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Shashi Tharoor seeks parliamentary scrutiny over risks in SHANTI Bill

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Congress MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, on Wednesday mounted a strong critique of the proposed SHANTI Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, warning that the legislation, in its present form, could compromise public…

44,770 voters excluded in draft list for Mamata Banerjee’s Bhabanipur Assembly seat

Kolkata: The draft voters’ list in West Bengal, which was published earlier in the day, shows that a total of 44,770 voters from the previous list as of October 2025 have been excluded in the…

Shashi Tharoor slams VB-G RAM G Bill as ‘retrograde step’

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha witnessed sharp protests on Tuesday as the government introduced the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025, aimed at replacing the iconic Mahatma Gandhi National…

RS: Digvijaya Singh claims irregularities in organic crop certification, BJP MP demands fire safety fund for historic markets

New Delhi: During the Zero Hour in Parliament, two MPs from Madhya Pradesh highlighted critical issues affecting cultural heritage and agricultural exports. Rajya Sabha MP Kavita Patidar (BJP), who is from Indore, drew attention during…

‘Respect Gandhian legacy’: Shashi Tharoor terms MGNREGA renaming row ‘unfortunate’

New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday termed the controversy surrounding the proposed renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) as “unfortunate”, cautioning against creating a false ideological divide and…

‘Amit Shah was never in RSS’: Digvijaya Singh during Rajya Sabha discussion on election reforms

New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha witnessed heated exchanges during the ongoing discussion on electoral reforms, as senior Congress member Digvijaya Singh launched a sharp attack on the government, alleging systemic irregularities in the electoral process…

Maha SEC announces civic polls for 29 Municipal Corporations including BMC; voting on Jan 15

Mumbai: The Maharashtra State Election Commission (SEC) on Monday announced the long-pending elections to 29 municipal corporations across the state, including the high-stakes Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), with polling scheduled for January 15 and counting…

‘Even in Nehru’s era, India had electoral shortcomings’: Deve Gowda slams Congress on ‘vote chori’ (Lead)

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister and JD-S Rajya Sabha member H.D. Deve Gowda lashed out at Congress on Monday over the allegation of ‘vote chori’, saying that the country was facing shortcomings in the electoral…

Congress bags more than 50 pc seats in 2nd phase of Telangana panchayat polls

Hyderabad: The Congress party bagged more than half of the Gram Panchayats in the second phase of rural local body polls held in Telangana, while the main opposition BRS improved its performance to give a…

Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin appointed BJP’s National Working President

Patna: Making a major organisational change, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday appointed Bihar cabinet minister Nitin Nabin as the party’s National Working President.   The decision was approved by the BJP Parliamentary Board.…

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