NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday emphasised the crucial role that Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N Chandrababu Naidu and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar, must play in safeguarding the Constitution and democracy. Both leaders have extended their support to the BJP-led NDA government, which has secured its third consecutive term in…
NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Saturday said that the INDIA bloc will collectively take a call on attending the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minter Narendra Modi and his council of ministers which is scheduled for Sunday evening.After a key meeting of extended Congress Working Committee, party’s general secretary K C Venugopal said, “The INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Congress general secretary K C Venugopal on Saturday said the extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) had unanimously passed a resolution requesting Rahul Gandhi to take the position of the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.Hailing the Lok Sabha results as the beginning of the revival of the Congress, Venugopal said the atmosphere in…
NEW DELHI: In the aftermath of the Odisha assembly polls, outgoing chief minister Naveen Patnaik addressed the speculation surrounding BJD leader VK Pandian‘s role in the party. Patnaik clarified that Pandian, a former IAS officer who served as his private secretary for over two decades before joining the BJD in 2023, is not his “successor.”…
NEW DELHI: After gaining a considerable number of seats in the Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday claimed that the Lok Sabha poll mandate was a ‘decisive rejection’ of the politics of divisiveness and said that the INDIA bloc must continue to work together as an united opposition in both inside and…
NEW DELHI: Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is set to arrive in New Delhi to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit was confirmed following a phone conversation between Dahal and Modi on Wednesday evening, during which the Narendra Modi extended a formal invitation to his Nepali counterpart.A senior official,…
NEW DELHI: Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut on Saturday criticised those applauding a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constable who allegedly slapped her at the Chandigarh airport and asked if they would also find it acceptable if someone was subjected to rape or murder.“Every rapist, murderer or thief always have a strong emotional, physical, psychological or financial…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday lambasted Prime Minister Narendra Modi and claimed that his Bharatiya Janata Party‘s performance in the Lok Sabha elections mark ‘his moral, political and personal defeat.’Mocking the attempts of drawing parallels between Modi and former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, the senior Congress leader posted on X, “Those…
NEW DELHI: Ramoji Rao, the founder of Ramoji film city and head of ETV network, passed away during the early hours of Saturday at Star Hospital in Hyderabad, Telangana. Rao, aged 87, passed away at 3:45 am while receiving medical care.The renowned entrepreneur and media mogul has played a significant role in the Indian entertainment…
MUMBAI/CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: While Devendra Fadnavis has offered to step down as deputy chief minister in view of the BJP’s poor performance in the Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra and take up party work full-time in view of the upcoming assembly elections, the BJP’s Central leadership has not taken any decision so far, sources said. All…
