New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Congress Rajya Sabha MP and senior advocate Abhishek Singhvi, on Wednesday, urged the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union government to send the recently introduced Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill (FCRA), 2026, to a Select or Standing Committee. He also cautioned the government not to pass the Bill in haste.Speaking to reporters outside the Parliament, Singhvi said, “The legacy and past history of this (NDA) government and the ruling party (BJ…
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Tumakuru (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) President of India, Droupadi Murmu, graced the 119th birthday celebrations and Guruvandana mahotsava of Dr Sree Sree Sivakumara Mahaswamiji at Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru, Karnataka on Wednesday.Speaking on the occasion, the President said that saints like Shivakumara Swamiji embody the very soul of our society and nation. Although his physical form merged with the Supreme Essence in 2019, the stream of his spirituality will forever continue to nourish and…
Tumakuru (Karnataka), April 1 (IANS) Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said India remains stable amid global unrest due to its spiritual values as he paid tribute to the late Shivakumar Swamiji during the 119th birth anniversary celebrations and Guruvandana Mahotsava in Tumakuru.Speaking at the event on Wednesday, he said, “If there is peace, culture and etiquette in this country, it is because of seers like him. At a time when the world is facing …
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday extended greetings to the people on the occasion of Odisha Day and lauded the state’s “significant role” in the journey of ‘Viksit Bharat’. Odisha Day, or Utkal Divas, is celebrated annually on April 1 to commemorate the formation of Odisha as a separate province on April 1, 1936, based on linguistic identity. This day honours Odisha’s rich culture, heritage, and the leaders who fought for a separate state. In a post on X, President…
Patna, March 31 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday attended the Convocation Ceremony of Nalanda University in Rajgir, where she addressed the graduating students. Patna, March 31 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday attended the Convocation Ceremony of Nalanda University in Rajgir, where she addressed the graduating students.In her address, the President described the convocation as a reaffirmation of a civilizational promise — a promise that knowledge will endure, dialogue…
Moscow, March 31 (IANS) Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko has expressed that Moscow is expecting a visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a bilateral summit later this year, local media reported on Tuesday. “This year it is Russia’s turn to host the Russian-Indian summit. We hope that the Indian Prime Minister will take advantage of President Vladimir Putin’s invitation to pay an official visit to Russia at a convenient time,” Russia’s leading news agency Tass quoted Rudenko as s…
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) President of India, Droupadi Murmu, on Tuesday expressed deep sorrow over the stampede deaths at a temple in Nalanda, Bihar, and conveyed her condolences to the families of the eight victims. Vice President of India, C.P. Radhakrishnan, also expressed grief over the incident. President Murmu took to social media ‘X’ and said, “The news of the death of many devotees in a stampede at a temple in Nalanda, Bihar, is deeply saddening. I express my deepest condolences to a…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko here on Monday, discussing bilateral cooperation and regional and global developments. “Good to meet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko of Russia. Spoke about further advancement of our wide-ranging cooperation. As well as regional and global developments”, EAM Jaishankar wrote in a post on X following the meeting. Earlier in the day, India and Russia held Fore…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) Speaker of the Delhi Assembly, Vijender Gupta, called on the President, Droupadi Murmu, on Monday, a meeting that coincided with the anniversary of the historic March 30, 1919, Rowlatt Satyagraha incident in Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi. Gupta apprised her about the heroic incident in which freedom fighters from the Capital played a key role in opposing the Rowlatt Act that allowed for the arrest of any Indian without a warrant and detention without trial for up to tw…
Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Kolendranath Mandi, a Trinamool member of the Purulia Zilla Parishad, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday. He formally joined the opposition at the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s Salt Lake office in Kolkata in the presence of the party’s state president, Samik Bhattacharya, and Purulia Member of Parliament, who also serves as the state Bharatiya Janata Party’s General Secretary, Jyotirmay Singh Mahato.A well-known figure in Santali literature, Kole…