Chennai: The Tamil Nadu Assembly on Wednesday passed a unanimous resolution urging the Centre to take up caste-based census soon. The resolution piloted by Chief Minister M K Stalin said the central government should immediately commence the census work, which is due from 2021, along with caste-based population census this time. “This House considers that…
New Delhi: Congratulating Om Birla for being elected speaker of the Lok Sabha for a second term, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he hoped the Opposition would be allowed to raise the voice of people in the House. He also said the Opposition wanted the House to function “often and well” and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Om Birla on his re-election as Lok Sabha Speaker, expressing confidence that he will guide parliamentarians and play a big role in the House fulfilling people’s expectations. Modi and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju were joined by the Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi in escorting Birla,…
New Delhi: Three-time MP Om Birla of the BJP has returned as the Speaker of the 18th Lok Sabha after defeating the Congress’ eight-time MP from Kerala’s Mavelikara Kodikunnil Suresh in the election to the post on Wednesday. The contest — a first in 48 years — came after the Opposition accused the ruling National…
Mumbai: Amid a debate over the possible disenchantment among agriculturists because of the policy focus on arresting price rise, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said lower inflation is also beneficial to the farmers. Policymakers always grapple with the dilemma of balancing out between multiple objectives, and keeping the agricultural produce prices low to serve the…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will occupy the post of Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and a letter about the decision has been sent to Pro-tem Speaker Bhartruhari Mahtab. The decision on Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the Leader of Opposition was made after a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA…
New Delhi: BJP president JP Nadda reminded the Congress on Tuesday of the “dark days of Emergency” as he slammed the opposition for fielding K Suresh against the NDA’s Om Birla in the election for Lok Sabha speaker. Addressing an event at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on the 49th anniversary of the Emergency,…
New Delhi: India and Russia are looking at the possibility of a brief visit to Moscow by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in early July to hold wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, diplomatic sources said on Tuesday. If the visit takes place, it will be Modi’s first trip to Russia in nearly five years….
New Delhi: Leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet here Tuesday night to evolve a strategy for the Lok Sabha Speaker’s election even as the Congress said the ball is in the government’s court to bring about a consensus on the issue by offering the Opposition the deputy Speaker’s post according to convention. TMC MP…
Mumbai: Benchmark Sensex breached the historic 78,000 level for the first time while Nifty settled at a new record high on Tuesday on buying in blue-chip bank stocks and Reliance Industries amid firm trends in Asian markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 712.44 points or 0.92 per cent to settle at a new closing peak…
