New Delhi: Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will initiate the debate on election reforms in the Lower House on Tuesday. The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Parliament since the monsoon session, but the government suggested having a debate on…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday held talks with European Union’s Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic and deliberated on the proposed free trade agreement between the two sides. Sefcovic is in New Delhi to advance negotiations for the long-awaited India-EU trade deal. The two sides are looking at sealing the free trade agreement…
New Delhi: Parliament on Monday approved a bill seeking a cess on manufacturing units of pan masala to augment expenditure on national security and public health. The Rajya Sabha returned the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025, to the Lok Sabha. The bill was approved by the Lower House on Friday. The cess…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the time had come for an unbiased evaluation of “Vande Mataram” and asserted that the entire song and the “Anand Math” book were never anti-Islam, but reflected the popular sentiments against the Nawab of Bengal and British imperialism. Participating in the debate on the ‘150th anniversary…
New Delhi: India on Monday advised its nationals to exercise due discretion while travelling to or transiting through China. New Delhi’s move came over two weeks after an Indian woman from Arunachal Pradesh was detained at Shanghai airport after the authorities refused to recognise her Indian passport as valid during a transit halt. “We expect…
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday (December 8, 2025) appointed five senior IAS officers as Special Roll Observers (SRO) for various divisions of West Bengal to oversee the work relating to the SIR exercise, officials said. Ministry of Defence Joint Secretary Kumar Ravi Kant Singh was appointed the SRO for the…
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Monday participated in the discussion on ‘150 years of Vande Mataram’ in the Lok Sabha and questioned why the House was conducting a debate on the national song, 79 years after India’s independence, when there were more important issues to discuss. “The topic that we are discussing is…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday alleged that both Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra remained absent from the Lok Sabha out of a “sense of guilt” during Prime Minister’s speech on the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram because he exposed their party and the Gandhi family. Initiating the discussion…
Kolkata: Holding the Centre responsible for flight disruptions across the nation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said passengers could even go to court over the issue. Speaking to reporters at Kolkata airport before leaving for an official trip to north Bengal, Banerjee said the situation had escalated due to the Centre’s lack of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress of breaking into pieces national song Vande Mataram under the guise of social harmony, and said it was still following the politics of appeasement. He also targeted former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru for agreeing with the suggestion that Vande Mataram could antagonise Muslims. Speaking…
