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Modi congratulates Starmer, praises Sunak’s ‘admirable leadership’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated Keir Starmer on winning the UK elections and said he was looking forward to a positive collaboration with the Labour leader. He also had a message for outgoing prime minister Rishi Sunak. Starmer is set to replace Sunak as UK Prime Minister after...
KTR takes a dig at Rahul after defection of leaders, MLCs
The Bharat Rashtra Samithi continues to suffer from desertions, with several leaders, including six MLAs, leaving the party after its defeat in the assembly polls last year Six BRS MLCs joined Congress late last night in the presence of Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy dealt a significant blow...
Siddaramaiah to remain CM as change of guard ruled out
Speculation has been been rife that a change of guard is on the cards in the Congress-led Karnataka. However, internal sources in the Congress have told News18 that there would not be one until the present government completes 18 months of governance. It is learnt that as of now,...
Bihar minister blames former RJD govt for bridge collapses
Over the past fortnight, 12 bridges that have collapsed were located in Bihar’s Siwan, Saran, Madhubani, Araria, East Champaran, and Kishanganj. Bihar Minister Bihar Minister Dr Prem Kumar blamed the 12 recent cases of bridge collapse incidents in Bihar on the former Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) government, saying only...
Allies bag key spots in reconstituted cabinet panels
The Centre reconstituted eight Cabinet Panels on Wednesday, giving the highest representation to the National Democratic Front (NDA) allies since 2014. The Centre made room for the key BJP partners in the all-important Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) and the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) in an...
Soren to return as Jharkhand CM after consensus reached
Leaders and MLAs of the alliance during a meeting at Chief Minister Champai Soren’s residence here unanimously decided to elect Hemant Soren as JMM legislature party leader JMM executive president Hemant Soren is set to return as chief minister of Jharkhand for the third time following consensus among legislators...
Rules apply to everyone, asserts minister on move against Rahul
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said rules apply equally to everyone as no member is above the Chair in the House. A day after the BJP submitted a notice against Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha over alleged inaccuracies in his speech, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju...
LK Advani admitted to hospital, condition stable
Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani admitted to Apollo Hospital under the observation of Dr Vinit Suri on Wednesday night Days after being discharged from AIIMS, BJP veteran LK Advani was admitted to Apollo Hospital in New Delhi on Wednesday. Doctors at Apollo Hospital said that the 96-year-old’s condition...
BJP task force finds UP loss was scripted
Dissent within the party and lack of cooperation from the district administrative machinery were two key factors that led to the BJP’s poor show in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections, the party’s task force has said its report submitted to chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The BJP’s tally...
Modi stages aggressive counter attack in Rajya Sabha
Modi on Tuesday mounted a stinging counterattack on Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi as he mocked him as ‘balak buddhi’ Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that his government had completed 10 years at the Centre and that it would stay in power for at least 20 more...
Govt slams Rahul Gandhi’s conduct in Lok Sabha
The government condemned Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s “disruptive behaviour” in Parliament calling it “scary for any person who believes in democratic principles and wants a vibrant parliamentary democracy” Amid widespread protests and clashes between the BJP and Congress over remarks made by Rahul Gandhi in...
Hathras Satsang incident FIR has no reference to Bhole Baba
At least 121 people died after a stampede broke out at a religious event in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras last evening. The tragedy occurred during a ‘satsang’ of Bhole Baba aka Narayan Saakar Hari which was attended by over two lakh people. The site was overcrowded and there was extreme humidity....
Maharashtra Council LoP suspended for ‘misbehaviour’
Shiv Sena (UBT)’s Ambadas Danve allegedly used foul language in the House on Monday while responding to a discussion on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s now-expunged remarks in the Lok Sabha Ambadas Danve, the leader of the opposition in the Maharashtra legislative council, was suspended on Tuesday for five days...
Allahabad HC expresses concern about large-scale conversations
Religious congregations where conversions are taking place must be stopped, the Allahabad High Court has said, adding that the country’s “majority population would be in minority” if such gatherings are allowed. The high court was hearing yesterday the bail petition of Kailash, who has been accused of taking people...
Rahul bats for minorities in his maiden speech as LoP
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Monday said minorities are patriots and make the country proud in every sphere, as he accused the BJP of spreading violence and hatred against Muslims, Sikhs and Christians. In his maiden speech as the LoP in Lok Sabha, Gandhi alleged the...
Parties slam bulldozing over new criminal laws
With the three new criminal laws coming into effect, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram slammed the Centre and said it was another case of “bulldozing” existing laws and replacing them with three new bills without adequate discussion and debate With the three new criminal laws coming into effect, a...
Rahul says Leader of Opposition is democratic tool for every Indian
The Leader of Opposition is the strongest democratic tool for every Indian, Rahul Gandhi said on Sunday and asserted that he will raise the voice of the people of India in Parliament. In a post on Instagram, Gandhi who recently became the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, a...
Mamata backs SP’s Awadhesh Prasad for deputy Speaker post
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, in a bid to strengthen opposition unity, has proposed the name of Faizabad MP and Samajwadi Party leader Awadhesh Prasad for the post of Deputy Speaker of Parliament, sources have told CNN-News18. Banerjee raised the request to the Congress and SP via TMC...
