National Conference, Congress seal Jammu and Kashmir seat-sharing deal
Aug 27, 2024, at 04:45 am
Srinagar/IBNS: The Congress and National Conference have reached a deal to share Jammu and Kashmir's 90 Assembly seats ahead of next month's election, senior leaders from each side confirmed Monday evening, ending talks on a successful note hours before the deadline to file nominations for the first phase.
BJP reprimands Kangana Ranaut over controversial remarks on farmers' protest
Aug 27, 2024, at 02:32 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership has reprimanded actor-politician Kangana Ranaut after her remarks on the farmers' protest triggered controversy.
Aug 25, 2024, at 10:14 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while asserting the need for a caste census on Saturday, stated that due to caste inequalities in India, 90% of the population's participation is not seen in most sectors—for instance, no “Dalit or Adivasi” woman has ever become Miss India.
'Accepted defeat': Congress mocks BJP for seeking change in Haryana Assembly poll dates
Aug 25, 2024, at 05:29 am
Chandigarh: The Haryana BJP has requested the Election Commission to reschedule the Assembly elections from October 1 due to holidays surrounding that date, media reports said.
Jammu Kashmir Assembly elections: National Conference and Congress agree on pre-poll alliance
Aug 23, 2024, at 04:29 am
Srinagar: In a major development, National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah has confirmed that the party will be forming an alliance with the Congress for the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, media reports said.
J&K polls: Congress ready to ally with any anti-BJP force
Aug 21, 2024, at 07:56 am
New Delhi: In the lead-up to the assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Congress party said on Tuesday that it is open to forming alliances with any party that opposes the policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), media reports said.
Aug 21, 2024, at 06:41 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Intellectuals from different sections of the Telangana society have written an open letter to Rahul Gandhi expressing their opposition to the Congress government’s decision to install a Rajiv Gandhi statue in front of the Secretariat, a place meant for Telangana Talli.
Centre drops lateral entry move for UPSC amid pressure from opposition, ally Chirag Paswan
Aug 21, 2024, at 02:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The government Tuesday requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, amid intense opposition criticism and pressure from ally Chirag Paswan, who had also expressed reservations against the move.
'No action till Aug 29': Karnataka HC gives interim relief to Siddaramaiah in MUDA scam case
Aug 20, 2024, at 02:42 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka High Court on Monday directed the trial court to not take any action against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah following Governor Thawaar Chand Gehlot's approval to prosecute him in connection with the alleged irregularities in the land allocation by Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA).
'Uddhav Thackeray in hearts of Maharashtrians': Sanjay Raut on MVA's CM face in Maharashtra polls
Aug 18, 2024, at 07:25 am
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday defended party chief Uddhav Thackeray's call for the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies to announce the alliance’s chief ministerial candidate ahead of the Maharashtra assembly elections, dismissing suggestions that it was a form of pressure politics.
Aug 18, 2024, at 04:59 am
New Delhi: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah Saturday refuted allegations of wrongdoing soon after Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot green-lit his prosecution in the Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment case, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi becomes first Leader of Opposition in 10 years to attend Independence Day celebrations
Aug 15, 2024, at 07:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday became the first Leader of Opposition in 10 years to attend the celebrations for the 78th Independence Day at Red Fort in New Delhi.
Amid criticism, Centre to prepare fresh draft of Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill
Aug 13, 2024, at 06:56 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre Monday said it will hold further consultations and release a fresh draft of the Broadcasting Services Regulation Bill after certain provisions of the previous one raised concerns among online content creators.
Congress wants Indian stock market to crash: BJP on latest Hindenburg onslaught
Aug 12, 2024, at 07:41 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Days after fresh controversy over the Hindenburg Research report targeting the SEBI chief linking her to Adani Group, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday said the opposition Congress in its pathological hatred towards PM Modi is backing a group led by anti-India George Soros so that the Indian stock market crashes.
Vice President Dhankhar slams Congress leader's 'Bangladesh can happen here' remark
Aug 11, 2024, at 02:17 am
New Delhi: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar has expressed shock and concern over senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid’s remark that a Bangladesh-like situation could also arise in India and advised Congress leaders to guard against promoting such narratives, media reports said.
Maharashtra: Poster mocking Uddhav Thackeray put up in Eknath Shinde's stronghold Thane
Aug 10, 2024, at 05:23 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The poster showing a mockery of Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray was put up in Maharashtra's Thane, which is a stronghold of Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, media reports said.
Aug 10, 2024, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan and Rajya Sabha Chairperson Jagdeep Dhankhar indulged in a verbal spat in the Parliament Friday after the former said the latter's "tone is not acceptable".
Modi govt tables Waqf bill in Lok Sabha, Congress-led Opposition protests
Aug 08, 2024, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Modi government on Thursday tabled the Waqf bill, which aims to bring about certain changes in powers of state Waqf boards, in the Lok Sabha amid stiff resistance from the Opposition, media reports said.
Aug 08, 2024, at 07:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The opposition walked out of Parliament's upper house Rajya Sabha after their demand for a discussion on the dramatic disqualification of Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat from Paris Olympics was turned down by Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar, media reports said.
Shashi Tharoor responds to trolls over his post calling landslide-hit Wayanad visit 'memorable'
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor has responded to the social media backlash over his tweet describing a visit to landslide-hit Wayanad as "memorable".
Kangana Ranaut trends on X after sharing Rahul Gandhi's morphed image
Aug 04, 2024, at 05:33 am
New Delhi: Actor-turned-MP Kangana Ranaut has unleashed another attack on Leader of Opposition, Rahul Gandhi.
Chai and biscuits on me: Rahul Gandhi claims ED raid planned against him
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Friday made an explosive claim that a raid by the Enforcement Directorate has been planned against him after the central government was allegedly miffed by his Parliament address referring to "Chakravyuh of the Mahabharata war".
'I feel how I felt when my father died': Rahul, Priyanka in landslide-hit Wayanad
Aug 02, 2024, at 04:29 am
Wayanad/IBNS: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Thursday visited Kerala's Wayanad, Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency, and offered messages of support to victims of the devastating landslides that have killed nearly 300 so far with another 200 still missing.
Keep insulting, I'll keep fighting for Dalits, tribals: Rahul Gandhi slams Anurag Thakur in LS
Jul 31, 2024, at 02:51 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A debate over caste census, which has been a long-standing demand spearheaded by Rahul Gandhi, took a personal turn in Lok Sabha on Tuesday as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Anurag Thakur attacked the opposition saying those whose caste is unknown are calling for an enumeration.
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw tells Rajya Sabha WhatsApp is not planning to shut service in India
Jul 29, 2024, at 07:50 pm
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has confirmed that the message-sharing platform WhatsApp and its parent company Meta did not inform the government about their plans to exit their services in India.
Jul 28, 2024, at 02:38 am
New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fanned the flames of controversy triggered by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claims that the BJP-led central government muted her mic during the NITI Aayog meeting in Delhi on Saturday.
Rahul Gandhi stops at a cobbler's shop on his way back to Lucknow
Jul 27, 2024, at 05:10 am
Sultanpur (UP)/IBNS: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi Friday stopped briefly at a cobbler's shop on his way back to Lucknow from Sultanpur where he had gone to appear before a court in connection with a defamation case.
Priyanka Gandhi rips into Israeli govt over war on Gaza, says 'their actions are unacceptable'
Jul 27, 2024, at 03:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Friday launched a scathing attack on the Israeli government over its war with Gaza, which is now into its 10th month and has killed nearly 40,000 people, and called on the global community to condemn Tel Aviv's "genocidal actions and force them to stop".
Jul 26, 2024, at 07:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has reiterated his party's demand for the scrapping of Agnipath after Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the Opposition over its alleged politics centred on the scheme.
Narendra Modi meets former PM HD Deve Gowda in Delhi
Jul 26, 2024, at 04:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda at official his residence in New Delhi.