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New Delhi, April 3: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) launched a sharp attack on its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha, accusing him of indulging in "soft PR" and avoiding key political issues in Parliament, a day after he was removed as the party's Deputy Leader in the Upper House. Delhi AAP president Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday alleged that Chadha failed to adhere to the party's political line on several occasions and distanced himself from crucial opposition actions. "We all are soldiers of Arvind Kejri ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: With an eye on the upcoming assembly polls, the Centre may convene a special session of Parliament from April 16-18 to bring a bill to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 so that 273 of them could be reserved for women in Lok Sabha, sources said. While the Budget Session is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, the government may prorogue it and convene a 'special session' ahead of the Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu on April 23, and West Bengal polls on April 23 and 29. "Th ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader A K Antony has claimed that the prospect of a third term for chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has 'shocked' the people of Kerala, asserting that Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised to sweep the election.Antony said his primary appeal to voters is to end the LDF administration, alleging that even traditional Left supporters are shifting allegiance to UDF this time. He cited cultural figures such as K Satchidanandan and Sara Joseph as havi ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], March 31 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader A K Antony, who served as Chief Minister of Kerala thrice, on Tuesday said that if a government led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan comes to power for a third time, the development of the State will come to a standstill. Addressing a press conference at the Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, Antony also said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) "is not suited for the soil of Ker ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 31 (ANI): CPI leader Vahida Nizam on Tuesday announced the release of the party's election manifesto, stating that it addresses the needs of a broad cross-section of society, including farmers, youth, students, women, transgender persons, and specially abled individuals. Speaking to ANI, Nizam said the central political objective of the manifesto is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party, which she alleged is attempting to establish a foothold in Tamil Nadu in ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], March 31 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner, alleging a conspiracy to undermine democratic rights in the state ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections. "I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner, raising a serious alarm over the grave conspiracy being orchestrated against the democratic rights of the people of Bengal. BJP agents have been caught red-handed ...Read More >
Nisha Mehta, an alumna of the College of Nursing, AIIMS, Delhi, has been appointed as the health minister of Nepal, an official statement said on Sunday. In a statement, AIIMS Delhi said, "This remarkable achievement is a moment of great pride for the institution and the nursing community at large." "Mehta's journey from bedside nursing to a key policy-making role reflects the expanding scope and leadership potential of the nursing profession," the statement said. During her time at AIIMS, she ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 12 (ANI): India on Thursday welcomed Nepal's successful elections, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulating Rabi Lamichhane and Balendra Shah on their victory, signalling a fresh chapter in the bilateral relationship between the two neighbouring nations. During a weekly press briefing, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal detailed India's positive reception of the democratic process and confirmed high-level outreach to Nepal's emer ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 31 (PTI) Maharashtra minister Dada Bhuse on Friday said he has sought a report regarding the work hostage-taker Rohit Arya had done with the education department. Arya (50) was shot dead after he allegedly took 17 children and two adults hostage inside R A Studio in Powai on Thursday. The children, boys and girls between the ages of 10 and 12, had been called to the studio for an audition for a web series that had been ongoing for six days. Police rescued the children after a thre ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 27 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday accused the ruling BJP of vote theft by asserting that voters elect governments in democracy but today the government chooses voters. Addressing party workers here, Thackeray said a case should be registered against the Election Commissioner for "corrupt practice" of bogus voters. He said after winning the Lok Sabha polls and forming the government at the Centre, the Election Commissioners will be booked and will have to fac ...Read More >
SRINAGAR, Oct 17: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (JKLA), Abdul Rahim Rather today interacted with media persons of different News organisations at Assembly Secretariat here to facilitate smooth and efficient coverage of the forthcoming Assembly session. The meeting was attended by Director Information, Nitish Rajora; Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar Pandit; SSP Security Civil Secretariat, Sajjad K. Bhat; Joint Director Information Kashmir, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari; Deputy Director In ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 17: Speaker Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (LA), Abdul Raheem Rather, on Friday asked the media persons to prefer coverage of serious debates and discussions of the house rather than giving publicity to the members creating ruckus. During an interaction with the journalists of different news organisations at the Assembly Secretariat, the Speaker said the role of the media during the assembly proceedings remains delicate as well as difficult. The interaction was conducted ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 17: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (JKLA), Abdul Rahim Rather on Friday interacted with media persons of different News organisations at Assembly Secretariat here to facilitate smooth and efficient coverage of the forthcoming Assembly session. The meeting was attended by Director Information, Nitish Rajora; Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar Pandit; SSP Security Civil Secretariat, Sajjad K. Bhat; Joint Director Information Kashmir, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari; Deputy Directo ...Read More >
Srinagar: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly (JKLA), Abdul Rahim Rather today interacted with media persons of different news organisations at the Assembly Secretariat here to facilitate smooth and efficient coverage of the forthcoming Assembly session. The meeting was attended by Director Information, Nitish Rajora; Secretary, JKLA, Manoj Kumar Pandit; SSP Security Civil Secretariat, Sajjad K. Bhat; Joint Director Information Kashmir, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari; Deputy Director Inform ...Read More >
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], October 18: Mizoram Chief Minister Lalduhoma laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Working Women's Hostel at Khatla, Aizawl, during a ceremony held at the I&PR Auditorium, an official statement said. The event was graced by VL Zaithanzama, MLA of Khatla Constituency, on Friday. The Khatla Working Women's Hostel is one of seven new hostels to be constructed across Mizoram under SASCI 2024-25 (Part X). Under this initiative, the Central Government has sa ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 17 (ANI): Activist Sharjeel Imam has announced that he and his team have decided not to contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections 2025, attributing the decision to the rejection of his bail plea by the Delhi High Court on September 2 and the subsequent failure to obtain interim relief from the Supreme Court despite moving it on September 9. Imam said the matter has now been postponed to late October, which leaves him unable to campaign or connect freely with his c ...Read More >
Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Nirupam on Thursday accused the Congress of double standards and sought to know from the party whether the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) is now a member of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance. Speaking at a press conference, Nirupam said the presence of MNS representatives alongside Congress and Shiv Sena (UBT) members in a delegation that met the Election Commission on Tuesday and Wednesday over voter list discrepancies proves Raj Thackeray has ...Read More >
The notification issued by the Telangana State Election Commission has exempted 14 Mandal Parishad Territorial Constituencies, 27 gram panchayats, and 246 wards due to stay orders issued by the high court. The Telangana State Election Commission (SEC) Monday formally released the Election Notification and schedule for the Second Ordinary Elections to Rural Local Bodies. The polls will be held in three phases - on October 31, November 4, and November 8. While polling will be held between 7 am t ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) Elective merit will be a key factor in deciding seats for the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Shiv Sena head Eknath Shinde has said. Addressing shakha pramukhs (branch heads) of Shiv Sena on Sunday, Shinde also said the collective victory of Mahayuti is more important than the number of seats allotted to each constituent of the alliance in the BMC elections. He said due respect will be given to the Sena during ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The state government on Friday issued a GO providing 42% reservations for Backward Classes (BCs) in local bodies. With this, the total reservations will rise to 67%. If the Scheduled Caste (SC) population is factored in at 17% -- as recorded in the Socio-Economic, Educational, Employment, Political, and Caste (SEEEPC) Survey -- the total would touch 69%, as announced by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy earlier this week. The GO, which followed a massive exercise driven by data, legisla ...Read More >
Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP of stealing elections and controlling institutions, leading to soaring unemployment and corruption. He asserted that the youth are facing job theft and vote theft, with the Modi government prioritising PR and billionaire profits over providing opportunities. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that as long as elections are "stolen", unemployment and corruption will continue to rise, and asserted that young people will no longer tolerate "job theft" and " ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 26 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray will likely lead a protest march in Maharashtra's Marathwada region on October 11 on the issue of assistance to the farmers hit by unprecedented rains, party MP Sanjay Raut said here on Friday. Raut, however, did not specify the city or district where the march will be held. Thackeray has demanded that the BJP-led state government provide Rs 50,000 per hectare and loan waiver to farmers from the PM CARES Fund, he told reporters. Chie ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 24 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the by-elections for four Rajya Sabha seats from Jammu and Kashmir, and one seat in Punjab. Voting and counting for all five seats will be held on October 24. Also Read | 71st National Film Awards 2025 Ceremony: From Shah Rukh Khan to Rani Mukerji, Complete List of National Film Awards Winners. All four Rajya Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir have been vacant since February 2021, after the reti ...Read More >
Srinagar, September 24: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for the biennial election for 4 vacant seats to the Rajya Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). The Rajya Sabha elections could not be held in J&K in February 2021 as the Union Territory was under President's Rule and the Assembly had been dissolved. The ECI notification issued today said, "The term of office of 4 members of the Council of States (Rajya Sabha) elected from erstwhile State of Jammu a ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sept 16 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said India playing a cricket match with Pakistan has exposed the BJP's "farce" of patriotism and stressed that the country should have shown firmness by not participating. India won the Asia Cup match against the traditional rivals by seven wickets on Sunday amid boycott calls on social media, with the BCCI drawing heavy criticism for agreeing to the engagement in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack. Thackeray also targ ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 15 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Monday claimed gambling to the tune of Rs 1.5 lakh crore took place on the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match played a day earlier, of which Rs 25,000 crore went to Pakistan. Talking to reporters, the Rajya Sabha MP said the Pakistan Cricket Board got Rs 1,000 crore from the India-Pakistan match, adding that "this money will be used against us". "Gambling of 1.5 lakh crore took place in yesterday's match of which Rs 25,000 crore wen ...Read More >
Mumbai, Sep 14 (PTI) The Shiv Sena (UBT) members on Sunday raised slogans and even destroyed a television set as part of their protests in different parts of Maharashtra against the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match scheduled in Dubai. Traditional rivals India and Pakistan will face off in Dubai, in what will be the first match between the two sides since the military conflict in May, when India launched strikes on terror infrastructure in Pakistan-controlled territories after 26 persons, m ...Read More >
Srinagar: PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti Saturday urged Speaker Abdul Rahim Rather to call a special session of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly to condemn the detention of AAP's Doda MLA Mehraj Malik, saying a resolution can put pressure on the Centre to release the legislator and protect all members from future targeting, while as former MLA Kupwara and Chief Spokesperson of the J&K Peoples Conference Advocate Bashir Ahmad Dar has written a letter to the Speaker of the J&K Legislative Assembly, raisin ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Sep 13 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Saturday demanded that the Punjab government immediately release compensation of Rs 20,000 per acre for farmers whose crops were destroyed in the recent floods. The leader of opposition in the Punjab Assembly said the devastation caused by the floods has been so widespread that preliminary relief should not be delayed in the name of paperwork. Punjab has been hit by its worst floods in decades that left behind a trail of des ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Leader of opposition Partap Singh Bajwa has demanded that the Bhagwant Mann govt immediately release Rs 20,000 per acre compensation without any assessment or girdwari to the farmers whose crops were destroyed by the recent floods.The Congress leader on Saturday said the remaining Rs 30,000 per acre could be released after proper assessment, ensuring a total package of Rs 50,000 per acre for the affected farmers.Bajwa said the devastation was so widespread that preliminary relief sho ...Read More >
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