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December 27, 2024 10:38 AM

Former PM Manmohan Singh’s mortal remains to be kept at AICC HQ, last rites scheduled for Saturday: Congress sources

The mortal remains of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be placed at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters in Delhi for the public to pay their respects, Congress sources said on Friday. According to party sources, the 'last darshan' is scheduled for Saturday from 8:00 to 10:00 AM. Senior leaders, including Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, will pay their respects at the AICC office before the final rites are performed. Singh, renowned for spearheading India’s 1991 econom...

December 15, 2024 9:54 AM

PM Modi presents 11 pledges for India’s bright future, calls for politics free of ‘parivarvad’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday outlined 11 pledges aimed at shaping a bright future for India during a Lok Sabha discussion marking 75 years of the Constitution. He emphasized the importance of citizens and the government fulfilling their duties and called for a politics free from "parivarvad" (dynastic politics) and corruption. In his speech, PM Modi highlighted inclusive development and zero tolerance for corruption as key pillars of progress. He expressed hope that the 75th yea...

December 13, 2024 11:24 AM

Debate on Constitution set to begin in Lok Sabha today; Rajnath Singh to lead discussion

A special two-day discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Indian Constitution will be held in the Lok Sabha on Friday and Saturday, with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh set to initiate the debate. This debate is expected to end the week-long deadlock between the Centre and the Opposition in Parliament, which has seen repeated adjournments since the winter session began on November 25. The discussion will kick off at 12 noon on Friday, with over 12 leaders from the ...

December 10, 2024 2:37 PM

Mamata Banerjee should lead INDIA bloc: RJD’s Lalu Yadav

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Tuesday backed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the leadership of the INDIA Bloc. Speaking to ANI in Patna, Lalu Yadav said, “Congress’s objection means nothing. We will support Mamata… Mamata Banerjee should be given the leadership (of the INDIA Bloc)… We will form the government again in 2025.” His statement drew mixed reactions from across the political spectrum. In Delhi, Shiv Sen...

November 25, 2024 5:38 PM

Emerging patterns: BJP’s pro-incumbency wave in Maharashtra and beyond

Maharashtra was once a Congress bastion. Now, the BJP is the dominant political party there, maintaining its lead election after election and scripting a clear narrative in a state that had become riddled with fractured electoral numbers since 1990. In Maharashtra, no political party had touched the 100-seat threshold in the 288-member assembly since the 1990 polls. The BJP made history in 2014 when it won 122 seats and maintained its lead in upcoming elections. The party won over 100 seats in ...

October 16, 2024 1:22 PM

Congress declines to join J-K govt as statehood promise remains unfulfilled: JKPCC Chief Tariq Hameed Karra

The Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief, Tariq Hameed Karra, said on Wednesday that the Congress party would not be joining any ministry in the newly formed Jammu and Kashmir government. The decision, according to Karra, comes in light of the unfulfilled promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to restore statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, which has yet to materialize. "We are unhappy therefore we are not joining the Ministry at the moment. Congress Party shall continue ...

September 20, 2024 3:48 PM

Congress insults India on foreign land: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday spoke out against the Congress party, highlighting remarks made by its leaders during foreign visits as being disrespectful to the nation. Addressing the National PM Vishwakarma Programme in Wardha, Maharashtra, he alluded to recent comments made by Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who criticized the BJP-led government during his visit to the U.S. "The spirit of patriotism has died in today's Congress. The ghost of hatred has entered today's Congress. Look at the...

September 16, 2024 6:08 PM

“Congress conspiring to spread economic unrest in country”: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on the Congress party, accusing them of deliberately spreading "aarthik aarajkta" (economic unrest) across the country. During his Motion of Thanks to the President's address, PM Modi said, "The Congress is conspiring calculatively to spread aarthik aarajkta (economic unrest) in the country. During the time of elections, the promises that they made and the economic steps that they are taking in the states governed by them, it is paving the...

September 16, 2024 6:13 PM

Congress declares Rahul Gandhi to be Leader of Opposition in 18th Lok Sabha

The Congress party on Tuesday announced that Rahul Gandhi, MP from Raebareli, will serve as the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the 18th Lok Sabha. This appointment ends a 10-year absence of an official LoP in the Lower House since 2014. Congress General Secretary KC Venugopal made the announcement in the national capital, saying, "Congress MP Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the LoP in the Lok Sabha." This decision comes after the Congress secured 100 seats in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, a s...

September 16, 2024 6:14 PM

BJP and Congress issue three-line whips ahead of Lok Sabha speaker election

Both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress have issued three-line whips to their respective Members of Parliament (MPs) to be present in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, June 26, from 11 a.m. onwards. This move comes ahead of the crucial election for the post of Lok Sabha Speaker. The election has taken on added importance as the opposition INDIA bloc, having failed to reach a consensus with the BJP, has nominated Congress MP K Suresh for the Speaker's position. This de...