NEET is a commercial exam, designed for rich people: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt in Lok Sabha
Jul 01, 2024, at 09:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Training his guns at the Modi government over the alleged paperleak in NEET, Leader of Opposition and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday called the examination "commercial" saying it has been "designed for rich people".
Modi, BJP-RSS not the entire Hindu community: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha
Jul 01, 2024, at 08:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a fierce faceoff with the ruling party in Parliament, Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its parental organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) not the "entire Hindu community".
PM Modi is an expert in giving slogans: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha
Jul 01, 2024, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, Congress president and Rajya Sabha floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "an expert in giving slogans" amid strong rebuttal from the treasury bench.
Jul 01, 2024, at 04:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has opposed the three new criminal laws that have replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) calling them "bulldozer justice".
'Tainted day': Mallikarjun Kharge, Jagdeep Dhankhar indulge in face-off over NEET discussion
Jun 29, 2024, at 03:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government and the opposition's tussle over paper leaks escalated sharply on Friday when the Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, walked into the well of the House with others to attract the attention of the Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Lok Sabha adjourned till Monday after ruckus over NEET
Jun 28, 2024, at 06:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lok Sabha, the lower house of Parliament, has been adjourned till Monday after a ruckus broke out following the opposition leaders' demand for a discussion over the pot-boiling incidents of paperleaks in the NEET-UG.
Jun 28, 2024, at 05:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: LoP Rahul Gandhi on Friday demanded an immediate discussion on the controversy over the paper leak incidents in the NEET-UG stating a message that the government and opposition are discussing the issue for students should go from Parliament.
Congress lodges formal protest against Om Birla's 'Emergency' remark, calls it 'unnecessary'
Jun 28, 2024, at 02:49 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and senior members of the INDIA bloc met Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday to formally lodge their protest against his remark in Parliament, where he referred to the "dark days of the Emergency".
Jun 28, 2024, at 01:14 am
Bengaluru: A Vokkaliga seer has urged Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah to step down in favour of his deputy DK Shivakumar amid a tug of war within the ruling Congress in the state, media reported.
Sam Pitroda reappointed as overseas Congress chief after 'assurance' to not indulge in controversies
Jun 27, 2024, at 05:52 am
New Delhi/IBNS: After stepping down from the post following two of his remarks that stirred up a huge political row, putting the Congress on the back foot during the Lok Sabha elections, Sam Pitroda has been reappointed the chairman of the Indian Overseas Congress.
Lok Sabha Speaker election: Miffed TMC now agrees to back INDIA nominee K Suresh
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress has agreed to back INDIA's Lok Sabha Speaker nominee K Suresh, a day after tussle broke out between the two parties over the nomination, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi appointed as Leader of Opposition, his first Constitutional responsibility
Jun 26, 2024, at 04:57 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking the fight to the ruling BJP-led NDA, Rahul Gandhi Tuesday accepted a decision by the Congress Working Committee and will take up the role of the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Jun 25, 2024, at 06:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The INDIA bloc fielded Congress MP K Suresh as its candidate against BJP-led NDA's pick Om Birla after the government refused to concede the Deputy Speaker's post to the Opposition.
Replace Mumbai unit chief: Maharashtra Congress leaders write to Mallikarjun Kharge
Jun 25, 2024, at 06:54 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Sixteen senior Maharashtra Congress leaders have written to party chief Mallikarjun Kharge demanding that its Mumbai unit chief Varsha Gaikwad be replaced to strengthen the party in the city ahead of the upcoming state poll.
Jun 24, 2024, at 06:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: INDIA, the anti-BJP front which was formed for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, protested with copies of the Constitution in the premises of Parliament on the first day of the monsoon session on Monday.
'Black spot on Indian democracy': PM Modi refers to Emergency period ahead of its 49th anniversary
Jun 24, 2024, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Congress referring to the 1975 Emergency in his address to the media on the first day of Parliament's Monsoon Session on Monday.
Jun 24, 2024, at 04:01 pm
BJP MP Bhartruhari Mahtab on Monday took oath as the Pro-Tem Speaker ahead of the beginning of the first session of the Indian Parliament.
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole alleges cracks on Atal Setu, BJP hits back
Jun 22, 2024, at 05:51 am
Mumbai/IBNS: With cameramen in tow, Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has pointed to the cracks on the road, alleging corruption in the construction of the Atul Setu sea bridge, also known as Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL).
'I feel ashamed,' Kiren Rijiju slams Congress for politicising Pro Tem Speaker issue
Jun 22, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress have indulged in a war of words again and this time over the appointment of BJP leader and seven-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab as Pro Tem Speaker, a post active only for the first days of a new Parliament.
BJP's Bhartruhari Mahtab appointed Pro Tem Speaker, Congress calls it 'first mistake'
Jun 21, 2024, at 05:45 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Bhartruhari Mahtab, the BJP's key leader from Odisha, has been appointed as Pro Tem Speaker by President Droupadi Murmu.
UGC-NET 2024 cancelled: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge slams PM Modi
Jun 20, 2024, at 05:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the central education ministry cancelled the UGC-NET exam, which has been conducted by the National Testing Agency.
'It will be you versus me in Maharashtra polls': Uddhav Thackeray challenges PM Modi
Jun 20, 2024, at 05:16 am
Mumbai: The Sena vs Sena battle picked up on the occasion of the Shiv Sena foundation day as Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde held parallel programmes in two parts of Mumbai.
In jolt to Congress, Haryana MLA Kiran Choudhry, her daughter Shruti Choudhry join BJP
Jun 19, 2024, at 05:39 pm
Chandigarh/IBNS: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the assembly elections, Haryana MLA Kiran Choudhry and her daughter Shruti Choudhry joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.
Priyanka Gandhi to make poll debut with contest from Wayanad, Rahul keeps Raebareli
Jun 18, 2024, at 03:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is finally making her poll debut with Rahul Gandhi, who also won UP's Raebareli, deciding to vacate the Wayanad constituency in Kerala, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge announced Monday.
Sharad Pawar takes dig at PM Modi, 'thanks' him for LS election results. Know why
Jun 16, 2024, at 07:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) founder Sharad Pawar has "thanked" Prime Minister Narendra Modi after Maharashtra's opposition alliance, the Maha Vikas Aghadi - consisting of his party, ex-Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's Shiv Sena faction, and the Congress won 30 of the state's 48 Lok Sabha seats in the recently concluded general election.
Opposition targets Centre, PM Modi over NEET paper-leak row amid protests by aspirants
Jun 16, 2024, at 07:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Opposition leaders have targeted the Centre over the massive row surrounding the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET), the all-India examination for admission to medical courses, that has sparked protests by aspirants in various parts of the country.
Karnataka govt hikes state sales tax to allegedly fund freebies, fuel prices go up
Jun 16, 2024, at 02:39 pm
The Congress-led government has hiked the state sales tax from 25.92 percent to 29.84 percent for petrol and from 14.34 percent to 18.44 percent for diesel resulting in an increase in fuel prices with immediate effect.
'In a fool's paradise,' BJP's Annamalai's jab on Kharge's 'Modi govt by mistake' jibe
Jun 16, 2024, at 05:48 am
New Delhi: Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, stating that the coalition government at the Centre was formed by mistake and could collapse at any moment, media reported.
NDA govt formed by mistake, can fall anytime: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge's claim
Jun 15, 2024, at 07:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance government was "formed by mistake" claiming it can "fall anytime".
Gujarat: Dalits protest against alleged caste-based attack on NSUI leader
Jun 13, 2024, at 07:11 pm
Ahmedabad/IBNS: The Dalits took to streets to protest in Gujarat's Gondal against an alleged caste-based attack on Congress students' wing National Students' Union of India (NSUI) functionary Sanjay Solanki, media reports said.