Congress MPs protest against Centre on Parliament premises over National Herald case

IANS | December 17, 2025 1:39 PM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Congress leaders on Wednesday staged a protest within the Parliament House complex against the Centre after a Delhi court granted relief to senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case. The demonstration followed the court’s decision to refuse to take cognisance of the Enforcement Directorate’s money laundering charges in the case.

PM Modi receives rousing welcome at Ethiopian Parliament

IANS | December 17, 2025 12:37 PM

Addis Ababa, Dec 17 (IANS) Ahead of his address, Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the lawmakers in the Ethiopian Parliament on Wednesday. This will be the 18th Parliament in the world where PM Modi will be speaking.

MGNREGA renaming: Why remove Gandhi’s name, asks SP's Ram Gopal Yadav

IANS | December 17, 2025 11:05 AM

New Delhi, Dec 17 (IANS) Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Ram Gopal Yadav, on Wednesday, strongly criticised the government’s decision to rename the MGNREGA as the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G RAM G, calling it unnecessary and disrespectful to Mahatma Gandhi’s legacy.