New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) In a series of social media posts on Wednesday, the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) congratulated its Parliamentary party leaders after scoring one of the most stunning political realignments in modern Indian history by becoming a major force in the Lok Sabha overnight. The Facebook posts came after the party having earlier declared Sudip Bandopadhyay as its Floor Leader, Shatabdi Roy Deputy Leader, and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar the Chief Whip in the Lower House….
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New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) Sharmistha Mukherjee, daughter of former President late Pranab Mukherjee and an author recalled how her father had described the 2014 Lok Sabha election as a watershed moment in Indian politics, saying Narendra Modi became the country’s first directly elected Prime Minister in the true sense. She also said that PM Modi is not only the longest continuously serving elected Prime Minister of India but is, perhaps, one of the strongest leaders the country has seen since Ind…
New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s latest intervention in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) examination process has once again sparked questions about whether his politics is being driven by facts or by the pursuit of headlines. Barely 48 hours before the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, the Congress MP amplified allegations surrounding a Nagpur candidate who had been allotted an examination centre in Abu Dhabi.He projected the same as yet another example of wha…
New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and MP from Thiruvananthapuram, Shashi Tharoor, expressed his views on the split in the Trinamool Congress in an exclusive interview with IANS. “Look, frankly, I don’t think anyone has any very serious doubt that either some inducements, some incentives or some threats have been involved. And that can only come from the ruling party because they have the power,” Tharoor said.Referring to the decision by the rebel MPs to back the NDA, he said t…
Mumbai, June 12 (IANS) Amid several MPs and legislators deserting the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after the party’s rout in the recently held state Assembly polls, the Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Friday claimed that politics in the country has degenerated into a mere trade of self-interest. It said that the voters cast their ballots based on a specific party symbol and ideology, expecting representation, only for self-serving political opportunists “to immediately jump from one plate …
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee have strongly refuted media speculation surrounding their recent private meeting, describing some news reports as inaccurate and misleading.According to a statement by senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, the interaction between the two veteran politicians was marked by warmth and cordiality, focusing primarily on personal matters rather than any high-stakes political negotiations or allia…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Union Ministers Pralhad Joshi and L. Murugan, on Wednesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s record for longest and continuously serving head of an elected Indian government, saying his “tenure is not only historic” but also reflects the work done for the people.Speaking to IANS, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said: “Prime Minister Modi has completed 4,399 days, breaking the record of late Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. That is indeed a record, because a person from…
New Delhi, June 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday completed 4,399 days in office, becoming India’s longest-serving elected PM, with Union ministers hailing the milestone as a reflection of public trust in his leadership and highlighting the government’s reform, welfare and development initiatives over the past 12 years.Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal termed the occasion a historic day and said PM Modi’s leadership over the last 12 years had ushered in trans…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), May 28 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Telugu Desam Party president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday urged the Centre to confer the Bharat Ratna on former chief minister and TDP founder NT Rama Rao, saying the legendary actor-politician remains a permanent symbol of Telugu self-respect.Speaking at the TDP’s annual conclave, Mahanadu, held on the occasion of NTR’s 103rd birth anniversary, Chandrababu moved a resolution demanding the country’s highest civ…
New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Nitin Nabin on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, referring to the latter as “Rahu” of Indian politics who is “polluting” the political atmosphere.His reaction came after Gandhi, speaking at a rally in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah were “traitors” who had worked to “sell India”.Addressing a press conference, …