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The NDA Thursday defeated the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha by a comfortable margin, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi assuring Manipur of support and development. In his campaign-style speech in the House, the PM lashed out at the Opposit...

The Opposition staged a walkout during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech in the Lok Sabha Thursday, protesting against his refusal to address the reasons behind the no-confidence motion. PM Modi commented, "They don't have patience." A...

An MP of the Mizo National Front (MNF), an NDA ally, had his microphone switched off in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday while arguing against calling "tribal people in Manipur Myanmarese”. The MNF had declared it would vote against the Modi government...

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, was suspended from the House on Thursday for 'unruly' behaviour. Parliamentary affairs minister Pralhad Joshi introduced the suspension motion. During a discussion on the no-c...

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has highlighted significant irregularities in the execution of the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Madhya Pradesh. A nationwide audit revealed that over ₹1.1 crore had been disbursed to approximately 403 i...

Former Union minister and tribal leader Arvind Netam on Thursday resigned from the Congress, citing neglect of tribal leaders by the party. Netam, who heads the tribal outfit Sarva Adivasi Samaj (SAS), expressed disappointment with the Congress's...

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday called for an end to the ongoing violence in Manipur, labelling it a "blot on society”. He appealed to the clashing Meitei and Kuki ethnic groups in the state to engage in discussions with the government. ...

Rahul Gandhi, in a targeted Lok Sabha address during the no-confidence motion debate on Wednesday, invoked powerful symbolism, accusing the ruling party of harming "Bharat Mata" in Manipur and the nation. He revived his "nafrat vs mohabbat (hatred vs...

The Rajya Sabha approved the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB) through a voice vote on Wednesday, following the Opposition's exit from the session on the Manipur issue. The Bill, initially presented in the Lok Sabha, garnered accep...

Former dacoit Malkhan Singh on Wednesday joined the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, ahead of the state assembly elections. Malkhan Singh, a notorious figure in the Chambal region for over two decades, had surrendered in 1982. He predicted the BJP'...

As the Telangana elections approach, the nephew of an MP from the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) has sought a Congress ticket for an assembly seat within his uncle's constituency, The New Indian Express reported. The aspirant reportedly a...

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), led by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, on Wednesday revealed a roster of nine contenders for the Chhattisgarh assembly elections. Notably, the BSP will compete independently on all of the state’s 90 Vidhan...

Opposition leaders from the INDIA alliance in the Rajya Sabha have filed a privilege motion on Tuesday against Leader of the House Piyush Goyal after he referred to them as "traitors." Congress MP Jairam Ramesh stated that an apology from Goyal on th...

Amid internal turmoil following Ajit Pawar's rebellion, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday assured the party’s Pune unit that he would not ally with the BJP. Pawar also stated that while the BJP was striving to give Ajit Pawar's faction cont...

The Bhupesh Baghel government in Chhattisgarh has commenced the process of implementing 58% reservation for Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in educational admissions. The decision comes three months af...

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has said party leader Rahul Gandhi will deliver a crucial speech during Lok Sabha’s no-confidence motion debate on Tuesday, following the restoration of his membership to the House. Tagore mentioned that Gandhi had previou...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday criticised the Congress for its “lack of understanding and efforts” to implement the Panchayati Raj system in villages after Independence. Speaking at the inauguration of the 'Haryana Kshetriya Panchayati...

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid a visit to former state finance minister Raghavji at his residence in Vidisha. Raghavji, 90, was expelled from the BJP in 2013 after an FIR was registered against him on charges of “unnatura...

During the debate on the Delhi services Bill in Parliament on Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party's Raghav Chadha launched a scathing attack on the BJP-led central government, urging the party to adhere to the views of its own leaders, Atal Bihari Vajpayee ...

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Monday said he was considering leaving the CM's post but “this post is not leaving me”. He added that it took courage to admit this. Media reports speculated that Gehlot appeared to be projecting himsel...