LS, RS privileges committees to hear suspended MPs next week

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: The privileges committees of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha are scheduled to meet next week, where 14 opposition...

CAA rules to be notified ‘much before’ LS poll announcement: Official

  NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: Rules for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) of 2019 will be notified "much before" the announcement of the Lok Sabha...

263 Covid JN.1 cases detected in country

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: A total of 263 cases of Covid-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with about half...

PIL in SC challenges new law on appointment of CEC, ECs

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: Amid a political row over dropping the chief justice of India (CJI) from a panel empowered to choose the chief...

Manipur violence: Vadra slams PM, asks govt to take ‘concrete steps’ for peace

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: A day after four people were gunned down in Manipur, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attacked Prime Minister...

Congress supports truckers’ stir

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: The Congress on Tuesday came out in support of truckers' protest against a new law on stricter punishment in hit-and-run...

Ramesh seeks time for INDIA bloc to put forward view on VVPATS

NEW DELHI, 2 Jan: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, requesting that a team of the...

Hurts to see such cruelty on PM’s part: Gandhi on Phogat returning awards

NEW DELHI, 31 Dec: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over wrestler Vinesh Phogat leaving her Khel Ratna and...

Govt appoints Arvind Panagariya as 16th FC chairman

NEW DELHI, 31 Dec: The government on Sunday appointed former NITI Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya as the chairman of the 16th Finance Commission...

India gets law to appoint CEC, ECs

NEW DELHI, 31 Dec: A legislation on the appointment of Election Commission members was the biggest highlight of 2023 for the union law ministry,...

NewsClick case: Delhi Police team questions activist Gautam Navlakha

NEW DELHI, 30 Dec: A team of Delhi Police has questioned activist Gautam Navlakha in connection with the probe into NewsClick's alleged foreign funding...

Jaishankar’s visit to Russia provided opportunity to further strengthen partnership: MEA

MOSCOW, 30 Dec: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's visit to Russia this week provided an opportunity to review ongoing bilateral cooperation and examine ways...

Do people want easy rail travel or picture with ‘shahenshah’s’ statue: Gandhi

NEW DELHI, 30 Dec: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a swipe at the government over setting up of selfie booths at railway...

Modi govt trying to cover up worst territorial setback in 6 decades: Ramesh

NEW DELHI, 28 Dec: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Thursday alleged that the government is trying to cover up the worst territorial setback in...

If EVMs not ‘fixed’ before LS polls, BJP can win over 400 seats: Pitroda

NEW DELHI, 28 Dec: Raising concerns over electronic voting machines (EVM), Congress leader Sam Pitroda on Thursday said that the BJP can win more...

Gandhi to start ‘Bharat Nyay Yatra’ from Manipur to Mumbai

NEW DELHI, 28 Dec: The Congress on Wednesday announced that it will hold a 'Bharat Nyay Yatra', led by Rahul Gandhi, from Manipur to...

Confident army will wipe out terrorism, must avoid ‘mistakes’: Rajnath Singh in Jammu

RAJOURI, 27 Dec: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he had full faith in the Indian Army that it will wipe out terrorism...

Four new cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 reported in Rajasthan

Jaipur, 27 Dec: Four new cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 were reported in the state, taking the tally of such cases in Rajasthan to...

Cabinet approves widening of 135 km stretch of Khowai-Harina road in Tripura

NEW DELHI, 27 Dec: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for widening of the 135-km stretch of Khowai-Harina road in Tripura, according...

Ujjwala beneficiaries to get LPG cylinders at Rs 450 from Jan 1: Rajasthan...

Jaipur, 27 Dec: Fulfilling the BJP's poll promise, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma on Wednesday announced that the state government will provide LPG...