Gayaji (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched a scathing attack on the RJD and the Congress, alleging that the opposing parties were against the Constitution (130th Amendment) Bill as most of their leaders were either in jail or out on bail. The Bill proposes the removal of the Prime Minister, chief ministers and…
Guwahati: The Guwahati Crime Branch on Thursday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against journalist and YouTuber Abhisar Sharma based on a complaint filed by a resident alleging that he had uploaded a video ridiculing both the Assam and the Union governments, a senior police officer said. The FIR invokes Sections 152 (sedition), 196, and…
Madurai (Tamil Nadu): The Assembly poll next year will see the TVK scripting a new chapter in Tamil Nadu’s political history similar to the achievements of the regional parties in the 1967 and 1977 Assembly elections, actor-politician Vijay, who heads the TVK, said here on Thursday. He ruled out an electoral alliance with any party…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday held a phone conversation with French President Emmanuel Macron, focusing onthe resolution of the conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. Modi described the conversation as “very good”. Macron was among the European leaders who accompanied Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during his talks with US President Donald Trump…
New Delhi: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday described the Monsoon Session, which was marred by the opposition’s disruptions, as “fruitful and successful” for the country and the government but “unsuccessful and damaging” for the opposition. After both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha were adjourned sine die, Rijiju said the government got all its…
New Delhi: Twelve bills were passed by the Lok Sabha and 15 by the Rajya Sabha during the month-long Monsoon session of Parliament, which witnessed repeated disruptions, adjournments, and walkouts. Barring discussions on Operation Sindoor in both Houses, the session has seen little business ever since it began on July 21 due to repeated disruptions…
New Delhi: Parliament on Thursday passed The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, with the Rajya Sabha approving it without debate amid din. The bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, seeks to ban all forms of online money games while promoting eSports and online social gaming. It was approved…
New Delhi: The Union government has accorded ‘Z’ category VIP security cover to Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta following an attack on her, official sources said on Thursday. Gupta, her official residence and the Camp Office on Raj Niwas Marg in the Civil Lines area of the national capital, will also be secured by the…
New Delhi: Opposition nominee for the vice-presidential polls B Sudarshan Reddy on Thursday asserted that the election is not merely about one individual but about reaffirming the idea of India where Parliament functions with integrity, dissent is respected, and institutions serve the people with independence and fairness. Reddy, a former Supreme Court judge, vowed that…
New Delhi: Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday announced several new train services for the convenience of the people of Bihar, including more than 12,000 special trains for Diwali and Chhath festivals. He said that after discussions with state leaders about the travel needs of the people, the ministry worked out not only new trains…
