Politics

"Special thanks to INDI alliance MPs": Kiren Rijiju takes swipe

"Special thanks to some MPs of- INDI Alliance who voted with 'Conscience' for NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan in the VP election. NDA and All our friendly MPs remain united. Congratulations to everyone on electing a humble & efficient man and a true patriot as India's new Vice President," Rijiju posted on X.

2025-09-10T04:40:12.414397+00:00 IST

"BJD working in tandem with BJP": Congress' Srikant Jena

Jena argued that the BJD helped NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan in securing victory for the post of Vice President by not participating in the voting process.

2025-09-10T04:31:58.654883+00:00 IST

“India should learn a lesson” from Nepal protests: Saamna

The editorial by Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece, titled 'Nepal's violence and India' also held the Central government responsible for deteriorating bilateral relations, saying that before "Nepal's colour used to be saffron," but now the country has become "bright red" due to Chinese influence.

2025-09-10T03:16:34.994736+00:00 IST

"Attempt being made to destabilise South Asian region": Tewari

"What happened to Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh & KP Sharma Oli in Nepal is not coincidental. Triggers may be domestic but an orchestrated attempt is being made to destabilise the South Asian region & bring about regime change," Tewari, the Lok Sabha MP, posted on social media platform X.

2025-09-10T02:50:23.717296+00:00 IST

MoS Nityanand Rai hails C P Radhakrishnan’s win as VP

Speaking to ANI, Nityanand Rai also praised the NDA's central leadership for selecting a "deserving" candidate and said that results, even party lines, are crossed to choose the right candidate.

2025-09-10T01:34:43.015051+00:00 IST

Devendra Fadnavis congratulates Radhakrishnan on winning VP polls

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday congratulated C P Radhakrishnan on being elected the Vice President of India, saying that he is happy that a Mumbai voter has been elected.

2025-09-10T00:46:07.826736+00:00 IST

BJP MPs hail CP Radhakrishnan’s victory in Vice Presidential poll

BJP MPs on Tuesday described the election of C P Radhakrishnan as the Vice President of India as a historic and unprecedented victory for the NDA, crediting the broad support he received across party lines.

2025-09-09T23:38:30.409837+00:00 IST

"It has lost confidence after repeated failures": Piyush Goyal

As NDA's CP Radhakrishnan won the Vice President election in a direct contest with Opposition's B Sudershan Reddy, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that all MPs have again shown that the new identity of our nation under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be safeguarded at all costs and that is why they decided to vote for him.

2025-09-09T21:33:18.331470+00:00 IST

PM Modi congratulates newly elected Vice President Radhakrishnan

A total of 98.20 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Vice Presidential elections, wherein 767 MPs cast their vote out of 781.

2025-09-09T15:10:03.589543+00:00 IST

Manish Sisodia slams PM Modi’s Rs 1600 cr relief announcement

He further added, "Modi ji, is there no value to the suffering of Punjabis? This is nothing but a direct insult to the toiling land of Punjab."

2025-09-09T15:05:54.650108+00:00 IST

"Humbly accept this outcome": Sudershan Reddy

A total of 98.20 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Vice Presidential elections, wherein 767 MPs cast their vote out of 788.

2025-09-09T14:57:58.161229+00:00 IST

Battle of ideologies, says Congress MP Tanuj Punia on VP election

Speaking to ANI, Punia said, "It is a battle of ideologies in which on one side are people who want to use constitutional institutions for their own political benefit. On the other side is a candidate who has always fought for the Constitution..."

2025-09-09T13:49:19.968410+00:00 IST

Counting for Vice Presidential elections begins

Members of Parliament voted today from 10 am to 5 pm to elect the 15th Vice President.

2025-09-09T13:15:54.013823+00:00 IST

'will take 'vote chor, gaddi chhod' campaign forward': Pilot

In Bihar, the Congress party led the 16-day yatra, under the leadership of Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, aimed to highlight alleged 'vote chori' (vote theft) by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and alleged irregularities in the voter list by the Election Commission of India (ECI).

2025-09-09T12:53:04.826392+00:00 IST

Minister Harbhajan Singh urges Centre to release Rs 60,000 cr

Congress MP Manish Tewari also called for substantial financial support from the central government to help Punjab and Himachal Pradesh recover from the devastating floods.

2025-09-09T12:29:48.895471+00:00 IST

Kindly maintain peace: WB CM Mamata Banerjee amid Nepal protest

This comes in the wake of escalating unrest in Nepal following Prime Minister KP Oli's resignation amid violent protests that entered their second day across the country.

2025-09-09T11:04:31.725194+00:00 IST

Over 700 MPs exercise their franchise to elect next VP

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at Parliament House right as voting started at 10 AM, was the first person to cast his vote. The counting of votes is set to happen at 6 PM in the same room the voting took place. The contest is between NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan and joint Opposition candidate former Supreme Court judge Justice B Sudershan Reddy.

2025-09-09T09:58:09.682950+00:00 IST

Booking AAP MLA under PSA will affect people's trust in...: Omar

"I am not able to understand what he did to get detained under such a strict law like the PSA? Was there any incident of stone-pelting? On the contrary, there is no action against those who played with our religious sentiments and spoiled the atmosphere at the Hazratbal Shrine. Only innocents are being harassed. But no action is being taken against those who hurt our religious sentiments. Booking the MLA under PSA will affect people's trust in Jamhuriyat (democracy)," Abdullah told reporters in Srinagar.

2025-09-09T09:33:20.241602+00:00 IST

Shobha Karandlaje slams Karnataka CM, Dy CM over stone pelting

Union Minister Shobha Karandlaje on Tuesday slammed Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar over the stone pelting incident, which happened during a Ganpati procession in the state.

2025-09-09T09:21:54.206679+00:00 IST

Abstaining parties supporting BJP: AAP’s Sanjay Singh on VP polls

"They are supporting the BJP. They have not boycotted. It means they have supported Modi. Punjab and the entire country have come to know that in times of crisis like this, the Akali Dal is standing with the BJP. They say something outside, but stand together inside," Singh told ANI.

2025-09-09T09:03:49.077381+00:00 IST

Sanjay Singh demands Rs 20,000 crore relief package from centre

"We have demanded from him that if he is going there, it should not be just for a photo-op. He should announce a flood package of Rs 20,000 crores. Roads, houses and shops have suffered damage, there has been a loss of livestock and crops. So, he should announce a relief package," Singh told ANI.

2025-09-09T08:48:50.025726+00:00 IST