Prime Minister Modi gesturing to the crowd during a public meeting at Nandanam in Chennai on March 4. | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan Central government employees protest delays in promotion, threaten non-cooperation if demands not met Central government employees have threatened a “non-cooperation movement” if an expedited decision is not taken regarding their promotions and … Read more
The BJP has only 25 MLAs in the 68-member assembly. In a stunning upset for the Congress, the BJP has managed to pull off a victory for its candidate in the lone Rajya Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh despite having only 25 MLAs in the 68-member Assembly. The BJP’s victory was the result of cross-voting by … Read more
The INDIA bloc was formed last year to defeat the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha election (File). New Delhi: The INDIA bloc finished last week on a high after the Congress sealed a pan-India seat-share deal with the Aam Aadmi Party, and another with the Samajwadi Party for Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the 2024 … Read more
Sonia Gandhi was Congress President from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022 (File). New Delhi: Congress matriarch Sonia Gandhi will stand down from the Lok Sabha this year – 25 years after her first term – leaving behind an impeccable electoral record that is all the more remarkable given her non-Indian origin and … Read more
The exchange began after RLD leader Jayant Chaudhary spoke on the Bharat Ratna for his grandfather. New Delhi: The buzz around the Jayant Chaudhary-led RLD joining hands with the NDA and the consternation this has caused in the troubled INDIA alliance spilled over into Parliament on Saturday, sparking a sharp exchange between Congress President Mallikarjun … Read more