLAs and MLCs. Speaking to reporters here, Lar ...Read More >
BELAGAVI: The ruling Congress in Karnataka on Wednesday staged a massive protest against the central government's move to replace the existing rural employment law MGNREGA, and the alleged "hate politics" against the party leadership in the National Herald case. The protest led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar in front of the Gandhi statue at Suvarna Vidhana Soudha here witnessed participation from ministers, MLAs and MLCs. Speaking to reporters here, Lar ...Read More >
Special Intensive Revision falls within the constitutional powers of the Election Commission to periodically purify electoral rolls to ensure no eligible voter is excluded from the list and no ineligible voter is included, Union Minister JP Nadda said in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. Replying to a debate on Election Reforms in the Upper House, the Leader of the House attacked the Congress for creating an atmosphere that mass-scale rigging was taking place in the country in the name of SIR (Special ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Several opposition MPs protested in the Parliament House complex on Tuesday over the VB-G RAM G Bill that has become a new flashpoint with the government, as they accused the BJP-led NDA dispensation of "insulting" Mahatma Gandhi by renaming MGNREGA scheme and demanded the withdrawal of the proposed legislation. Soon after the government introduced the bill in Lok Sabha seeking to replace MGNREGA, Congress' Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, DMK ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Tuesday accused the Congress of misleading the country by creating a false narrative of rigging of votes through SIR process and said the Opposition is hurting national interest by questioning the Election Commission in order to hide its electoral failures. Instead of blaming the Election Commission (ECI) and electoral process, Nadda, who is the leader of the Upper House, asked the Congress to find the actual reason for its successive defeats ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP MP JP Nadda on Tuesday lambasted Congress over electoral fraud allegations, stating that the party is spreading misconceptions after losing elections. Addressing the Upper House of Parliament during a discussion on electoral reforms, Nadda noted that the Opposition is not against Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, while posing the question of infiltrators in voter lists. Taking a jibe at Congress, JP Nadda also stated tha ...Read More >
JAMMU, Dec 14: Vijay Saraf has been elected as Secretary of the Amar Singh Club while 10 others were declared elected as Managing Committee members. Follow the Daily Excelsior channel on WhatsApp The election for the 11- member committee was held today in the Club premises. The polling commenced at around 11.30 am and came to an end at 5 pm. A total 2657 votes were polled. The election process was held under the supervision of 'independent persons'. Vijay Saraf polled highest number of 2006 v ...Read More >
Srinagar: Labour-related issues have triggered a crisis at the Ratle hydropower project in J&K's Kishtwar, bringing into loggerheads the local BJP MLA and executives of Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd (MEIL) that is constructing the dam. MEIL executive in charge of the project Harpal Singh has accused MLA Shagun Parihar of threatening, interfering with and creating hurdles in the project by instigating people against the company. Pahihar retorted by saying that Singh was exploiting lab ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has acknowledged the existence of multiple tendencies within the party, endorsing an analysis that highlights the contrast between his and Rahul Gandhi's approaches to politics. In a post on X, Tharoor thanked a user for what he described as a "thoughtful analysis," saying that the framing was "fair" and reflected "a certain perception of the current reality." "Thank you this thoughtful analysis. There has always been more than o ...Read More >
The Jharkhand unit of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) criticised the repeal of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA), 2005, on Monday, calling the move to introduce a new law in its place "an insult to the Mahatma". "Today in Parliament, a proposal was moved to repeal the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005, and a decision was taken to create a new law as the Viksit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar and Aajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G RAM G). The ...Read More >
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday took a jibe at Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav over his claims on taking oath as CM on November 18, saying that no one can stop them from dreaming of "Mungerilal's haseen sapne." In a sharp attack on the opposition, Singh said that Mahagathbandhan will suffer a significant setback on November 14, after which they "won't be able to get up for 10 days." Also Read | Chevella Bus Tragedy: ...Read More >
Saharsa: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged the RJD with having stalled development projects in Bihar by putting pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to "avenge" its ouster from power in the state in 2005. Addressing a rally in the north Bihar district of Saharsa, Modi also reiterated that the Congress grudgingly agreed to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate, after the RJD placed a 'katta' or illegal country-made gun on its head ...Read More >
Saharsa, Nov 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday charged the RJD with having stalled development projects in Bihar by putting pressure on the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre to "avenge" its ouster from power in the state in 2005. Addressing a rally in the north Bihar district of Saharsa, Modi also reiterated that the Congress grudgingly agreed to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate, after the RJD placed a 'katta' or illegal country-made gu ...Read More >
Saharsa (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday addressed a massive crowd in Saharsa, calling on the women and youth of Bihar to remain vigilant against the "Jungle Raj" forces of RJD and Congress, while assuring a strong NDA government focused on progress and empowerment. Reiterating his development pitch, he said, "NDA ki pehchan vikas se hai aur RJD aur Congress ki pehchan vinash hain." PM Modi recalled Addressing the rally ahead of the Bihar Assembly elect ...Read More >
Begusarai (Bihar) [India], November 3 (ANI): Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday took a jibe at Mahagathbandhan Chief Ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav over his claims on taking oath as CM on November 18, saying that no one can stop them from dreaming of "Mungerilal's haseen sapne." In a sharp attack on the opposition, Singh said that Mahagathbandhan will suffer a significant setback on November 14, after which they "won't be able to get up for 10 days." "No one can stop them from dreami ...Read More >
Bengaluru: The Karnataka BJP has criticised Deputy Chief Minister and state Congress president D.K. Shivakumar, questioning inaction against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah's son, MLC Yathindra Siddaramaiah, for projecting Minister for PWD Satish Jarkiholi as successor to his father. The BJP wondered "doesn't he even have the courage to issue a notice to CM Siddaramaiah's son"? Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka stated on Saturday: "Shivakumar has the courage to threaten film actors saying he will ...Read More >
Karnataka DyCM DK Shivakumar slammed the BJP and Union government, saying they are not concerned about farmers. He urged action to secure funds for irrigation projects including Upper Krishna, Mekedatu, and Mahadayi. Raichur: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday challenged the state BJP leaders to join hands with him in putting pressure on the Centre to secure funds for the state's irrigation projects. Add Asianet Newsable as a Preferred Source Addressing Congress party ...Read More >
New Delhi: Trinamool and other opposition parties criticised anti-corruption ombudsman Lokpal on Wednesday after it floated a tender to procure seven 'luxury' BMW cars.In a post on X, Trinamool Congress MP Saket Gokhale said, "Lokpal's luxury. Annual budget of India's Lokpal is Rs 44.32 crore. Now, Lokpal is purchasing 7 luxury BMW cars at approx Rs 5 crore for all members. This equals a mere 10%.""Lokpal is supposedly an anti-corruption body. So who will probe the corrupt Lokpal?" Gokhale added ...Read More >
Thirty years of 'Diwale Dulhania Le Jayenge', the film that invited a subset of urbane women to 'come fall in love'. My qualifications to trace its journey involve being an accidental chronicler of the economics and mathematics of Shah Rukh Khan and his female fans. For fifteen years, I thought I was interviewing women about how they saw Khan. Instead, I discovered how these women saw themselves and their frustrated attempts to find love and livelihoods.Finer minds than mine have dissected every ...Read More >
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