Paswan said the NDA would jointly contest all 243 constituencies in Bihar and that his role as an ally goes beyond focusing solely on his party's assigned seats.
Targeting the Congress party and its efforts to stop cross-border terrorism, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur on Monday accused Congress of repeatedly surrendering and compromising on counter-terrorism efforts. He cited the 1971 India-Pakistan war and asked why Indira Gandhi
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar asserted a transformative shift in India's counter-terrorism strategy, declaring that there is now a "new normal" in combating the threat, during discussions on Operation Sindoor in the Lok Sabha on Monday.
Congress leaders Shashi Tharoor and Manish Tewari, who were part of the delegations India sent to partner countries to highlight its stand against cross-border terrorism, would not be among Congress speakers during debate on after Operation Sindoor in Lok Sabha, sources said.
His comments come in the wake of a political storm over statements made by Chidambaram ahead of a discussion in Parliament on Operation Sindoor, India's counter-response following the deadly terror attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which took the lives of 26 people.
He said that Shashi Tharoor speaks well, but his leadership doesn't allow him to speak on behalf of his party. However, he expressed his happiness that no one could stop Tharoor from speaking in favour of the country.
Union Minister Kirti Vardhan Singh on Monday stated that the forest and tree cover in the country have increased by 156.41 square kilometres and 1289.40 square kilometres, respectively.
The Counter Terrorism Department have eliminated three terrorists behind the attack on Chinese nationals, affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a raid in Karachi's Manghopir area, ARY News reported, citing CTD.
The increase is being attributed to multiple interventions, including enforcement action against counterfeit networks, improved book quality, and expanded availability through e-commerce platforms.
Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met with Japan's Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takehiro Funakoshi, on Monday for the bilateral Foreign Secretary-Vice Minister Dialogue in the national capital.