New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has notified the schedule for by-polls to fill three vacant Rajya Sabha seats from Andhra Pradesh following the resignations of YSRCP RS members M Venkata Ramana, B Mastan Rao Yadav and BC leader R Krishnaiah. Yadav and Krishnaiah resigned with up to four years left in their…
New Delhi: India has its own ‘pran shakti’ but it is not visible to many due to 500 years of ‘sanskar’ deeply embedded in their consciousness, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat said on Tuesday. Addressing an event here, he said it is the ‘pran shakti’ of India that makes it “rush” to extend its help if…
New Delhi/Ranchi: Acting Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday, in his first visit to the national capital after leading his ruling alliance to an unprecedented second straight term in the state. The Prime Minister’s Office posted pictures of the meeting. Soren was accompanied by his wife Kalpana, who has…
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R Ashoka on Tuesday said the BJP will try to corner the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government on a host of issues such as the Waqf row, alleged corruption scams, among others, during the winter session of state legislature in Belagavi. The winter session will be held between December 9…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the Constitution on Tuesday as a “guiding light” at a time of transformation for India, asserting that his government has strengthened constitutional values by taking a host of welfare measures to bring social and financial equality. Addressing an event at the Supreme Court to mark Constitution Day, Modi…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday claimed that Dr B R Ambedkar had opposed the insertion of the word ‘secular’ in the Constitution as India already had a long tradition of 5,000 years of secularism. Addressing the 75th Constitution Day celebrations organised by the Assam government’s Parliamentary Affairs Department here, Sarma said,…
Lucknow: Leaders of various parties in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday traded barbs on Constitution Day, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accusing the Congress of tampering with the Preamble and “strangling” the Constitution while SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the BJP for undermining constitutional values. Adityanath also argued that the original Constitution, drafted by…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde resigned on Tuesday, paving the way for the appointment of a new government amid haggling by his Shiv Sena faction for continuity and the BJP pressing for its candidate for the top post. The uncertainty surrounding the selection of Shinde’s successor remains, as coalition leaders have yet to reach…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday slammed the opposition, saying those rejected by people 80-90 times were trying to control Parliament by resorting to hooliganism for their own political gains. Addressing reporters ahead of the start of the Winter Session of Parliament, Modi said such handful of people did not succeed in their…
New Delhi: Opposition members of the Joint Committee on the Waqf Amendment Bill on Monday met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla with a complaint against panel chairman Jagadambika Pal, accusing him of bulldozing the proceedings on the crucial matter. In a memorandum to the Speaker, the opposition members also sought an extension of the tenure…
