New Delhi: The Delhi Police has reportedly detained a software engineer, Sai Krishna, from Karnataka’s Vidyagiri in connection with the Parliament security breach case. Krishna, the son of a retired cop, was reportedly in contact with the main accused Manoranjan D. Manoranjan D and Sagar Sharma entered the Parliament after getting passes form Mysore BJP […]
New Delhi: Stating that New Delhi’s position has remained consistent, India on Thursday said its “core” issue with Canada is the space given to extremists and anti-India elements operating from that country. Addressing a media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India also hoped that Canada will take action against separatists and anti-India […]
New Delhi: Emphasising that the case of eight former Indian Navy personnel on death row in Qatar was important for the country, India on Thursday said the government was doing everything to see how they could be brought back home. At a media briefing here, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the matter […]
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) on Thursday asked political parties and their representatives not to use “derogatory or insulting references” on persons with disabilities (PwDs) during any public statement or political campaign. Issuing a set of guidelines to nudge political parties to move towards respectful discourse for PwDs, the poll panel has urged the […]
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Election Commission of India to take a decision as expeditiously as possible, preferably within eight weeks, on a notice it has issued to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his alleged “pickpocket” jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi made during a speech delivered last month. The […]
New Delhi: Delhi minister Atishi on Thursday alleged that the ED probe into the excise policy case was an attempt to stop the Aam Aadmi Party’s growth and popularity. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday skipped the second summons issued by the Enforcement Directorate, alleging they were issued at the behest of political rivals […]
New Delhi: The controversy over a TMC MP mimicking Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar took political centrestage on Wednesday with the issue playing out inside and outside Parliament and President Droupadi Murmu joining Prime Minister Narendra Modi in expressing dismay. As Dhankhar, also the Rajya Sabha chairperson, said in the House that he would not tolerate […]
Bhopal: Amid a row over the removal of Jawaharlal Nehru’s portrait from the Madhya Pradesh assembly, newly-elected Speaker Narendra Singh Tomar on Wednesday said a committee of MLAs will be constituted to decide about the installation of pictures of great leaders in the House. The Congress has been targeting the ruling BJP over the removal […]
Kalaburagi (K’taka): It is good if Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge becomes the Prime Ministerial candidate of opposition bloc INDIA, but there is need to first face practical challenges ahead, instead of daydreaming, his son and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge said on Wednesday. He stressed on the need for the Congress and INDIA bloc parties […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday alleged that a “complete purge” is being executed so that “draconian bills” are passed without any meaningful debate and the BJP MP “who facilitated entry of the two intruders” into the Lok Sabha on December 13 goes scot-free. The opposition party’s attack came soon after 49 Lok Sabha MPs […]