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Such barbaric acts put entire civilization of country to shame, says Vice President Dhankar on Kolkata doctor rape and murder incident

Sep 02, 2024, at 04:00 am

Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankar on Sunday termed the violence committed against a health warrior on August 9th as barbarity expressed in extremity, shaming entire humanity.

After her revolt, now Jaya Bachchan introduces herself with name having Amitabh's mention

Aug 03, 2024, at 04:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Days ago, Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan had revolted against calling her as "Jaya Amitabh Bachchan", which she felt was a way to show women have no identity of their own.

'Coaching has become virtually commerce': Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar after 3 IAS aspirants died in Delhi basement flooding

Jul 29, 2024, at 06:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has said coaching has turned into a source of income after three students died at an IAS coaching centre, which was illegally operating at a basement in Delhi's Rajinder Nagar area.

Inexcusable insult to Parliament's wisdom: VP Jagdeep Dhankhar hits back at P Chidambaram's 'part-timers' jab on new criminal laws

Jul 06, 2024, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India, Jagdeep Dhankhar, has taken strong objection to Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram's jab where he said the three new criminal laws were drafted by "part-timers" and called the remark an "inexcusable insult to the wisdom of Parliament".

Democracy is about dialogue and not disruption: VP Jagdeep Dhankar

Jul 24, 2023, at 01:35 am

New Delhi: Indian Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Sunday emphasised that democracy is all about dialogue, discussion, deliberation and debate, and called disruption and disturbance antithetical to democratic values.

VP Jagdeep Dhankar to visit Assam on July 4

Jul 02, 2023, at 11:27 pm

New Delhi: Vice-President of IndiaJagdeep Dhankhar will visit Assam on July 4, 2023 where he will be the Chief Guest at the 25th Convocation of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati.

Jagdeep Dhankar appoints his personal staff on Rajya Sabha panel, opposition calls move 'bizarre'

Mar 09, 2023, at 02:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India's Vice President and Rajya Sabha chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar has appointed at least eight of his personal staff to various house committees under the Upper House, which is a departure from traditional customs.

'We aren't children..135-cr people laughing at us': VicePresident admonishes Rajya Sabha

Dec 20, 2022, at 10:22 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar Tuesday reprimanded the Rajya Sabha members for creating a ruckus in the house again and again and presenting a “very, very bad example” with their unruly behaviour.

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar likely to visit Tripura on Nov 29

Nov 22, 2022, at 07:25 pm

Agartala/UNI: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to visit Tripura for a day on Nov 29 next to offer puja at Tripureswari temple.

Jagdeep Dhankhar takes oath as India's 14th Vice President

Aug 11, 2022, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar took oath as the 14th Vice President of India Thursday.

Jagdeep Dhankhar wins VP poll; defeats Margaret Alva by huge margin

Aug 07, 2022, at 02:28 am

New Delhi: NDA candidate and former West Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was Saturday declared the next Vice President of India securing 528 votes over Opposition candidate Margaret Alva's 182.

Vice Prez poll between Jagdeep Dhankhar and Margaret Alva underway

Aug 06, 2022, at 07:14 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Voting to elect the new Vice President of India got underway Saturday in Parliament House.

'Not the time for ego or anger': Margaret Alva urges Mamata Banerjee for support in VP election

Jul 23, 2022, at 01:42 am

New Delhi: A day after the Trinamool Congress announced its decision to abstain from voting, Margaret Alva, who is the Opposition's consensus candidate for the Vice-President election, urged party chief Mamata Banerjee to drop differences and support her nomination.

Margaret Alva: Five key facts about her political career

Jul 18, 2022, at 02:06 am

New Delhi: Former union minister and former governor Margaret Alva will be Opposition's candidate for the Vice Presidential polls that will be held next month.  

Bengal TMC tight-lipped over Jagdeep Dhakhar's VP nomination while BJP leaders hail the decision

Jul 18, 2022, at 12:28 am

Kolkata: The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Bengal, which has been at loggerheads with state's governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, has taken a cautious stance and refrained from reacting over his nomination as the vice-president candidate of the BJP-led government at the Centre.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar is BJP-led NDA candidate for Vice President's post

Jul 17, 2022, at 01:49 am

New Delhi/IBNS: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar has been named as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate for the Vice President's post in the country.

Vice President election to take place on Aug 6

Jun 30, 2022, at 12:02 am

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced that the election for the Vice President of India will be held on Aug 6.

Bangladesh Foreign Minister Momen meets Vice President Naidu

Jun 21, 2022, at 12:19 am

New Delhi: Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen and Nguyen Van Nen, Politburo Member of the Communist Party of Vietnam, on Monday called on Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu separately here.

'No imposition': Vice-President dismisses allegations of Hindi hegemony on Centre

May 29, 2022, at 05:28 am

Chennai: Setting aside the accusation of language imposition against the BJP and the Centre, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu said Saturday there is "no imposition of any language, no opposition to any language...learn as many languages as possible", media reports said.

Naidu visits UAE to convey condolences on passing away of Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

May 16, 2022, at 02:06 am

New Delhi: Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu visited the UAE on May 15  to offer condolences on behalf of the Government of India to the UAE leadership on the sad demise of Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, former President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

Twitter restores blue tick on Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle

Jun 05, 2021, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Micro-blogging site Twitter has restored blue tick on India's Vice President Venkaiah Naidu's personal handle, hours after withdrawing it on Saturday.

Ahead of Monsoon Session, Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu undergoes COVID-19 test

Sep 11, 2020, at 10:16 pm

New Delhi: Preparing himself to preside over the upcoming Monsoon Session of the Parliament beginning on September 14, 2020, the Chairman, Rajya Sabha M. Venkaiah Naidu underwent COVID-19 test on Friday.

Vice President Venkaiah Naidu suggests inclusion of milk in mid-day meal scheme

Sep 07, 2020, at 11:42 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Monday suggested that milk could be given either as part of breakfast or the mid-day meal in order to improve the nutritional levels of children.

Vice President Naidu asks civil servants to be pro-active change-agents in building a New India

Aug 07, 2020, at 09:36 pm

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu today urged young IAS officers to treat their vocation as a mission to bridge rich-poor, men-women and urban-rural divides and be pro-active change-agents in building a New India.

Vice President Naidu asks universities to ensure continuity of academic calendar during lockdown

Apr 13, 2020, at 05:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of IndiaM Venkaiah Naidu today asked Universities and other educational institutions to harness fully the power of technology to ensure continuity of academic calendar during the lock-down period.

Health concerns to precede over that of economy for post-lockdown roadmap: Vice-President Naidu

Apr 07, 2020, at 02:09 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of extension of the nationwide lockdown, saying concerns about the health of the people shall take precedence over that of stabilisation of economy.

COVID-19: Vice President Naidu urges Governors and Lt. Governors to advice religious leaders to not hold any congregations

Apr 03, 2020, at 06:04 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday called upon the Governors and Lt. Governors of States and Union Territories to motivate spiritual and religious leaders to advice their followers to not hold any congregations and observe social distancing norms to prevent the transmission of COVID-19.

Vice President Naidu calls for improving service delivery of government programmes

Mar 07, 2020, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M. Venkaiah Naidu said today that there is no dearth of policy formulation in India, but what is more important is the effective implementation of these policies on ground.

Universities must intimately connect with the social life of the people; should not remain the proverbial ‘ivory towers’: Vice President Naidu

Feb 26, 2020, at 04:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Vice President of India M Venakiah Naidu on Wednesday called upon all universities to promote University Social Responsibility on the lines of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and encourage students to take some form of social service so that they become responsible citizens of the country. “Involve yourself in a positive, meaningful and constructive manner in nation-building,” he added.

Vice President Naidu arrives Goa

Feb 24, 2020, at 02:19 pm

Panaji/UNI: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu arrived on a day-long visit to Goa on Monday.