‘He will take decision soon’: Congress leader KC Venugopal on whether Rahul Gandhi will assume LoP position in Lok Sabha | India News – Times of 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…

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‘Not my successor’: Naveen Patnaik clarifies VK Pandian’s role in BJD | India News – Times of India

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.”…

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‘Decisive rejection of the politics of divisiveness’: Mallikarjun Kharge at CWC meet | India News – Times of India

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…

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Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ to attend PM Modi’s ceremony in Delhi | India News – Times of India

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,…

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‘Take up yoga, meditation’: Kangana Ranaut asks those praising CISF cop if they are ok with rape or murder | India News – Times of India

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…

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Drumbeaters will look for anything to justify ‘ek-tihaaii’ PM Modi’s pathetic performance: Jairam Ramesh | India News – Times of India

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…

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Committed to principle of ‘sarv panth sambhav (all religions equal)’, says Modi | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Narendra Modi on Friday emphasised the role of consensus in governance as he said the next “10 years of NDA” will be dedicated to good governance, committed to the principal of “sarv panth sambhav” (all religions are equal) to fulfil growing regional and national aspirations as he acknowledged that an era of competitive…

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