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.
Rahul Gandhi claims farmer leaders were not allowed to meet him in Parliament
Jul 24, 2024, at 07:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has claimed farmer leaders were not allowed to meet him in Parliament by the government.
Jul 24, 2024, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Countering the Opposition's charge that the Modi government's budget is "discriminatory", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said it is impossible for her or anyone else to name all states during the address.
Congress' Shashi Tharoor calls Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 'underwhelming'
Jul 23, 2024, at 07:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an initial reaction from the main opposition party, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor called Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2024 "underwhelming".
Ahead of Budget session, opposition raises key issue at all-party meet
Jul 21, 2024, at 07:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: An all-party meeting was held on Sunday as leaders from the opposition gathered to discuss pressing issues and their expectations from the Budget, which will be presented on Tuesday.
'Attack on Constitution': Priyanka Gandhi Vadra hits out at Kanwar Yatra order in Muzaffarnagar
Jul 20, 2024, at 05:17 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Uttar Pradesh Police's order to display the names of eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar and said it was against the Constitution.
Karnataka govt pauses bill directing private firms to reserve jobs for Kannadigas
Jul 18, 2024, at 06:07 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Karnataka government Wednesday paused a bill directing private firms in the state to reserve jobs for Kannadigas.
Jul 17, 2024, at 06:18 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: The Congress government in Karnataka on Wednesday approved the bill making it mandatory to recruit only Kannadigas in the Group C and Group D posts of private firms, media reports said.
Rahul Gandhi slams 'BJP's wrong policies' after 4 soldiers martyred in Kashmir's Doda
Jul 16, 2024, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has accused the Modi government of taking "wrong policies" when it comes to the matter of Jammu and Kashmir after four soldiers were martyred in Doda on Monday.
BJP's Rajya Sabha figure lowers to 86, NDA now 12 short of majority
Jul 15, 2024, at 07:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s tally of seats in Parliament's upper house, Rajya Sabha, dipped to 86 after four nominated members- Rakesh Sinha, Ram Shakal, Sonal Mansingh and Mahesh Jethmalani- completed their terms on Monday, media reports said.
Bhasmasura will finish your party: BJP warns Akhilesh Yadav over tie-up with Congress
Jul 15, 2024, at 04:50 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: The Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress alliance have pulled off a stunner in the Lok Sabha elections giving a jolt to the mighty Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which lost almost 30 seats affecting the party's prospect nationally.
INDIA heads for landslide win in assembly bypolls, BJP eyes to bag only 2 seats
Jul 13, 2024, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an upset for the saffron party, INDIA bloc, which was formed to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, is heading for a landslide victory in the assembly byelections held in 13 seats on July 10.
'If we commit the same mistakes, there is no...': Nitin Gadkari cautions BJP
Jul 13, 2024, at 05:44 pm
Panaji/IBNS: After a partial setback in the Lok Sabha polls, Union Minister and BJP veteran Nitin Gadkari has cautioned his party over repeating the same mistakes which its arch-rival Congress did.