New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Reacting to the Delhi Rouse Avenue Court’s notice to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday questioned whether there was any evidence supporting the allegation. She said the claims were completely false.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Opposition for linking the discussion commemorating 150 years of Vande Mataram to the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections and said that the song is not limited to the aforementioned state.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Virendra Kumar, informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that nearly 15 crore people in India belong to de-notified, nomadic, and semi-nomadic communities.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Samajwadi Party MP Akhilesh Yadav launched a sharp attack on the ruling BJP during a discussion in the Lok Sabha, alleging misuse of administrative machinery and raising questions over electoral reforms.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday told the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) parliamentary party leaders that India has entered a full-fledged “Reform Express” phase, marked by rapid, intent-driven and citizen-focussed governance changes, sources said.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday saw heated exchanges during a debate on election reforms, with Congress MP Manish Tewari and BJP MP Sanjay Jaiswal exchanging barbs over the credibility of electoral practices and the history of political manoeuvring in India. Jaiswal claimed that the earliest example of “vote-chori” occurred in 1947, when Jawaharlal Nehru was appointed Prime Minister despite most members of the Congress Working Committee supporting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel for the position.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) As the discussion on electoral reforms is underway in Lok Sabha, BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said that the Election Commission has also introduced reforms to ensure full voting rights for citizens and that there should be no opposition to such measures.
Lucknow, Dec 9 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday came down heavily on Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav over his recent "Rashtravivadi" remark against the ruling BJP, branding the SP a "Namazwadi" party aligned with what he termed "anti-India" forces.
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Amid the ongoing controversy surrounding Vande Mataram, Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President Maulana Arshad Madani on Tuesday said, “We will accept death, but we will never accept 'shirk (associating anyone with God)'."
Ahmedabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Gujarat is set to launch a major statewide initiative celebrating women's leadership and grassroots entrepreneurship with the 'Sashakt Naari Mela', scheduled from December 11 to 23.
