Politics
September 27, 2024
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Parliamentary standing committees: Rahul Gandhi in Defence, Kangana makes debut, Shashi Tharoor heads External Affairs

Parliamentary standing committees: Rahul Gandhi in Defence, Kangana makes debut, Shashi Tharoor heads External Affairs

The Department-Related Parliamentary Standing Committees were constituted on Thursday. There are 24 Departmentally-Related Standing Committees that cover all the Ministries/ Departments of the Government of India. According to news agency ANI, Congress members will lead four key committees, including the External Affairs. Each committee is a combination of members from both Rajya Sabha and Lok […]

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September 26, 2024
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Raging unemployment crisis spells trouble for BJP in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections

Raging unemployment crisis spells trouble for BJP in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections

A few weeks back, more than 46,000 graduates and postgraduates applied for the jobs of contractual sweepers with a State-owned corporation in Haryana. Photo for representation. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy’s (CMIE’s) monthly figures have pointed to a steady and disturbingly high unemployment rate for India throughout this […]

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September 26, 2024
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Robert Vadra ‘disappointed’ after PM Modi's 'damaad' jibe at Haryana rally, says ‘expect much more from him’

Robert Vadra ‘disappointed’ after PM Modi's 'damaad' jibe at Haryana rally, says ‘expect much more from him’

Robert Vadra, businessman and Priyanka Gandhi’s husband, said on Thursday, September 26, that he was “disappointed” and “surprised” after Prime Minister Narendra Modi targeted him to attack Congress during an election rally in Haryana. Robert Vadra further said that commissions have been set up to investigate his companies but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government […]

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September 26, 2024
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Manmohan Singh's birthday: PM Modi prays for former PM's 'long and healthy life’, Rahul Gandhi shares greetings

Manmohan Singh's birthday: PM Modi prays for former PM's 'long and healthy life’, Rahul Gandhi shares greetings

Manmohan Singh’s birthday: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and several other political leaders wished former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birthday on Thursday, September 26. “Birthday greetings to former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh Ji. I pray that he is blessed with a long and healthy […]

Politics
September 25, 2024
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'My life at risk…': Champai makes big ‘political conspiracy’ allegations against CM Hemant Soren

'My life at risk…': Champai makes big ‘political conspiracy’ allegations against CM Hemant Soren

Former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, who recently switched allegiance to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has accused the Hemant Soren-led government of jeopardizing his safety by withdrawing all security vehicles assigned to him. Former Chief Minister Champai Soren, previously with the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), labeled the move as a “political conspiracy” intended to […]

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September 24, 2024
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Atishi and the empty chair of sovereignty

Atishi and the empty chair of sovereignty

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi takes charge at the Delhi Secretariat, in New Delhi on September 23. By her words, Atishi has managed to suffuse the empty chair with meanings: it is no ordinary chair of an absent Chief Minister, but a chair-in-waiting that will remind the people of its occupier. | Photo Credit: Rahul Singh/ANI […]

Politics
September 24, 2024
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Is Kejriwal’s exit as Delhi Chief Minister a masterstroke or blunder?

Is Kejriwal’s exit as Delhi Chief Minister a masterstroke or blunder?

On September 17, Arvind Kejriwal resigned as Delhi Chief Minister for the second time, the first being just 49 days after taking office in 2013. A decade later, while the Aam Aadmi Party remains the ruling party in Delhi and several of its leaders, including Kejriwal, are out on bail, he has sought public validation […]

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September 23, 2024
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Subhankar Sarkar as Bengal Congress chief: An olive branch to Trinamool?

Subhankar Sarkar as Bengal Congress chief: An olive branch to Trinamool?

The appointment of Shubhankar Sarkar, former secretary of the All India Congress Committee, as the new president of the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee (WBPCC) has come as a major surprise in Bengal. This move, replacing five-time Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, has left a sizeable section of the State’s top Congress leadership frowning. […]