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GRAP 4 restrictions reimposed in Delhi as air quality dips to 'severe' category | 39 ministers included in Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra cabinet | People who raise questions on EVMs should show how they can be hacked: TMC trashes Congress claims | Bangladesh likely to hold national polls in late 2025 or early 2026, says Yunus in Victory Day speech | Constitution stood test of time: Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha | PM Museum requests Rahul Gandhi to return Pandit Nehru's historical letters | Indian tabla maestro Zakir Hussain dies at 73 in San Francisco, confirms family | Kolkata woman strangled, beheaded and chopped into pieces for refusing brother-in-law's advances | Arvind Kejriwal, CM Atishi to contest Delhi polls from current constituencies | Atul Subhash suicide case: Wife Nikita, her mother and brother arrested

People who raise questions on EVMs should show how they can be hacked: TMC trashes Congress claims

Dec 16, 2024, at 04:29 pm

Kolkata/New Delhi/IBNS: After National Conference leader Omar Abdullah refuted the Congress-led charge against Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), another key Opposition party, the Trinamool Congress, has now dismissed the questions over the same.

'My career was made and unmade by the Gandhis,’ says veteran Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar

Dec 15, 2024, at 12:34 pm

New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar has claimed that the Gandhi family played a significant role in both advancing his political career and marginalising him within the party, according to a report in the media.

Modi govt set to introduce 'one nation, one election' bills in Lok Sabha on Monday

Dec 14, 2024, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi: The BJP-led NDA government is scheduled to present two bills related to "one nation, one election" in the Lok Sabha on Monday (Dec 16), media reports said.

'Congress wounded Constitution's soul, amended it 75 times for power': PM Modi's blistering attack in Lok Sabha debate

Dec 14, 2024, at 03:34 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi criticised the Congress today for imposing Emergency when it faced political setbacks. During his reply to the parliamentary debate on the Constitution, PM Modi stated that the Congress "will never be able to erase the taint of Emergency."

Congress always prioritised personal interest over Constitution: Rajnath Singh

Dec 13, 2024, at 09:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday lashed out at the Congress, beginning the government's address to the debate over Constitution in Parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.

BJP-Congress faceoff in Lok Sabha over two-day Constitution debate

Dec 13, 2024, at 06:58 am

New Delhi/IBNS: A two-day debate on the Constitution is set to showcase an intense faceoff between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and primary opposition Congress in parliament's lower house Lok Sabha.

Union Cabinet clears 'One Nation One Election' Bill amid ongoing Winter Session of Parliament

Dec 12, 2024, at 12:44 pm

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved the 'One Nation One Election' bill, signalling a step towards synchronising Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections, media reports said.

Congress wants to deviate the issue of Sonia Gandhi-George Soros link: JP Nadda

Dec 12, 2024, at 08:35 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lashed out at the Congress for allegedly mimicking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar amid the logjam over the INDIA bloc's motion to remove the Rajya Sabha chairman in the upper house of Parliament.

No alliance with Congress in Delhi polls: AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal

Dec 11, 2024, at 08:19 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections.

Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA bloc: Lalu Prasad Yadav

Dec 10, 2024, at 10:02 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In more support for the West Bengal chief minister, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has backed Mamata Banerjee to lead the opposition alliance INDIA.

After Kiren Rijiju says Sonia Gandhi-George Soros allegations 'serious', Congress refutes

Dec 09, 2024, at 10:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Congress has strongly reacted after union minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said the allegations against Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi for having ties with Hungarian-American businessman George Soros are "serious".

BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of ties to Soros-backed group advocating Kashmir independence

Dec 08, 2024, at 06:54 pm

New Delhi: The BJP on Sunday accused former Congress president Sonia Gandhi of having ties to an organization funded by the George Soros Foundation, which has supported the idea of Kashmir as an independent nation, media reports said.

'Happy if she takes more responsibility': Supriya Sule on Mamata Banerjee expressing willingness to lead INDIA bloc

Dec 08, 2024, at 07:40 am

Pune/IBNS: Responding to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's remark that she is "willing to lead the INDIA alliance," NCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Supriya Sule said that they would be happy if the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief took on more responsibility within the opposition alliance.

Mamata Banerjee questions Congress’s leadership as INDIA bloc allies outperform in key states

Dec 07, 2024, at 04:36 pm

Kolkata: After the Congress’s lacklustre performance in the recent Assembly polls across states, despite a modest improvement in the Lok Sabha polls, its allies in the INDIA bloc have begun to dismiss the party’s potential as a formidable opponent to BJP. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s recent comment about leading the opposition alliance further highlighted this sentiment.

'Rahul Gandhi-George Soros-OCCRP a dangerous triangle': BJP's direct attack on Congress

Dec 06, 2024, at 12:42 am

New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday launched a scathing counterattack on Congress, responding to its persistent allegations against the government in Parliament and other platforms over the indictment of Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani by US prosecutors in an alleged bribery case. BJP MP Sambit Patra accused Congress MP Rahul Gandhi of acting at the behest of US billionaire George Soros.

Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's visit to violence-hit Sambhal thwarted

Dec 04, 2024, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who took an attempt to visit Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal where five people were killed in violence over a mosque survey, returned to Delhi after they were stopped at Ghaziabad on Wednesday.

INDIA bloc cracks visible in Parliament as SP and TMC skip Adani protests

Dec 03, 2024, at 06:03 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The cracks within the anti-Modi front in Parliament were visible for the second time this week after big INDIA bloc constituents- Samajwadi Party (SP) and Trinamool Congress (TMC)- skipped the protests against billionaire Gautam Adani who has been indicted in the United States, media reports said.

Adani issue exposes cracks in INDIA bloc as TMC skips key Opposition meet in Delhi

Dec 02, 2024, at 06:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The cracks within the INDIA bloc have become visible during the ongoing winter session of Parliament for the second time after the third largest party Trinamool Congress (TMC) skipped a key Opposition meeting on the Adani issue in the national capital Delhi on Monday.

Sharad Pawar holds EVMs responsible for Maharashtra poll rout but has no evidence

Dec 01, 2024, at 04:02 am

Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday alleged irregularities in the votes recorded through Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) during the Maharashtra Assembly elections.

Congress's overconfidence cost us: Team Uddhav Thackeray on Maharashtra decimation

Nov 29, 2024, at 01:11 am

Mumbai/IBNS: A senior leader from the Shiv Sena (UBT) faction has blamed the Congress party and its "overconfidence" for the Maha Vikas Aghadi's decimation in Maharashtra.

Corruption is no longer a poll issue: TMC to Congress on Adani issue

Nov 28, 2024, at 08:28 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress skipped the key INDIA bloc's meeting on the US indictment against billionaire Gautam Adani on Monday.

Won't be a rubber stamp for Congress: TMC signals rifts in INDIA bloc

Nov 28, 2024, at 03:50 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Trinamool Congress Wednesday refused to be a "rubber stamp" for its ally's decisions, signalling a rift in the INDIA bloc, media reports said.

Home Ministry responds to Allahabad HC on petition claiming Rahul Gandhi's UK citizenship

Nov 27, 2024, at 03:32 am

Prayagraj: The government is looking into the issue of Rahul Gandhi’s dual citizenship in response to Allahabad High Court’s query in connection with a petition filed by S Vignesh Shishir, a resident of Karnataka, media reports said.

'People of Maharashtra rejected false narrative': BRS leader KTR tears into Congress after poll defeat

Nov 25, 2024, at 02:28 am

Hyderabad: Telangana's Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president, KT Rama Rao (KTR), launched a scathing critique of Congress and Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, accusing them of spreading "false propaganda" that was decisively rejected by the people of Maharashtra, media reports said.

Maharashtra assembly polls: Mahayuti recovers lost seats in Lok Sabha elections in striking turnaround

Nov 24, 2024, at 03:49 am

Mumbai: Maharashtra's ruling coalition, Mahayuti, on Saturday turned the tide by securing a strong mandate in the Assembly elections months after facing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

Wiped out in Maharashtra, dismal show in Jharkhand, Congress emerges as the weakest link in I.N.D.I.A.

Nov 24, 2024, at 02:14 am

New Delhi: The emphatic triumph of the ruling Maha Yuti in Maharashtra and the impressive showing of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand on Saturday seems to vindicate the observation that the Congress is the weakest link in the I.N.D.I.A.

Wayanad bypoll: Debutant Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads by over 1 lakh votes

Nov 23, 2024, at 04:33 pm

Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading by over one lakh votes in the bypoll to Kerala's Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency, media reports said.

All eyes are on Maharashtra, Jharkhand assembly election results as counting begins shortly

Nov 23, 2024, at 12:31 pm

Mumbai/Ranchi/IBNS: Counting of votes in the highly crucial state of Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections, as well as other by-polls in several states will begin at 8 am on Saturday.

Maharashtra cash-for-vote controversy: Vinod Tawde sends defamation notice to Rahul Gandhi, Kharge

Nov 23, 2024, at 12:03 am

BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde has filed a defamation case against senior Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge for their allegation against him of distributing money to voters.

Rahul Gandhi blames power outage during presser on 'Adani, Modi', BJP's Sambit Patra says Jairam Ramesh pulled the plug

Nov 22, 2024, at 05:02 am

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s criticism of industrialist Gautam Adani and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday was interrupted by a power outage, which he sarcastically blamed on “Adani power, Modi power.”