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New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M.K. Stalin on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health and happiness. In a post on X, Stalin wrote, “Birthday greetings to Hon’ble Leader of Opposition Thiru. @RahulGandhi. Wishing you good health and happiness.”The message was among a series of greetings from leaders across the political spectrum as Rahul Gandhi celebrated his 56th bir…

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Trinamool Congress National General Secretary and Lok Sabha MP Abhishek Banerjee on Friday extended birthday greetings to Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, wishing him good health, happiness and success. Abhishek Banerjee took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Warm birthday wishes to @RahulGandhi Ji. Wishing you good health, happiness and continued success in every endeavour. Keep shining.”Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader and Member of Pa…

New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday greetings to Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, wishing him good health and a long life. PM Modi took to social media ‘X’ and said, “Best wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Shri Rahul Gandhi Ji on his birthday. Praying for his good health and long life.”Rahul Gandhi, a senior Congress leader and Member of Parliament from Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, turned 56 on Fr…

Nagpur, June 13 (IANS) Amid intense political heat ahead of the upcoming Legislative Council elections in Maharashtra, speculation has surfaced regarding the potential merger of the Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar), or NCP (SP), with the Indian National Congress. Addressing these rumours, senior NCP (SP) Working President and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule categorically denied any such development, stating that no proposals had been made or received by her party.Speaking to the media,…

New Delhi/Bengaluru, June 11 (IANS) Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar on Thursday met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi for the first time since assuming office and discussed a range of issues related to the state’s development. Shivakumar presented a wooden carved statue of 12th century social reformer Basavanna to Prime Minister Modi.After the meeting, the Chief Minister said the discussions focused on Karnataka’s key development priorities, including infrastructure expansio…

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress leaders on Thursday said there is a “natural possibility” of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress merging with the party, since the former West Bengal Chief Minister initially belonged to it and emphasised that whoever wants to see Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi as the future Prime Minister is welcome.Speaking to IANS, Congress’s Andhra Pradesh unit Vice President, V. Gurunadham, said: “She (Banerjee) was a Congress leader originally. …

New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K.C. Venugopal, on Thursday dismissed the reports of the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress merging with his party, terming them “rumours” and “baseless”.Addressing a press conference, Venugopal said: “These are totally rumours. Yesterday, our Communication Secretary had already stated that. These are baseless things. Of course, Mamata Banerjee and Abhishek Banerjee went and met Madam (Sonia Gandhi) and Rahul Gandhi. Routine…

Chennai, June 11 (IANS) Amid calls from political allies and stakeholders to actively represent Tamil Nadu’s interests at the national level, Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay is set to participate in the 11th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday. The meeting, scheduled to be held at the Cultural Centre in the Rashtrapati Bhavan complex, will bring together Chief Ministers from across the country to deliberate on development pri…

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…

Kolkata, June 10 (IANS) A lower court in Tripura has issued a notice to Trinamool Congress general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, who is currently in New Delhi. A complaint was filed at the Khowai police station in Tripura after the 2021 West Bengal Assembly elections. Abhishek Banerjee, the nephew of former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, has been summoned in that case. He has been ordered to appear in person at the Khowai district court on June 22.However, this n…