Ahead of the Vice Presidential elections, political parties sharpened their stands, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressing confidence of a clear victory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin virtually participated in the BRICS virtual summit, which took place under the chairmanship of Brazil, the Russian Embassy in India shared on Monday.
Stage is set for Vice Presidential contest on Tuesday with NDA expressing confidence of victory of its candidate CP Radhakrishnan and opposition parties rallying in support for their candidate Justice B Sudershan Reddy.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday joined the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) meeting in Delhi, where Members of Parliament from across the NDA expressed strong support for C.P. Radhakrishnan's candidature for Vice President.
Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju has expressed confidence that NDA's Vice Presidential candidate CP Radhakrishnan will get more votes than the strength of the ruling alliance, saying many MPs are thinking of voting for him in the election on Tuesday.
Regarding the urea shortage crisis, the BRS Working President stated that both Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party have failed Telangana's farmers.
Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) MP Hanuman Beniwal on Monday expressed his support for opposition candidate B Sudershan Reddy in the Vice Presidential Election, citing Reddy's judicial record and the importance of having a capable leader to ensure smooth functioning of the Rajya Sabha an
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, representing Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the virtual BRICS Leaders' Summit on Monday, raised concerns over global instability caused by conflicts, economic volatility, climate crises and a slowing Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) agenda.
Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee (PPCC) President Amrinder Singh Raja Warring on Monday described the ongoing floods in the state as a man-made disaster and called on the Centre to provide an immediate relief package, urging authorities to focus on action rather than political blame ahea
CPI(M) MP John Brittas said the Opposition organised a mock poll ahead of the Vice Presidential election to minimise invalid votes. He called the contest an "ideological battle" and said cross-voting was possible as some MPs might vote "as per their desire."
This criticism comes after a purported video of Kharge's interaction with farmers took over social media, where the Congress national president allegedly told farmers not to approach him just for the sake of publicity and compared the grieving loss of the farmers to his own,