Politics
New Delhi, Jan 26: Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday took a jibe at his party over Ghulam Nabi Azad being conferred with the Padma Bhushan, saying it was ironic that the Congress does not need his services when the nation recognises his contributions to public life.
Sibal, Anand Sharma and Shashi Tharoor -- who were among the 23 leaders dubbed as the 'G-23' who wrote to Congress
Srinagar, Jan 26: Abdul Razaq Wagay, former PDP MLA from Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian constituency, died in his native village on Wednesday.
The 80-year-old was ailing for long.
"Abdul Razak (Wagay) Zawoora, former MLA Shopian, is no more. He lost the battle of his life today after prolonged illness at home in Zawoora Shopian," PDP leader Yawar Banday said.
Wagay was elected to the Jammu
New Delhi, Jan 25: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said that his government does not want livelihood of people to be affected and Covid restrictions will be eased as soon as possible
Restrictions were put in place in view of people's health, Kejriwal said after hoisting the national flag at the Delhi government's Republic Day function
"Delhiites have suffered the most due to
New Delhi, Jan 25: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called for increasing the voter turnout to at least 75 per cent in the next Lok Sabha elections.
In his message at an event on the occasion of the 12th National Voters Day, he said as a nation we must think and arrive at a consensus to have simultaneous elections to all the three tiers of federal set up and move towards better gover
Rajouri Jan 25: Police on Tuesday arrested a man for what it termed making "derogatory remarks" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi through a social media video.
A police official told that Showkat Hussain, son of Salam Din, a resident of Mohalla Mamb locality in Dehrian village of Rajouri, was arrested after he "shared a video on a social media platform with derogatory and objectionable rema
New Delhi, Jan 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged recipients of the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar to support the 'Vocal for Local' campaign and said the youth is at the centre of all policies being framed by government.
During an online interaction with the awardees, Modi also talked about the unveiling of the hologram statue of freedom fighter Subhash Chandra Bose and sa
New Delhi, Jan 24: Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Monday paid homage to martyrs at the National War Memorial at India Gate here, officials said.
They said Baijal visited the memorial at 9.45 am to pay tributes to martyrs ahead of Republic Day.
In the visitors' book at the memorial, Baijal wrote that It is a proud yet humbling occasion for me to pay my homage to the most exalted so
New Delhi, Jan 24: Aam Aadmi Party supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched a campaign for poll-bound states, asking Delhiites to upload videos of the Delhi government's good work on social media platforms.
Kejriwal said his government has done a number of good works like providing free electricity and water, and asked Delhiites to urge voters in poll-bound Punjab, U
Jammu, Jan 24: Saluting daughters of the country for their accomplishments in various fields on National Girl Child Day, Jammu and Kashmir
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday called for securing equal rights for every girl child and empowering them with opportunities.
Sinha asked people to make collective efforts to promote awareness about the rights of the girl child and provide supp
New Delhi, Jan 23: Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday alleged that over four crore people have been pushed into poverty in the country and that there has been development of only "Hamare Do".
"'Vikas overflow' only for 'Humare Do'! While our 4,00,00,000 brothers and sisters are pushed into poverty," he said on Twitter.
"Each of these 4,00,00,000 is a real person, not just a number
New Delhi,Jan 23: Gen Bipin Rawat's younger brother Col (retd) Vijay Rawat, who recently joined the BJP, on Sunday said he is not contesting the upcoming assembly polls in Uttarakhand.
Col Rawat said he was asked by party leaders to contest but he said no to them.
Asked what if they insist on fielding him, he said 99 per cent chances are that he would politely refuse.
"I am not contesting
Even as Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi threatened legal action against his Delhi counterpart Arvind Kejriwal, his predecessor and Punjab Lok Congress (PLC) leader Capt Amarinder Singh on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Congress leader, whose government, he said, had clearly ‘stage-managed’ the blockade that had led to the serious security lapse on the Prime Minister’s route.
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Amidst recent reports of infighting and leaders speaking about party issues publicly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee would be talking to Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have been vocal about their grievances recently in a virtual meeting on January 27.
Leaders said that the party chief is also likely to discuss TMC’s strategy for the forthcoming Budget session of Parliament. She w
New Delhi, Jan 20: The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Central government to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBC and 10 per cent to economically weaker sections (EWS) in All India quota (AIQ) seats in medical courses, saying that reservation is not at odds with the merit, rather furthers its distributive impact.
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said: "Competitive exams do n