Politics

"Police cannot stop PDA pathshala, CM himself must attend it": Ak

Speaking to the media, Yadav asserted that his party will continue to teach students until new teachers are recruited for schools that have been closed or merged by the state government.

2025-08-05T07:23:48.705537+00:00 IST

"Take tuition from me on how to work as Opposition": Nadda

Mallikarjun Kharge, on behalf of the opposition parties, alleged that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) deployed CISF personnel near the well of the House.

2025-08-05T07:22:01.461063+00:00 IST

“Who will give the definition of true Indian?”: KC Venugopal

"What Rahul Gandhi is discussing is the thinking of every nationalist Indian. Whenever we ask questions inside the Parliament, there is no answer. Whenever we ask questions related to national interest outside the Parliament, we are termed anti-national. We are the true Indians who are raising questions for India," Venuogpal said.

2025-08-05T07:11:51.761172+00:00 IST

Six years since abrogation of Article 370

As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) extended greetings on the abrogation day, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti called for a 15-minute blackout to mark a protest against the move taken by the government of India in 2019.

2025-08-05T06:22:41.318551+00:00 IST

Priyanka Gandhi after SC pulls up Rahul Gandhi

Earlier on Monday, the Supreme Court pulled up Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his alleged remarks on the Indian Army after a clash between the Indian and Chinese armies in the Yangsi region of Arunachal Pradesh in 2022.

2025-08-05T05:53:18.028376+00:00 IST

Amit Shah becomes country's longest-serving Home Minister

Coincidentally, Shah achieved this milestone on August 5, the date he announced the abrogation of Article 370 in Parliament in 2019, ending the special status of Jammu and Kashmir.

2025-08-05T05:43:03.773448+00:00 IST

"Dost dost na raha": Jairam Ramesh on PM Modi, Trump "friendship"

"There is a popular song 'Dost dost na raha'. PM must also know the song. 'Dost dost na raha, Trump yaar hamein tera aitbaar na raha'. They conducted 'Howdy Modi' and 'Namaste Trump'. They said 'Abki baar Trump sarkar'. There were photo ops. Our EAM was sitting in the first row during the inauguration of President Trump. Claims were made that the PM shares a special bond with President Trump, that they are old friends," Ramesh, who is Congress Rajya Sabha MP, told ANI.

2025-08-05T05:40:27.714803+00:00 IST

"Tariffs are not one-way traffic ": Priyanka Chaturvedi

Speaking to ANI, Chaturvedi emphasised that Trump accusing India alone is not fair as the US, European Union and China continue to trade with Russia.

2025-08-05T05:37:13.304324+00:00 IST

"Justice Dipankar Datta had no business....": Odisha Congress

"Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi isn't allowed to question China in Parliament. If he does it on social media, he's asked if he's 'truly Indian'. Justice Dipankar Datta had no business to question Rahul Gandhi's 'Indianness' for criticising the Modi Govt's failure on Chinese aggression," Das posted on X.

2025-08-05T04:43:16.372103+00:00 IST

"Changed lives of women": Odisha Deputy CM on Subhadra Yojana

"When we first thought of the Subhadra scheme, we had never thought that so much change could come in the lives of women in such a small amount of money. Today, we are confident that women are moving in the right direction, and the instalment of Subhadra that the government is giving will take one step at a time towards development, and not just the instalment of Subhadra, but the blessings of Subhadra Maa will also help in empowering the women of Odisha," Parida told reporters here.

2025-08-05T03:55:26.693811+00:00 IST

Lok Sabha: Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion notice

"That this House do adjourn to take up discussion on the large-scale deletion of names from electoral rolls under the ongoing Statewide Intensive Revision (SIR), particularly in Bihar, where over 12 per cent of voters have been removed and unjustified inclusions have also been reported," the notice read.

2025-08-05T03:45:37.062830+00:00 IST

Randeep Surjwala moves Rule 267 notice to discuss SIR in RS

"Such actions raise serious concerns about the exclusion of already precarious communities from the electoral rolls in the absence of adequate safeguards, transparency, and due process in their implementation," the notice read.

2025-08-05T03:29:25.547365+00:00 IST

BJP confident Bengal polls will be held with errorfree voter list

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is confident that the West Bengal elections will be held with a completely error-free voter list and is optimistic about defeating Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the upcoming elections in West Bengal. A crucial meeting took place between top BJP West Bengal leaders and Home Minister Amit Shah in Parliament on Monday.

2025-08-04T17:55:29.306416+00:00 IST

No dispute between Marathi and non-Marathi in Maharashtra: CM

"I would like to advise Nishikant Dubey not to get involved in this dispute because some people deliberately want to discuss this dispute, and his speech gives them the strength to dispute. There is no such dispute between Marathi and non-Marathi in Maharashtra," said Fadnavis at a press conference.

2025-08-04T17:30:13.637116+00:00 IST

"Continuously working to improve education system": Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on prioritising domicile residents in teacher recruitment

The new policy will give preference to Bihar residents in teacher recruitment, ensuring that local candidates have a better chance of securing jobs.

2025-08-04T16:26:44.313236+00:00 IST

"Monsters are born out of hunger and unemployment":  Sanjay Raut

According to Raut, hunger, poverty, and unemployment are the root causes of individuals turning to crime. He asserted that governments are responsible for creating an environment that fosters such behaviour.

2025-08-04T14:13:34.209644+00:00 IST

"Following footsteps of Goebbels": Kerala BJP Chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar welcomes Supreme Court's criticism of Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi allegedly claimed that China had captured 2,000 square kilometres of Indian territory. Chandrasekhar welcomed the Supreme Court's criticism of Gandhi, saying that the court's observations align with the views of most Indians.

2025-08-04T12:26:32.213050+00:00 IST

'Mamata Banerjee is trying to spread completely fake narrative'

Paul emphasised that the SIR process will be implemented in Bengal, just like in Bihar, to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the electoral rolls. She asserted that the BJP will not allow illegal infiltrators from Bangladesh or Rohingyas to influence Bengal's electoral process.

2025-08-04T11:28:06.153960+00:00 IST

"Tejashwi carrying on same old MY arrangement": Chirag Paswan

Union Minister of Food Processing Industries, Chirag Paswan, on Monday took a jibe at Tejashwi Yadav for Rashtriya Janata Dal's (RJD) MY (Muslim-Yadav) arrangement in the polls.

2025-08-04T10:13:45.527002+00:00 IST

Cabinet to decide on internal quota: K'taka Minister

"This report will be placed before the Cabinet. After that, the decision taken by the Cabinet will be implemented," Parameshwara told reporters here.

2025-08-04T10:04:25.246556+00:00 IST

Justice Das committee report recommends internal reservation

"After analysing the entire data, the commission has submitted its report to the Karnataka government. It is about a 1,766-page survey report. The survey was done through a mobile application. For a long time, it was my desire that the Scheduled Caste deserve internal reservation. I also recommended to the government that internal reservation must be provided," Justice Nagamohan Das told the media.

2025-08-04T09:34:35.585110+00:00 IST