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President Droupadi Murmu takes salute of her bodyguards as Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar and Prime Minister Narendra Modi look on, at Parliament during the joint sitting of both Houses in New Delhi on Thursday PHOTO: PTI President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the forthcoming Budget of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)…

A meeting of senior AAP leaders at its headquarters here decided to take to the streets and expand the protests by the party over Kejriwal’s arrest in the whole country, said a party statement “The AAP workers across the country will hold massive dharna’ against the BJP for misuse of…

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla (Photo: PTI) Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal condemned the remarks made by newly re-elected Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla regarding the 1975 Emergency. In a letter shared on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, Venugopal described the comments as “unprecedented”, “deeply shocking” and a “travesty…

The Congress has reappointed Sam Pitroda as the chairperson of its overseas unit, less than two months after he resigned following his contentious remarks on India’s diversity. The reinstatement, announced by Congress General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal, marks a significant decision by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge. Pitroda, a veteran technocrat…

Capping a parliamentary career of nearly three decades, LK Advani was first the Home Minister and, later, the Deputy Prime Minister in the cabinet of Atal Bihari Vajpayee (1999-2004) | File image | Photo: Shutterstock Senior and veteran leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Lal Krishna Advani, was admitted to…

I do not think the idea of turning India into a Hindu Rashtra’ is appropriate, Sen, 90, said | Photo: Shutterstock Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday asserted the recent Lok Sabha poll results point to the fact that India is not a Hindu Rashtra’. Sen, who arrived in Kolkata…

Among the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who have been shuffled included some district police chiefs | File image of Haryana CM Saini (Photo: PTI) In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of assembly polls, the Haryana government Wednesday transferred 23 IPS and 27 Haryana Police Service officers with immediate effect.…

Lok Sabha on Wednesday elected ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate Om Birla Speaker for a second consecutive term by a voice vote. Members of the Opposition INDIA bloc, who had fielded Congress’ Kodikunnil Suresh for the post, moved motions in support of their candidate but did not insist on…

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi arrives at the Parliament House complex during the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Photo: PTI) An MP-MLA court in Uttar Pradesh has summoned Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to appear before it on July 2 in…

The decision on Rahul Gandhi’s appointment as the Leader of Opposition was made after a meeting of the floor leaders of the INDIA bloc at Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence Rahul Gandhi took oath as Lok Sabha MP on June 25. (Photo: PTI) Press Trust of India New Delhi Congress…

In its link for Deputy Speaker, the Lok Sabha’s official website states that “the position of Deputy Speaker has been vacant since May 2019”. The Opposition INDIA bloc, led by the Congress, is contesting the election to the Speaker’s post since the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has not tried…

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI) The Congress on Tuesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his comments on the Emergency, and accused him of enforcing an “undeclared emergency” in the last 10 years. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the prime…