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Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 4 (ANI): Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK), led by President Thol Thirumavalavan, on Saturday announced his decision to withdraw from the upcoming 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, citing "propaganda" and "misinterpretation" of his intentions by political opponents. Thirumavalavan, who had earlier announced his candidacy from the Kattumannarkoil assembly segment, stated that he had initially planned to move from the Parliament to the State Assembly to be ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Days after the Aam Aadmi Party removed its Rajya Sabha deputy leader Raghav Chadha, accusing him of shying away from speaking out against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and engaging in "soft PR", the sidelined MP once again hit back on Saturday, saying, "ghayal hoon isiliye ghatak hoon," quoting a popular dialogue from the film Dhurandhar 2.Among the youngest MPs in the country and once seen as a close confidant of Arvind Kejriwal and a key strategist behind the AAP's 2022 Punjab victor ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) The spat between the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha intensified on Saturday with the sidelined leader dismissing AAP's allegation against him as "lies" and asserting that he went to Parliament to raise people's issues and not to create ruckus. "All these lies will be unmasked. Kyunki mai ghayal hoon, isiliye ghatak hoon' (I am wounded, therefore I am dangerous)," the MP said in a video statement, quoting from the movie 'Dhurandhar', and alleged that ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) The spat between the Aam Aadmi Party and its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha intensified on Saturday with the sidelined leader dismissing AAP's allegation against him as "lies" and asserting that he went to Parliament to raise people's issues and not to create ruckus. "All these lies will be unmasked. Kyunki mai ghayal hoon isiliye ghatak hoon' (I am wounded, therefore I am dangerous)," the MP said in a video statement, quoting from the movie 'Dhurandhar', and alleged that t ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha on Saturday hit back at allegations following his removal as Deputy Leader of the Aam Aadmi Party in the Rajya Sabha, calling them a "coordinated attack" and denying claims that he refused to walk out of Parliament or sign an impeachment motion against the Chief Election Commissioner. In a post on X, Chadha said a scripted campaign was being run against him. "Since yesterday, a scripted campaign has been going ...Read More >
New Delhi: Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said India's judicial system is clogged with about 50 million pending cases relating to minor offences, most of which should have never gone to the courts. He was speaking a day after parliament passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, to decriminalise and rationalise about 1,000 minor offences. The government is open to more suggestions on reviewing laws at the central government level, Goyal said. Also Read | Lok Sabh ...Read More >
Chennai Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan in an interview with The Hindu said people of Tamil Nadu are angry as the state missed several schemes due to the DMK government treating the ruling BJP as an "enemy". Expressing confidence that the AIADMK-led NDA, of which his party is a constituent, is the "winning front" in the upcoming Assembly elections, he said the DMK and actor C Joseph Vijay's TVK could fight for the "second position". Edited excerpts In 2016, you refused to ...Read More >
Shillong, Apr 3 (UNI) Former Meghalaya minister and BJP legislator, Alexander Laloo Hek, has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, expressing serious apprehension over the union government's introduction of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) (FCRA) Amendment Bill, 2026 in parliament. "The proposed amendments raise significant concerns regarding their potential impact on the operational viability, autonomy, and effectiveness of the non-profit sector," Hek argued, while urging the Prime Min ...Read More >
PATNA: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is expected to resign on April 13. He was elected to the Upper House of the parliament on March 16 and is likely to be sworn in as a Rajya Sabha member on April 10. Sources said that he would visit New Delhi on April 9 and is likely to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member the next day. During his visit to the national capital, he is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well as Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Nitish is likely to resign as ch ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], April 3 (ANI): After AAP MP Raghav Chadha was removed as the party's deputy speaker in Rajya Sabha, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday said that those who "break party lines" should be subjected to action. However, CM Mann clarified that the removal of Chadha from the post in Parliament's Upper House is a regular part of the party's functioning. "This is regular party functioning... It is his call on what statement he wants to make. Those who break party ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party leader Anurag Dhanda hit back at AAP MP Raghav Chadha, following his remarks on removal as the party's deputy leader in Rajya Sabha. In an 'X' post, Dhanda stressed that Chadha has been "scared" from past few years and has hesitated to speak against PM Narendra Modi. The AAP leader stated that the party get little time to speak in Parliament, under which it can either save the nation or call out for "making samosas cheap at the airport." Dhand ...Read More >
New Delhi: A day after being replaced by Ashok Mittal as the Aam Aadmi Party's deputy leader in the Rajya Sabha, Raghav Chadha took to X to share a video addressed to the 'aam aadmi.' As per the video, Chadha asserted that throughout his tenure in Parliament, he has consistently prioritized public issues, often addressing unconventional topics that rarely receive floor time. He questioned whether advocating for the common man had been deemed a "crime" or a "mistake" by his party. He added, "Ha ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) The overall liabilities of the Union government increased during 2024-25 mainly due to an increase in public debt, CAG said in a report on Thursday. "Internal debt and external debt increased by 8.35 per cent and 9.83 per cent, respectively, compared to 2023-24. At the end of FY 2024-25, internal debt stood at Rs 1,59,25,949 crore and Market loans, its primary component, accounted for 69.96 per cent of the total internal debt," CAG report tabled in Parliament said. Capit ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India's push to become a global electronics powerhouse is gaining momentum, with the Semicon India Programme driving the creation of a full-fledged semiconductor ecosystem from design to manufacturing. Launched in 2022, the programme aims to build capabilities across the entire value chain, including chip design, fabrication, assembly, testing and packaging. In just four years, the government has approved 10 semiconductor projects with a combined investment commitment of around Rs 1. ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union MoS Jitin Prasada on Wednesday informed the parliament that the Central government has migrated around 16.68 lakh official email accounts of Ministries and Departments to a cloud-based platform managed by Zoho Corporation, with total expenditure reaching Rs 180.10 crore. Responding to queries raised by TMC MPs Rachna Banerjee, Deepak Dev Adhikari and Mala Roy, Prasada said in a written reply, "The payments are linked to the actual number of email accounts ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Union MoS Jitin Prasada on Wednesday informed the parliament that the Central government has migrated around 16.68 lakh official email accounts of Ministries and Departments to a cloud-based platform managed by Zoho Corporation, with total expenditure reaching Rs 180.10 crore. Responding to queries raised by TMC MPs Rachna Banerjee, Deepak Dev Adhikari and Mala Roy, Prasada said in a written reply, "The payments are linked to the actual number of email accounts ...Read More >
THRISSUR: CPM state secretary M V Govindan on Tuesday said if at all BJP wins any assembly seat in Kerala, it would be at the expense of Congress. Addressing a news conference in Thrissur, Govindan said BJP had earlier won Nemom assembly seat and Thrissur parliament seat by cutting into Congress vote base.Asked whether CPM foresaw the possibilities of Congress supporting BJP in any constituency, Govindan said this would be known only after the elections. Countering the charges levelled by Congre ...Read More >
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a frontal attack against the opposition Congress party accusing them of being the patron of infiltrators while asserting that the BJP is set to make a hat-trick by winning the ensuing assembly polls in Assam. Addressing two election rallies first at Gogamukh and second at Behali, Mr Modi warned that if Congress party is voted to power in Assam, they will bring in a law to protect infiltrators, which the BJP and its allies will not al ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A mural painted for Tibetan Uprising Day earlier this month has sparked an evolving public art movement in Aruna Nagar, better known as Majnu Ka Tilla, a Tibetan refugee colony in North Delhi.What began as a single artwork near Gate No. 2, beside the Tibetan Children's Village school pick-up point, has transformed a neglected stretch into a vibrant, cleaner space for residents, students and visitors. Walls have turned into canvases, carrying stories of identity, history and belonging. ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has operationalised a set of comprehensive reforms to strengthen and streamline e-commerce exports and broader courier-based imports and exports, with effect from April 1. These reforms include the complete removal of the Rs 10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports, the introduction of a streamlined framework for handling returned and rejected parcels and a legally backed Return to Origin (RTO) mechanism ...Read More >
AAP MP Raghav Chadha urges legal paternity leave in India for shared caregiving post childbirth. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Raghav Chadha urged Parliament to make paternity leave a legal right in India * He emphasised caregiving after childbirth should be shared by both parents * Currently, only government employees get 15 days paid paternity leave under rules Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: Raghav Chadha has once a ...Read More >
Indian security forces, including reserve guards seen in this 2025 photograph, in Bastar, have been battling Maoist fighters for decades India's decades-old Maoist insurgency has been effectively defeated, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to "eradicate" the movement after a sustained military offensive, officials said Monday. Home Minster Amit Shah told parliament that India was "free" of the rebels, known as the Naxals, with only final steps of military operations remaining. The nearly si ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP, Raghav Chadha, Tuesday raised the issue of paternity leave in Parliament, urging the government to make it a legal right across sectors in India. Speaking during the session, Chadha highlighted what he described as a "societal failure enforced by law," pointing out that while both parents are congratulated at the birth of a child, caregiving responsibilities disproportionately fall on mothers, with legal provisions recognising only maternity leav ...Read More >
BASTAR (India), March 31 -- India yesterday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion. Home Minster Amit Shah told parliament India was "free" of the rebels, known as Naxals. "I can say it openly, that we have become Naxal-free -- there is no hesitation in saying this," Shah told parliament, adding that "once the entire operation is completed, I will also inform the country." India in the last two years stepped ...Read More >
BASTAR: India on Monday declared the country free of the Maoist insurgency, fulfilling a long-standing deadline to defeat the decades-long rebellion. Home Minister Amit Shah told parliament India was "free" of the rebels, known as Naxals. "I can say it openly, that we have become Naxal-free -- there is no hesitation in saying this," Shah told parliament, adding that "once the entire operation is completed, I will also inform the country." India in the last two years stepped up its campaign agai ...Read More >
New Delhi: Opposition staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha when BJP leader K Laxman stated in the House that non-NDA ruled states are giving reservation to Muslims under the Other Backward Classes quota against the provisions of the Constitution, thus eating into the share of the backward community which deserves this affirmative action. Raising the issue when Special Mentions were taken up, Laxman- who is also the BJP OBC Morcha Chief- alleged that Congress ruled states like Karnataka and Telan ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, March 30 (Reuters) - India has proposed an overhaul of its bankruptcy law, including allowing financial creditors to initiate insolvency proceedings and tightening deadlines, in a bid to speed up resolutions and promote ease of doing business. Resolutions of stressed assets in India have been delayed despite a mandated 330-day timeline under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, introduced in 2016, largely due to procedural and legal hurdles. Cases often pile up for admission at the Na ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 12 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked two petitioners, who had challenged a provision of a 1882 law which exempts gifts executed under the Muslim law from registration, to approach the Law Commission of India. A bench headed by Chief Justice Surya Kant said the appropriate recourse for the petitioners would be to approach an expert body like the Law Commission of India which has been entrusted with the responsibility of recommending suitable amendments in existing laws or ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) There is no fuel shortage, and India has sufficient crude oil stock at the moment, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, adding that people should not spread rumours and avoid creating fake narratives. Speaking in Parliament, the minister stressed that the volume of energy in India is secure. "India's crude supply position is secure, and the secured volume exceeds what Hormuz would have delivered. Thanks to Prime Minister N ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: There is no fuel shortage, and India has sufficient crude oil stock at the moment, Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday, adding that people should not spread rumours and avoid creating fake narratives. Speaking in Parliament, the minister stressed that the volume of energy in India is secure. "India's crude supply position is secure, and the secured volume exceeds what Hormuz would have delivered. Thanks to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's outstanding ...Read More >
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