PM’s JAM Trinity empowers poor as Jan Dhan bank deposits surge past Rs 2.5 lakh crore

IANS | July 25, 2025 3:17 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday became India’s second longest serving Premier, a major achievement during his tenure has been the staggering number of 55.44 crore Jan Dhan accounts opened for the country’s poor with the total amount in these deposits surpassing Rs 2.5 lakh crore this year, according to RBI data.

Rahul-led Oppn MPs continue stir in Parliament complex, dump SIR placards in bin

IANS | July 25, 2025 3:15 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Shouting slogans and symbolically tearing placards with Special Intensive Revision (SIR) printed on them, Opposition MPs led by the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Friday continued their protest in the Parliament House complex against the electoral roll review in Bihar.

'Desperate, baseless allegations': BJP, JD-U slam Rahul Gandhi over 'vote theft' remark

IANS | July 25, 2025 2:30 PM

New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) A political storm erupted on Friday after the Election Commission dismissed Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's explosive allegation of "vote theft" during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) accusing him of lowering the dignity of his office and engaging in "desperate and destructive politics".