Tejashwi's call for boycotting Bihar polls finds resonance, lawmakers train guns at ECI

IANS | July 24, 2025 1:33 PM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav's call for boycotting Bihar elections, on back of Election Commission of India's "skewed" voter verification drive has found resonance among the Parliamentarians, as MPs of different parties extended their support to him and criticised the poll panel, accusing it of working for the ruling party.

House disruptions seem to be suiting treasury benches, says Priyanka Gandhi

IANS | July 24, 2025 12:13 PM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated on Thursday that during the last session of the Lok Sabha, disruptions originated from the treasury benches, which ultimately resulted in the adjournment of the House, suggesting that the repeated adjournments do not concern the Centre.

Policymakers need to be vigilant of evolving global crude price dynamics impact: RBI

IANS | July 24, 2025 10:24 AM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) While active government intervention has contained spillover to domestic oil prices, policymakers need to be vigilant and cautious of the direct and indirect impact of the evolving global crude price dynamics through continuous assessment, given India’s increasing dependence on crude oil imports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has stressed.

From 1993 to date, how PM Modi's diaspora diplomacy took root and flourished in the UK

IANS | July 24, 2025 9:34 AM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in London, he was greeted by thunderous chants of 'Modi Modi', 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' and 'Vande Mataram' from the Indian community -- an emphatic reminder of a diplomatic tradition that he had initiated decades ago, long before he rose to India's highest political office.

India's military response to Pahalgam attack brought back global attention on terrorism

IANS | July 24, 2025 9:20 AM

New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) With nearly three months passing since the horrific Pahalgam terror attack on April 22, several top diplomats, military experts and security analysts reckoned that India's decisive 'Operation Sindoor' has brought back the global attention on Pakistan-based terror launchpads and sites as countries worldwide unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms.