Rijiju says Gen-Z has rejected Cong, stands firmly with PM Modi

IANS | October 6, 2025 12:41 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday said that India's Gen-Z is strongly opposed to dynastic politics, which is why they have repeatedly rejected the Congress and chosen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership at the Centre.

Now, Congress MP drops Op Sindoor analogy to India-Pak cricket clash

IANS | October 6, 2025 12:04 PM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Parliamentarian and Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi on Monday congratulated the Indian women cricket team for defeating Pakistani rivals in the ODI world cup match last evening and also dropped an Operation Sindoor reference to the Women in Blue's astounding victory.

Two stands at Vizag Stadium to be named after Mithali Raj, Ravi Kalpana

IANS | October 6, 2025 11:58 AM

Visakhapatnam, Oct 6 (IANS) Andhra Cricket Association (AC) has announced that two stands in the ACA-VDCA Vizag cricket stadium here would be dedicated to legendary Indian women cricketers Mithali Raj and Ravi Kalpana on October 12, aligning the unveiling with the India vs Australia ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup fixture.

PKVY nurturing organic farming in India, empowering millions of farmers

IANS | October 6, 2025 11:44 AM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) As India steps into the next phase of its agricultural transformation, Paramparagat Krishi Vikas Yojana (PKVY) has transitioned organic farming from a niche practice to a mainstream agricultural movement, and as on January 30 this year, Rs 2,265.86 crore were released under the PKVY (2015–25), the government data showed on Monday.

Such parties will never return to power: Rijiju slams Congress for 'attacking' armed forces

IANS | October 6, 2025 11:24 AM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Monday hit out at the Congress and other Opposition parties for "attacking" Indian armed forces and repeatedly doubting their capability and asserted that such 'negative' approach would never gain people's trust. He termed their conduct "unfortunate" and said that they can never be trusted with power by the people of the country.

'Don’t know who started slogan of dividing nation': Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on ‘I Love Muhammad’ row (IANS exclusive)

IANS | October 6, 2025 10:44 AM

New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Reacting to the ongoing controversy surrounding the "I Love Muhammad" slogan, Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said in an exclusive interview with IANS that India does not discriminate on the basis of religion or caste and that the country stands united under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.