'Will Rs 1 per kg potato create $1 trillion economy', SP chief's taunt at UP govt over farmers' mounting distress

IANS | August 11, 2026 12:06 PM

Lucknow/New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav launched a bitter critique of the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government, over the worsening condition of potato farmers in the state, claiming that falling market prices, rising input costs and inadequate government procurement have pushed growers into severe financial distress.

Waving 'Rahul Gandhi bhago mat' posters, NDA MPs stage protest march in Parliament premises

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:20 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA MPs staged a protest on Tuesday, with multiple lawmakers heading towards the Parliament's Makar Dwar, carrying placards with slogans like "Grah Mantri ki Charcha se Rahul Gandhi bhago mat (Rahul Gandhi, don't run away from Home Minister's reply)".

'Cover-up or action': Nishikant Dubey raises questions over Jharkhand paper leak accused arrest

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:18 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday raised questions over the arrest of one of the accused in the alleged Jharkhand paper leak case and sought answers from Chief Minister Hemant Soren regarding the involvement of senior officials.

History will remember Dr Manmohan Singh kindly, as the most consequential Prime Minister: Sonia Gandhi

IANS | August 11, 2026 11:10 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said that history will indeed remember former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh kindly as a quiet, gentle, but a most consequential Prime Minister.

BJP calls Jharkhand Bandh to protest police action on students; party workers take to streets

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:51 AM

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday called for a statewide bandh in Jharkhand to protest the alleged police action against students during the JPSC-JSSC aspirants' protest in Ranchi.

NDA's 'Mangal Milan' meet begins with 'Vande Mataram' slogans

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:49 AM

New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) The NDA Parliamentary Party's 'Mangal Milan' meeting is underway at the Parliament Library Building (PLB). This comes as the ruling alliance chalks out a strategy for the remaining two days of the ongoing Monsoon Session.

CJP founder criticises police action on Jharkhand students, calls it 'suppression of democratic rights'

IANS | August 11, 2026 9:26 AM

Ranchi, Aug 11 (IANS) Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke spoke to student leader Devendra Nath Mahato, who is undergoing treatment at the hospital amid his indefinite hunger strike in Jharkhand against the examination-related irregularities. This came as police resorted to a lathi charge on peacefully protesting students in Ranchi.

Two special resolutions in TN Assembly today against NEET, FCRA changes

IANS | August 11, 2026 8:34 AM

Chennai, Aug 11 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly is set to take up two special government resolutions on Tuesday, one opposing the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) and another objecting to the Centre’s proposed changes to the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA).

PM-KISAN scheme boosts farming in Kathua, farmers report higher profits

IANS | August 10, 2026 11:25 PM

Kathua, Aug 10 (IANS) The Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) scheme is bringing a positive change to the lives of small farmers in the Sarthal Valley of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district.

Discussion offered, HM ready to answer: Why is Rahul Gandhi still blocking the House?

IANS | August 10, 2026 9:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The political confrontation over the alleged police action against protesting students intensified on Monday, with BJP MP Nishikant Dubey and Union Minister J.P. Nadda accusing Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi of repeatedly “changing the goalpost” and deliberately obstructing the functioning of the Lok Sabha.

Politics

'Will Rs 1 per kg potato create $1 trillion economy', SP chief's taunt at UP govt over farmers' mounting distress

Waving 'Rahul Gandhi bhago mat' posters, NDA MPs stage protest march in Parliament premises

'Cover-up or action': Nishikant Dubey raises questions over Jharkhand paper leak accused arrest

History will remember Dr Manmohan Singh kindly, as the most consequential Prime Minister: Sonia Gandhi

BJP calls Jharkhand Bandh to protest police action on students; party workers take to streets

NDA's 'Mangal Milan' meet begins with 'Vande Mataram' slogans

CJP founder criticises police action on Jharkhand students, calls it 'suppression of democratic rights'

Two special resolutions in TN Assembly today against NEET, FCRA changes

PM-KISAN scheme boosts farming in Kathua, farmers report higher profits

Discussion offered, HM ready to answer: Why is Rahul Gandhi still blocking the House?

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