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…
New Delhi: The opposition parties on Wednesday alleged that the Modi government is attempting to turn India into a “dictatorship” with the introduction of three Bills that seek to provide for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious charges, and vowed to oppose it “tooth and nail”. Union Home…
Kolkata: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and lay the foundation of projects worth Rs 5,200 crore, including three new stretches of the Kolkata Metro, and an elevated corridor in adjacent Howrah, during his visit to the eastern metropolis on August 22, officials said. PM Modi will inaugurate the new Metro stretches around 4.15 pm…
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to ban the operating, facilitating and advertising of online games played with money, to check rising instances of addiction, money laundering and financial fraud. Piloted by Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw, the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025, was passed…
New Delhi: With former Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar staying out of the public eye since his resignation, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned where he was “hiding” and why he had gone “completely silent”. Speaking at a function to felicitate the Opposition’s joint vice presidential candidate B Sudarshan Reddy, Gandhi said there was a…
New Delhi: Union Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved three bills in Lok Sabha for the removal of the prime minister, chief ministers, and ministers arrested on serious criminal charges for 30 days, drawing fierce protests from the Opposition. As soon as the bill was tabled, the Opposition members began protests and trooped into the…
New Delhi: The US pressure on India for its procurement of Russian crude oil is “unjustified,” a senior Russian diplomat said on Wednesday. We are confident that India-Russia energy cooperation will continue notwithstanding the external pressure, Russian Deputy Chief of Mission Roman Babushkin said. It is a “challenging” situation for India, he said at a media…
New Delhi: The Opposition has been demanding a discussion on the SIR exercise initiated by the Election Commission in Bihar ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. Apart from discussions on Operation Sindoor in both Houses, Parliament has conducted little business since the Monsoon Session began on July 21, due to repeated adjournments, initially over the…
New Delhi: NDA candidate C P Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the vice presidential election in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah, and other senior leaders. Modi, flanked by Radhakrishnan and senior NDA leaders, handed over four sets of nomination papers to Rajya…
