NEW DELHI: The BJP Friday claimed that the opposition INDIA bloc was mulling to make the Leader of Opposition‘s post in the Lok Sabha rotational. “If the INDIA bloc feels that Rahul Gandhi is not able to handle this responsibility with full dedication, they will have to make that decision,” BJP’s Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj…
NEW DELHI: The Uttar Pradesh government has proposed a new digital media policy to disseminate information about various developmental and public welfare schemes to the state’s residents through social media platforms, as per an official document.Under this policy, the state government will pay influencers and account holders on platforms such as Facebook, X, Instagram, and…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday claimed Congress and other opposition parties were part of a conspiracy to create financial instability and chaos in India, as the party rejected Hindenburg’s charge against the Sebi chairperson as an attempt to discredit the financial watchdog.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the short-selling firm, which last year levelled serious allegations…
NEW DELHI: Amid opposition parties demanding enhanced central assistance for Kerala to help rebuild and rehabilitate Wayanad, govt sources said the state was already sitting on a corpus of Rs 540 crore in disaster funds — Rs 395 crore balance in its disaster response fund and Rs 145 crore released by Centre on July 31,…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar recently found himself at the receiving end of criticism from Bharatiya Janata party for comparing India’s situation with the violence-ridden Bangladesh.In an interview with new agency IANS, Aiyar stated that despite India’s economic growth, issues like unemployment and inequality have increased, leading to turmoil in Bangladesh.Aiyar pointed…
NEW DELHI: Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday called on home minister Amit Shah to raise the issue of attacks on Hindus and temples in Bangladesh, asserting that the situation in the neighbouring nation underscored the necessity of CAA.After meeting Shah, Adhikari said the home minister told him that Centre is taking appropriate action…
NEW DELHI: Congress and other opposition parties on Tuesday said PM Narendra Modi should pay heed to the ‘advice’ of RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat and visit Manipur which has seen violence for over a year now, a day after Bhagwat said the situation in the strife-torn state must be considered a priority.While Congress general secretary…
NEW DELHI: Congress and the opposition parties were mulling if to attend the oath-taking ceremony of Narendra Modi on Sunday. Sources said Congress president received the invite late night for the event, which will be attended by leaders of South Asia and Indian Ocean Region.Earlier, AICC managers Jairam Ramesh and KC Venugopal chided BJP that…
NEW DELHI: The Congress termed the EC’s response to Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge‘s letter as a “permanent blot” on the face of a body, which is there to “ensure a level-playing field to all political parties”. Demanding transparency and promptitude” from EC, an INDIA bloc delegation on Friday met the ECI and raised concerns over…
NEW DELHI: The opposition is likely to issue a joint document as its common manifesto for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, as it plans to further send out a message of unity and resolve to defeat the governing BJP in the coming contest.Sources said the opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc have completed consultations…
