New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, replying to the no-confidence motion against Lok Speaker Om Birla, stated that the latter enjoys tremendous ‘goodwill and support’ across party lines, so much so that many Opposition members remain dismissive of the motion against him but are bound to support it out of ‘political compulsion’.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday stepped up its offensive on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over latter’s backing and endorsement for the ’shirtless stunt’ by the Indian Youth Congress workers at the recent Artificial Intelligence (AI) Summit and also likened him to traitors like Mir Jafar (a historical figure notoriously known for betraying his master) for gloating over it.
Dehradun, March 10 (IANS) Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday said the Uttarakhand Budget 2026-27 focusses on inclusive development across sectors while ensuring that the benefits of government schemes reach the last person in the queue.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The Press Information Bureau’s (PIB) Fact Check unit on Tuesday dismissed as fake a viral claim on social media that India had shared the location of an Iranian naval ship with Israel, reportedly based on an AI-generated video of Indian Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi that was widely circulated by Pakistani propaganda accounts and later amplified by a Turkish newspaper.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, responding to Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi’s charge of his being the "biggest interrupter" in the Lok Sabha, on Tuesday said that the Opposition MP was entitled to his views but remains "immature and uninformed" enough to understand the role and responsibility of the ministry concerned.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) India’s road network has expanded at a rapid pace in the last 11 years to become the world’s second-largest, with national highways spanning across a length of 1,46,560 km in the country, according to official data.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi continued his remarks in the Lok Sabha during the debate on the resolution seeking the removal of Speaker Om Birla, raising concerns about the functioning and neutrality of the Chair.
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha turned chaotic on Tuesday as Opposition members staged a walkout amid heated exchanges over the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, currently underway in several states by the Election Commission of India (ECI).
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) on Tuesday tendered an unconditional and unqualified public apology over the controversial chapter referring to corruption in the judiciary in its now-withdrawn Class 8 Social Science textbook.
Kolkata, March 10 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner, Gyanesh Kumar, on Tuesday morning said that the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, scheduled to be held later this year, will be totally fair and violence-free.
