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DMK MP’s Bihari jibe may be INDIA Bloc’s new trouble
A video of DMK leader Dayanidhi Maran, which party sources claim is old, can spell trouble for the unity of INDIA bloc at a time when it is gearing up for the big Lok Sabha contest just a few months away. In a video, the authenticity of which NDTV...
Athletes welcome suspension of Wrestling Federation
Top athletes have welcomed the Sports Ministry’s move to suspend the newly elected management of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), but they also said the action came late. They said the Centre must have stepped in earlier and taken strong action against the WFI for violating the sports...
Consular access to Indians on grounded ‘trafficking’ plane
French police have taken two men into custody a day after grounding a Nicaragua-bound plane carrying over 300 Indian passengers over suspected “human trafficking”. Indian authorities have also reached the spot and are investigating the situation. France grounded a charter flight headed to Nicaragua carrying 303 Indian passengers on...
Suspensions: INDIA Bloc parties launch nationwide protest
INDIA Bloc member parties are staging street protests today against the suspension of a historic number of MPs from Parliament in an “undemocratic manner” during the Winter Session. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party president Rahul Gandhi and other members of the alliance were to address the protest at...
Rahul bid to pacify Nitish Kumar on INDIA Bloc PM face
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi reached out to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday evening, amid talk of yet more rifts in the INDIA bloc ahead of next year’s general election. Sources have told NDTV Gandhi could not speak to the Janata Dal (United) boss since he was in a...
Cong not decided yet on Ram temple invitation
The Congress on Thursday did not divulge its stand on whether top party leaders would attend the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22, even as it said it was thankful for the invitations. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and the...
Parliament security to be handed over to CISF
Access to the Parliament complex – a particularly high-profile issue after last week’s security breach – will now be guarded by the Central Industrial Security Force, or CISF, the government has said. In a notification issued Wednesday, the Home Ministry said the CISF will replace Delhi Police as the...
Opposition asks why no action against BJP MPs
Amid the massive row over the suspension spree of MPs over their conduct in the House, Opposition parties have questioned why two BJP members in Lok Sabha have not faced any action yet despite being at the centre of huge controversies. These two BJP MPs are Ramesh Bidhuri and...
Tamil Nadu governor asks chief minister to drop minister
Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi has demanded Chief Minister MK Stalin drop K Ponmudi from his cabinet after the Higher Education Minister was convicted in a corruption case, sources told NDTV Wednesday afternoon. The demand is likely to develop into the latest Governor Vs government flashpoint in the southern...
Modi says India-US ties not derailing over Khalistani’s murder
Allegations an Indian national conspired to murder an American-Canadian citizen – Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun – will be examined, but “a few incidents” cannot derail ties between India and the United States, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Tuesday, in his first public remarks since US federal prosecutors last...
Row over mimicry of V-P Jagdeep Dhankhar by TMC MP
Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee today stated “mimicry is an art” to defend his parody of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar outside the parliament, and said he has high respect for him. Banerjee was seen mimicking Dhankhar, who also chairs the Rajya Sabha, in an incident that has been...
141 MPs suspended in unprecedented standoff
Adding to the shock surrounding the suspension of 79 Opposition MPs from Parliament in a single day, as many as 49 members faced the same action today. This has taken the total number of MPs suspended this session to a whopping 141, the highest ever. National Conference leader Farooq...
Court rejects Gyanvapi mosque committee pleas
In a crucial judgment in the Gyanvapi case, the Allahabad High Court today rejected all petitions by the mosque committee challenging civil suits that seek restoration of a temple at the mosque site. The high court asked the Varanasi court to complete hearing in one of these civil suits,...
Advani, Joshi requested not to attend Ram temple event
BJP veterans LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi who were at the forefront of the agitation for the Ram temple in Ayodhya are unlikely to attend next month’s consecration ceremony due to their health and age, the temple trust said in Ayodhya on Monday. “Both are elders of the...
Ex-Army chief chronicles insights during China tension
‘Jo ucchit samjho woh karo’ (Do whatever you deem appropriate), this is what Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told the then Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on the night of August 31, 2020 following a tense situation arising out of Chinese PLA moving tanks and troops in Rechin La mountain...
US warns Pakistan during army chief’s visit
Restrict China’s penetration into Pakistan to only economic corridor, and don’t provide any access to Beijing in security set-up, the US has clearly instructed Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir during his ongoing visit to Washington. The move is being seen as stopping Chinese security...
Italian PM sparks row with remarks on Islam
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has sparked a controversy by addressing what she sees as a compatibility issue between Islam and Europe. Speaking at her right-wing party’s event, the firebrand Italian leader touched upon the issue of Saudi-backed Islamic cultural centres in Italy. “I believe there is a problem...
Cong goes for crowdfunding to finance 2024 polls
When you depend on rich people, you have to follow their policies, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said today at the launch of the party’s Donate for Desh campaign to raise funds ahead of the general election due next year. “It’s the first time Congress is asking people for donations...
