New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) As the Centre prepares to introduce the Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair Means) Amendment Bill, 2026, in Parliament on Monday, several Opposition MPs expressed scepticism over the proposed legislation, arguing that stricter laws alone would not prevent examination paper leaks and alleging that the government has failed to ensure accountability in previous cases. Opposition MPs maintained that similar legal provisions already exist and questioned whether the pro…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood on Saturday questioned activist Sonam Wangchuk’s decision to end his 26-day hunger strike after meeting Union Ministers J.P. Nadda and Jitendra Singh, asking what understanding had been reached between the activist and the government. Masood raised doubts over the circumstances under which Wangchuk called off his fast, questioning why he chose to end the protest only after the intervention of Union ministers despite repeated appeals from Opposit…
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) Opposition and NDA leaders on Friday sparred over the BJP-led Centre’s likely introduction of a Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament that will call for punishment for any insult or obstruction to rendition of ‘Vande Mataram’.The proposed move will reportedly give the national song the same status as the national anthem.Criticising the proposal, Congress MP Imran Masood said: “They (Central government) don’t have any other agenda. This goes against the secu…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood on Wednesday hit out at Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav, asking him to be generous with the seat-sharing arrangement between the parties for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls if “he wants to be the Chief Minister and cited that the former had done the same in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls”.Reacting on Samajwadi Party leaders’ remarks that the alliance will not be decided by Imran Masood and rather by SP Chief Yadav and Lok Sabha Lea…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal on Tuesday said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) should apologise to the people of the national capital after a court convicted former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain in the 2020 Delhi riots case involving the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma.Reacting to the verdict, Khandelwal alleged that the violence had been pre-planned and accused the AAP of supporting those involved.“This clearly shows that the riots were pre-planned and we…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Congress in-charge Rajendra Pal Gautam on Monday claimed that the party delegation was stopped mid-day and denied a chance to meet the family of Meerut victim Lalita Gautam. Speaking to IANS, Rajendra Pal Gautam said that the party workers will assemble at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on July 27 to raise their voice against the Dalit student’s murder and also demand justice for her.He also said that the Congress delegation led by him, which included many seni…
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) After US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statement that President Donald Trump may undertake a visit to India early next year, veteran leaders called it a “great opportunity” to reset ties following the West Asia conflict and amid the proposed trade deal between the two nations.Chairman of Australia India Strategic Alliance, Jagvinder Singh Virk, termed Rubio’s statement as “very significant development”.”After the war, the relationships are being reset. Over the last …
New Delhi, June 12 (IANS) Leaders across the political spectrum on Friday lashed out at Pakistan after dozens of people were reportedly killed in recent police action on protesters in several parts of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), saying that the region is an integral part of India and such “atrocities” on civilians won’t be tolerated.Talking to IANS, Congress MP Imran Masood said: “PoK is ours. It is called PoK because it is occupied by Pakistan. It is a part of Kashmir. The people there are…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Opposition leaders, particularly the Congress, on Wednesday targeted the BJP, alleging that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had been misused for the benefit of one political party. Further, they questioned that if the deleted voters regain their right to vote after filing appeals, will the elections which have already been conducted, be still considered valid?The response came after the Supreme Court upheld the Election Commission of India’s (EC…
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla on Sunday accused the Trinamool Congress of oppressing Hindus in West Bengal while the party was in power in the state. Moreover, he alleged that the Congress has become a “party of abuses”.Speaking to IANS regarding the FIR registered against Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Rai, Poonawalla said: “Congress has become a party of abuses instead of Gandhian values.”Referring to the Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s “traito…