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New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge will chair a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) on April 10 to discuss and firm up the grand old party's view on the women's reservation bill with senior leaders. The CWC meeting has been convened in the wake of the Centre extending the Budget session from April 16-18 to pass key changes to the women's reservation bill that grants a 33 per cent quota to women in the Lok Sabha and state Assembli ...Read More >
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday directed six thermal power plants (TPPs) operating within a 300-kilometre radius of Delhi to pay a cumulative amount of ₹61.85 crore in environmental compensation, for non-compliance with biomass co-firing norms. The TPPs were found to be non-compliant with the mandate for using a 5% blend of pellets or briquettes made of paddy straw crop residue along with coal, it said. "The Environment (Utilisation of Crop Residue by Thermal Pow ...Read More >
Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday urged voters in Assam to remove the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government in the state, terming it the country's most corrupt, and attacked chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for enriching himself instead of working for the people. He referred to a mood change in the state and said it reflected in his interactions with voters. Kharge cited feedback from the ground and added that it indicates that Congress will come to power and win 72-73 of the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, 94, passed away on Wednesday in a Noida hospital after battling age-related ailments, her family said. A trailblazer in Indian politics, she served under Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, holding key portfolios. Over her distinguished career, she served in all four legislative bodies -- as an MLC, MLA, and MP in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha. She was a rare politician, known for her calm, an attribute exemplified in countles ...Read More >
: Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Mohsina Kidwai, a distinguished alumna of Women's College and a senior parliamentarian who served the nation for several decades. She passed away on Wednesday, April 8, at the age of 94. Born in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, Kidwai (1932-2026) rose from the classrooms of AMU to hold key positions in public life. She served as a union minister under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. During her career, ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 8 (PTI) The Uttar Pradesh Congress on Wednesday held a condolence meeting at its state headquarters in Lucknow to pay tributes to veteran party leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who passed away earlier in the day at the age of 94. Senior party leaders and workers led by UP Congress Committee president Ajay Rai offered floral tributes to the departed leader and observed a two-minute silence in her memory. According to a press statement, addressing the gathering, Rai ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai, who held key ministerial portfolios under former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94. Kidwai, who was suffering from age-related ailments, breathed her last at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said. Kidwai was laid to rest at the graveyard in Nizamuddin this evening with former party chief Rahul Gandhi att ...Read More >
Noida (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday mourned the passing of veteran leader Mohsina Kidwai. She passed away at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. He praised her immense contribution to the party and her long-standing role as a woman politician from a minority community. Speaking to the reporters after meeting Kidwai's family, Kharge said, "She was a tall leader, and she made an immense contribution to the party. She used to att ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on Congress, calling it "Dalit virodhi (against Dalits)" after Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi raised concerns over what he described as "systemic exclusion of Bahujan entrepreneurs" from major public sector contracts. The political exchange follows remarks earlier made by Gandhi in Parliament, where he questioned the government over the distribution of public works ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the passing of veteran Congress leader and former Union minister Mohsina Kidwai at the age of 94 due to age-related ailments. He described her as a senior and loyal leader whose life of public service and dignified political achievements inspired generations of women, and offered condolences to her family and supporters. In a post on X, the Congress leader wrote, "The news of the demise of fo ...Read More >
New Delhi: Former Union minister and veteran Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai passed away on Wednesday at the age of 94, her family said. Kidwai passed away at Noida's Metro Hospital early in the morning. She was suffering from age-related ailments, her son-in-law Razi Ur Rehman Kidwai said. She will be cremated at the graveyard in Nizamuddin around 5 pm, he said. Kidwai is a former Union minister who held important portfolios in the Rajiv Gandhi government. She has been a member of both the Lok ...Read More >
Hyderabad: In a major anti-corruption operation, officials of the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) conducted a surprise raid at the Rajiv Gandhi International (RGI) Airport police outpost in Shamshabad, exposing alleged bribery by two police officers. According to the ACB, a Circle Inspector (CI), identified as Kanakaiah, and a Sub-Inspector (SI), Siddeshwar, were caught red-handed while accepting a bribe of Rs 2 lakh. The trap was laid by Ranga Reddy district ACB DSP Anand following a complaint f ...Read More >
JAMMU, Apr 7: BJP spokesperson and convenor (International Affairs) Gaurav Gupta on Tuesday launched a fierce and hard-hitting attack on Congress president, Mallikarjun Kharge over his alleged "illiterate people of Gujarat" remark, calling it "shameless, demeaning and utterly despicable." Issuing a statement, Gupta questioned whether Kharge had "completely abandoned the dignity and decorum" of the post he holds. He said that the Congress president's statement was not merely political rhetoric b ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The BJP on Tuesday demanded an apology from Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge for his alleged remarks on the people of Gujarat and some other states, saying that the comment was "shameless, demeaning and utterly despicable." Addressing a press conference here, senior BJP leader and former Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asked Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to clarify whether they agreed with Kharge's statement. At an election ...Read More >
According to official data, the conviction rate in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act has steadily increased in recent years. It rose from around 80% in 2022 to 81% in 2023, 85% in 2024 and 88% in 2025. In 2026 so far, the conviction rate stands at about 89%, based on cases decided by courts. Officials attribute this trend to changes in investigation practices, including prosecution-led case building, improved evidence collection, and closer adherence to legal ...Read More >
Guwahati: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, winding up his election campaign in Assam on Monday, launched a blistering attack on the Gandhi family and Congress, accusing them of corruption, dynastic politics, and siding with Pakistan.Addressing rallies in Barpeta, Hojai, and Dibrugarh -- just a day before the silence period begins at 5pm Tuesday -- Modi said, "The first family of Congress is the most corrupt in the country, indulging in scams of huge proportions and currently out on bail. Congress c ...Read More >
Barpeta/Hojai/ Dibrugarh, Apr 6 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that while his government carried out 'Operation Sindoor', the Congress continued to "sing to the tune of" Pakistan. Addressing back-to-back election rallies in Barpeta, Hojai and Dibrugarh in Assam, Modi also accused the Congress of taking a myopic view on development, while asserting that the BJP focuses on long-term growth. "The party always took short-term measures so that they could indulge in corruption. Bu ...Read More >
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], April 6 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Nehru-Gandhi family in poll-bound Assam, alleging that "the so-called first family of Congress is the most corrupt family in the country" and they come to Assam and make "false allegations" against others. Addressing a rally here, PM Modi alleged that Congress has not only been corrupt, but has also not willing to work and people of Assam were deprived of the benefits they deserved ...Read More >
Chandigarh: Punjab's Yudh Nashean Virudh (war against drugs) is increasingly being defined not merely by arrests, but by a sharp rise in convictions that are standing firm in courts, signalling a decisive shift in the state's strategy against narcotics. Backed by the Bhagwant Mann Government's flagship campaign Yudh Nashean Virudh under the leadership of CM Bhagwant Singh Mann, enforcement agencies are now focusing on building legally robust cases that ensure traffickers are not just caught, but ...Read More >
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of spreading hatred and urged voters in Assam to support change. Addressing a rally in Assam's Biswanath, he alleged that chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and the BJP are dividing communities, engaging in corruption, and failing to fulfill past election promises, while asserting that Congress aims to unify people and deliver development. "Assam is the land of Srimanta Sankardev, Gopinath Bordoloi, Bhupen Hazarika ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 5 (PTI) Former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday alleged that construction of the proposed Rajiv Gandhi Fintech Digital Institute in Jodhpur was delayed due to "indifference" of the BJP governments at the Centre and the state. In a statement, Gehlot said the institute, the foundation stone for which was laid during his government's tenure, was envisioned to provide world-class training to Rajasthan's youth in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, data ...Read More >
Leander Paes recently joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, a move seen as important ahead of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. Indian tennis legend Leander Paes slammed Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government's handling of Lionel Messi's 2025 December visit to Bengal, calling it "sad". He said Messi was not managed properly during the event. "If Dada Sourav Ganguly had handled it, he would have protected him," Paes said. He added that if someone from the sports world had organis ...Read More >
Ernakulam: Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi alleged that an unholy political deal is taking place between Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was speaking at the UDF election campaign meeting held at the Fort Kochi Veli Ground. Rahul, son of former Prime Minister late Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, accused the Chief Minister of mortgaging Kerala's interests before PM Modi in order to protect his family and children fr ...Read More >
Itanagar, Apr 4: Researchers have identified three previously unknown species of rove beetles in Arunachal Pradesh, highlighting the state's vast yet underexplored insect diversity. The study, published recently in the journal Soil Organisms, documented three new species under the genus Megalopinus - Megalopinus arunachalensis, Megalopinus mithun, and Megalopinus micros. The findings were the result of a collaborative study conducted by scientists from Rajiv Gandhi University (RGU) at Doimukh ...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 >
Davanagere (Karnataka), Apr 3 (PTI) Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday defended the Congress party's decision to field family members of two deceased MLAs in Assembly by-elections, asserting that the move follows established political practice. Addressing criticism from the BJP over alleged dynastic politics, he said the party had followed a "common practice" in selecting candidates for the upcoming bypolls in the state. The bypolls were necessitated by the demise of sitting Congr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Olympic medalist and former Tennis star Leander Paes met Prime Minister Narendra Modi just a day after joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday. PM Modi, in a post on X, said, "Had a great meeting with Leander Paes. India is very proud of his accomplishments in tennis. We discussed a wide range of issues. His passion towards sports and nation-building is truly admirable." Also Read | Who is Prince Yadav? All You Need To Know About Luc ...Read More >
Hyderabad: The Assembly on Monday referred the Hate Speech and Hate Crimes (Prevention) Bill to a Select Committee following objections from opposition parties and suggestions from ruling party members. The House also authorised the Speaker to select any number of members for the formation of the committee. The Bill, introduced by BC Welfare Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on behalf of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, drew comments from 14 members before the referral. Speaking on the legislation, the ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, March 30: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has accused the Opposition Congress of "dragging" cultural icon Zubeen Garg's name in its election campaigns for political gain, asserting that justice cannot be delivered by political leaders but only by courts. On Sunday, All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Mallikarjun Kharge had campaigned for the party in Nowboicha constituency of Lakhimpur, unveiling five key guarantees for the Assam Assembly elections, including delive ...Read More >
New Delhi: Being a senior leader Mani Shankar Aiyar Declaring that he is a "Gandhian, Nehruvian, Rajite, but not a Rahulite" may, at first glance, sound like another round of his familiar provocations. But this statement is based on congressAn attempt to show discipline and unity ahead of crucial parliamentary elections soon triggered a larger debate within the great old party over ideology, authority and dissent.The Congress party was quick to distance itself from Aiyar's remarks and said the l ...Read More >
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