‘Insult to mothers will not be tolerated’: PM Modi hits out at Opposition over remarks against his mother

September 2, 2025 3:15 PM

‘Insult to mothers will not be tolerated’: PM Modi hits out at Opposition over remarks against his mother

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a strong attack on the opposition alliance over alleged abusive remarks against his late mother, describing it as an insult to “every mother, sister, and daughter of the country.” He made the remarks after launching the Bihar Rajya Jeevika Nidhi Saakh Sahkari Sangh Limited, a cooperative initiative aimed at providing affordable credit to women entrepreneurs of Bihar’s self-help groups under the Jeevika programme. Highlighting Bihar’s cul...

Congress’ priority not national security, but vote bank and appeasement politics: Amit Shah

July 30, 2025 10:52 PM

Congress’ priority not national security, but vote bank and appeasement politics: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday listed out several Congress-era errors, leading to the formation of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and loss of vast swathes of land to enemy nations. He also tore into the grand old party’s appeasement politics for political gains. Speaking in Rajya Sabha on Operation Sindoor, the Home Minister held Congress' policies responsible for multiple acts of terror in the country, while categorically stating that Hindus can never be terrorists. HM Shah sai...

Operation Sindoor got support from many countries, but not Congress: PM Modi slams Opposition

July 29, 2025 11:09 PM

Operation Sindoor got support from many countries, but not Congress: PM Modi slams Opposition

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a scathing attack on the Congress-led Opposition, saying that it gave a “clean chit” to Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack and did not support India’s fight against terrorism. Dismissing Congress’s claims of a foreign policy failure following Operation Sindoor, PM Modi asserted that no nation opposed India’s military strikes against Pakistan. “Out of 193 countries, only three supported Pakistan—either through d...

Amit Shah hits out at Congress in Lok Sabha for siding with foreign narratives

July 29, 2025 1:46 AM

Amit Shah hits out at Congress in Lok Sabha for siding with foreign narratives

Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress appeared to give more weight to foreign narratives than to the statement of India’s External Affairs Minister, S. Jaishankar. The debate followed Jaishankar’s address on the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack, during which he outlined India’s diplomatic and security response. Repeated interruptions by Opposition MPs, particularly from the Congress, prompted Shah to intervene. “Do you not trust your own foreign minister, who has taken a c...

Will continue to inspire: Tributes pour in on Sheila Dikshit’s death anniversary

July 20, 2025 12:13 PM

Will continue to inspire: Tributes pour in on Sheila Dikshit’s death anniversary

Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday paid tribute to former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on her death anniversary. Taking to social media, Gupta said, "Humble tribute to former Chief Minister of Delhi Smt. Sheila Dikshit ji on her death anniversary." Dikshit, a senior Congress leader and the longest-serving Chief Minister of Delhi, led the city for three consecutive terms from 1998 to 2013. Remembering her contribution, the Congress party said on X: “Respectful tribute on the d...

AIDS program funding preserved ahead of US Senate vote on Trump cuts

July 16, 2025 8:26 AM

AIDS program funding preserved ahead of US Senate vote on Trump cuts

The U.S. Senate late on Tuesday advanced President Donald Trump's request to slash billions in spending on foreign aid and public broadcasting previously approved by Congress, the latest test of Trump's control over his fellow Republicans. However, PEPFAR, a global program to fight HIV/AIDS launched in 2003 by then-Republican President George W. Bush, is being exempted after objections from lawmakers in both parties, bringing the size of the package of cuts to $9 billion from $9.4 billion. Ru...

Emergency imposers murdered Constitution, intended to enslave judiciary: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’

June 29, 2025 12:53 PM

Emergency imposers murdered Constitution, intended to enslave judiciary: PM Modi in ‘Mann ki Baat’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a scathing attack on those who imposed the Emergency in 1975, saying it was not just a "murder of the Constitution" but also an attempt to turn the judiciary into a "slave." In his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', PM Modi urged the nation to remember the resilience of those who resisted the Emergency and to draw inspiration from their courage to safeguard the Constitution. "Those who imposed Emergency not only murdered our Constitution but...

Emergency black chapter in India’s democracy, Cong still carries dictatorial mindset: JP Nadda

June 25, 2025 2:34 PM

Emergency black chapter in India’s democracy, Cong still carries dictatorial mindset: JP Nadda

Union Minister and BJP National President J.P. Nadda on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress, accusing it of continuing to carry the same "dictatorial mindset" that, according to him, marked the 21-month Emergency imposed by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975. Calling the period a "black chapter" in India's democratic journey, Nadda said the events of that era remain a stark reminder of how democratic institutions were "subverted" under Congress rule. Recounting the ev...

Nefarious attempt to strangle Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh on 50 years of Emergency

June 25, 2025 2:32 PM

Nefarious attempt to strangle Indian democracy: Rajnath Singh on 50 years of Emergency

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that 50 years ago, a nefarious attempt was made to strangle Indian democracy with the imposition of the Emergency, during which civil liberties were suspended and opposition leaders were jailed under the rule of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. In a post on X, he called the Emergency "the darkest chapter in Indian democracy", while paying tribute to those who resisted the authoritarian rule. "Fifty years ago today, a nefarious attempt was made...

Congress to hold national convention in Gujarat after six decades

April 7, 2025 9:11 AM

Congress to hold national convention in Gujarat after six decades

After a gap of more than six decades, the Indian National Congress is set to host its national convention in Ahmedabad on April 8 and 9. This significant return marks the first time since 1961 that the party’s top decision-making body, the All India Congress Committee (AICC), will meet in Gujarat -- a state with deep historical ties to the party and India’s freedom struggle.  The announcement was made by Dr Manish Doshi, Media Convener of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, here on Sund...