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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): 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 >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (UNI) Five members of the Aarzoo-Anmol Bishnoi-Harry Boxer syndicate were arrested by Delhi Police on Wednesday for their alleged role in the murder of a rival gangster in Chandigarh earlier this month, an official said. Inderpreet Singh, alias Parry, the former close associate of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, was shot dead on December 1 at Sector 26 Chandigarh, shortly after exiting a club. While seated in his SUV, he was shot at close range by a gunman who escaped with accompli ...Read More >
Srinagar- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday slammed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for touching a Muslim woman's hijab, calling it "unacceptable" and "a reflection of a regressive mindset." Speaking to reporters in Srinagar, CM Oma said that such incidents have happened before as well, recalling a past act involving People's Democratic Party chief Mehbooba Mufti. "We have seen such incidents before. During my election, people may have forgotten how Mehbooba Mufti g ...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 >
New Delhi, December 17: Lok Sabha will take up a packed legislative and oversight agenda on Wednesday, with two major Bills slated for consideration and passage, alongside the laying of papers, presentation of committee reports, and statements by ministers, as per the revised List of Business. The House 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 Megh ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud on Wednesday called out the Congress party over criticism of the newly announced G-RAM-G Bill, which will replace the MGNREGA scheme, stating that it is a rationalisation of the existing bill, offering several benefits. "The statement of Congress regarding MGNREGA is totally unfounded. The new bill replacing MGNREGA with G-RAM-G is a rationalisation of the existing scheme. It offers many benefits, including an incr ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], December 17 (ANI): BJP leader Boora Narsaiah Goud on Wednesday called out the Congress party over criticism of the newly announced G-RAM-G Bill, which will replace the MGNREGA scheme, stating that it is a rationalisation of the existing bill, offering several benefits. "The statement of Congress regarding MGNREGA is totally unfounded. The new bill replacing MGNREGA with G-RAM-G is a rationalisation of the existing scheme. It offers many benefits, including an incr ...Read More >
The Union government's plan to overhaul India's flagship rural employment guarantee scheme is facing stiff opposition not just from the Opposition but even from a key BJP ally. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is unhappy with the plan to transfer costs of a centrally sponsored scheme to states, according to multiple news reports. With the Centre's Viksit Bharat - Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) Bill, 2025, likely to put a higher financial burden on the States' excheq ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Tuesday stressed the need to set up exclusive courts to expedite trials in cases filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). "The concept we have in mind is that these special courts should act as an emergency ward in a hospital," Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, heading a division bench, orally remarked. Trials in cases filed under the UAPA and those being pursued by the NIA need to be expedited witho ...Read More >
India on Monday (local time) delivered a stinging rebuttal to Pakistan at the United Nations Security Council Open Debate on "Leadership for Peace", firmly rejecting Islamabad's claims over Jammu and Kashmir's "unresolved disputes" as "unwarranted", reiterating that the Union Territory along with Ladakh are an integral and inalienable part of India, and emphasising that they "were, are, and will always remain so." New York [US], December 16: India on Monday (local time) delivered a stinging reb ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party's NDA partners, the Telugu Desam Party and the Janata Dal United have expressed some concerns about the proposed Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VB-G Ram G) Bill, but opted to not take a confrontational position on it said leaders aware of the details. Leaders of both parties, part of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), said the proposed bill that seeks to replace the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Schem ...Read More >
Rajasthan has removed nearly 42 lakh names from its draft electoral rolls. This action is part of a Special Intensive Revision process. Over 5 crore voters were part of this exercise. Enumeration forms for 41.79 lakh voters were not collected. Deletions include deceased, shifted, and multiple registrations. Notices will be issued to around 11 lakh voters. Jaipur: Nearly 42 lakh voter names have been deleted in draft electoral rolls in Rajasthan during Special Intensive Revision (SIR), according ...Read More >
West Bengal's draft electoral rolls reveal 127 Absent, Shifted, Dead (ASD) voters at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's booth. The Special Intensive Revision process identified over 24 lakh dead voters for deletion. The draft rolls are now available for public scrutiny, with claims and objections to be filed until January 17, 2026. With the draft electoral rolls in Bengal published on Tuesday, following the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls that began on December 4, West Bengal ...Read More >
The FSSAI has directed all States and UTs to launch a special enforcement drive against the adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, following reports of unsafe products posing public health risks. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday has directed all States & Union Territories to launch a Special Enforcement Drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, sources told ANI ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Amid growing concerns over food safety and consumer health, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday directed all States and Union Territories to launch a special nationwide enforcement drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya. As per sources in FSSAI, the directive has been issued under Section 16(5) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, empowering the food regulator to t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (PTI) As many as 12.32 crore electors have found their names in the draft electoral rolls of three states and two Union territories published on Tuesday as part of the ongoing special intensive revision as compared to the 13.36 crore people who were part of the voters' list on October 27. Election Commission officials said the names in the draft electoral rolls also include new voters who had filled up Form 6 to become part of the electorate. In West Bengal, out of 7.66 crore ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) on Tuesday has directed all States & Union Territories to launch a Special Enforcement Drive against adulteration and misbranding of milk and milk products, including paneer and khoya, sources told ANI. The move follows multiple reports of unsafe, illegally manufactured dairy products posing serious public health risks. "Under the drive, food safety authorities will conduct intensive inspections of l ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Congress will protest the renaming of the rural jobs scheme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), across district headquarters on December 17 and in villages on December 28, the foundation day of the grand old party, to project the pro-poor politics of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. The All India Congress Committee (AICC) directed all the state units to stage protests over the renaming of the scheme after the Congress opposed the ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that it has decided to establish a dedicated National Investigation Agency court in every state and Union territory. In states with a high caseload, such as Kerala with more than 10 cases related to the banned PFI, more than one NIA court will be set up. Submitting a status report, Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said Kerala would have multiple NIA courts due to the volume of cases, particularly those linked to the banned ...Read More >
Kochi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) As many as 56,384 electors in Lakshadweep have submitted their enumeration forms under the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, signalling near-total coverage and strong public participation in the voter revision exercise. Out of a total electorate of 57,813, the response reflects one of the most comprehensive roll revision drives undertaken in the Union Territory in recent years. Election officials said the pr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday criticised the VB-G Ram G Bill, claiming that the legislation will put "entire burden" on state governments. Speaking to ANI, Akhilesh Yadav said that the 60:40 share of funds under the new Bill will create a tussle between the Centre and the states. He also took a jibe at the Union government over the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), saying th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Delivering a strong response to the usual Pakistani ranting, India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, on Monday mocked at Pakistan for its unique way of respecting the will of its people by jailing a Prime Minister, by banning the ruling political party and by letting its armed forces engineer a constitutional coup through the 27th amendment and giving life-time immunity to its Chief of Defence Forces. He was responding to a stateme ...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 >
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticized the government's bill to replace MGNREGA, saying it would weaken the Act's guarantee of 100 days of employment for the poorest. She also questioned the government's practice of renaming schemes, highlighting the costs involved and changes in control, as the new bill gives the Centre authority over fund allocation instead of gram panchayats. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked the government over its bill to replace MGNREGA, ...Read More >
Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], December 16 (ANI): Congress leader BK Hariprasad on Tuesday strongly criticised the Central government over reports of renaming the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "Mogambo" and accusing him of failing to provide employment to the rural poor. While speaking to reporters, Hariprasad said, "The man who has completely failed in providing employment for the rural poor, it is only MNREGA that is prov ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday that draft electoral rolls for West Bengal, Rajasthan, Goa, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep will be published on Tuesday (December 16). The electoral body has directed Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) and District Electoral Officers (DEOs) to share hard copies of the draft rolls with all recognised political parties to ensure transparency in the process. Also Read | BMC Elections 2026: People Will Hand ...Read More >
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel are costliest in Andhra Pradesh largely because of the highest VAT the state charges, while smaller states and Union Territories such as Andaman & Nicobar Islands have the lowest fuel prices, according to information furnished in the Rajya Sabha on Monday. A litre of petrol in Amaravati - the capital city of Andhra Pradesh - costs Rs 109.74, while the same in Andaman & Nicobar Islands comes for Rs 82.46, according to a written reply by Minister of State for Petroleum ...Read More >
Leader of the Opposition R. Ashok wrote to Speaker U.T. Khader on Monday, requesting him to extend the ongoing Assembly session in Belagavi by a week, citing the need for an in-depth discussion on several issues, including the problems related to development of North Karnataka and the alleged failure of law and order. The session in Belagavi, which began on December 8, is scheduled to run until December 19. However, it was cut short by two days due to the death of two sitting members, and altho ...Read More >
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