Politics

Pune: Senior Socialist leader Baba Adhav passes away

Veteran socialist leader and prominent activist Dr. Baba Adhav, a towering figure in Maharashtra's labour and social justice movements, passed away in Pune on Monday evening at the age of 95. He was undergoing treatment at Poona Hospital.

2025-12-08T17:26:11.999840+00:00 IST

Congress MP Imran Masood criticizes RSS for Vande Mataram debate

Speaking to ANI, Masood also criticised the RSS and BJP for unnecessarily bringing former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru into every conversation.

2025-12-08T17:06:34.348925+00:00 IST

PM Modi lauds NDA’s ‘New Energy’ after Bihar poll sweep

In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote, "After the historic victory in the Bihar Assembly elections, the meeting today with the state's NDA MPs in the Parliament building has filled me with new energy... The double-engine government will leave no stone unturned to live up to the expectations of the state's people and the masses."

2025-12-08T16:00:24.129152+00:00 IST

Punjab: Congress suspends party membership of Navjot Kaur Sidhu

According to an official order by the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee, Congress leader Dr Navjot Kaur Sidhu was suspended from the party, with immediate effect on Monday. The suspension came after Dr. Navjot Kaur Sidhu's 'Rs 500 crore' remark, for the CM seat.

2025-12-08T15:48:24.837152+00:00 IST

Puducherry Police caps TVK rally at 5,000

The Puducherry Police, led by Senior Superintendent of Police (Law & Order) R. Kalaivanan, granted permission for the event at the Expo Ground with attendance strictly capped at 5,000 people from the Union Territory.

2025-12-08T15:48:03.930032+00:00 IST

Taxpayers' money is being wasted: AIUDF leader Rafiqul Islam

Reacting to the Vande Mataram debate in Parliament on Monday on the 150th anniversary of the National Song, All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) leader Rafiqul Islam said that allocating 8 hours for discussion on Vande Mataram was redundant, and taxpayers' money was being wasted.

2025-12-08T15:42:34.708115+00:00 IST

Dimple Yadav flags unemployment, economic concerns

Speaking to the press outside Parliament, Yadav said the context in which Vande Mataram is being invoked today differs significantly from the era of the freedom struggle it once fuelled. "Today, the circumstances are very different. Today, there is a lot of unemployment in the country. Our currency is falling, and the monopoly is rising. The government should work on these. If the government respects Vande Mataram, then they should work for the people of every class," she said.

2025-12-08T15:41:44.530121+00:00 IST

MP Congress Chief Patwari accuses state govt of mismanagement

"The cabinet meeting should be held in Khajuraho, Omkareshwar, or other religious places in Madhya Pradesh. But the fundamental spirit of every religion is service. Our government (referring to the BJP-led MP govt) is engaged in looting and stealing... The review of this government is that 50 lakh children are malnourished. One crore children are studying. I salute the genius of Mohan Yadav, who can review any department in half an hour," Patwari told ANI.

2025-12-08T15:40:38.987702+00:00 IST

'Gita evokes feelings of social unity among people'

Bageshwar Dham Sarkar Acharya Dhirendra Krishna Shastri has said that over five lakh people recited the Gita simultaneously in Kolkata on Sunday, and the enthusiasm and surge of faith were as if the Maha Kumbh Mela had taken place.

2025-12-08T14:25:36.823267+00:00 IST

Bankim Chandra's great-grandson on 'Vande Mataram'

On the celebration of the 150th anniversary of 'Vande Mataram' by the central government, Sajal Chattopadhyay, great-grandson of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that this should have happened a long time ago.

2025-12-08T14:10:45.398348+00:00 IST

BJP MPs not raising farmers’ issues in Parliament: DK Shivakumar

Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday said it was the Centre's responsibility to offer a solution, stating that the state government had taken 'costly' steps to address issues facing sugarcane and maize farmers.

2025-12-08T12:55:34.485397+00:00 IST

Arvind Kejriwal slams Gujarat govt over action against farmers

Kejriwal is on a three-day visit to Gujarat and addressed the media during a press conference in Rajkot, where he also met families of farmers who were recently detained.

2025-12-08T12:38:47.656850+00:00 IST

"How long does CM Stalin think he can continue to escape"

Following the Enforcement Directorate's allegation against Tamil Nadu Minister KN Nehru of collecting commission through his relatives in the tender process, AIADMK General Secretary and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) asked how long does Chief Minister MK Stalin think he and his associates could continue to escape.

2025-12-08T12:38:02.014723+00:00 IST

National song not given equal space, marginalised: Rajnath Singh

After Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh launched a strong attack against the Congress in Parliament on Monday, alleging "fragmentation" of Vande Mataram and appeasement politics.

2025-12-08T12:12:55.735772+00:00 IST

YSRCP accuses Andhra govt of “stealing livelihoods”

Addressing the media at the party's central office in Tadepalli, YSRCP Panchayat Raj Wing State President Vennapusa Ravindra Reddy said the government has kept Rs 381 crore worth of wages pending since July 27, leaving lakhs of rural labourers without income for nearly six months. "This is not administrative negligence; it is a direct assault on the poorest of the poor," he alleged.

2025-12-08T11:28:51.929289+00:00 IST

Jairam Ramesh hits back at PM Modi's remarks in Parliament

Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Monday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks against former PM Jawaharlal Nehru during the Parliamentary debate over the 150th anniversary of Vande Mataram, calling him the "master of distortion".

2025-12-08T11:07:19.949809+00:00 IST

'Congress afraid to discuss Vande Mataram': Anurag Thakur

BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Monday criticised Congress MPs Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for not attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's address in the Lok Sabha, saying the Gandhi family is afraid to discuss Vande Mataram.

2025-12-08T11:02:49.272330+00:00 IST

"Creation of history:"  Dinesh Sharma on 'Vande Mataram debate

BJP MP Dinesh Sharma praised the initiative of holding a debate on 150 years of Vande Mataram during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament on Monday, stating that the discussion will "undoubtedly witness a formation of a new history in the country.

2025-12-08T10:22:14.051337+00:00 IST

Mamata Banerjee slams BJP over Vande Mataram debate

Addressing the press conference in Kolkata, Banerjee said, "I heard some people from the BJP say that they don't appreciate Netaji. You don't appreciate Netaji, Rabindranath Tagore, Raja Ramohun Roy, then who do you appreciate?"

2025-12-08T09:10:43.623416+00:00 IST

Sambit Patra says PM exposed Congress on Vande Mataram

Amid an intense debate in the Lok Sabha during the Winter Session over Vande Mataram, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sambit Patra on Monday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had "exposed the Congress party's betrayal" of the national song during his address in Parliament.

2025-12-08T09:02:15.368003+00:00 IST

Bihar NDA thanks PM Modi

After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the national capital on Monday, RLSP MP Upendra Kushwaha said that Bihar NDA MPs had called on the Prime Minister to formally convey their gratitude for the alliance's sweeping mandate in the recent Bihar Assembly elections.

2025-12-08T08:55:54.062717+00:00 IST