BJP National Spokesperson CR Kesavan took a swipe at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting on Saturday, saying that the "Insecure Nehru Congress" called its first meeting after losing the Bihar election.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday flagged the issue of "voter deletion" during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three UTs.
Kharge, in his opening remarks at the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting, said that "scrapping" of MGNREGA is an "insult" to Mahatma Gandhi and "a kick" in the stomach of poor people.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday chaired the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) Headquarters at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi.
Speaking to reporters after meeting AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge, Shivakumar said, "I have done every work in the party. Haven't just delivered speeches from the dais."
The government remains fully committed that fugitives wanted in India return to the country and face trial before the courts, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Friday.
In connection with the Sabarimala gold theft case, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) on Friday conducted a raid at the residence of D Mani alias Balamurugan, who is under the shadow of allegations in the case. The search is underway at his house in the Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.<
Speaking to the media near Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge's residence, Shivakumar asserted that the decision to mandate a 40 per cent state contribution to the scheme and the central government's control over where work should take place was "not right."
In a post on X, Kharge wrote, "On the joyous occasion of Christmas, I extend my warm greetings to all fellow citizens. This sacred festival, marking the birth of Jesus Christ, inspires us to uphold the timeless values of love, compassion, forgiveness, peace, and unity."
Speaking in the state assembly, he also said if any mafia forcibly occupies residential land or any government land, and builds a mall or a centre for extortion, and uses it to conduct immoral and illegal activities there, then "a bulldozer will be used against them"
He said India's present-day success rests on the "visionary foundations laid by our pioneers", who built the country's space programme as an instrument of nation-building and social development.
India's retail real estate market is poised to close 2025 on a strong note, with leasing activity expected to reach nearly 9 million square feet (MSF), marking the highest annual absorption since the pandemic, according to a new report by real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield.