NEW DELHI: Congress MP Raul Gandhi’s decision to retain Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh prompting his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, to contest the bypolls for the Wayanad seat in Kerala sparked criticism from BJP leader Shehzad Poonawala, who accused the Congress party of operating as a ‘family business.’Poonawalla on Monday said, “Congress is not a…
BENGALURU: The Congress govt in Karnataka is in the dock again for a perceived delay in investigating a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against BS Yediyurappa, former chief minister, BJP’s tallest functionary in the state, and veteran politician.Barely a month ago, the govt had faced immense criticism for delaying action in the…
NEW DELHI: The elections for the new Parliament Speaker are scheduled to be held on Wednesday, June 26, two days after the eighteenth Lok Sabha is set to begin. Depending on the requirements of government business, the session is expected to conclude on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, said a government press release.All the elected MPs…
NEW DELHI: Pakistan‘s opposition leader praised India conduct of the recent Lok Sabha elections and urged his country to learn from its “enemy”. Syed Shibli Faraz, an MP from Imran Khan‘s party PTI said during a government session that Pakistan “should learn from India”. “Why we can’t conduct our own free and fair elections?” asked…
NEW DELHI: The first session of Parliament after the Lok Sabha polls will be held from June 24 to July 3 in what could provide the first peep into the tense dynamics that is likely to define govt’s equations with the opposition which has returned with stronger numbers and has signalled its intent by questioning…
NEW DELHI: Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) chief K Sudhakaran on Wednesday hinted that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi might relinquish the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat. Gandhi won both the Rae Bareli and Wayanad seats in the recently concluded Lok Sabha polls. At a public event organised in Wayanad for Gandhi to thank his supporters, Sudhakaran…
Awadhesh Prasad and Akhilesh Yadav LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday formally forwarded his resignation from Karhal assembly seat to the assembly speaker.Akhilesh Yadav, who won the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, also holds the Karhal assembly seat. The move has put to rest speculations over whether he will retain his position as…
NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday said the first session of the 18th Lok Sabha will begin on June 24. All the elected MPs will also take oath in the upcoming Lok Sabha session. President Droupadi Murmu will address a joint sitting of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha on June…
Nagaraj Shetti of HDFC Securities says that there is a possibility of a minor dip in the market from the highs in the short term. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, surged in trade on Monday morning reaching life-time highs. While BSE Sensex crossed the 77,000 mark,…
CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Marathwada region, which earlier had two central ministers, now has none.BJP functionary Bhagwat Karad has failed to find space in the council of ministers of the new NDA govt led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Karad, an OBC politician, was nominated to the Rajya Sabha and later offered the ministerial berth in July…
