Politics

Bill to regulate online gaming sector to be introduced in LS

A bill to promote and regulate the online gaming sector including e-sports, educational games and social gaming and to provide for the appointment of an Authority for coordinated policy support, strategic development and regulatory oversight of the sector is slated to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday

2025-08-19T21:16:10.465547+00:00 IST

Amit Shah to introduce bill to amend J-K  Reorganisation Act

Home Minister Amit Shah is slated to introduce three bills in Lok Sabha on Wednesday - including a Constitution Amendment bill, a bill to amend the Union Territories Act, 1963 and the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill 2025.

2025-08-19T18:58:28.277987+00:00 IST

"We are not against an individual": Congress MP Mallu Ravi on VP

"We are not against CP Radhakrishnan, there are two ideals seen in India, one is secular ideology - Congress and UPA; non-secular ideology is NDA. That is why we are not against an individual; this is the battle of ideology," Ravi told ANI.

2025-08-19T17:54:22.517321+00:00 IST

Oppn labels Vice Presidential elections "ideological battle"

The opposition seems confident that their candidate will win the VP elections while asserting that the battle was "ideological" more than anything else. However, the ruling side has also expressed confidence in their candidate's victory, saying that their (opposition's) "defeat was certain."

2025-08-19T17:38:40.785573+00:00 IST

“BCCI should not concentrate only on money; should also care abou

Criticising the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) over the scheduled India-Pakistan cricket match in the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday said the board should not concentrate only on money, but also care about the sentiments of the Indian people.

2025-08-19T17:11:19.649528+00:00 IST

Arvind Kejriwal decided to support Sudershan Reddy...": Singh

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday said that retired Supreme Court judge B Sudershan Reddy is the joint candidate of opposition parties for the upcoming Vice Presidential elections and confirmed AAP's support for his candidature.

2025-08-19T17:10:21.661015+00:00 IST

"Rechecked data after receiving information...": Sanjay Kumar

"There was a slightly unusual increase in the number of voters between the Lok Sabha and assembly elections (in Maharashtra). However, it can happen. Suppose, if the voter list was being updated before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, maybe a very large number of people were left out. When you are updating the list during assembly polls, those voters get added," Kumar said.

2025-08-19T17:04:27.262083+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi hails nomination of Sudershan Reddy for VP elections

"I warmly congratulate B Sudershan Reddy Garu on being nominated as the joint opposition candidate for the Vice President of India. A distinguished jurist and champion of justice, he represents the spirit of our Constitution - safeguarding people's rights, equality and our Democracy. We stand united in this ideological battle and wish him all the very best," Gandhi posted on X.

2025-08-19T16:26:45.614925+00:00 IST

VP election contest between RSS, social justice supporter: DMK

"He was not a politician, but a judge, who was for social justice. This is a fight between RSS and a social justice supporter. Naturally, it is a clash of policies. CP Radhakrishnan says he was in the RSS from his early years. How can we support him? It is an ideological war," Elangovan told ANI.

2025-08-19T16:17:20.210258+00:00 IST

Sudershan Reddy appeals to MPs to support his candidature

"It is the Parliamentarians who elect the Vice President. Political parties may sponsor the candidates. There is only one citizenship in this country. CP Radhakrishnan and I are Indian nationals. Whether it is South, North, East, or West, nothing matters," Reddy said.

2025-08-19T16:15:51.954592+00:00 IST

"TDP leaders turning into predators, women left defenceless"

Addressing a press conference, Shyamala questioned the state of women's safety under the current government, stating, "What promises were made to women before the elections, and what is happening today? Women are left with no protection while TDP MLAs themselves have become tormentors."

2025-08-19T14:59:40.613132+00:00 IST

"Huge achievement of democracy," says Kharge

"All opposition parties have nominated B Sudershan Reddy garu as their joint candidate for the position of the Vice President of India. I am glad that all opposition parties are ready to fight collectively. This is a huge achievement of democracy. Because the opposition stands united against injustice whenever democracy and the constitution are under threat," Kharge said.

2025-08-19T14:50:06.036538+00:00 IST

Rahul Gandhi is a serial liar, says Maharashtra CM

Terming Rahul Gandhi a "serial liar", Fadnavis said he should apologise over his allegations and that "truth has come before the public".

2025-08-19T14:06:30.797950+00:00 IST

Aaditya Thackeray criticises BCCI over India-Pak match in Asia Cu

In a social media post on X, Thackeray wrote, "So, the bjp can keep telling you to 'go to pakistan'. They can send delegations to tell the world that Pak-based terrorists attacked India. BUT The @BCCI won't give up on the opportunity to play pak and earn #FakeNationalism."

2025-08-19T13:53:58.393179+00:00 IST

"Rahul Gandhi is running 'jhooth ki dukaan'": BJP

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia on Tuesday alleged that Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi is running a "jhooth ki dukaan" (shop of lies) as the Congress MP leads the 'Voter Adhikar Yatra' in poll-bound Bihar. Bhatia further questioned whether Gandhi would apologise to the nation for spreading "falsehoods".

2025-08-19T13:17:21.252463+00:00 IST

Telangana MPs protest against centre, demand urea supply

"Farmers in Telangana are suffering due to a lack of urea supply. If it is not released immediately, the crops are going to be damaged. Farmers will come onto the roads and they will protest against the BJP government," Ravi told ANI.

2025-08-19T12:39:05.681011+00:00 IST

“Fifty per cent of society cannot be kept outside”:Mohan Bhagwat

Addressing a gathering during the launch of a book "Tan Samarpit, Man Samarpit", Mohan Bhagwat said, "Wherever there are swayamsevaks, women are alongside. For women, the Rashtra Sevika Samiti, an all-women organisation started in 1936, runs parallel. In many regions, women are part of decision-making, invited into core meetings, and their proposals are included. Fifty per cent of society cannot be kept outside."

2025-08-19T12:14:06.997766+00:00 IST

"EC must work democratically...": JMM MP Mahua Maji

"Rahul Gandhi is the leader of the opposition, and as a citizen of the country, he has a great responsibility to protect democracy, as do we all. He wants the constitution to be safeguarded, democracy to be protected, and no tampering with people's voting rights. The EC must work in a democratic manner," JMM MP Mahua Maji told ANI.

2025-08-19T11:22:12.849294+00:00 IST

EC's 28 new initiatives focus on engagement with stakeholders

According to an official release, the EC conducted 4,719 all-party meetings that included 40 meetings by Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs), 800 by District Election Officers (DEOs), and 3,879 by Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), engaging over 28,000 representatives of various political parties.

2025-08-19T11:22:00.595475+00:00 IST

BJP slams Rahul Gandhi for allegations in Maharashtra polls

BJP IT Department in-charge Amit Malviya on Tuesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his "vote theft" allegations in Maharashtra Assembly polls after Lokniti-CSDS co-director Sanjay Kumar apologised for the data presented in his X post.

2025-08-19T09:20:24.291603+00:00 IST

'Ideological fight': INDIA bloc leaders after naming B Sudershan

"This is an ideological fight. The country doesn't know the reason behind the resignation of the last vice-president, Jagdeep Dhankhar...On one side, we are fighting for the constitutional rights...This country is facing big ideological issues... We are fighting to save the Constitution," Congress MP KC Venugopal said.

2025-08-19T09:15:32.454801+00:00 IST